The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-06-24

| Ten evidence tnut Know or
any Ps sSs s: mad. assa fo.s interest
ali merged .G sm6Ts o" Is ~ s and sr
tangsd that Iosss shall have The largest share "hs"
Sys %%d. wills that s' a., I La No; ~ rs
,9Hwh.re did me 81 5o1 come from thSt you put !"
9A YOU Prepared to that ust Eo, to E Eo9s
tT5 hR IN sns Ts ssd s
dersood that flossio had an interest IN 1nS has S"no
&S0 s !G no .RHS s5h
M'cANN's EXTRA 100000
Mr.. Twins then asked heap OF questions
Ing the exciting political times OF the WINTER
oE1Ss4 Mr.. Croker and several other Tamma any
cRsions In the Register's office. at the Cosmo-
polten Hotel. and in other places held vaiio oS
| politics. and among other things referred to the
| $4,000 fund that had been ralseu 10 Keep
| Thompson in office.
| Q-who raisei.thst money Al don't know; there
was only general rnmGr about Il ried a he he time
sSoat O he aadsd SIT sl6SoSo 70 it put
| other side It seems
gave quizzical sinnce ut his brother in law
knew solomon MshrbSGh 1nits veil a., and chat that
missioner OF Public Works at that time. He
did moi, know however, OF a check having been
Mehrbach and placed in safe keeping for use
in the matter Of the confirmation OF the Com
missioner OF Public Works.
ever made gift your children or any of ,hem' a.
SzHays you y evef shSFsi tho income OF the County
9.-6G or tho Registers ofhce' A.-NO nor of any
Reilly to @Sse TO
| make contribution TO campaign funds
ARE THERE REALLY CAMPAIGN FuNDs2
the organization of Tammapy Hall and its
| that he was Chairman OF the Finance Commit
tee whose duty it is to raise what money we
never raised in any hmse that the eomm M
met. and was divided into subcommittee.
oGs HE .5s KEPT booisE but 'n4
the treasurer, who sent RECEIPTS to the r n
penses of an election In this city SO far as Tam
thug as assessments were levied upon candi-
dates, Candidates gave what they thought
was right.
Q.-Do you know wha, Mr. Hewitt Rave' Al don't
Q'-WaS si2coG' Al don't know.
Mr.. Croker also said that he didn't know what
contributions Mayor Grant, Judge Barrett,
Judge Bookstayer, and number OF others bad
Adam about Being nominated for the place
Judge booGstaver got; but he was sure he
tod Judge MeAdadm b that to get the nom
tain amount Of money, He also did not remem-
Der that certified check was produced on
| many Hall Committee when Bookstaver's
nomination was decided on.
incidentally Mr.. Croker testified that at the
time Mr.; Flack was nominated for sheriff he
1d net t know either directly I, w. or Indirectly OF
0uestloned a. to ccntributions to the the cam
paign funds by others and candidates he said
that he thought there might have been $4,000
Presidential election. He knew George Hide
brandt. but did not know. that Mr.. Hll,ebrandt
had anything 10 do with Judge Hiltons checks.
He also was ignorant OF any contributions that
police officers mi Ght have made to the cam
naign funds II there were any such ne said
they were doubtless made through the district
EXAMINATIONS.
WHY NOT INSULT EVERYBODY ALL AROUND?
Mr. Cochran had interpolated several sarcas-
tic remarks as to Mayor Graces campaign
finally Mr.. WINS lost his temper and burst out:
hays toGay no S GonHsG.n directly or indirectly
community who has been twice elected Mayor, and
az. S sna have a no hun S once on eos
eonneet,0n nm MIN SUI fse It duty to tnat
and ns@tns re ] 10 Nr Srase '
HON do you mean by this man y said NJ. Choato
"Mr cochran" said Mr.. Twins.
The counsel's questions" said Mr. Cochran
hotly, have been most insulting to the wit
ness, especially when it is considered that he
has come here 5000 miles, taking his life in his
There was great applause at this. and Mr..
WINS, becoming more angry yet, exclaimed;
Even I were doing what is SAID, MAJ is no
. SHOULD be insulted here in his absence"
Mr.. Iyins went into an irritating questioning
mcnts OF Mayor Grant MIR. Croker said that no
had had general talks with Mr.. Grant upon the
his best udenent as TO 1 VINO n should Be ann
pointed. The Mayor. however had made ap-
o ThSh had 92 been advised by
anything OF them until the appointments were
announced. The appointment of Mr. Gallup
to the Park Board was one such. Summing it
up Nr. Croker said:
wGs9svsr IsHw mat nat 1 Trmm"ny Han man cond ,:
mayor 'G to put p him sSere XpHsse tod lin that
lie VA, elected that issne and that tie people rx
. Many men have been appointed on your request'
IPG You assume AZ TssDHnstIt.yE for them A.
MIR. Croker said that he had recommended
Barney Martin among others. and that he con
sidered him now good man for the place that
he was filling.
MRS. CROKER CAN SPEAK FOR HERSELF.
Then Mr.. WINS said that he was done, and
Mr., Choate said thAs Mrs Croker had asked
Of the chair looking exhausted after his long
siege Of It. The strain had told on him badly. |
hSs taken Ms he n ant
his nose, Meanwhile Mrs, Croker had testified
that she had been married In 1873 and had |
Mr. Mec Gnu'y Mr &C c l V said, has test
fed that when Mr.. Croker went to Europe your
My. MeCann had to pay your bills Tor you.
What have YOU 10 say to that
" III say that that Is not SO, decidedly" said |
Mrs. Crokor with great yigor.
What provision did he lenvo for you p
Mrs. Croker Is a large and handsome woman. !
and she wore very imp e,sive black 81 k dress |
yesterday. When this question MAS asked sho |
seemed to grow about seven sizes larger, and |
Mr.; Wins fairly, whitehead under her glance,
while even Mr. Choate seemed a little daunted. |
:, 1t is none Of tho business of the ,committee |
to know that" said Mrs. Croker. " decline TO |
answer that question, ! didn't know that this |
committee was brought hero to Investigate my |
private affairs but that seems to DO about all II |
answer it,
-" Well il was satisfactory, wasn't itr" asked
Mr.. Choate;
SIZE CoNTRADICIs M'CANN AND CARBOHYDRATES |
HER HUSBAND
Mr. Mccain testified that you told him that |
Mr. Croker had brought homo Il lot of money |
ono night and nut 1t in u bureau drawer. and |
that you had had to watch 1t ~
" never heard OF such thing until read |
1t in the papers,
"Dld Mayor Grant ever in your presence say !
that but for Mr.. Cookers advice he would have |
boon mixed up In the Broadway hallroad
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