Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-04-28
MAYOR GRANTS DENIAL.
A Sensational session of the L.ris
Iafiye Iuyestig afing Committee.

Iative Investigating Committee.
NEw YORK, April 26.-The Leg
lslatlve investigating committee
held most sensational session to-
day.
Richard CrUther and AIaysr
Grant, Tammany leaders, were
scorched numerically by lawyer
wins, the counsel Of the o nmIttee.
The witness who created the sensa-
ton was Patrick McCann. a brother
in-law OF Richard Croker, the leader
OF Tammany Hall. MeCann was a
most reluctant witness. In sub
stance he testified that while Grant
was a member Of the boar1 OF alder
men, Tammany Hall made desper.
ate efforts to have him appointed
commissioner Of public works. For
this purpose $3.50, 900 was raised.
Grant giving $4,000 and the Tam
many organization the other $780,
900. This money was 10 have been
paid to the aldermen for Grants
confirmation by that body. Mayor
Edison appointed Rollin NJ. Squire,
however, and the money was not
used. The next question and answer
was a startler.
"While Grant was sheriff did he
give cry money TO Croker or any
member Of his family to your knowl-
edge?''
MCCAIN TRIED TO AVOID
answering, but was finally forced to
reply In substance that Mrs. Croker
told him that while sheriff, Grant,
on five different occasions, handed
Flossie, the six-year old daughter Of
Croker, an envelope containing S.
900, making S25, 900 ia all. This
money went TO pay for the house
the Crokers were living in. Wit
ness also testified that Leicester
Holme, MAJOR Grants private secre-
tary, had visited AIrs. Croker as n
representative Of Mayor Grant.
Several times since Croker went to
Europe Holme offered Mrs. Croker
her expenses and something more IL
she would 90 to Germany, but she
refused. 1t was also ELECTED from
witness that Dr. Beckman, the fam
fly physician Of the Crokers, had
been approached by Holmeand asked
to 60 abroad.
Political circles are agitaIed b an
unusual extent at the testimony re-
garding Grant and Croker. Mayor
Grant was not at his office to-day.
and no person there seemed 10
know where he was, though he was
said to be probably out Of town. The
Mayors private secretary, Leicester
Holme, denied that he ever visited
Mrs. Croker on any such mission as
testified to by Mccain.
MAYOR GRANT
tonight made a general denial Of the
charges made against him by Me-
Cam before the Senate committee
today He was never a candidate
for Commissioner OF Public Works,
and in 1854 was not eligible. The
talk about his paying $4,000 was
too frivolous TO talk about. He had
given Cookers daughter, his god
child, presents, but no such fabulous
sums as had been mentioned,
Mrs.CToker says McCsnn's state
ment u false, aud the relations
between herself and husband are
pleasant.
According to McCann's story"
said the mayor, ian amount, said
to be $50, 900, as a corruption fund,
was contributed by myself. Now,
as a matter of fact, / never had
$4,000 or any sum like 1t In a lump
in my life. That alleged commits
sioner Of public works deal is To-
Gated by the WINS witness Just at
period when l was bitterly fighting
the majority of the board in the
Broadway railroad matter. Because
/ refused TO Join In their combiEe
they hated ME like poison, and TO
think that l would go before them
for Office, and proposed 10 them that
they should do service for me by the
very means which l was fighting
against. Was It nonsense:.''
"What about the statement that
you gave Mr.. Croker, through his
daughter Flossie, SIS, 900 to pay for
his house,"
"Mr. Mccain deals in large fig
ures, and guess a few thou -ands
more or lsss don't bother him. /
am Flossie's godfather, and have
frequently given her presents on her
birthdays, and fairly valuable pres
ents, too, but never anything APP
preaching such "A fabulous sum rs
S25, 900. Whatever / have given
the child has been within reason
and consisted OF such presents as
any godfather in my place would
have done. a suggestion Of any
thing else is simply malicious lie,
as all the gifts i made were applied
for the PERSONAL benefit Of the little
girl"