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

o-Can YOU tell the committee whether tnat mas mas
il has Sir There is mortgage Of 10000 on IT to-
day and | think today 1t is safe 70 say u "'''"
o:so that every dollar that You put in OF 'ha'
10000 has doubled in vamei YES ST. -Four tont
name ths in case Of he death Of either the survivor
would hold it, A.-les sir; --.....,. ,otc, con
tracicd for in the name Of Mrs. Catherine Fraser,
A.-wcll. thought PROBABLY that she coud get ]"
o'~That is, if It were disclosed to the owner tina,
n sro s iGoAsE oI Fraser ne aW sps pecnaed in
erty. she was pretty good buyer, ana Ior VA :
reason ] selected her. My wife suggested her ana l
oI can your attention to another subject 1t
james KestIng Of property at 30. 50 West one hun
dred and twenty ffhst. transferred 10 you on June
Mr. Keatlngs connection with that transaction
The witness referred MIR. Choate TO Mr.. McClure's
memoranda from which 1t appeared that the contract
for the purchase of the property was $4,000 and was
made in the name Of James Heating on May o. and
as, 600 was paid on the contract. A mortgage was
given by Heating TO the New York Savings Bank for
| s25 900 and outstanding. The balance was
| cash-S35 900. Mr.. Choat asked:
| Odd Heating have any interest in the contract
A.-Not in the slightest.
Q.-lIow came the contract 10 be made in his name
Aust as convenience TO me- M h tid ~, was sspt
TO let him know that was buying the property.
thought Mr.. Heating or some one else conid Duy ~
cheaper per- than coua sape i and ne did So The
money did not come from Mr. Heating.
Owe now come down TO the Mount 81. Vincent
in the PARK. What was your connection from first to
last with the lease of the Mount ST. Vincent Hotel or
from the Park Commissioners through the interest Of
Mr. Kelly and Mr. saner who Is now dead hoto ne'I
held the Office that the lease was obtained and the
lease was obtained nearly year before me nuldlh
amt positive of that l was of place and Mr.
Kelly thought would ike to 60 INTO 5he ,,c CoS naSer
standing that he was to equip the place and was 10
be part owner, of half of everything and on may
AN once and McCann was falling in business and his
wife and Others had spoken to me about gs,1g n b
place" and / told Mr. Conkln that thought that
had some one who would buy him out. nc wanted
10 cet out as he had his business IN Twenty thd st
to attend TO- / told him my brother-inaw would buy
him out if he reasonable sad " II ne puys H01
out ! will turn all my interest over to MIN without
Did You have any transaction with M ,Sa per T
tercede with Conkn TO help 10 get the place for him
Q.But it in the name OF ConKiih nod no,h,H
sir. lie took the lease from the city hSd hothing
Ncana says that You 9ysd nm not at So That
o appears by his schedule Of me as'eG %he
failed Il sol ta a To dr @ aHyt
else Al did not even know hat owed on nm 'ha'
much s sa1s hS Won a now owe him $1,000
since he went into the Mount st. Vincent 81. A'-Weh
O 9Mecann says When Te9, abroad mi mi
Sc si Wife could not get along and had help her
Inv having her bills from day to day Al left my wife
comfortable when went away leit hcr Sn ,.ta,.
provision namely, $500 month and house without
o-May ask you if that amount fairly rcPre,Se ne
family and left half with her ,n.,,.- - ,orr child
Flossie Al think it about october D.
TIE CROSS IN ANIMATION BEGINS
Here Mr. Choate remarked 81 think that's all, Mr..
WINS and took his seat, and Mr.. WINS arose. and
standing well back the witness as IS his custom
shook bundle of papers that he held IN MS rght
hand and began his Cross examination. Hr. Croker
was not IT all pcrurtcd by the change in examiners
though 10 contrast in men and manner can be iashei
that is stronger and more striking than That between
Mr. wins and Mr. Choate. During the cross-eXamina-
ton Of Mr. Croker. M wins asked hin many questions
that colld not have been aEteeabe to aim, and yet
II vas not he who took offence at them. but the
irritable and sharp and rcadytonsued first friend OF
tlc committee" W. BOurlc Cochran, who. much eN-
asperatcd by several questions that were received WIN
the greatest equanimty by tho gentleman to whom
they were addressed, nterfered more than once III
his usual emotional style. The cross examination
began in this way
o-You say you have been in this city about forty
years, Mr. Croker Ayes, sir
Q-Am correct IN ny UNDERSTANDING lhat you slc
O~WhsJ wa YOUR business before you went into
o-Wicnl A.-When / wa, eighteen or nineteen
yeas old. | served NY time from the time wa.
n nm think stopped working macblnlst.
/ worhcd in the Harlem Railroad shops. When leit
that / went To the Marine shops ~ DrooblyD and ]
was there six or seven months' -. 81
Q-That was a public place wasn't it, A-oh,
ON the Navy Yard A.-oh, no.
Q.-What wa~ Your next bq, ne alicr may a.
o-Werc YOU appointed court officer before YOU
opened your l1uOr store on SccOnd-aVc or diicrt y
| never owned liquor store on second ave. J
never had liquor store had the slightest interest
-. MD INDIRECTLY.
Odd you ever take a lease ioI premises to be
oWDd Won ever negotiate for the purchase Of
liquor store for yourself or any OF your friends A.
Nof lv MEL ca" What has been your business since you
ceased working as machnistl Alt has generally
''e o Il NS' You had any other business Al had
an Ice business in White Plains That was from 1850
20 o" "D which time, however yOn were in New
York City and a Ths n M no me % in Sa e @o b
ON what year was it you were appointed court ,nt
officer Al cannot recolect IL was along IN the
l. not fact that YOU we're re, i0 f51nS S Ss
was in 1865, 1866 or 1857 Just before was elected
o1s Judge Barnett who WAS mpeaffh tc
o.-who secured your appointment as court officer;
S Sates 'To think ran for Alderman when conrt
ocer hsn ST ST WA %s' engineer GsF do OF lS
o. when the new department came IN, and believe
| was elected Alderman while was engineer.
| O.-were you engineer While you were court oncer
| A.-NO. sir. ,. 1890 &, ,o.u-oou
the time Won were court officer and elected Alder
! mani Al think Am not positive
| Q.-What year did you run for the Aldernansmp
| Al 500 or 1869, | think.
| O-Is il not matter Of fact that You were called
| 10 M the vacancy caused by the election OF Mr..
0prien TO the shrievalty and you then served one
| wear only? A.-One year only, and ] ran again IN
| AGO I'm the fall And in May, 1870, was egislated
| Nv hp TNycpd
| O.-who secured your nomination As candidate for
| Alderman A.-Who secured II
| o-Yes A-Well. | think secured IL myself.
| uaughtcrl With the help Of those around.
| Q.-Isn't IL the fact that sheriff oBren suggested
Won as his successor and coOpcrated with you IN
securing your nomination? A-Weli, probably he did.
Q-Wasn't it understood at that tune that You were
/ Nl.,Ir canddafnl Yes. | think