New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-08-09
AFRAID OLA W AT MONMOUTH.
THE MANAGERS DON'T WANT TO TESTIFY
THEY SEND THE SECRETARY AND suPERIN
TESDENT. WHO SHOW \ SURPRISING
AMOUNT OF IGNORANCE.
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Long Branch n j., Aug. S.-James f. S,een, who
represents the Township Committee in its fight
with the Monmouth Park Association, made an
effort to-day to beard the lion In his den. He
went to Monmouth Park with Supreme Court Com
missioner David Harvey. jr.. TO examine under oath
of the leading officials OF the association. He
hoped by this means to evidence for
tomorrow, when he is TO come before Chief JUS
tce Beasey to argue his motion to set aside the
writ of certiorari granted upon the application OF
the Monmouth Park Association when It's ofncers
learned that the Township committee was urea
Of waiting for the license fee that has never been
paid and would reconsider the resolution granting
the license
The taking of testimony begun before Com
missioner Harvey at his Office in Asbury Park last
Thursday Subpoenss had been issued Tor a nall
dozen OF the leading men OF Monmouth farH' out
only Assistant Secretary Croft appeared In order
to secure the attendance of some of the others
the hearing was continued to-day at the Mon
mouth Park Hotel. The change OF place dln not
help much The men whose presence was desired
most strongly were successful as ever IN eudihs
examination President A. +. Walcott and John A.
Morris would not come They sent Secretary II. G..
Crickmore and Superintendent Melvin r. Van
Keuren to represent the association. They must
have known what they were about In sehdlns sec
rotary Crckmore. for the latter reVeaieh prac-
tcally nothing. He showed the most surprising is-
norance of the commoncst details OF the workings
of Monmouth Park. When it came to the matter
Of the license which secured In such haste
even before the law making racing possible was
properly fled Secretary Crckmore's innocence was
shown In its fullest development. He did not
know anything about any authority Tor the ap-
plicaion for license. or the arrangements ior the
payment of the license fee or the suit for cert-
orar Nor did he know II he had any records
concerning any of these matters although he said
1t his duty secretary OF the association to
keep the minutes Of business transacted
The secretary getting along swmmirgly
in his discourse on what he didn't know about
Monmouth Park. and his counsel. William H.
Nredenburgh. watched the proceedings with look
OF evident satisfaction on his face. Mr. Crlckmore
made one break. however. in his zeal to prove his
ignorance OF Monmouth Park affairs. and Mr.
Nredenburgh on the alert at once. Mr.. crlck-
said that far as he knew there were no
directors Of the Monmouth Park Association. and
he did not know that there had ever been any
regular election Of officers. Mr. Nredenburgh was
quick TO - that such testimony would simply
prove that the Monmouth Park Association had
legal existence He promptly interrupted the
examIna ton long enough TO get Mr. Crickmore to
reveal the fact that lie did know that there was
an Executive Committee representing the ASSOC
ciation The committee. he said, was composed of
\ f. Walcott. John \. Morris. T.. !. Dwyer VI. F.
Dwyer and Lucen o. Appleby. When asked about
this committees relations the various pro-
ceedlngs connected with the matter OF the racing
license he reapsed into his original ignorance.
He was excused. and Superintendent Van
keurcn was called. Mr. Van Keuren almost
as good a representative for the association AZ
Mr.. Crckmore. The only point OF interest in
his testimony was his Acknowledgement OF having
served the writ OF certorari upon the several
members Of the Township Committee. and not.
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upon the township clerk, who is the custodian
Of. the records
The townships representatives. viii argue the
case before chief Justice Beasley tomorrow.
Mr.. Sfeen may at the outset object to the writ
on the ground that IL Illegally served. II
he does So however the racetrack people viii
simply apply at for another writ