New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-06-13

April a. 1893 Max F. Schmittberger was elected a
member. He was proposed by William ;. DeVery'
and was seconded by William F Tweed. DO you
know who Schmtberger was? A ponce captain
Mr. Goff-Yes. yes. yes
Mr. Gon has a way of saying Eyes. yes. yes.
slowly and with a rising infection which Is eN-
tremely suggestive on occasions Of this sort
O-And who was Devery? A police captain.
Mr. Gon-Yes. yes yes
Mr. Nicoll-We have been all over this why
shouldn't police captains belong TO a social club?
Senator Iexow-My recollection IS that Police
Commissioner Martin did not remember much about
IT, a.
Mr. GoH-It IS only incidental Who was Tweed?
A-'rhe corresponding secretary Of the club.
Q-The gentleman whose name has appeared IN
the newspapers lately. connected with excise frauds?
A.--NO.
Q-Do you read the papers? Ayes
A.-And is this the frs, time you have heard
Tweeds name connected with excise frauds! A
never heard OF such a thing before
O-Don't you remember seeing Mr.. Tweed pct
ure prominently displayed in a newspaper lately in
connection with a story about excise frauds? A
No
o-Have you been in New-York lately? Ayes
for forty-three years
O-But for several weeks back? Al have been
here
O-When did the chowder party take place? A
August g. 1893.
Mr.. Gon-I have found the entry under date OF
January 10. 1898 Mr.. Munznger moved that an
Outing Committee be appointed The following com
m,ttee was appointed: Munzinger Parks. Courte-
nay Reilly and Tweed. Then Dali was added
go you were chairman? A.-Thats night
HIS MEMORY LITTLE BETTER.
n Who was secretary? A-Dail.
O-Who was treasurer. A~courtenay'
o-you were chairman Of the committee and no
records were kept OF the financial anairsf as
a Can YOU tell the committee anything about the
disposition OF the money! A-Hteamooa'' ea'a"'ef
music. etc. ,,,
WAS q report made to the club A.-Yes
- -nIdn.t Won state the amount received? A
No: only the surplus
O-There surplus thenf A'-fes' -
- 10 Won mean TO tell this committee that you
az chairman OF that committee. or as treasurer OF
The P~ouod club never called for an accounting
and never made an accounting OF the moneys nan
d,od hv vour committee In connection with that
chowder party? Ayes
o-pldn't you feel that II was your duty az treas
urer TO exact acc0int7 A.--No
O. O3y Senator Lexow)-Did you keep pri'u'e
memorandum A.-No
o-How much were the tickets? Alive dollars
each. -, :,
O. By Mr.. GofO-How many were soldE Al
don't know. , -
O How many approximately A.-There may
have been 1000 or 1t may have been less
O-Who attended to the distributloh' III
committee ..,. -, ,,o
oro,n,,tee awning was ever said Of the number or
,,clets sold? Al presume there was; don re-
member. o-
Don't presume. YOU as chairman never
ascertained? A.-No.
o-When did you make your report? Al don't
know.
O-Iooi over the books and tell us7
VI N,con-yes. do Take an hour off; take
day. If you want IT, 49,
The Witness-I don't know anything ABOUT 'ieSe
accounts | know the Board OF Directors voted 10
expend the surplus about N2"-ior 'he oe"e'' -
the unemployed OF the district
Mr. Gon-Wel, we will let you 90 for the present
until we have had an opportunity to examine these
books. .. on
Munzingcrss examination had occupied over an
bour and his refusal TO remember and his dena's ha
made the facts dragged from him extremely hieas'o
The moral effect Of the testimony OF such w''nesS
however IS certain and great. Tamihahy "a" IA
ford 10 have few ike him In the char'
sapio Ar,eaga called 10 tho stahd lot IL"
,niouies He said inat 1t not Captain Pr1ee 10
whom he had referred In hs testimony on Fr'i"'
From the description he gave IL was 'ho"s'' "P
tain Price the man. Price was present u pe
IDENTIFIED II necessary. Arteaga said that he De
heyed the police captains name was Murphy ~
tcaga Identified Wagner as the wsrd man u ""
ne maid so for protection for his concert nail
william g. Davis. Of No. 1.fs Lexlngton-aVe" was
next called Davis said he knew John j. Ryan aS
the leader Of the XXVth Assembly Dis'ric'' lie
vas himself A. member OF the Tamrary clup OF inc
district. ana had been temporary secretary OF enc
club for half an hour previous to the la'' eec'o"'
4 MORE WILLING WITNESS
Davis although a Tammany man. seemed WILING
.l
called together all the district captains on the sun
dav before election, and had talkel 10 them pretty
nearly in these words: Now gentlemen. the Gam
pa,gn Committee has done everything 70 make the
district secure and 10 bring about Tammany VIC
tory We should be the banner district in the city
The work Is In your hands now. II any captain
wants any special police officer assigned 10 MS o's