New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-06-06

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worthv ~ heller with the aid OF Mr.. Goff and that
no more time should be taken up In that direction
Senator Xow said was pr9prr ,Ss ' dworce pro-
ceedlngs
INSPECTING THE HOTEL REGISTERS.
O Oby Mr. Gof)-Dld you 90 to the Ashland
House and try the register after you re-
ceived the papers In the divorce case? A.-hes'
knew Mr.. Brockway the proprietor. and Mr.. FInhy
the Clerk Mr. Brockway said he had loaned the
register TO Inspector Williams. one Of my attorneys
with at the time go a , ", -,
Odd you also go to the HobSrn? Ah h som on
FOR the house said that the register nrS of h Ssd
be- n raid-l "A week before.
Q-How much money did you pa, or or ar give MO 20
caves house? A.-Immedlateiy after was mar
rled | gave to Mr.. McClave power OF attorn'y 10
bank in Boston By aunt That money was gwen
to my wife. Altogether gave TO my VIE ABOUT
5000 not counting christmas presents; ,.,n, ,no
Q-Wcre you with the McC;nve fami;y during the
summer that they spent on Long lsand' Al was
Q-Was Inspector WIlliamss yacht sent down
there FOR the use Of the famiy 49, ~, Nat Tas wo
weeks Tfere were three men IN the ere" OF '"e
Mr. Gon asked oKe,ly the shoemaker Of Eighth
ave who recently was witness before me com,
mttee; to stand up in ne COURTROOM ONe'y S'oo'
Q~Do YOU recognize that man A +, +, ,o lie L,, !,
the .noR d to whq Ev ph IN iSe orT
Q.-When dll you first see Kelly? An saloon
AT FIffy-SiXfh-st. ana bIgHtn-aNf
Q.-Did he eyer say anything to you ABOUT your he
fathcr-in-law being rich man A. re std ne
ON account Of the way the money was coming In to
him account OF appointments -, Co.,. no.,
kept. and called attention. 10 the Item about the
payment Of $50 by policeman named Coleman
Coleman wanted to be roundsman am not
sure that he paid all Of the money at one time.
think he had only $50 which | received. ana ne
said ne would get the rest from his father who was
"A farmer IN sullivan County. ! don't recollect II
| M, 10 Mr.
HIS TRANSACTIONS WITH THE POLICE.
The witness was directed 20 read from the diary
the names %, men from whom he had received
money for Mr. McCTaye He read: Little. go
F Earns S s3co Goldman Eo and Mead iS
Q-DM You keep another memorandum book?
Gsya- house ""i was told that It had been burned
It contained fun record Of the transactions had
Q-In how many cases o. applications FOR APPOINT
men on ihe police force On ySq reyT ?a 6ousn3
. -DI YOU keep sornc II the money. Al kept
some ot u with Mr. Mctlaye's consent some OF II
/ ieft with Richards for MI Mcciave and some
Q-Why ia you not give the money to Mr Nc
Ciave2 lie said It was not safe 10 be seen gly-
writing I gave the money directly 20 him about
half dozen times more or Jess.
mono )" d T,ii "a Mr MScieye5 rtmems,r
he Cohen case particularly. Cohen wa me trHck-
mNn who had been IN M employ. and ABOUT whom
wrote the letter 20 Mr.. Mcclave which was read
- What other case9 Al think there WIS The
case OF Bradley. daughter. IN which senator Br4i-
wanted % be- a policeman.
