New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-03-15
PART II.
PAGES II TO "a.
MLAUGHLIN ON THE STAND.
SAYS HE GOT NO MONEY ON CoNTRACTA


HENRY BERAU LOSES HIS CASE AGAINST Exc
ALDERMAN oCoNNELL.
There was much interest taken In the trial OF
suit before Judge Cullen IN the supreme Court Brook
Ign, yesterday, as exResfster Hugh Mclaughlin the
" boss OF Brooklyn Democratic politics. was
witness. The court room was crowded with big and
little politicians and revelations regarding the devious
ways OF the ring OF politicians who make their head
quarters In Kerrigans auction rooms In wiloughoy.
ST. were expected. Among the witnesses canes
were Mclaughlin and his leading leutenants, Joeh
Delmar. james shevin. senator McCarty and Others
but the last three named failed TO appear. MO
Laughin put In u denial OF receiving any money o.
contracts. but uneasy In the witness cnsus
The suspicious Of the plaintiff could not DO suDsonu'
ated by evidence. The suit was brought by Henry
Berau, the former garbage contractor OF the city, 70
recover S25. 900 from exAderman Daniel OConnehs
his partner which, he says. was taken from the
profits OF himself and OConnell in the garbage
business, and used for purpose unknown 10 the
plaintiff. OConnel Is politician OF prominence ana
"pull," and when Berau secured the garbage coz
tract he secured OC0nnell As partner In openiht
the case counsel that the charge that the 90
PENDANT had defrauded the plaintiff OF large sums
OF money on pretence Of paying them to certaA
politicians. who had never received the money.
The first witness was the plaintiff. He
testified that he had first met OConneu N
Kerrigan's auction room in WOughby-st and nas
signed partnership contract with him. SIX months
later O'Connell had proposed that they pay per
cent to "certain parties I'm Wloughby-s." He had
| paid 81, 800 and OConnel had produced Ike sum-
and the money had been put In an envelope ane
marked al b." 1t had then been handed to J. a.
Weinberg, who to give 1t to man VINO pre'
| duced a card marked II. b." When the rontracs
| had been renewed 100000 additional had been eos
| from the city for extra work and Berau had paid
hale pff tho I'm
| which was to have been paid to "willoughby-st"
year ago the witness had lost the contract, No
| said and It had gone to BARLEY French. lie nae
learned after that time that OCOnnell had taken the
money for hi, own use When he had lost the con-
| tract he and OConne had made settlement
on cross-eXaminaion the witness SAID tna' y.
believed that the money he had paid TO OCohnen
| had been for protection In tie matter OF ue %"
| tract.
"IIave you any suspicion to what O'Connell was
| to do with the money!"
Il thought that the people In wioughby- ST. from
Mr.. Mclaughlin down. entitled to certain PEI
cent I'm every contract" lie further said that II Mr.
| Mclaughlin had got the money he would have been
perfectly satisfied but he had inquired and had come
to believe that it had not been paid to any one.
lie had written to OConnell demanding an accounting
| In regard the $4,000 in August last. He had
| believed that Hugh Mclaughlin. John Delmar, T. A.
| Kcrrigan senator John McCarty and James shevnn
had great influence in procuring contracts. He had
suspected that they had got the money. and then he
had suspected that they didn't get IT, The plainths
| son testified to handing $45s q month to OCOnneu
several by direction OF his father, and OConneu
had told him on several occasions TO say to hiS
father, Those people want their money!
There WAS an expectant air in the courtroom when
| Hugh Mclaughlin called. He asked where
he had had his Office for the last five years. and he
said Nowhere In particular" lie denied having .
desk In Kerrgans auction rooms In WillOughbyst, but
said that he in and out Of the place other
men. and could usually be found there. lie admitted
| knowing Beran and OConne
Did Bcran or OConne pay you any money from
| June. 1888, February, 1892 30
mo. sir. not for that anything else" responded
the witness after he had protested 10 Judge Cullen
that he knew nothing Of the and did not see why
| his name should be dragged into 1t.
"Dd he pay over TO you part Of $1,000 whic1
| Berau says he gave hm?'
"No. not that or anything else'
did he pay part OF these sums, 80 900. % 600.
| 81. 400 or $2,OOOl"
Il have never received dollar. good bad OF in.
different from OConnerl or Berau for any cause What
ever
| There was no crossexamnatlon Of the witness.
Daniel OCOnnel testified that Berau had visited
| him In 1888. Berau had asked him to join in part
nership in the garbage contract. They had made up
an estimate and after the contract had been awarded 4
I}erau at $4,000 year, they had formed copart-
nersnip. He denied meeting Berau In kerrtgnns OF
In WernberGs Office and said II false that he had
put 81 800 In envelope. He had never received
any money from Berau as he had alleged There
was no need OF paying anything for contracts. When
they had first settled things he found that Berau had
mixed the street cleaning contract accounts With those
| Of the earbagA contract and owed him 5000. Each
! month aft-rward each had drawn his share Of the
| profits until their final settlement last year. On
| crosse amination Mr. O'Connell said that he had
never held IA city contract in his own name. lie had
| never money In an envelope sent II to VII.
loughby-st. and he had never told Berau that per
sons In Willoug byst. wanted money. lie had never
| agreed 10 pay money 10 any for the contract.
| lie had known Mclaughlin, Shcvlln and Delmar foe
| twenty twenty-five years. Before he had seen
| Berau he had not consulted with any one about the
| garbage contract Ills profits from the business for
| four years had been S6l,1OO
| After further evidence Judge Cullen gave judg.
| ment for the defendant. lie said that there no
proof Of the payment OF the money by the plaintiff
| and II he had raid It he not entitled TO
| cover II, he knew he paving Ii for Illegal
purpose AT the time, whatever the final disposition OF
il. A motion for a trial denied.