The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-06-24

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iCCsWWhAt Office, A-Police Justice.
0.-iiad you ever been tod that befote getting an ap
any o9 yGG %Gsd no' ths peop
$50 YOU T ran for the Board OF Aldermen A-YsS
o-And when you had been elected you didn't serve
A.GNo. sir; was appointed Fire Commissioner seven
so You ran Tor an elective ONCE in order to get an
FSs1S dn want 10 10 appoint my Sho9d
S.titR. tndorsonsnt OF ne bsSpo In my district he
S, fRs SHRS they for
Ahwg generally Sndsrs M h. appoInt.d
SRs before saST ths appointment A.
q 99Sbd you never hear otit' A-well 1t was limited
o6amb.rlSn. ofico bsIoro election Al don't re-
S%Dd yoa talk with any political leaders about
lid you s not in bsssmber. 1885, talk with Mir.
office was at your disposalt Al don't know never
S s s Ia. NJ frs aren't sS %a:
Q-Did you advise him howto vote upon h' A'-Ao'
But you did talk to him about ~ Al ADMIRED Tnr q
s% fF The sS SSea ySsrmsn ana
Ss hfo Gsn ms reS
gratitude to you for your advice to himT A-No sir.
JOHN KELLY WAS BIG CHIEF.
SSaT1S at ss R.
men who hal voted ior the FRANCHISES ,hUnid run
run on the same ticket with Grant that 1t would stul'
bay. said that tim. y SS,S wsT ESs So H4
s sS was doing .$st linz sGSid
%s re- ghS5i r'ii y S
and sqnPOEtod NJ Grant too Won had got the
| majority OF the committee on your side'
MIR. WINS" said Mr.. Croker. extending bis
to an the rst V Tine real interest in the proceed
nG O SGanst he s sa7S q,
the last moment that Mr.. Grant should not be
nominated he wouldn't have been nominated
good will Of all the members OF the committee
and that helped me-"
Mr.. WINS TAXES BREATH AND TACKLES THE
$4,000.
A recess was taken here for an hour and the
court room got an airing, which IL sadly needed
ON the reassembllng OF the committee there
was the same crowd In attendance, except that
had taken a seat in Tie jury box. even more
conspicuous than h Is former seat and WITHIN
few feet OF Mrs Croker and her frienSds; I here
ever. and McCann did not look at her. but with
his red face resting on his hand glGred steadily
at Mr.. Croker as long as he was IN the chalr.
Mr.. WINS had recovered some Of his spirits
during the recess and started In briskly.
PESGis: Hss' q ,s shss r' Gift of
QHon your dsuThtoT'1 HiOhdayi Al think 1t was
s5s VA. hn a.. s NOS it was tho
following year about the same time
time All can rsmsmSsr = ,nst We were ali IN the
pG onoW a old ii was he child A"H6out Years
oQ.whers was shot A-Sho was playing with Mr..
told he sGns TO %fs such
Ut must have surpr.td Yen treaty, A-won.
thought II was very generous thing for him TO- do
vision Tor the chiils futuroI Ale may have done
Q-Dil he Al this time say anything to You aStO fu
QEThSn the second gift was as unexpected as the
dh 0 Gr SpoT and nGT counted the
Q.-What kind Of bills was 1t n' Al don't remem-
Der.
SUPPOSE THERE WASN'T SAFE?
Mow long had you had :afe AL Lo doR' i fpTw
get i cheaper than could aud so had him get 1t Tor
GLOW much did you pay Mr. Flack' Al can't
,QIWhen did you pay him' Alright after he
Q-wili your BOOKS show how much you paid him
passSs e tSss ha! safe S%e no, have come
into The house G @ sss s.n no.sbs S
to have been put into IL would n' A-No not into
p1. X;.Mrs croker took ii charge i don't know
v1TTIsa Why dS y9Hs'a she put it in the safe A.
9-iIow did You arrange it with your wife A.-wsll
it for her Interest iii look after IL" consented
S0r .ss Ss q! a sIsfs Keep
before
IBID you AK with your wife about an nye;tmens
when got enough money to put with it to put It in
Q;Do You know, where she kept the money! She
9ITen You did nave that safe there at that time
had the ,.f: hen nm The mn none, SDs was into q
HTInk drawer some such PIass until wsdid Eet
Ynnu lie in n tFuu A. Il n
Q-pld you increase the in'uran OF this
o" Arc you accustomed to keep money in the house
AYES, sir
NO BANK ACCOUNT IN THE FAMILY.
Q.-IIow much was the largest sum you ever kept in
G%GS oE on RSy. G Ssp
A.-Aways ! never Kept bank account IN my lite
'tS.pt >isv9HTi bank account.
know OF shs may have had AsAviuEs bank account in
WY d,a You no. see ,as. tina. s. 600 was
saving It until We got moro
Mr. Wins then read from tho testimony of
Mayor Grant the statements that at the time
Croker that tho money WAS to provide for the
sh 19r sa ana Sa hS 10 b put Ssds
talked the matter over At that time.
tatea In the least ga by Mr. n:s
tradictlon between the testimony OF the Mayor
and Of Mr.; Croker may have, said something
that he gave us any advice about Investments"
Q.-Did you not know that IN a trust company that
money would have been earning interest while II
lying Idle A,-Well, We have always had peculiar
views about banks we noyer had bank account aud
Mr. Croker would rather have tho money III trunk
than In a bank.
Odd you ever make any memorandum that that
money was FlVssiesf A-So sir,
V.-nd you ever tie any ono about III A.-So. sir
Q,WESthere anything TO assume that IL PlOssie
money in case somethnR would happen to and Mrs
Croker Well ATs Croker had told her mother AMI
sister about Il
Q,-Thsn there wAS nothing TO have prevented tho
money gong to tho children generally IN You aud
your wife died. A.-Nothing except the knowledge OF
Mrs CToker's mother.
-When Mr. Grant gave you the second s. OOo did he
ask you what had been done with the hrSt' A-kO sir
Q-ni you tell him that It WAS still IN the house
A.-No. sir
Q,-was any thing said about itS Adjoining at all
Q.-WaS It's investment talked Of before him A-No
after tile second Rf decided to put II all into real
estate As soon as possible.
MR. CROKER GETS IETEREsTRD.
Q-HOw did you come to buy the I47th street proper.
~ -! thought u was cheap property; it was sug
Q.-Whu was the friendf
Mr.. ChOato objected vigorously, and Mr.
Croker. becoming Interested for the second
time during tho examination. said earnestly:
Mr.. Wins, don't come on this stand MS an
informer. II tho committee insists will an
sweT that question, but i want ii understood
that am not hero US an iniormer, and don't