The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-05-04
GRANT ON The STAND
Nov Yofk's Mayor Testl1ss In His Own
Defense.
McCann's Whole Story Refuted as
a Fabrication Nefarious
Plot to lnjure Grants
Character.

NEW YORK, May 3.-The state senate
committee on cities, of which Fassett Is
chairman, sat again to-day to hear fur
ther Developments concerning the work.
ings of the city departments. As II was
known that Mayor Grant would be a wit
ness to exculpate himself from the charges |
of McCann, the committee room was |
filed to the doors. Grant was present |
with Bourke Cochrane his counsel. Fas-
sett and other members OF the committee |
were on hand early.
McCann was again put upon the stand
and again cross-examined. He related
the story about furnishing supplies to the
family OF his brother-in-law. Crocker.
When questioned as TO the date when
Croker came to him with $4,000, wit
ness said he could not tell the precise date.
He was not surprised ut Croker having
S1sO,O0O with him, as there was plenty OF
money at that time among the people con-
nected with the board of aldermen.
Croker said TO him that there were two
aldermen whom he wanted TO reach, and
that Tom Adams knew them. Crocker
subsequently said he had seen these two
aldermen and understood everything was
satisfactory. l know he said somebody
had been seen.
"who were those aldermen:
Answer: Pierson and Wendell ,Sen-
sation.D
Witness said he had been on the best
of terms with Croker until Mayor Grant
came between them. Witness continued:
"Crocker had been missed by his adj
yisers who were men who hold high posi-
tions in this city. Ii is these men who
have driven him from his home and fam
| lily. / refer TO Grant. i think u is a dis
grace to this city that man like Grant
| should be its mayor" Witness said that
| had been returned to those who con-
tributed il on the new year. following.
| Witness said he could make charges
| which he did not care to put forward vol
UNFAIRLY at present and that "the less
those gentlemen have to say the better
| When pressed he admitted having had
| a conversation with Mr.. Grant about his
connection with the Broadway railroad
| bribery I'm 1885.
Mayor Grant here arose and said he
wanted McCann to withhold nothing he
knew concerning him.
| Witness then told of the day when he
| Grant and Alderman Mooney had been
| to a lawyers Office together and Grant,
referring to the Broadway railroad bribery
and of his obligations To lrocker, said
| that il il had not been for his advice he
would have been i'm that deal with the
other fellows, meaning, as witnesses ex-
| plained. the aldermen who accepted the
bribes. Grant, he said, subsequently re-
peated the same thing in the presence of
S"na,or McNaughton asked the wit.
| nesses a number of questions. presumably
i'm explanation of his testimony. but no
one except himself, McCann and senator
Fassett heard either of the questions or
answers.
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En.m, s,as not in hcforc as n candidate
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