New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-06-24

view no s eodten m became Fire Commissioner lie
had an applicant for Police Juase, n bcfor he
o onld be Appointed II Mr.. Kelly VINO tGio nm,
hs In April sss re- ns 6a was to be appon.ed
Ne was in Troy az the time, and tcre saw cortinueI
the new Of hs a tPp had any taxi with the
leaders Of Tammany Hall in the fall OF Ice .sked Mr.
the once Of Gsam IF what 1i he thought Of my
taking the Office or something 81, wa was bad ali the
Croker said he did not advise NJ IT, %raHt t bat
u, 10 va Grant was standing up against II, ana nc eli
conraged him in every way he could li woud support
70 me since he thankful rp svch state
sS to any IN @ one the meeting q the
Hall committee q Twenty four at the TINE oG T" voted
was wa the Rrondw"y franchise not be renomnased
what happened was that done cant al c0T sad i would
looked bad TO see Grant running on inc did not know
, ,rnen ' Mr. Grant was sheriff. -. vo, r,ntcd
Mr. Ivinswere you doing what h Mf nomination Mr Of
W Wr Grant ant for Mayor AThere was three or io
caHdda late, tai talked cd Of Gro0 was "'AS lily
Grant became Mr. Kelys candidate Ida cot dia
he not after ,6 Mr. co HSy iqOnq VIZ don't know
about That don't want TO say ange ~, could
Mr Kelly he dead sS@ ana Go ff0G at majority %S c he
cadcr against Mr. Kelly at that time 70 s1tT or
life II Mr. Kelly had got UP N 'n9 h. nominated
hall and said Mr.. Grant "ouIu "'' "
In the afternoon Mr. WINS questioned Mr.. Croker
with great minutencss about the en'S Vi '''
Grant TO Flossie. . s.o n,
Mr. Croker could not remember the exact da'e VI
the first Gift II was in the fall of lS7o. Io po
ucvcd IL was on or about the chd's birthday. tho
second $1,000 was given at sn9nI ' Croker 10 explain
f. him ali that happened The time tl4t tiG liz
present was given by Mr.. Grant. who was hcn ont h
/ ,I.t hat
rcar- ,G ne thoncht She wa able TO prattle
little bit Tho Mayor thought great zeal o' "cr' "'
Gon the day that he made the first present ,S S
5000 ala he tell yog ta he he i wa fo ryng the
money Ale did not ,.,ona,.
Odd it surprise yonl A-Wel; yes, d. ''oIe do
not recall that Mr.. Grant said anything about the
future Of the child at the time. . ovooc, r,,,s At
thc tIm neg Y %.-N Vo.o any '''''''
How did You know that there was 5000 in the
H. do not remember the denomination Of the bills
Thc children. Mr.. Croker and myself were all with
Mayor Grant in the paror at the time. Mrs Croker
took the money from lie child and put in te isfc
o.-lIow long had you had that safe in your holise
Al don't rccoect. II was bought at Marvin =
Mr. Fl %S height }S for fG,I nc hnv for von Anc
cause he ' Wa, buynr St = Just At the time and could
huv cheaper thin hat this wac about r., me e, mo
for in cash Mr. Croker took charge Of the money
She would rather keep mcrey in the trunk than IN t'e
long aat 900 n Y her aa"d We were A
waiting for a good investment.
THAT NEW SAFE.
Mr. Croker proved to be exceedingly uncertain as to
whether fle safe was In their house AZ the time the
money was given. He finally sad. " II we had the
safe that time il went into the safe Ills mousse
was Insured for $4,000 His personal property was
Insured for 900. Mr. wins suggested that In casc
The house burned. the 5000 would probably be
a total JOS. Mr. croker didn't ,hnl. there was much
risk he always kept his money in the house. some
times there $4,000 ulcrc. 81 never kept 4 bank
account IN my Me- except IN the Cnamberiains Office.
said be-. 81 have never made Investments IN ,oN
-cf bad talked o l"rd' bat We thOughl mere "VuM DE-
more money f,r foese n Harlem rcalc-iate invest
meat,
w. Win, wanted t. know why he did not have that
$1,000 out M Interest during the year he claimed II
". wc.r. savln. u to get more said Mr. Croker.
