Los Angeles herald., 1890-05-04
MAYOR GRANTS CASE
Witness McCann Repeats His
Calumnies.
He Enlarges His Previous
Charges.
The Mayor Testifies in Defense of
His Honor.
Large Crowds Assemble to Hear the
Testimony, Which is Strongly
in Grants Favor.
Associated Press Dispatches. |

mlttee on Clues, OF WllCn Mf. EaSSetC is
chairman, sat again today to hear fur
ther developments concerning the work
ings of the city departments. AS it was
known that Mayor Grant would be
witness to exculpate himself from the
charges Of Mccain, the committee room
was filled to the doors. Grant was pres
,ent with Bourke Cochran, his counsel,
Fassett and the other members OF the
committee were on hand.
McCann was again put on the stand
and cross-eXamined. He retold his
story about furnishing supplies to the
family of his brother-in-law, Croker.
When questioned as to the date when
Croker came to him with $1SO,0OO, wit
ness said he could not tell the precise
date. He was not surprised at Croker's
having $1s0,000 with him, as there
was plenty Of money at that
time among the people connected
with the Board of Aldermen.
Croker said to him there were two
aldermen whom he wanted to reach.
and Tom Adams knew them.
Croker subsequently said he had seen
these two aldermen, and understood
everything was satisfactory.
Il knew, he said, somebody had
been seen."
''Who were these aldermen"
ga. Pierson and Wendell" [Sensa-
tionl
Witness said he had been on the best
of terms with Croker until Mayor Grant
came in between them.
Witness continued: "Croker has been
misled by his advisors--men who held
high positions in this city. 1t is these
men who have driven him from home
and family. | refer to Grant. l think it
is a disgrace to this city that man like
Grant should be its Mayor"
Witness said John B. Halloran told
him that the $180, 900 had been returned
to those who contributed it, on the New
Years following. Witness said he could
make charges which he did not care to
that the less those gentlemen have to
say, the better for themselves. When
pressed he admitted having a converse
tion with Grant about his connection
with the Broadway bribery in 1884.
Mayor Grant here arose and said he
wanted McCann to withhold nothing he
knew concerning him..
Witness then told OF the day when he
IC.rantl and Alderman Mooney had been
to a LAWYERS Office together, and Grant,
referring to the Broadway railroad
bribery and his Obligations to Croker,
said: eff it had not beeI Tor his advice
l would have been in that dea., with the
other fellows" meaning, witness ex,
planned, the aldermen who accepte,s,
bribes. Grant, he said, subsequently
repeated the same thing in the presence
of Mrs. McCann and Mrs. Croker.
Senator McNaughton asked witness
number of questions, presumably in ex-
planation of his testimony, but no one
except himself (McCann) and the Sena-
tor, heard either the questions or an
swers.
In the afternoon the court room was
more thronged than in the morning.
Ex-Mayor Edison said that, so far as he
knew, Grant was not in 1884 candidate
for Commissioner of Public Works, and
had never spoken to witness about the
matter.
When Mayor Grant was called he de-
MED positively any knowledge of an
agreement by which Croker was to re-
ceive sum per barrel on cement, if he
(Grant) was appointed Commissioner of
told anyone that if it had not been for
Croker, he (Grant) would have taken
his share of the Broadway railroad
Doodle. He knew nothing about the
$3.50, 900 McCann had spoken of; he had
never been candidate for Commissioner
of Public Works; never contributed to,
or had knowledge of any fund to secure
anyone's appointment to that office.
Being questioned by Choate as to his
relations to the Croker family, the
Mayor said he had been very intimate
with them. He was godfather to Crok-
er's child .Flossie. When he assumed
that responsibility, as he had no nearer
relatives than cousins, and no obliga-
tons, he determined to make some pro-
vision for the child. On one occasion he
had given her Sc, 900, and subsequently
the same amount. He never gave her
any other present, except such as he gave
all the Croker children on holidays. The
money was given the child in the presence
of her father and mother, and the child
handed the money to her mother. The
presents were free and without any un-
derstanding or agreement, or in consid-
Grafton of his election as Sheriff.
Mr.. Boardman took up the question
ing. The Mayor repeated that he was
never candidate for Commissioner OF
Public Works.
"You did not go so far as to secure
counsel to aid your appointment?
'Secure counsel? No, sir"
"Did you not retain Col. Bliss? ?"
"Oh! At the suggestion OF Mr.. Kelly
l retained him to have the injunction
dissolved that restrained the Board of
Aldermen from acting on the appoint
ment of Commissioner OF Public
Works."
Mayor Grant further stated that he
had no personal knowledge of what was
done with the money he gave Flossie.
He did not know it had been used to pay
off mortgage.
Senator Fassett questioned the Mayor
about his candidacy for the mayoralty,
and was told that he was not assessed
by Tammany Hall. He contributed
about 81 800, and this was to the print
ing fund for local officers.
Fassett questioned the Mayor about