New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-06-24
JAMES BARKER.
ANTHONY MILLER.
PETER CALklN,
y. SEC GER.
LANES McKEEVER.
JOHN MOORE.
RICHARD CROKER.
GEORGE McCREGIER:
Sworn TO before me III

Mr. Ivins-Do you know what became OF th,S paper
after Won signed it Al believe 1t was helh by Mr.
O,Rren viii YOU permit me 10 make statement
o.-Certanly. tell the whole story. A.-The Young
Democracy GOT control of the Board against VI
Tweed. Mr.. Tweed had the senate. as wa, th2ugh,;
tn when the Senators found out that Mr. Tweed
could moi control them they were willing 10 come
with us and 90 away from Tweed Ihry said 70
Mr.. orien, or whoever was dd W Ven, dermcn Of
New York j, against Mr. Tweed we VIII 60 Win you,
ard uGon at y we q m acr T was not Win him.
We were lcgisated ont of ONCE because We ala mat
oY9u i%mediaeI ;o got tn hack into ONCE 'dn
GLOW long was IT before you had an appoint appoint,
ment IN the Controllers Office ,i under tao Richard
Q.-Ddn't lie appoint you within "A few months
Dir. Connolly at that tine was part of the
Tweed ring Ayes. sir, at That time he was III
friendship with Mr.. Tweed. lie was in friendship with
Do yon know if Mr.. Tilden asked Connolly to
appoint You: Al DO not Know rboro ,roro
several influences brouGh, 70 hear
Q.~Thcn your great hostility to Nj Tweed DID
Connolly and Mr.. Tweed we're not pulling at ali then
there was break between them
Odd yOn realize when YOU signed This that YOU
were taking an OATH Al did not know that 1t was
o~You swore before joel o. Stevens A.-wcll,
o-You already had taken Your usual Office oath ;
We a1eed anon our'e ,, T." ,aln "EanI
bany and this proof.
You already had taken the usual oath Of office,
Q~Just St. explain il You can, bow sou reconcile this
agreement and this oath Of ofioc.
AWORD FROM MR. COCHRAN
Mr. Cochran made fiery objection to this question.
The affidavit he said. there and II was incon-
sistent with high sense Of public duly the committee
would make it, report upon IL. and it was not Tor Mr.
Croker to discuss tnat.
Well said Mr. Croker. ] did not suppose was
violating any oath at all when s,-nc1 tht' III.
Mr.. hoatc said Here was Tweed Try InE actually
to destroy the city a'd devour it, ubsauce. and they
made combination that under no rum'i'c' "onln
they go win nm a, H.. al " S ipy ' aE if5
al Sorts Of moral questions, ethical questions ~ 10 tc
proprloty oi that act ~
.'Now. VI Chairman protested Mr.. Iy.rs. here Is
a man elected 70 serve term IN ne boa,u 81 .'ues
men IN tins CITY, is immai'r1i "H ,S,r ne e, %
ernor lie had To- take NJ oaih to 40 's. an llis
lie was elected and else Wa ec't ted 'r l ana
election and the law Knows no intermediary between
that man and it.cf When t.ai man say IA,
render the charge which las been placed BOO my hauis
tv fle people and imposed upon ne hy the law when
That man SAY tri that over to some one 81 = ana
nv official hands be shall guide my Official mind. Hun
win obey it IS entirely lmmaienal whether con.
