The evening world., 1894-06-06
cR0ss-ExAM|NED BY N|COLL.
The Gases of Cohen and Nc
Donald Told with Many
New Details.
ABSENTEES TO Be INDICTED.
60H Instructed to Take the Cases
Of Missing Witnesses Before
b the Grand Jury.

When Senator Lexow and his fellow
%inquisitors resumed their work In Part
]. Superior Court this morning Gideon
Granger, the prodigal ex-son-in-law of
Commissioner McClave. was ready to
go on the witness stand again, and SUBJ
NIT to the cross-examination which was
begun yesterday by De Lancey Nicoll.
He arrived some time before the
Committee was called to order, accom-
panied by Sergeant-at-Arms Schram,
who had been keeping watch on him
since yesterdays session.
Hes all right" said = the officer.
mo danger Of his running away now
that he has been given a guarantee
Of safety by the other side"
Grange looked even more gay and
clipper than yesterday, and had evil
IDENTIFY been enjoying a good nights rest.
He was perfectly free and unconcerned
As he sat chatting with his counsel, Mr..
Jerome. while waiting for the Commit
tee to asss nble. He had told everything
he had to say about police corruption
and bribery. n thus far the cross
examination has not been able to shake
his story.
wv WV III lOT tHt committee
and the members themselves are en-
phatic In their condemnation of the
course which 1t is said the Police Com
missioners intend to tax with respect
to the investigation Of the charges
which have been made thus far against
members of the Police Department.
The unanimous opinion expressed
this morning was that the Commission
ers should keep their hands off SO long
as the Investigation by the Senate Com
mittee was going on.
1T Is absurd" said Mr.. jerome, "for
the Commissioners, who are really CO.
defendants of the men who have been
cnarged with blackmail and corruption,
" slt as judges and try these men when
only hampers and interferes With the
work before the Committee"
Absent Witnesses I O he Indicted.
n opening the proceedings Senator
CConnor announced that the Commit
tee had authorized Mr.. Golf, Its counsel,
Indictments against the witnesses who
had disobeyed the s%ubpoenas of the
MT. Con said there were four or five
Z Oscar Kline, proprietor OF 1.-THE
Palm" saloon. in division avenue,
brooklyn, n formerly reputed to be
gee OF a notorious resort at 16
When Granger took the witness stand
Mr.. Nicoll called his attention to the
'P msdef To M 9r NJ MeG Yhieh IN he sss said he had
That was the Cohen CASE said
Granser; Il gave that $50 to Mr.. Nc
ao1 p,an i you testify that was for the
Yes, but I gave 1t to Mr.. McClave.
suppose he gave 1t to the doctors, a
Cohen would not have passed the medi-
Didn't you testify you gave the money
20 the doctor yourself?"
ID. you still say in regard to the note
g tnst 81 the signature was written by Mr..
Z Yves. / saw him with It,"
Didn't you write 1t yourself"
"No, I did not"
Granger explained that the money was
borrowed from Mr.. .McClave to be used
the note was made. < check sAi fsr $50; ssoo
was A. giy Wi by Granger at that time,
for 800 or $3.50. Which he gave McCieTvee
tSSr getting a man named Cooper on
the force, was another transaction.
That occurred early in February, 1855.
About a month after he had been mar
do you mean to say that within a
month or your marriage you had this
orrupt transaction with your father-in-
law" asked Mr.. Nicholl.
on, yes; there. was nothing strange
about hat I had lots OF applications Tor
appointments before ] was married."
The First Bribery ~Tranaaction.
This Copper transaction was the FIRST
which e had with the Commissioner, hut
he q previously had conversations with
him about paying Money.
when / took the check to Mr.. Nc
Clave ] said to him; Here's the money
which we promised YOU"
.He said: WHO do you mesn-hy we?'
simply said Oh mo took the money. i
didn't have to say anything more. Mr..
McClave was always adverse to talking
much about these matters"
Mr.. Nlcol tried to make the witness