The evening world., 1893-12-07
EXCITED Mr.. HEANEY.
The Alderman Thought the CUES.
tions Were Insinuating.
He Was Explaining About Band
master Deyeralrs Bills.
A Scene at the 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 n bill for about So, 900 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 1t 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.
Arthur j. Heaney. who IS one of the
Aldermen under Indictment for partici-
rating in the alleged Columbian cele-
hration 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. The little Alderman was sworn,
and after Mayor Body had repeated the
substance of Deverelis testimony, he
said:
When the Aldermanic Committee en-.
gfged Mr.. Deverall. the bandmasters Of
this city appeared before me and OBJ
jected. They were afraid that they
would not be paid. | promised to hold
Deverall assigned his claim to me. /
secured the, money. carried it to his
house and delivered i ito him. l. got
49, PAM ~ ~ -
Here Mr.. Hcaney 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 OF So per man and 81 for the
sion for each band that he furnished.
He knew from personal observation that
Deveral had supplied upward of seventy
bands.
.IiI NJ Ila,-aran -a,, 1,t 4, n
the money, less his commission, on the
you carried the money to him." Mayor
Body asked.
only to the Brooklyn bands. was
only responsible to them"
How did IT happen that you acted in
sci Greenwood asked
when the Committee heard of the
objections to Mr.. Deverall we sent for
him. and he suggested that one of the
Committee should be present when he
How many Brooklyn bandmasters
were there? Could you give US their
There were SO many that 1 couldn't
some. as far away as Rondout. / remem-
Der that Conner, Lent and McGarry were
among the number
The ~dlning-room was full Of them"
the Alderman replied, becoming nettled.
Ds sAnd you passed all the money to
what do you mean by that?" shouted
the witness. 1T seems strange that a
nan can be brought here and cate:
chized as a common thief: I have lived
mir, Deverall, didn't bring, his re
1eiP ? AND md S Sopldn't, g s.is M Ss the R inf9y-
I'VE are trying to get at the number
Of bonds; Mr.. Deveralrs memoir is very
hazy," Mr.: Greenwood said, trying to
"Bu what did Q mean by our last
remark? I've produced Deverall's re-
celpt. Here it is. Read It! Read IT,
Heaney fairly SHOUTED as he thrust the
ture," continued Heaney. 81 dom
you to- put such questions TO me. and 1
Greenwood. / won't allow it,"
Heaney was Standing on his feet and
great beads of perspiration coursed down
that ar' when en he asked whether Reaney
had given Deverall all the money. he
wanted to ascertain whether Renerall
Alderman paid some Of them. MI.
Heaney subsidized.
Mr.. Greenwood then questioned Heaney
oSsa! !P fne R Ftaaas e Fee Witness Ry sne r mgs a
the story he has told before at the
trials of some Of the other indicted
Off1clalS.
"If 1t was proven to you that the
materials in the tar cost only 1900.
and the contract price was sil,Coo.
ceived the committee" Mayor Body
asked.
Heaney gave an evasive reply. The
question being repeated, he answered.
Il wouldn't believe such testimony"
After City Auditor Weber had assured
Heaney that no reflections had been
cast Upon his reputation, he was ex-
cused.