The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-05-04
M,cANN,s WAR ON GRANT.
The Witness Makes Another Bitter
Attack on the Mayor.

NEW York, May 3.-The state Senate's
committee on cities, Of which Senator Fas-
sett is chairman, sat again in this city
to-day, to hear further developments con-
cerning the workings of the city depart
ments. As it was known that Mayor Grant
would be made witness to exculpate him
self from the charges made against him by
Patrick McCann. the committee room
was filed TO the doors. Among those pres
ent were Corporation Counsel Deane, Pawn
broker McLennan. who is said to have As
sisted Mayor Grant in political crisis; ex-
Congressman John q. Adams, John ID.
Townsend, and several aldermen and poll
ticians
Mayor Grant was present with w.
Bourke Cochran, his counsel
Witness McCann, whose testimony re-
Gently caused such a sensation, again took
the stand, reiterated some of his former
statements and added something to them.
He was then cross-examined by Bourke
Cochran. The witness said he had been on
the best of terms with Mr.. Crocker, his
brother in-law, until Mayor Grant came in
between them.
STRONG ANSWERS.
Mr.. Cochran wanted to ask few ques-
tions and he got strong answers.
McCann said-Crocker has been misled
by his advisers, men who hold high posi-
tions in this city. 1t is these men who have
driven him from his home and family to-
day. / refer to Mayor Grant. / think it is
disgrace to this city that man like Grant
should be its mayor.
QUESTIONABLE you friendly toward
Mayor Grant?
Answer.-I have an unfriendly feeling
toward him. | consider him incompetent
''My feeling toward him would not prevent
me from telling the truth under OATH"
The witness said John B. Halleran told
him that the SlS0,000 mentioned in his
former testimony had been returned to those
who contributed it on the New Years fol-
| lowing. He had received no inducement to
give testimony. The witness said that he
could make charges which he did not care
| to put forward voluntarily at present, and
that 1.-THE less those gentlemen have TO say
the better for themselves"
THE BROADWAY BRIBERY CASE.
When pressed by Mr.. WINS he admitted
| having a conversation with Mayor Grant
| about his connection with the Broadway
| railroad bribery in 1884.
| Mayor Grant here arose and said he
wanted McCaun to withhold nothing he
knew concerning him. The witness then
| tod of the day when he, Mayor Grant and
Aldermen Mooney had been to lawyers
Office together, and Mayor 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 the witness explained, the
aldermen who had accepted bribes. Mayor
Grant, he said, subsequently, repeated the
same thing iu the presence of Mrs. McCann
and Mrs. Croker. Mrs. Croker and the
witness had a conversation in January
or February, 1885, about the $1S0, COO Croker
brought to his store about a month before
She told him that Mr.. Croker had brought
him large sum of money about that time
and that she sat up at night to guard i
until he arrived at the house. The witness
had heard nothing to show that it was tht
| same money.
M'CANN'S vERACITY IMPEACHED.
McCann's examination being concluded
| Mr.. Cochran called as witness James II
Durham of Durham, Buckley Ss Co., dry
goods merchants, who testified that he
would not believe McCann under oath if be
had any motive to testify falsely.
Mayor Edison testified that Mayor Grant
had not been a candidate for commissioner o.
public works and that the Tammany candl
date was John McQuade.
Mayor Grant then took the stand and
denied all Of McCann's statements SO far a
they affected him. He knew nothing abou
the $3.50, 900 McCann had spoken of. So fai
as he knew McCann's testimony on that
suDJecJ was utterly untrue. lie nad never
been candidate for commissioner of public
works. He had never contributed any sun
of money to a fund to secure his appoint
ment to that Office. He had, never con
tributed to any fund or had any knowl
edge of any fund to secure any ones ap
pointment to that Office.
GRANTS RELATIONS WITH CROKER.
On being questioned as to his relation
to Richard Croker and his family, Mayo
Grant said that he had been very iutimat
with Mr.. Croker and his family.
He was godfather to Mr.. Croker's chill
Flcssie. When he assumed that responsi
bility, as he had no nearer relative than
cousin and no other obligations, h
had determined to make some sub
stantial provision for her. O
one occasion he had given he
$1,000 and subsequently $4,000 or $1,000
He never gave her any other present
except such as he gave to her and MI
Croker's other children at Christmas an,
other such occasions The money was give
, to the child in the presence of her fathe
|, and mother. The child gave the money t
its mother. The presents were free, an
! without any understanding or agreement
| 0r in consideration of hig aiactiou ne sharin