TIE CASE OF GEORGE RONK
. Any other caseg A-Thcrc was the case -
George Ronk. bur that was not cnsn Of appoint
m.ut. Konk was a policeman In the Nineteenth
Precinct he was trial before ihe Commission
cr4 Ola complaint made b son ~ cN-Ma|or
Hewitt Eonk cirnr 70 me ana asked M to save
him. ~ faiI b would De- worth month salAIj;
iod Kim WHAT i., Ronf had sali Sir Mcciavc said he
wuuil 300 what D.. could FOR him ana said h" thought
~, up. Ronk was nncl ami transferred. H. cane
20 3D., huu." AMI saw me in tn Nesuhdl, Ihrre
g. Nr McCi1t.. Eonk alto gave T. me- "A VIA f9%
which De- bad been keeping ln hts fiat lie 'a'd he
.r.n OK 81 20 thc hausa IN "yruiy-ecconl-.t
,.d k.it ~ Boa th. backward one night II tore mp
cas Miller cenr store u Amst.rdan-ayc. near
ssty-rinth-.t. who're % was only NV weeks ago.
- .Air Mccle,c testified that De had received
check f,r yoVo on one occasion from iiath1m
bailey the circus men. ID you know n be sup.
plirl lumber 10 the men: Al know that he dil
.rI lumber io them for scnts II" aii"rWai4 took
y '" %ncn oaf ST. M.Sa a ,oa PRS his family to cali
fornm ia you haze charge 81 MS house In me
dV' Al llvod there win my family Mr. Nc
Clave had All az hts sons with him. except steve.
who looked after fhe min and was the acting treas
urcr 81 the Police Department.
THE LARGEST Purchasers or LUMBER.
Q-pM Mr. McClayc supply lumber 20 large cor
ror,tlnn-e A-The elevated railroad and Crimmns
were his largest customers
Q-ud IN, lumber for these corporations 20 on
Mr. McClnycs own trucks: No. lie had the
lumber sent other trucks.
. before he won't to california. dId he give any
orders about the trucks Al" said We must be
careful not to send the lumber To- the elevated road
or 10 Crmmins ON his own trucks
ON you ever hear MI McC,av" say anything
@ a3 lie i SAID he hoise cost $500 ana the dec
oratlons cost s. 90, The bill for the carpets the
FIRST floor " the hous, was for $3.50 but Mt Nc
,'laye protested the bill and won the suit which the
Do YOU recall the nrc in Mr.. McClave's lum-
Der yard? A-Mhich one? There were three or
S-ur McCla%e testified that all OF hly business
hal is trnc9 Al saw some OF the books after
the IRE. They appeared To bc wo;er-soaked and
last tinc I saw thu books Albert McClave was
copying from them INTO new book. 49,. ,,,,. o..
Mr. Mct'lave" Ayes. several times
Q. In what banks? Ain the Garfield Bank and
Q~Wherc dtl tn money come from that you
deposited In the Garfield Bank; At came from
Q.NAnI tn money you deposited in thc bowsery
Rank where did that come from A.-Some of II
from the lumber yard and some from Police Head
WHAT accounts did MIR. McClave hav" In the
Bowcry Bank? Ale had a business account and
n personal account. think ne also had private
q "How did h. draw checks on his personal ac
count? Ale wrote 'pcrsonar IN one corner OF
When you went to Police L'"adgnartSrs d to get
money for deposit I'm the BANK were you alone
A~No AIR. McClaye's man. Pat drove the
messenger who has been In the employ OF Mr.. Nc
Clayc for lonS time
HOW. TIE DEPOSITS WERE MADE.
O-Was the money for deposit given to you In
cash or In checks? A.-No. II was given to me In
a satchc-a little leather bag.
o-Always the same bag? Ayes.
O-Dcscrioe how YOU made the deposits when
you got to the bank? Al handed the bag to the
cashier. who opened II ana dumped me money
out on IF. desk Then he would count the money,
mark the slip which went with II and return the
hay t. ne ! would take the bag back To Mr..
McClavc. ~
O Was the money mostly In bills? A.-Yes
Odd YOU know what the denomination or
the bills? Al noticed that they ran from 81 to
$40 mostly -,
Did Won know where the money came from?
A-No II might have come from the lumber yard
Mir McClave might have taken the has win MN
M. Il1l Leo liz lLIl IN al