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

that property Of 5000. and that there was q
mortgage Of $4,000 upon 1t.
Odd MI. Heating have any interest in that prop
'SLnSW did he come to have anything to do with it
my S6a % mIc foF ko y s as Sn
that properly 80 gayS se SnB 'a ss money An'
whatever A-Not the slightest
I'VE can toll" Mr. Choate remarked, IL 4 !.
anybody's business to inquire, where that
ii tho committee desire to know will toll
Nobody seemed to have any curiosity on that
subject, and. after pause. Mr. Ghoate asked
Did it come from Mr. keating|
cRoKEn's CONNECTION WITH MT. ST. VINCENT
Now" said Mr. Choate, I'VE will take Ut
| the matter Of Mt. ~. Vincent restaurant What
was your connection with that lease from hIs'
to last"
through " LSy mel Oncs A. that time 1t T MA,
StFs w y r,s Sso tho Sadn
was VASE co%p Sf was ont of place At
MGgA GoSt III G snn q. @ Inc was
IN 70 ; and "a tn. po ut
hnd failed bushes he was loosnS Sr0 ma f9T
hsp nm, sad ,ha, w0aldt ny to TiSs hin tue 5Ss
and so aHsy SrTanscd to settle up the
s' M1Snn nsSH S9 o at that time owed him
Ss e B; HassFqS'fhI i'sSSns;
knoT G;S'T EnGS 'fnE
S"iie says hSt You now owe him s4ooH which has
| accumulated since that timer
II don't owe him cent: not dollar. said
Mr.. Croker in calmly disinterested fashion.
nSsnss: i ..s% NIX SSso5 hf Nd NJ; 4
ea: IN 'n sn h e. P GsF S pi sp her
to sa5 * mt r.n. ' away Al left
we 99iOE s' much W: T. %Ishs Ssys $500
ID
S DtS:f hall, -''' '''A "'" WIN D'' N " "'' "
Il think that is OIL" said Mr.. Choate, aiter
no had asked one or two unimportant qucs-
WINS GOES UP A TREE.
Mr.. Wins arose with the most cheerfully vim
dictiye look that there had boon on his coun-
tenance since the investigation began. he
pulled his beard gl2atinEiy and Wondered
Mr.. Croker a mouse about to be re leased from
a trap before him; He started started In however In
Q-You say you have lived in this city about forty
was ySu, Sn,ns before you went into pub
e 9"when was tiStf A"untI twas Is or 10 years
' %--iIow long were you a mAchntst' Al served
my tine ffS Sg .5 Ssa.i Old A up E -
a y" woFt A N. shs 1 M@k RAD snd
~H %ss. al ySs s n I iHR' &s court
store on Second avenue p said Mr., lvins, this
time seeming to think that he was the cat in
the act of jumping on tho mouse.
Mr.. Croker made very poor mouse. HIS
csm never sTsd paeco as he
" never had a quor store"
Did you never have an Interest in the LIQUOR
business said Mr. WINS eagerly.
mo. SIR"
Q.-Either directly or indirectly A;-No, sir.
Q-Did you ever pay the rent for liquor storef A.
Did you. ever negotiate for the purchase Of a
M|NOt that can recoliect.
JAMES oBRIEN MATERIALIZEs.
Mr. WINS dropped this line and went back to
the good old times when Mr.. Croker used 10 be
q machinist.
Q-whAt have you been since you were machinist'
hea'ked A-We have been in politics chieny.
ness In White Plains
QLIlq1 whs. year were you appointed court oic'r
S-IR judge B, ,,n court, A,Yss sir
A5y tR st5 secured your appointment, A-Jam,,
.Q"were you still court officer when you ran for Al
enxinesr o: Engine y ''''''.' '1' '1'''N
,,.Q-Who secured your election tho first time A
"S nnt M secured 1t for your
u9.oS.fs ySa pot in sSv: pc;i.lcsi cooperation with
AHA, is all. Mr.. tweed US one by one aud
no and he sad then Would SSys !oxo out OF ONES
had entered into staad together against
S.woaid You believe Mr.. oBrlen,s word now as to
but on what have since carmen and from his prs
ont feelings toward me. think he would say anything
Mr. Choate arose here and snid he would
like to make an observation. which he did as
follows:
Tho committee knowsthe circumstances under which
cord willingly to snswer any qaestlons within reason
able limits but seriously doubt either his strength
quarter of century
SHAKING THE CHESTNUT TREE.
II intend to show" said Mr. WINS, that at
the time this witness deliberately made an
oath that, was in open violation of his oath OF
office. and in pursuance of that intention ask
him now II this is his signature"
ragged and discolored: toward Mr Croker and
objected but Mr. Croker in terrupted
:" am perfsctly willing to answer. 1t is my
What is it that Is torn, out OF that paperf"'
said Mr.. Cochran. there being q conspicuous
hole in the paper where the list Of signatures
Il propose to try to prove that by the wit
ness" said Mr.. WINS and then he read the pa
simile In the literature OF political campaigns
past and gone:
The undersigned Aldermen Of tho city and county of
ami t.y VIII not in tSs osi% ca GS IIy0 as
iiS to5 .ns s OF @
o9s Gy charter or Sy avs 2. this state Or aaotany
and Interests of any municipal department Of said city
or county government without consulting with Messs
Henry u Genet Thomas j trehmer. Michael Norton
terasure), George W Mclean and George II. Purser
and rst obtaining the of said last
gentlemen to anysuch contemplated action
keignod BY terasurel,
JAS. HAHEER
ASrHOSY MILLER
PEIER CALKIN,
N. SkGHR,
JAM, McKFTvRR
ions MOoRE.
RicHARn CRoRFR
tpapcr cut orN,
GEOnGE MCCmGBR.
Sworn TO before me this o6.h day OF March 1874
JUKL q, SnvESs, Commissioners Of Deeds
.p-Who was the ninth man 10 sign this paper said
Mr. WINS Al don't know
Q.-MhOse name headed the list Al don't know
Q,-Was It Charles Loewt A.-WhOeVer has been
holding the paper knows that
Q.-DO you know who held IL No. sir To tho
best OF my knowledge II was held BY Mr.. oBrien viii
Mr.. lynS-Certanly.
Mr. Cruker-At that timo tho Young Democracy had
the control OF the Board Of Aldermen against Tweed
Tweed fighting for his new charter at Albany.
There was doubt 10 whether not he controlled tho
Board of Aldermen. This paper was signed to prove
that we were not controlled by Tweed and for that
were lyRislated out OF ONCE,
Q-And you Immediately got Anotheri A.-No 1t
was good while before
Q...Ddn't MI Connolly appoint you in his Office with
IN few months after Won were legslatsd out OF Tie
Hoard OF Aldermen III was rome time, don't
know how long
. MIR Connolly was member Of the Tweed ring
Ale was but at that time hs and Tweed didn't pull
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