The evening world., 1894-06-05

Gals was ntlil turtner ihcreaseu Lo-uhy
By the addition Of ex-surrogate Rastus
3. Ransom, who. Mr.. Nicoll announced.
would httend to the interests represent
cd by him during his enforced absence
later In the month at the CONSTITUTIONS
The .Committee began It's work
promptly at IL o'clock this morning.
The members present were Chairman
OtConnoE Cantor and Robertson.
II appeared that some Of the witnesses
Who were expected have failed TO attend.
eergeant.at-Arms Schram called for NJ.
Schwartzenfelder, but there was no re-
Spouse. Mr.. Goff looked annoyed.
Rev.. Wilcox the First witness.
The FIRST witness to a the stand was
william Wilcox, who said he. was n
clergyman, residing at Platterkill, Ulster
County, N. Y. He was a mode looking
young man. and carried an umbrella and
Mr.. Wilcox told how he had seen.
about two months ago, as he was pass
ing down Vesey street, a police oiieer
saloon, between Greenwich and Wash
ington streets. What struck him as
peculiar was that he had his han ex-
As he approached he saw a man whom
tick Ms hand out Of the door and place
so .b,d pil Ysu in s the t hsnd bi If 81 BE aps Stisfm Mn.
II took them to be bills. I could not
Gee. very well at that Stance"
close his hands on the money and walk
II followed him and learned his name,
q memorandum OF II It my home at
Fiatterkin. thought IL was a good
money was paid, and Nc S v solGGnnm1e to
Mr.. WILCOX promised to bring the
memorandum with him the next time
he came to New York. He told Mr..
York as such q Very Wicked place as
many countrymen supposed II to be.
Civil Justice Roesch came in loon
after the. opening and sat down beside
After Mr.. Wilcox left the stand there
was more diminishing on the part OF
M s,iS Cor and n his assistants, that Then d i sss
Granger. the fugitive, had turned up
IN town and was ready to go on and
testify. This was only known to q few
III the room.
Roesch Wanted to he Heard.
while they were waiting Mr.. Nicoll
said he had a request to make In be-
half of Mr.. Roesch. who wanted to
s %sE : a m s,sse YESTERDAY an fsp' Mrs to rh hue
Senator Lexow, said he would like to
extend the courtesy to Mr.. Roesch. but
n precedent had been established, and
Mr.. Roesch then got up and appealed
for recognition. He said he could not
hold court while ths charges were hang,
denial under oath Of Mrs. Thurow's
He appealed as a former colleague Of
seriously Interfere with his plans, as he
had important witnesses to examine.
Senator Saxton sustained Mr.. Gon,
and told NE. Roes sch that n no time would
This apparently satisfied Mr.. Roesch.
for he said he would be on hand at
that time,
Granger Enters the Room.
While he was speaking Granger came
into the room. He was sprucely dressed,
wore a light overcoat, and looked much
more ~presentable h when he testified
He was in charge of Assistant Ser
geant-at-Arms Burr.
He passed Mr.. Con- and Mr.. Jerome,
stand. and. turning around, cast a cold
glance round the crowded courtroom.
a buzz Of surprise went around the
r qGe s sat 'a aew pno pfser %iSkinE on PIN his over
S SSat' r sad az. t SHa; nsfq ieste aus whien re
ma received from MIR. Nicoll last week
New York. May 80. 1894.
Dear slr-ln my previous communications !
have told you that I did not feel at liberty to
taken against The witness Granger while he had
any relations to the Senate Committee as a
Il now desire to make this suggestion, assum-
ing that he is out OF the State. II the witness
will return and again take the stand. no COM
pialnt for any onense will be made against him
--Niia In the State, ms a witness. by Mr., Nc
ciave. So far as Mr.. Mcclavs Is concerned. he
I.sy safely come into the state, appear before tbs
client.
but ! repeat the assurance now In order that the
witness may submit himself Immediately to the
Committee. II. In fact, which | can hardly credit,
fear OF persecution for past misdeeds. has ever
deferred him from returning.
! have assumed in this letter that the witness
in our jurisdiction, though In hiding. my assur.
ance remains the Same. He may come and depart
again to any spot he may come from without
yours, Delaney NIcSoLL,
sMr. Con- stated that upon receiving
this letter he had secured Granger's at
tendance, and could have produced him
Clave.s illness, he had delayed until to-
DAY before producing Granger.
too Ill to appear" said Mr.. Con-, FOR I
was nxiou to have him heal ali of Mr..
Changers testimony"
II am compelled, however, to put
Granger on the stand again, although II
was his own request and one OF the con-
ditions OF his coming back to the State.
that his father-in-law should be present
while he was testifying and hear all he
had to say
Granger was not sworn again and the
nrst question asked was II he remem-
Pered what was said to him by Mr.. Nc
Clave. as '.e left the courtroom after
ne testified the first day.
Sayn McCInve Threatened Him.
Yes, as I was passing by Mr.. Nc
Claye he hammered with his fist on the
table and said: by God, I'll have thai
ecoundrel in States prison as soon as
this Investigation is over"
"Mr. Nicoll also said the same thing
10 me as l passed" added Granger.
he then went on to say that he had
been followed by three men over to the
Park place Elevated station, and that
they went into a saloon when he
stopped to take a drink.
He then went up to his house, at Al,
West F~tfty-seventh street. and tina,
evening be said he went TO Mr.. Gor'i
house. and al midnight left there tc
Ego downtown. He stopped in a saloon
on Columbus avenue and there founC
that he was still being followed.
Capt. Murphy and two men came into
the saloon while he was there, and n,
~recOxniZed fhen The mar foItou,.l IL