New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-22
force from Whitehall. y. j., at his request A

force from Whitehall. y. j., at his request? A
I think not.
HE SAYS HE DOESN'T REMEMBER IT.
OWN you swear you Didn't? Al have no
recollection of ii. The rules forbid it. think.
Q.-WiH you that you did not receive
check for $50 from Mr.. Judd in 1857?
Mr. McCave-Let me explain. This Granger was
my son-n-law Mr. Jerome knows this. lie mar
red my daughter on December 81 1897. His acts
and conduct have been such as to cause my daugh-
cured a Judgment against him in the Court OF
E T%a a6iu abou Tf tne ts mc Mr. Cen
Granger brougn: 10 me note for wv ptyaplee III
ne was married The note was signed by Judd
let him have the money on the noe Inen ne ~as
had passed thai l had taken INTO my family a
scoundrei That note was l2Igery. anu was III III,
from his wedding trip he paid me portion Of s Inc
money the amount which he had NOT spent, sup sup
from him. lie Is absolutely unreliable on the wit
Mr. ci5a-I never mentioned Gransers name !
spoke only Of MT. Judd. Was theic not ch,cK
Q'~Dd Judd ever pay you the bal2oce of the
Odd you ever Judd upon 1t? A-No; the
note. ! think is in the hands Of Parsons Shepard
o.2To whom was It PAYABLE? A.-To Granger
at the expiration OF tnr,y apy h no,e to Mr. Judd
or have it protested@ A.-No
RELATIONS WITH HIS soN-IN-LAw.
GLOW do you know 1t was a forgery? Any
son-in-!aw told For six years tried TO
reform him for his own sake, for the sake Of his
wife and for the sake of his children, but IL "as
an impossible task.
ODD he ever 10 any business Tor you? A.-No
O-Who gave you a check from August Dux?
Al never received a check from August Dux
3 do not not rem RENE m ntSg' that did since have
been Police Commissioner have APPOINTED yea, a a06ur
| 1000 policemen. and OF course, cannot remember
! the names OF many ,.,--,,t..
Odd you eyer hear rum0Ts oil i
| have seen them IN the newspapers ! knew tnat
Pngce SCSmmssioners suppose that there have
| been rumors aioat ever since there were Police
Old you Of them down? Am oTS 30;
ey ( IKE y stems or to nvesa these ruors or
| they ever brought up and discussed by you IN eN-
| Mr. Nicon whispered few words to Mr. COT
| Then Mr.. Gor turned TO the committee ana said,
| recess for rccuperatlon." ,
! Mr. Ncon rose, with look half Of surprise ana
pieasantry on the counsels part, At any rate, |
am weak let him come out in the corridor and
| viii convince him Of his mistake
| Recess was then taken for an honr.
| SIXTEEN CHECKS MISSING
After the recess Mr.. GoT spent some time in an
examination OF the stubs Of the checks which had
| ho.n drawn AGAINST the pension fund account. and
AT the end % one OF the books he found the stubs
! - sixteen checks marked mot used" Mr. McCiave
sail he dd not snJ% Wi'l tblv had been destroyed
| 1t was a common thing for business men " ~,
| tNat remained In an old book. he SAID Inc oenx,
book would show that the checks ma! n 90 oeo, ~,
| us.d /, was customary for the stub 10 nave on
4, the name Of the person 20 whose order the cneVn
had ben drawn About tndc S dawn AGAINST am h
| pension fund Mr. McCiaye said ,.,
| O--Why should sixteen checks disappear a.
| cannot tell Mr. Colt the bookke"per. probably can
explain wish YOU would can him w's va. 20 ni le
| sion fund went TO my personal account II would
be Impossible FOR me 70 take PENN ron ,s we
| count OF the pension fund without the cosusVn ~
| the Police Board. the chief clerk and the DOCK
heSSPeT Ie. am n3' FOR ' all the MONEY
| Q-Has there been an Increase IN thc ainia' ~
RopTa9m q, Sne for s year was about on
and Tor nine years the appropriations amounted 20
S msn Of fS the ssnrcs d the
THE QUESTION or AUDITING.
| oAre the accounts OF the department audited
| by any person not a member OF ne department
| A.-The election expenses are audited by the con-
trollcr Nearly all OF the other payment, IKE IKE
those Of sqnfes are h*ed ey i"T The c Hs S
repairs AMI supplies are 'ui'l,, ~ sent >,
| sioners There - record OF an pay ,y go ~
the Controller every month ana copy gus "
me WIN thc exception OF the election expenses
| ar there any bills audited Tor me d'phf1li'u,
pr Gepartment? A-No The bulk Of the pay
| ments however. are fixed by law. ..,.- ,h.
control Of the Commissioner A-They are. p,,,c.
Q-What slbcommli'ees are t"'Ir u, a' 81 he
Gommj,tee On Pensions. Al applications for pen
p"iice Roard acts upon his rcc,mm"ndation Com
missioner Sneehan Is chairman Oh .',, ,-,,, -, ,h,
on Repairs and SupItirs' AN INV '''''' '''
QAre contracts let py me o Yes o eHcept IN
GONE cases. In some OF me contracts lo' ct
i t,o" RSr9 the Commissioners empowered by
resolution OF the Board OF Alder mel IN Tue son
sent OF the Mayor. to ie' the con""e" "'
couipe luton
EIDs WITHOUT PUBLICATION
o-How about the contract for the new ponce
boat Patrol? Al think 1t was awarded by com
native examination. 1 know We had NUMBER ol
bids ~, -, a..
| Olive the name Of a bidder. A-Wen. the nm
that built the General Melgs. the revenue cutter
MA $500 There were five six bids put IN
the lowest being that Of the Maryland Steel Works
$1,000
| OAR. MCIave don't you know that that con-
tract was awarded without publication or eompeu-
t9nE ,b "a. Board Of Aldermen pass resolu-
,iy"S - Al do not recolect. possibly 50.
O"Do you remember that the Police Board ever
Old not the Police Board petition! the Alder
men 10 dispense with bids 81 , ioh Tnis =
GLOW long ago was the Patrol pu'''' A.
DIDN'T think an item Of T ,% @ac You" ao T
dishrrs,ng il? Al know that bids were received.
"6bettVWeu how did they come in II not AZ the re-
suit of publication? AnThe Commissioners com
| "1"You have secured permission from the Roar
OF Aldermen to dispense with public comPetion, as
| ~ contracts for election equipmehsF A. haho.S
| nave been purchased BY private contracts becaGse
,hrre have been only six days I'm which to provide
| 100000 or lJ.cp."D bai.o,s.
| O~One firm has had the contract Tor SeVer'
| wears? Ayes. ,,. -. 100,
| no new since lAD ,,. ,..,,
| ,,..,vo That e. the man named Grant
| PWyy G1C-No. Il was The one sam Cox was th'
manager OF at One-hunIrcl and-twenty ah'
% Who built the portable buildings? Al don
Ill The name \ man IN Eighth-ave. near Ihlr
~. .hirl-. l,llt the1n for 500 apiece. don't thlnl