The evening world., 1893-12-07
Mr., HElHEY WAS EXCITED.
The Alderman Thought the Cues
tions We're Insinuating.
lilo Was Expininipg About Baud
mrster Devernirs Bills.

There was nm exciting scene at
to-day's session of ;hc Columbian
Audit Commission a: the Brook
lyn City Hail. At the hearing
v-s tcrday Dandmnstcr Dcvcrall, who put
In a bill for ubou 5000 for furnishing
music for the parade of the school chill
d'cn, testified that he had assigned his
claim to somebody whoshnd collected
the money end turned It over TO him.
II" declined 20 dlvulec the name OF the
in lividrnl who acted In the transaction
OH the ground that he could not rcmem-
Der.
Arthur j. Hsaney, VIII, IS one CT the
Aldermen under indictment for partici-
Eating in TIE alleged Columbian cele-
hration frauds, appeared before the Com
mission this morning and told Mayor
Body tina he desired to contradict and
made. The little Alderman was sworn,
and after Mayor iiCody had repeated the
substance of Deveralrs testimony, he
said:
when the Aldermar,c Committee en-
gtged MIR. Devera,l. the bandmasters OF
his city appeared before us and OBJ
jected. They were afraid that they
myseif rasponsible for thcss bills. Mr..
Deveraii assigned his claim to me. l
secured the money, carried 1t to his
rouse a,Iu uoll.cred IL 70 MIN. got
had paid all the brooklyn bandmasters.'
Here Mr.. Hcancy dlved into n big
bunch OF papers and produced several
receipts for the money.
Continuing, Hcaney declared that Dew
Grail had made. II verbal agreement with
the COMMITTEES to supply the music at
the rate of Sc per man and sl2 for the
leader. He was to receive 81 commits.
sion for each band that h. furnished.
Fc knew from personal observation that
nevcrall had supplied upward of seventy
bands.
Did YOU see Mr., Deverall pay out al
the money. less his commission, on the
day you carried the money to him.
Only to the Brcoklyn bands. I was
only responsible to them"
How did 1t happen that YOU acted In
sci Greenwood asked
when the COMMITTEES heard OF the
objectiona to MIR. Deverall we sent for
him,' and he, suggested that one of the
paid off. l was selected to do the work"
How many Brooklyn handmasters
were there? Could o give us ,heil
names?'
There were so many that I couldn''
tell. They came from different points
some as far away as Rondout. / remem
Der that Conner, Lent and McGarry were
among the number"
How man. men were there" .
The dining-room was fun of them,
the Alderman replied: becoming nettled
and YOU paid all the money to
DeveranI"
What do you mean by that?" shouted
the witness. 1T seems strange that q
man can be brought here and cate.
ch'zed as a common thief. 1 have lived
mere thirty years and have never beer
treated this way Until | came here" 70
nation We wanted" said Mayor Body
w are trying to get at the number
Of bands; Mr.; neyeralls memory Is very
but what did you mean by your las
remark? I've produced Deveralrs re
ceipt. Here 1t Is. Read It. Read 1t!
papers in Greenwood's hands.
you'll be a little careful Ia the vd ~
won't have 1t. Do you understand. MI
Greenwood, l won't allow It,"
Heaney was standing. on his feet, an
great beads of persplration coursed dow
Mr.. Greenwood, however, explaine,
that when he asked whether Heane!
wanted to ascertain whether Deveral
had paid the musicians or whether tn
Alderman paid some OF them. Mr.
Heaney subsidized u.o
about the stands erected by the mysteri
Gus up. Ross" The witness repeated
The story he has told before at tn
trials of some of the other indicted
officials.
ar 1t was proven to you that thu
materials in the stands cost only $1,000
and the contract price was 81 900
would you consider Mr.. Ross had de
ceived the committee?' Mayor Bood!
asked.
Heaney gave an evasive reply. TIL
question being repeated, he answered.
81 wouldn't believe such testimony"
After City Auditor Weber had assured
Heaney that no reflections had beei
cast upon his reputation. he was ex
cused.