The evening world., 1894-05-21
$780, 600 for our country placer" asked

$4,000 for your country placer" asked
~ never told that to anybody"
That was about the time you went
to California. wasn't it,"
Eyes. | went out there for my health"
",,ntd you have a priyate carr.
,b hiMeySr' s'ri ! ,neDGr ro5g IN Ns sHrh a
In a tone Of indignant protest. "I
paid for my tickets. and went out with
my. wire and i've children
you were dwaN?'
Il left 1t in charge of my three sons"
what was your business In 1892
Let me soc; that was the year of the
fire. | supposr | did about SjOo,OOU worth
OF business
what was your loss?"
There wasn't any loss. | made about
SllS, 900 that year"
didn't the examination of insurance
ahjustcrs show that you lost Sll 900 that
Not that ] r~cmemher."
Capt. Max Schmittbcrgcr%'
This question started the witness in
another iantrum, from which h" was
Chalrman. Mir. McClav' finally said:
- deny the insin i%ntion. absolutely
man who says | did. is a liar"
MIR. McClavc admitted thut he had
recommended Capts. Price. Wcstcrvelt,
Martens. Strauss and stephenson for
y; this point the examination of the
commissioner was interrupted to allow
Gideon Granger. his ex-son-in-law, to
testify.
MIR. Gon began by telling the witness
that McClIve had testified in the morn.
ing about a certain Granger who had
married his daughter. but within thirty
days from the marriage he had found
him to b" II forgcr and scoundrel.
Are YOU the person alluded tor
I'm the only Granger that married
into tha M1IlnNp fu milN 50 far as
know"
Are you not Commissioned McClave's
| son-in-lHw?'
II don't know whether | am or not
now. | was once"
The witness said he was formerly in
the produce commission business at l45
West street, and had desk room with
George II JUDD
Mir. McClnve testified that he never
received "A check for $50 from MIR. Judd.
What do you know about that
II know he lid. for | took 1t up to
for n,%i $3.50" "o" N"o" '""' TIE '"etA III
What was the check given for?"
81 don't know" said the witness after
some hesitation.
What did you say to Mr., McCiave
when you gave him the check
Here's, the money we promised to
pay YOU"
Whom did you mean by 'we?'"
Myself and a man named Cooper
The witness explained that Cooper was
II iili' "ii' A'f''' 80 - @'f
AID wanted to get on the police force
He paid $3.50 to get the opportunity.
Granger went on to say that he knew
August Dux, n butcher, at 95 Eighth
avenue. had sent "A check for $500 to
Commissioned McClave to secure the APP
prominent of his brother-in-law to the
MIR. McClaye testified this morning
heard of him." said Mr.. Goff..
That must be n mistake, for / intro
/ ltlpa1 Mr. InlN In Nh Att Ia We IN his
own front pariOr."
Granger sand this check was taken to
Mr.. McClave by George richards a
since died. The check was No. "3l5' in
blue figures, and was in the possession
of "A man named Dorsey.
II saw the check n week ago said
Granger. 1T was Endorsed John Nc
Claye;, / told Dorsey he had better
"He gave $50 to me- said the witness.
land $500 to W. + Dixon. Mr.. Judd's
bookkeeper. The understanding was
that he was to pay for the appointment
In that way. do not know where the
check Is now
CHECKS FOR APPOINTMENTS.
Another man who Granger said he
knew paid for "A place on the force was
II John Cohn. He paid sos for the APP
How do you know he paid tt?" asked
Mr.. Nicoll.
Because it was paid to me, and
took 1t up to headquarters myself
"'\vhat did you do with IT."
II left It at Headquarters. But Mr..
McClave did not get 1t"
The witness said the only time he had
ever given any money directly to Mr..
MCClave was when he gave him that
500 check from Mr.. Judd for Cooper.
Lots of people used to come to me.
knowing | VAS a son-in-law of Mr.. Nc
ClGve. for help in getting on the police
force. ] did what l could. but when they
talked OF money matters J. always re-
ferred them to Mr.. McClave."
a man named Kelly, the witness said.
was known as the go-between to carry
on these negotiations between the appli-
cants and the persons who made APP
pointments to the police force. Gran
ger mentioned several other cases
where he had known money to be paid
for appointments.
Mr., McClavc arose at this point and
startled the crowd by addressing the
Committee in n loud n excited one
CALLs GRANGER a A ANT FORGE
Il want to say right here" he said
that III! man on the witness stand Is a
drunkard, a liar, IA thief and "A forger