Nv place 800 Waite Plains was for sale AZ that time.
l eil the question OF investment 10 NJ ,rohcr.
fund p lie again rrite-ated that the matter wa in
Mr. i'm, thrn rad from Mayor Grants testimony
about the payment Of the money, and dwelt on tlc
Croker. M. i'ine asked 4 Mr; croker ana Roo know
that NJ. GIANT looked 70 HIN for ali" he ping Of the
fund, Ihc N1 had sad IN hs tc ,, N, tiai he
hat cNpr ,,cd hi- views at thc tnc That he gave the
money. NJ. Croker aid tha; he mi@m have sld
lad told him how - invest H. he would have rcncn.
bgreh.
Ing iu the house a. the tine the 5000 was there q
Aeain Vi. G. oicr couldn't remember.
y. Wa there anything whereby Ilo~Sc ON her
repre- n;,tvc- could prove. anvthins happened 10
yOu Mr.. croker. that THIS money belonged 10 ncr
Al think Ms. Croker had told her sister and her
Q-Do.you know whether that would have been
sufficient 70 CIV TIE cmd or her repc entativc pos
session 81 the money How many children did you
nav at that time A.-riyc
Q.-Now Mr.. Croker what was there I'm case any
thing happened h. You aud your wife 10 prevent the
money from going o the children generally and not
{, Tlos'ic particularly Al do not know but think
that there would have been no trouble about H. When
the second 5000 came. Mrs. Croker and decided
to invest it At once. Mayor Grant did no, .,k what
Wa done with the first 5000 II vas sim Ia the
hou.c. cannot rccollect that Mr. Grant had spoken
Q.-Who advised you about the property a, one
hundred and forty eighth 81 Who directed your at
ten'bn to II A. don't come on THIS stand TO act
an inforner or to bring else In this matter
did Mr. Field to know that was 10 be- the
purchaser Of the property. 50 had friend TO attend
Qmpm you tell sonr friend that you wanted it as
ward c. sheehy. Mr. shechy had called his attention
to tnS property lie had offered $500 for IT. and
had given 70 his ca4 and that 5000 wa his own
savings. Nr wins brought out the information that
the on Of oe,3Icr, Iss7 Thls date also the
had made the second GIT OF $4,000 TO his daughter
flOssic THIS was also the date, Mr.. Croker
uncertain In his answers a To whether the contract 10
buy made before after the second was made.
buy This money was given 70 shcchy by Mr.. Croker
Mr., Croker had given 1t 10 him. hr Croker left the
whOle business o MAILING TINS investment IN the hands
OF his wife and mother In law, Mrs. Fraser, who was
tho party ~ the contract TO buy the property. Tho
witness was under the Impression that Mrs Fraser
did know that Fl0rslc' money being invested
II was the understanding Of Mr. and Mrs. Croker that
the property being bought partially invest
mont for Flossics money. Mrs. Fraser had never
made declaration OF trust that she held the property
for Flossic Mr.. Mcclure tho family lawyer. wa
called upon TO explain the deeds that made OF
this property 10 clear away argument IN which the
lawyers had become Involved lie said that the deed
was made by Cyr, ". Field 10 Mrs. Fraser, and that
then the dav. Mrs.. Fraser made another deed
81 the property 10 Mr., Croker. Mr.. Croker wanted
both himself and. his wife Included I'm the deed. The
deed remained 9th Mr. Mcclure for n few days. and
then another deed made from Mrs. Fraser 20
Mr. and Mrs. Croker jointly. Mr.. Croker was very
Nous 10 have thi, Joint deed. but he never said
ANYTHING Ia Mr.. Met lure about FlOsslc's money, and
Mr. Mcclure did not think that IL any OF his bu-l-
ness. anyway.
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