The evening world., 1894-05-24


and so I loaned him the money"
. ''Did you know at that time that he
tFyng to get ,,S the Srs poSs
sDld he tell you that he needed the
money to pay for place on the force
"weie you aware that he wanted I, to
pay for the appointment
mo. SIR. He only told me ne Wan'eu
what was thi. youns mans name7
Patrick Shea
Was he appointed to the iorce cesn,-.,
who saw him on the stree; in uniform
shc;,!ly after my return to the city last
Mr. webb said TIM, shea,s pos; was in
rorfy-second street. near Fifth avenue.
"Did he ever pay you back the
yes. he paid me $40 about a month
affer he Tot tn. appointment and 500
more a little afterwards. ! think he has
..T Tben e IL he didn't tell you he wanted
the money to facilitate his appoint
.No; he asked me before loaned him
the. money II knew any OF the Com
nissioners, and l told him 1 knew Mr.
AfcClave slightly"
did you write a letter 20 MI. McClaNe
Recommending his appointment
Mr.. webb, in answer TO Mr.. Nicolls
questions, said that Shea had been out
Of employment for three or four months
when he loaned him the s2N Shea was
a single man, but supported his parents.
Mr.. Webb was then excused.
MeClave on the Rack Again.
Mr.. McClave was recalled TO the stand
and was asked II he remembered Shea :
Il can't say ! do" he replied.
We'll YOU remerabtr receiving let
-Yes; I think I did receive letter
from Mr. Webb, and also one from llr.
seward Webb. his brother. about an ap-
10 further questions were asked uron
this point. and Mr. GoT took up the
subject of the Commissioners personal
taxes He testified that he had sworn
OF his personal taNes after the FIRE last
year 81 account Q: his losses the Eenera!
sfsgnation OF business and Indebtedness
which he had Incurred.
This was the first time. he said. he
had ever sworn on nv: taSes ne 40 %
rintements he had made to mercantile
agencies in 1881. his personal prop
ersy. inciuding his furniture. was worth
And yet you say you are worth as
much now as You were eight years
There has been no material change"
Mr. McCiave stated that Charley
GpAnt. who was his secretary: had
Homer Mason. He had been in the pc
partment sixteen years and received a
kalary OF S.75o. Another clerk named
and appointments.
Ex-Conxressman Raines Testincs.
Al Mr.. Nicolrs request the examination
OF Mr.. McClave was interrupted again
20 allow ex-Congressman John Raines;
Of Canandaigua, to testify. He wanted
to contradict some statements made by
Gideon Granger on Monday to the effect
that Mr.. Raines had interested himself
In securing the appointment OF Mcpon, pom
Senator oconnor examined the wit
ness Who denied that he kIeT Granss,
to securs the appointment Of an applf.
cant 70 the New York police force; ~.
Police .Commissioners recommending
Mcdonald, whom I knew In Canaan:
dsaisqs. ss but .,I. have no Recollection OF
As to having any personal interview
m'9n,ey, 'n;s,Sy ,,.ss as he has alleged it is abso-
Mr.. Raines admitted to. Mr.. Goff that
he had written several letters. recon-
police force s in Il this pefa' city. He did i'd not not
write to any particular Commissioner.
but had always addressed his communi-
file there" he said. IT wrote the letter
for Mcdonald at the request of Mr.
did you see the letters printed ir
The World yesterday purporting tc
have been written by Mr.. Granger?''
Yes. / saw them also in local pa
per In Canandaigua. l also saw Mr.
Lapham after read them In the paper
and he told me that he had given then
out to reporter"
Says He Doesn't Know Granger.
draavyye And yet sySsag you say you never hear
I fa har nd 70
lily very we'll l don't know him. and d
not think l ever met him, as he says"
,s MIR; Raines .nt admtteS however tina tina
when he came to New York.
After resuming the witness-stand MI
noiotmsnt said me haa examined the aP
Strauss. He said that 1t was necessar
under the Civll;service law for tn
Board OF Commissioners to certify a
rank of roundsman. -.
Among the hackers of Capt. Strauss
who was appointed by Mr.. .McClave, wer
Cornelius Van Cott. Jesse Seligmal
Jacob Patterson and ex-Mayor Parson,
Of Rochester: These men We're all prom
nent Republicans and the witness state
that this fact influenced him to recon
mend sn ST Strauss for pr,9nmoti.on. $780,.
good Republican" he said.
Did you ever know OF any man recon
mended by Commissioner for prom
non to saptainey rejected?"
Capt. Martenss hackers were s. V. !
Cruger. Chauncey Brtton, X. l.. Gu
ting, j. l.. Wells. Silas b. butcher c.
Hahn and Jacob Hess. The hackers
his other appointees. CaptS. Westeryt
and Price. Mr.. McClave did not give.
The appointments, ne sad were ma
solely on the recommendations Of tho
gentlemen, and he had never until 4
present time heard anything in rega
TO the payment OF money to secure a
pointments. At least he declared not
Ing OF the kind had ever before be
suggested with regard to his appor
ments.
The Commissioner took things We
calmly during this severe questioning
the Committees counsel, and seemed
have his temper well under Contr
There were none of those outbreaks
anger which were so frequent at yest'
days session.
Mr.. Con brought in at this point I
stub-books of the Pension Fund, sho
ing the checks drawn on that fund fro
the Bank of North America during I
year 1890 and Charles l.. Gott. n boo
keeper in the Police Department, to
the witness stand. He identified I
stIb-books. His position was Asssta
Treasures book-keeper.
GOtt Tells About Cheeks.