The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-03-01
SMART MIKE NATHAN
He Makes a Snow of Him.
self in the Quo Warranto
Proceedings.
SAYS HE'S A MAN OF BRAIN
Thompson Anxious to Be Investi-
g~ated-Jack Graham In
His Old Role.
SAYS HE'S A MAN OF BRAIN
speciar to the JERSEY citu Ne,rs.

Special to the JERSEY City Ne,rs.
TRENTON, March /, 1s04-The taking OF
dispositions in the now famous quo a%oa11dnto
proceedings was closed yesterday afternoon,
and ON Monday morning the legal heavy
weights will fight it to a finish before the
nine grave judges of the Supreme Court.
After Senator Stokes had testified yesterday
morning a recess was taken, and when Com
missioner Dickinson reassembled his court In
the Court of Chancery chamber. Senators
Ketcham n Skirm we're called. They
brought out nothing new, but simply gave
their versions of the exciting scenes of the
opening day: which agreed with those al
ready given.
Senator Ketcham, however, fell into the
grave error of trying to make the Demo
cratic Senate responsible for Bob Haggerty
of Newark. 1t was an excusable error, now
ever, for SO persistently did Haggerty cling
CURED some very hard shaking
to make him relinquish ms
hold. He succeeded in getting himself
appointed u doorkeeper year after year. ana
finally when the caucus kicked him out he
chung to the dashboard with the grip of
death, until finally they pulled them into the
wagon and gave him a scat as custodian OF
the cloak rooms. his business being to see
that the visitors to the Senate Chamber did
not steal the hats and coats of the Senators
or rife their pockets.
BOB HAGGERTY'S PART.
> He occupied this position when Mr..
Ketcham was in the Assembly. On the day
of the organization, Haggerty, in that physl-
cal condition commonly known as Jagged,
appeared at the door of the Senate hamoe
and tried to get, In. de was thus engaged
when the Republicans marched up. When
Uo%a.,op, coU aoOarfU Stnrmlnp around.
waving his cane in the air and blocking the
way, he Immediately concluded that he was
q ~doorkeeper placed there by the Democrats,
and SO testified.
Senator Smith followed Mr.. Ketcham say
ing that he corroborated all that the other
Senator's said, and then came the browning
exhibition of the entire hearing. Mr.. Nc
Dermott called Mike Nathan, and in his
usual vainglorious and pompous manner
Mike took the stand. He was very civil to
Mr.. McDermott, and said that ne got Ine
keys to the Senate Chamber on the Monday
afternoon before the Sena was organized,
and locked the doors and kept them locked
upon his own responsibility. He was then
turned over to Mr.. Griggs for cross
ton, and disguised everyone with the e1-
hibition he made of himself. The most
charitable thought that his mind was I'M
paired.
NATHAN's NONSENSE.
At the first Question of Mr.. Grlggs,
Nathan bristled up and assumed the often
sive as though his life was being attacked.
He went out of his way to say unpleasant
things to Mr.. Griggs. In fact he became SO
disgustingly offensive that Mr.. McDermott
sternly told him to stop talking and answer
questions. In answer to a question as to
who took the names from the desks OF the
newly elected Senators, Nathan said he did
not now
HAD YOU any orders or instructions from
auyhody as to whom to admit or exclude
that dayg
II took the responsibility on myself of ad-
hitting Senators and reporters" answered
Nathan
Being questioned concerning the presence
of Marshal Robert Haggerty outside the
Senate door, Nathan said
II think he was outside. He was drunk
and annoying people"
why didn't you go out and put him
awayf
place you would not have gone outside; you
would not have had the nerve to do what l
did"
Being told to name the Senators who were
inside, Nathan exclaimed
II want to tell you l am no electric ma
chine to talk. You know all l can tell you"
Nathan said he had ordered the gallery
doors locked to protect the property of the
State.
"Who would steal it," asked Mr.. Griggs.
81 wanted to tell you the mob l saw, the
wild Indians and the mob. l was slick
enough to know what was going on, and it
wasn't safe to let the mob in"
"You did the same thing last year@ asked
Counsellor Griggs.
BANDS AND RCU MoBs.
9No.n answered Nathan. ''This year there
was a bit of difference. There was some
thing to warn all men that had any brain at
all that there was a mol gathering around
Trenton that was not peaceable. The year
before, when the Democrats met, by George,
everything was orderly, and you can bet on
it,
.What was the d~ifference?" asked Mr..
GT aggs sen.te Of ,saa was ORDERLY. Senators
took their seats without bands of music
heading them. They didn't get a circus mob
to follow them, as they did this year. They
came in peaceable as citizens"
"Who was to youch for the Senators when
they applied for admissions" asked Mr..
Griggs; - no door and think 7 am
pretty competent to know who is a Senator
and who is not"
"Do you remember Senator VOORHEES, APP
plying for admission?'
ssSee here" replied Nathan, pointing his
finger at Mr.. Griggs, sdon't you grow too
pointed In your remarks. l knowsat thing or
two, you can bet on that"
Then he went on to say that every Senator
who applied was pulled or naiieuln III.
They got in somehow; they all got in, and
you can bet on it, too" M
A MAN OF BRAIN.
He frequently referred to himself as a
discreet man and when questioned as to who
ordered him to lock the doors he said a man
with his brains could have seen what that
crowd meant and taken the same recaution.
ssThat's all, . said Mr.. Griggs.
ssAnyone else van to ask me any ques-
tionsYs asked Nathan, pulling out his watch
with the air of a Duke, because if they do
have plenty of time to answer" No one
seemed disposed to accept the invitation and
Nathan stalked from the stand as though he
thought he had knocked the Republicans,
case to smithereens, while every one laughed
at his idiotic conduct.
CARROLL ON THE WARPATH
Trying to Make h Committee Dis