The evening world., 1894-05-21
IN ! tn.
ACCUSED BY
HIS SON 'N-LA
Police Commissioner MCClaYe
Charged with Taking Pay
for Appointments.
DRAMATIC SCENE FOLLOWS.
The Commissioner Denounces
Granger as a Thief, Liar
and Forger.
Mr.. GoFF, TOO, MAKES CHARGES.
Tells the LexoW Committee He viii
Prove that Bribery Money
Was Banked.
Mr.. GoFF, TOO, MAKES CHARGES.

John W. Golf, attorney for the Lexow
Committee, which Is investigating the
Police Department of this city created
a sensation at the hearing which was
resumed this morning in the Common
Pleas General Term Court room.
Police COMMISSIONS McClave was IN
the witness stand when Mr.. Goff charged
that the COMMISSIONS had Deposited
In the bank money received ns brfbes.
Mr.. McClave was about to Indignantly
deny the charges when he was stopped
by Senator Lexow and the examination
went on. -
II had been understood that the Conn
mittee had finished it's work on the cleo
ton fraud cases before the a~djournment
Of the Legislature. and that the remain-
ing sessions would be devoted to the In
v~estigation OF the { argos of blackmail
and general corruption which DR.. Park
bursts Society brought against the POI
lice Department.
h Senators finished q secret eau
Gus at n.3o. and took their places on the
bench. Every member of the COMMITTEES
was present, Senators O'Connor. Cam
tor n Pound having come In during
the caucus. Police Commissioner shee-
sN 'eS SfN h"S tokoh A41
sat dow next to DR.. P~arkhurst, but
they didn't seem to know each other.
MCLAvE TO THE TAND.
MIR. Con- after a brief consultation with
the Chairman called Commissioners John
McClave to the witness stand. and sug-
gested that as the examination of the
witness would probably take all day the
other witnesses should be excused.
Senator Lexow told Commissioners
Sheehan that II he wanted to 60 he
could. but he kept his seat.
Mr.. McClave said he had been In tho
lumber business since 1850. He had no
partners. but had conducted his business
s~ingle-handed.
"Did you ever fail in business7" ASKED
Mr.. Gon.
81 was Junior member Of q firm that
failed in 1870"
How about 1867"
II did not fail at that time"
Didn't you then compromise your
debts for 10 cents on the dollar?"
81 did not"
Hasn't Mr.. Chrisman made claims
against you for old debtsr'
Never"
"Win you swear it?"
Positively"
Mr. Nicoll objected to these questions
and Mr.. Con wanted to know II Mr..
Nicoll represented him AZ counsel indi-
yidually or was retained by the Police
Board.
Mr.. Mcclave said that he had retained
MI: Nicoll personally and 80 had COM
m%iss'o iSis S Sniet Ma and M MaEsn. n.csm.
irritated and broke out very bitterly
against Mr.. Golf.
HAS NOTHING TO CONCEAL.
IT have nothing to conceal" he said.
/ H think Eop ho SSa sG 0 That Il the %y l%n%s SaSytHSa;
and very. improper"
out Chairman Lexow In a voice of pro-
LET him 80 on, I beg of you" said
Mr., Gor. We are anxious to hear all
Mr.. Con went on to say that lie was
justified In going into the private life
Of o this or any other tn witness who was
Ing. IL they had been living as million
aires where they had obtained that
an MI Ai GsGnaEe i sa'd is7 g. w sna h hsa s ssstsd
three terms In that office. always as q
P PeRSei'SSa amm,ssioner sy MIA Msvo app pns
In November. 1854. and was reappointed
by Mayor Grant.
IN your appointmen ana public 40
erations?" asked Mr.. Con,
IF you mean to ask whether my APP
pointments are made on the recommen-
dalton OF Republicans, I win say that
they usually are, But so far as politics
are concerned ! will say that during the
nine years l have been in the Police
Department, the only time that politics
ever came up in connection with the
Board. was when we appuointed poll
clerks. ballot clerks and election inspec-
tors"
Mr.. McClave emphaticaily denied that
he kept a book in which he charged up
appointments to h Republican party.
kept by any other Commissioner showing
what appointments were credited y
TAmmany Hall.
ms BANK AcccuNrA
| He said he had had . personal acsoua1