New-York tribune., 1890-05-28
CROKER COMING BACK.
HE WANTS TO GIVE TESTIMONY.
so HE STARTS IN TINE TO GET HERE WHEN
THE FAsSETT COMMITTEE HAS AD-
JoURNED-HE MAY HAVE An UN-
EXPECTED CHANCE.

ExChamberlain Richard Croker has decided
TO come home TO face the Senate Committee, and
has already started for New-York. He tele-
eraphcd TO Mayor Grant yesterday that he would
sail by the steamship Aller. of the North German
Lloyd Line, which is due here on June 6. The
Mayor lost no time in calling his trusted coun-
sellors together. and in short time W. Bonrke
Cochran, Corporation Counsel Clark, Public
Works Commissioner Groy Police Commissioner
Martin and Edward S. Stokes arrived at the City
Hall, and an extended consultation was held in
the Mayors private office. The conference was
plainly, TO these on the outside something of an
unusual nature. and had all the symptoms of
meeting in which two diverse opinions were ad-
hered to. None of the participants would give
any hint after the meeting over as to the
reason for so prolonged and exciting session, and
some Of them allowed the rumor to 80 undenied
that il referred 70 the departure of Dr jenkins,
Mr.. Croker's brother-in-law, for Europe to-day
Mayor Grant however, lost no time in com
municating with Joseph II. Choate, his counsel,
and Mr.. Choa,c sent the following letter, written
throughout by himself TO Senator Fassett
Mayor Grant has to-day received from Richard
Croker The following cablegram: VIII arrlvr% III, IN
Mayor Grant I communicate this information To- YOU
and express the hope that yogr committee ,o VII ey
arrival that his evidence may be taken
The news Of Crokcrs unexpected retarn reached
the Fifth Avenue Hotel between and 10 o'clock
last night and set the politicians into buzz of
excitement The comments were various.
It's pretty good bun," said wcll-known
citizen. who has watched the proceedings before
the FaSsctt Committee closely. d" It's a pretty
good blum. and well played. Croker knows that
the committee will adjourn this week. He waits
to come home next week. He will 90 screaming
around for a chance 10 testify. The committee
having adjourned until September he is perfectly
safe and having exhausted himself in calling for
an opportunity 10 vindicatc himself and demolish
McCann, he can take another steamer back to
Germany and bc safe on the other side again
when the committee rcaSscmbIcS
Friends of Mr. Croker and Tammany iIaE men
generally insisted that he had started AS soon as
his health would permit, and apphudcd him for
returning 10 meet his accucrS. Richard Crokc.
is sill a very sick man, said devoted admirer
and be- is Drawing death to come and testify
before tie committee
State senator Fasrtt did not receive Mr.
Choates letter until 1890 p. m. when he re-
turned 10 the Fifth Avenue Hotel from dining
with friends in the city. He read the letter care
fully and then said that he was exceedingly sorry
that Mr Croker had not made bis arrangements
go come week sooner. Two months ago, the
senator said. the committee announced that II
would suspend lis sessions for the summer on or
about June !. | have made my arrangements for
starting from Elmira for California on the 9TH, and
| am going My family are all ready
and | 20 back 10 Elmira on Thursday, the day
the committee intended 10 adjourn. Neyerthc-
less. | think Mr.. Croker may yet be accomno-
dated. Will lay this letter before the committee
when II meets In the morning, and believe that
some Arrangement may he made. 50 that portion
If the committee will III and hear .lr Ciokers
testimony |, is a matter OF personal regret mat
| cannot lc here myself. But ! have worked
hard enough - deserve vacation, ana an
going 10 take H.
PHYSICAL disability is always an amcllortlng
circumstance. but think Mr.. Croker might have
accommodated the committee hy COMING sooner,
wien he must have been aware OF the da'S Oh
adjournment. HIS friends certainly knew this. Two
weeks ago Mr.. WINS made Arrangements IoI
going 10 Erropc, bur tumor vas
circulated that Mr.. Croker was coming PACK, SO
Mr. Ivlus changed his date OF departure ana mas
been here right along u give Mr. 'roA'l
chance 10 come forward ,,, .,h,a
Mr Fassett said that there wonld hr no troupe
II both sides acquiesced in stipulation thAt u
mart of the committee should SIT and near NstI-
inonv Mr. Choatc was found AZ ms nome ~
Forty-Scventh-st. late last evcning. ne S''n .~'
ic lad received word Of Nlr Crokcr's return
about 8 o'clock p. m. and had written his ever
10 senator Fassett al once. He added tha' WI
CrnkcrIs cable dispatch TO Mayor Grant was sem
from lIrcmcrhaven where Mr. Croker aware III.
sailing Of the steamer. Mr.. thoatc had no douul
,L,t n nart Of the committee would arrange 70
meet and give Mr.. Croker an opportunity ~
testify after his arrival He regretted that ar
Fa,sctt could not he present, but was sure 'as
MIR Croker had started homcward as soon "S
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