The record-union., 1893-07-14
DEPUTY MCCOY.
The Trustees Investigate BIoomberg's
Charge Against Him.
They Declare There Was Not Enough
Evidence to Sustain the Charges
of Corruption.

The City Trustees met yesterday morn
ing to hold the investigation requested
by Deputy Street Commissioner J. B.
Mccoy in reference to the charges against
him, made in an affidavit sworn TO by
Jacob Bloomberg, and charging him
with having accepted bride for giving
him work
r. I. Devlin said he would like to ask
If there was anyone present who had any
charges to make against Mr.. Mccoy.
Q. K. McClatchy stated that Jacob
Bloomberg, who had made the affidavit,
had promised to be in attendance on the
board at 10 A. NJ, but he was not here in
accordance with his promise.
AS this was not a court of justice, he
could not compel his attendance but it
was not his fault that Bloomberg was alb
sent.
As Mr.. Devlin had a number of wit
nesses on hand to impeach Bloomberg's
testimony, the testimony began.
Patrick O'Hare had worked for the city
oil and on since John Rider was Trustee.
Had worked under Mccoy and the latter
! had never asked him to pay him any
thing, nor had he ever paid him any
thing. Mccoy worked his men harder
than witness had ever seen them worked
and had no tav0rites among the men.
MADE OUT OF WHOLE CLOTH.
Street Commissioner Green said the
whole charge was piece OF spite work.
and lie made out of whole cloth. Bloom
berg had stated in his affidavit that he
paid him (Green) 50 in CIinsberg's store.
He emphatically denied this. lie had
not been in Ginsberg's store for several
months.
M'CoY's STATEMENT.
J. B. Mccoy testified that he had read
Bloomberg's affidavit. He had never
| asked anything from anyone and had
never received anything. The last time
Bloomberg worked for the city he only
worked six days, and witness discharged
him for his constance annoyance, on
June 18th.
Bloomberg made constant efforts to
have him take money for three or four
days preceding. There were several
present when he discharged Bloomberg,
which he did openly. lie was of no ac-
count. He used to find his team tied up,
and urged him to do his sprinkling prop
erly. BloOmberg never paid him any
money, but he offered him S. a week,
which witness refused. BloOmberg owed
him 8 now, which he let him have to buy
| hay with.
Well" said Mayor Steiuman, BLOOM
berg had no occasion to give anyone
money but me; l got him his place"
BLooMBERG APPEARS.
About halt-past 10 o'clock Bloomberg
put in his appearance. The Mayor
showed him his affidavit and asked him
if he had made it. BIoomberg answered
that he had. lie was sworn and the afIi-
davit read by Clerk Young.
IN answer to questions by Mr.. Devlin,
he stated that he paid McCoy - 80, near
the hay market. 1t was on a Saturday.
He went to work on Wednesday morn
ing and was discharged on the following
| Tuesday. He was discharged at Twelfth
and streets. No one was present when
he was discharged. He was not dis
charged; he was told there was no more
work.
He did not think Mccoy treated him
right. The first one he told was a re-
porter, but he would not answer whether
he hunted up the reporter. The first that
was said about it was that q man named
Snow was making kick. and stated that
1t was necessary to pay Mccoy money i'll
order to keep q job. He heard several
others say so, but could not tell their
names.
Bloomberg denied offering Mccoy s. to
keep him on the job, and also that he a
any time offered any money to him. The
affidavit did not state correctly the day
on which he gave Mccoy money; it was
on Saturday. He gave Mccoy the s. 80
and asked him to DO ali he could to keep
him on the job. Mccoy never lent him -
to buy hay with. He found fault with wit
ness team. He did not want to get even
on Mccoy, he only wanted work Nc
Coy never found fault with him for get
ting drunk. lie never got lost when at
work and got over into another district
He had his sprinkler fixed in tue best
kind of shape and waited for Mccoy,
who did not come, and who found fault
with it. As Mccoy was always finding
fault with him he thought he would get
solid by paying him something. Snow
was the only one whose name he could
remember who had stated that they paid
Mccoy money.
SNOW CONTRADICTs.
Devlin produced an affidavit from J.
Snow to the effect that he had never
offered nor had Mccoy asked or received
money from him.
Mr.. Snow, who had made the affidavit
when he did not think he could be pres
ent, appeared and corroborated his affi-
davit and said that what BloomDerg said
was false. He denied any such conyersa-
ton as Bloomberg claimed.
HIEsCH's OPINION.
NJ. Hirsch knew Bloomberg, and would
not believe him under oath. His reputa-
ton was not very good, as he did not paw
his debts.
HUGHES WON'T BELIEVE HIM.
Michael Hughes knew Bloomb berg and
did not think his reputation for truth and
veracity was very good. The witness
rented five of the McCIatchv blocks in
the eastern part OF the city and the neigh
bors told him that Bloombe berg was driv-
ing his horses into the lots, and stealing
the bareed wire and fence posts. Witness
at various times found Bloomberg's
stock in the lots lying down in the hav,
He told BlOomberg that he did not wish
to take his stock to the pound. He finally
got tired and sent young man To watch.
Bloomberg's stock came over, driven by
Bloomberg himself, in about IL o'clock
at night and were taken to the pound.
Bloomberg had promised him to take care
OF his stock, but did not keep his word
AND STILL ANOTHER.
Andrew Myers knew Bloomberg. His
character was very bad. He would not
believe him under oath. He is drunk
most of the time, and insults evry body.
He had never heard him under oath.
WHAT KELLY KNEW.
Mr.. Kelly knew Bloomberg; was pres
ent when Mccoy discharged him. Bloom
berg was following Mccoy around and
he heard Mccoy tell him to go home
there was no work for him, and he was
no good when he was at work.
HEARD HIM OFFER So.
Henry knable was present when
Bloom berg was discharged. He heard
Bloomberg tell Mccoy that he would pay
him s. per week to keep HIM on, and
Mccoy told him to go to -.
ED M'COY, TOO.
Ed Mccoy was also present. Bloomberg
asked him if there was any more work,
and Mccoy told him no: BIoomberg
made some remark which witness did