The evening world., 1893-12-07
EXCITED Mr.. HEANEY.
The Alderman Thought the Cues
tions Were Insinuating.
he Was Explaining About Band
master DeveraIrs Bills.
A Scene at tho Columbian Audit
Commissions Meeting.

Their was an exciting session of the
Columbian Audit Commission at the
Brooklyn City Hall. At the hearing
Yesterday Bandmaster Deverall, who put
In a bill for about 5000 for furnishing
music for the parade of the school chill
dren, testified that he had assigned his
claim to somebody who had collected
the money and turned it over to him.
He declined to divulge the name of the
individual who acted in the transaction
on the ground that he could not remem-
Der.
Aldermen under Indictment tor partici-
Eating in the alleged Columbian cele-
bration frauds. appeared before the Com
mission this morning and told Mayor
Body that he desired to contradict and
explain some statements that had been
made. Tn little Alderman was sworn,
and after Mayor Body had repeated the
substance of Deverell's testimony. he
said:
when the Aldermanic Committee en-
gfged Mr.. Deverail. the bandmasters of
jected. They vera afraid that they
would not be paid. l promised to hold
myself responsible for thest bills. Mr..
Deverall assigned his claim to me. l
house and delivered 1t ito him. l got
his. receipt, and remained there until he
llsll bdNb All lllt IIDbhlNH ia administers.
Here Nh. Heaney diver INTO a big
bunch OF papers and produced several
receipts for the money.
Continuing. Heaney declared that Dew
eral had made a verbal agreement with
the Committee to supply the music at
the rate or VI per man and 81 for the
leader. He was to receive 81 commits
sion for each band that he furnished.
He knew, from personal observation that
peveral had supplied upward of seventy
bands.
ssJNiI ,,a,, .aa NJ. ..~ ~
the money. less his commission. on the
you carried the money to him?' Mayor
Body asked.
Only to the Brooklyn bands. l was
only responsible to them
How did 1t happen that you acted in
sci Greenwood asked.
objections to Mr.. Dcverall we sent for
him. and he suggested that one of the
Committee should be present when he
How many Brooklyn bandmasters
names?"
There were so many that I couldn't
some as far away as ROndout. ] remem-
Der that Common; Lent and McGarry were
among the number
THE dininG-rooni was full of them"
the Alderman replied, becoming nettled.
and 20" passed all the money to
what do o mean by that?' shouted
the witness. ut seems strange that a
man can be brought here. and cate.
chized IS a common thief. l have lived
"Mr. Deverali didn't bring, his re-
Ge,P T a Wa S s9ql { E snis M Hs tne B !n5Gy.
I'VE are trying to get at the number
OF bonds; Mr.. Deverall's memory is very
hazy," Mr.: Greenwood said, trying to
Nj fhn
But what did you mean by your last
remark? I've produced. Deverall's re
ceipt. Here it is. Read it! Read IL"
p meanssi in ia Grssen aM9@sr's' hands aS he thrust the
you'll be "a little careful in the flu
ture." continued Heaney. II don't want
you to put such questions to me, and
Greenwood. ! won't allow IT,"
Heaney was standing on his feet and
great beads of perspiration coursed down
MIR. Greenwood. however, explained
that when he asked whether Heaney
had given Devcrall all the money, he
wanted to ascertain whether Denerall
Alderman paid some OF them. MIR.
Heaney subsidized.
Mr.. Greenwood then questioned Heaney
about the stands erected by the mysteri,
Gus 'P. Ross" The witness repeated
the story he has told before at the
trials of some Of the other indicted
materials in the stands cost only $4,000,
and the contract price was $1,000,
c T9lvldd y tRe s sommittee M|' M Mass had Body DE-;
asked.
Heaney gave an evasive reply. The
question being, repeated. he answered,
II wouldn't believe such testimony
After City Auditor Weber had assured
Heaney that no reflections had been
cast upon his reputation. he was ex-