The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-10-26
HAVEN CONN. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2G, 1894
Not to my knowledge"

T heard of them"
 Did you ever have a visit from one Of them in relation to the lease of the Grand opera house?" 'T think so." The Grand opera house belongs to the Gould estate. Witness said Kelley call cd on him to use ,his influence to keep the Seventh judicial district court in West Twenty-second street, where it used to be.
 Did you not tell Kelleythat the lease was signed to transfer the court to the Grand opera house?" T did. Judge Stlner told me so." Did you not say you were on the other side as an attorney?" T did not"
 "Will you swear you did not take an interest in negotiating the lease?" T had nothing to do with the lease." Witness said that Kelley came to him as lawyer.
 What influence did he seek to buy from you?'
 "Mr. Kelley asked me to act as his lawyer" Witness said he was In law part nership with ex-Judge Brown. The name of the firm was Brown and Shee- han.
 Were you in partnership with Judge Brown before you became police com missioner" q was."
 Did your name appear on door or on an office?" "No sir"
 Judge Brown is counsel for the excise board. | Witness never appeared in court of record since he became a police com missioner.
 What time do you devote to your law practice?"
 T go there iu the morning at 10 and thence to police headquarters. Then go again to my office in the even ing"
 What is your average income as lawyer?"
 q make about $5,0OO a year." Witness said consultations made up the bulk of his law practice. Have you any other business?" q am connected with the J. c. Shee- han Contracting company. and John O'Brien make up the firm. We have at present contracts in Long Island City" The commissioner said the commits sioners of improvement gave him the contract. Inspector Williams had hrothor ov, tho oop, yoiccion
 Do you know Hugh J. Reilly?"
 "He is a client of our's."
 Did he ever talk to you about the Long Island City contract?"
 "Ie may have"
 "Did you ever talk to him about In- spector Williams and in connection with the Long Island City contract?" | Mot to the best of my belief" l "Did you not talk about the fact that Inspector Williams was candi- date for the position of police commits sioner vacated by MT. McClave?" l we may have had such converse l tion." A. | "Did you ever send a message to Reilly to Thomas c. Platt about the candidacy of Inspector Williams?"
 "No sir" | MT. Golf called attention to an ab- stract from the Long Island commits sioners' minute book, which stated that December 16, 1893, the bids were returned and that the advertisement was continued another week, and that John G. Sheehans representative had refused to take the bid back, saying he had the commissioners receipt. "Al- low me to explain that" said MT. Sheehan. "Not now. You will have plenty of time," MT. Golf said. MT. Golf asked about other con- tracts. There was one contract on January 3, 1894, for which Commis- sioner Sheehan bid in his own name. Why did you bid in your own name"
 "Well, my partner, Mr. O'Brien, did not wish his name to appear at the time and he asked me to do so." Commissioner Sheehan here whis- pered to Mr. Lexow that he had busi- ness at police headquarters and asked to be excused. T am satisfied" said MT. Golf, "pro- vided you are here tomorrow" MT. Sheehan said he would appear to- morrow. Adjourned.