Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1890-05-04
NO MGINTY.
NOW UP COMES MAYOR GRANT
From the Bottom of the Well--He Tackles
Pat McCann,"
SLUGS HIM LIKE A LITTLE MAN,
All Dressed in His Best Tammany
Paint

to-day TO hear further developments
concerning the workings Of some OF the
departments. As it was known that
Mayor Grant would be witness, to ex-
culpate himself from the charges made
against him by Patrick McCann, the
committee room was filled to the doors.
Among those present were Corporation
Counsel Deane, Pawnbroker McAleenan,
who is said to have assisted Grant in
political crises; eX-CongreSSman John
J. Adams, John d. Townsend, and sew
eral aldermen and politicians.
Mayor Grant was present with W..
Bourke Cochran, his counsel. Chair
FaSsett and the other members Of the
committee were on hand early. Mr..
Cochran opened the ball by saying that
he had made no statement, as published,
accusing the committee of Suborning
the periured testimony of Mr.. Mccain.
He had, however, said the suborning Of
such testimony should be punished.
Ex-CongreSsman Adams asked to have
portions of McCannS direct testimony
cut out, referring to his brother Thomas
Adams, who, McCann had said, was Sc
lected as go-between for Grant and the
Aldermen. IL was so ordered.
M'cANN AGAIN TEsTIFIEs.
Mr.. McCann was again put on the
stand and croSS-examined by Mr.. Cock
ran. He said that Mr.. Croker owed him
50, 900, incurred by supplying groceries
TO Mr.. Croker's family. The debt had
been growing for seven or eight years.
1t was incurred before he took the
Mount st. Vincent restaurant in 1888.
That 80, 600 had been wiped out when
he purchased the restaurant. Since
then debt of S4, 600 has grown and is
still growing for supplying Mr.. Croker's
family. He had kept a mourning goods
store and had failed in 1879, but he did
not include his full claim against Croker
in his schedule.
Q.-Was the debt for goods supplied
to Croker's family?
A.-Yes, and for dinners supplied to
you. Laughter.
Q.-Are you sure about that?
Al am quite sure.
OWN you swear that | dincd there
more than once?
A.-You dined there the night that
Grant was elected Sheriff and several
times since then.
The witness had seen Mr.. IvinS at his
(witneSS0 house before giving his testi-
mony before the committee, and had
spoken to him concerning what teSti-
mony he could give, but did not tell him
all he knew or what he testified 10.
Questioned as to the date when Mr..
Croker came to him with Sls0,000, wit
ness said he could not tell the precise
date. He was not surprised at Crokcr's
having $50. 600 with him, as there was
plenty of money at that time among peo-
pie connected with the Board of Alder
men. Witness did not see the money,
but he did not doubt Mr.. Croker's state
ment. After finding Tom Adams he
brought him to Mr. Croker, at his store,
and introduced him as man TO whom
he would trust everything he had. He
took Croker and Adams up stairs and
left them there.
FINED THE ALDERMEN.
In half an hour or less Croker came
down with the Satchel still in his hand,
and said he would not trust Adams.
When Adams came down he hurried out
without saying a word. Croker had
said to him that there were two Alder
men whom he wanted to reach, and
Tom Adams knew them. Mr.. Croker
had subsequently said that he had seen
these two Aldermen and he understood
that everything was satisfactory. Il
knew" he said, "that somebody had
been seen"
Q.-Who were those Aldermen?
A.-Pierson and Wendell. Sensa-
tion.
C., The croSs-eXamination ended at this
point, and il was generally considered
that McCann came out of the ordeal un-
injured, and that his testimony had not
been shaken up to this point
The witness said he had been on the
best of terms with Croker, his brother
in-law. until Mayor Grant came in be-
tween them. Cochran wanted to ask a
few more questions and he got strong
answers.
Mccain said: Mr. Croker has been
misled by his adviSers-men who hold
high positions id this city. 1t is these
men whe have driven him from his home
and family to-day. refer to Mr..
Grant. l think it is disgrace to this
city that man like Mr.. Grant should
be its Mayor.
Q-Are you friendly toward Mr..
Grant?
Al have an unfriendly feeling to-
ward him. consider him incompetent.
NV feeling toward him would not pre-
vent me from telling the truth under
oath.
To Mr.. WINS the witness said that
John Il. Halloran had told him that the
sIsO 600 had been returned to those who
contributed it on the New Years follow
ing. He had received no inducement to
give testimony.
The witness said he could make
charges which he did not care TO put
forward voluntarily at present. and that
'.the less those gentlemen have to say,
the better for themselves" When
messed bv Mr.. Wins he admitted hay-
inc a conversation with Grant about his
connection with the Broadway Railroad
bribery in 1854.
GRANT DEMANDS ALL.
Mavor Grant here arose aud said he
wanted Mr.. McCann to withhold moth
ing he knew concerning him.
Witness then told of day when he,
Mr.. Grant and Alderman Mooney had
been to a lawyers Office together and
Mr.. Grant referring TO the Broadway
railroad bribery and of his obligations
to Mr.. Croker said: If it had not been
for his advice I'd have been in that deal
with the other fellows" meaning, as
witness explained, the aldermen who
had accepted bribes.
Grant he said, subsequently repeated
the same thing in the presence OF Mrs.
Nrncnnn and Mrs. Croker. Mrs. Croker