spiracy against The public Has lei him 90 tchcNc ina"
he was acting properly. The Law knows him and no
one else. Under Thee crmsaQee, T. Is not que
simple political honcsty and good political sensc, and
II # happens that II can be proved ana M, c3m
il wa, combine against combine and that Harry Genet
was no less the enemy ~ this civ tlian Mr. INeca
Of his eat, than Mr.. Tweed wa. and that
Thoma. Crcamcr was lc., the enemy ~ TINS
mere Ggc,cn a. 10 Which Il tro crowd, should
up thi, city. and that Mr. Croker. In defiance ana
90 with one Of tho,e devourlrs crowd- then Do not
believe that THIS committee can say II Is 9ue,t.'n oi
cxhalted ethics and astonished that VII. 'hod'e
the leader Of bar should 20 come here To cNpVnI
ethical questions. What became Of these inen Nhat
is the history Of the subsequent circumstances
Harry Genet Immediately taken care OF. mo
line had been drawn. TIC battle had ben font,,
nd AZ
tLs arrangement had 1ccn dc<rateG. lccl>latcd ont
of office and having been defeated they surrendered
and his friends Inc Commissioner Of the Harlem Court
House. Michael Nortou became one Of the Infamous
we sand Mr. Pnrscr became Comw .sionrr Of street
Opening. Mr. crcamsr went on the Board Of I Fax
Controllers Office along with Mr.. Connolly 50 II was
along Inc whole line and think this committee IS
entitled 10 know how this man, or any other man.
having once taken the oath Of office reconcile that
first oath with th last oath. And thlnk. Inssmuch
this city for years. and practically nothing else
and ar This now guides the destiny Of that nst
has been produced here witness so that his oath
stands counter the oa,hs Of other witnesses this
committee entitled 10 find ont what value he pus on
an oath and il that be not pertinent To the eTact
point and wholly within the rules Of cross yanna
70 be- ten a" utterly at loss TO Nn0" what '"s
hear the facts about the court house As member Of
the committee he thought the committee having the
facts before it could draw its own differences
that such INQUIRIES should he permitted as DO YOU
The Tammanvites in the room chcrred loudly. Mr..
WINS sarcastically congratulated Mr. Choate on his
ability to YIN Tomnany a apPease IN MS ,onr
raped for order The witness went on 10 say 10 Mr..
WINS that he did not know Of any lke agreement
having been made bY the Board Of Aldermen since.
lie had rot at time suggested or requested any
person 10 agree in writing to DO nothing without his
consent. Florence scanned brother Of John scanned
was n member Of that Board. Mr.. Chootc sprane up
n m.
famous trials with John Scanncl7 submit
sald Mr. ChOatc that this committee l. not here 10
look into Mr. scanned, affairs twenty years ago.
STILL TWEEDS TAMNIAHY HALL
Mr. WINS replied am not going 30 do that. but
am going 70 show that scanned closely as,o.
catcd with Mr. Croker and that scanned Is 10 day
one Of the favortc money raiser ~ Tammany Hall.
croker. friend lie has since been Crokcrs friend
lie with Nr. Croher IN raInmany Hall: was a
indicted for brutal assault Converted and retired from
that Office. md ! am going 10 show that Barker
has been a onlribuor to money raised and am
later going 70 show what has become Of these con.
trbut ons and part Of that money. And my purpose
in asking these questions Is to lay the foundation for
showing that today we have In control In York
city the fag ends Of the Tammany Hall Of Twecds
WE'LL said Mr.. Choatc, "come down 10 modern
The chairman said, "Thc witness is ready to answer
ooh. he is ready to answer any stons.' said
NJ Then Sr Croker said that he had not been IN.
volvcd Win John scanned or with Florence scanned
In any trial.
Mr. Ivns-John scanned indicted for murder
Al believe Florence was li.s halfbrothcr. Mr..
scanned was fighting against Mr. Tweed and
Florence Scanned was running against Twccd's
didatc for Alderman and as understand It the row
occurred on account Of the two candidates. Mr.
| scanned in opposition To MIR Nesbit. who was
Tweeds candidate John scanned Is now the Tammany
Hall leader In the XIth District. James Barker was
on the Board and he was until recently member Of
| Tammanv Hall.
Mr.. Croker went on 10 tel how he got place in
Deal Gently with the ~ ouin H.
proves refractory. mild discipline thing to set
Not all the drsughs and boluses ever