The evening world., 1894-06-06
CAPT. SIEBERT,
IS INVOLVED.
tCortrnu d rom First Puoc. J

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about a month after he had been mar
do you mean to say that within a
month of your marriage you had this
in.iawS" asked Mr.. Niehoil,
about that. had lots Of appiications Tor
appointments before I was married"
The First bribery Transaction.
This Cooper transaction was the first
which he had with the Commissions, but
him about paying money.
When l took the check to Mr.. Nc
Clave l said to him: Here's the money
"ife "He said Mf p'SH WIS do V", You mean by wer
and | replied, Cooper and l. Then he
simply said oh, and took the money; |
McClave was. always averse to talking
much about these matters"
Mr.. Nicoll tried to make the witness
ha Rh snf SMGr" P y as suS
sequen, to the Cooper case, but did not
"The witness means that Mr.. Mcclave
said one thing and meant another.
think" suggested Senator OConnor.
THAT'S the supposition." put in
Granger.
Mcdonald Ease and the draft for $50
he received from Charley 1.apham, Nc
Donald being n Canandhgua man. He
said that Congressman Raines was ais,
Il took the draft to oKelly or Kelly,
whom I had known before as a GO
between, and left II for him In Master
sons saiocn. in Eighth avenue"
Did you ever talk to McClave about
the Mcdonald appointment
eTanger r T'TS to Mr. ire" Meciave teaa dated Now NoV
49, 1885, as follows.
Dear Father; The bearer has good backing from
some Of the city fathers. He wants to get Q
blank form Of application. 10 you can get It
you will do so know these letters annoy
ing and troublesome and do not like to trouble
could be done il would be a good help to the
''' GIDEON GRANGER.
Granger said this referred to the Cohen
case. and not to McDonald's appoint
"The $50 I afterwards gave to Mr.. Nc
Clave from Cohen was to fix the doc
tors. because he was too short when he
was first examined. / afterwards gave
liS,'r slIs for him to George Richards Mr. NC
ut was durirg the time that you were
writing these letters to your father
pleading forgiyeness for your msdeedsa dee na
with larg, sums Of money to be deposit
ed ed for him. Do you mean to swear to
hut I deposited moneyy FOR him many
tin es in the last six years"
How much money did you receive that
About $50, / should say It might be
more. Mr.. McClave gave me back $50 OF
the money ] gave him.
Granger denied emphatically that he
Clave's sor r-in-law. or that he had black
mailed applicants, or borrowed money
| from policemen or got checks cashed on
the strength Of his relationship to Nc
McClave.
Says He Paid All the Checks.
And you pail up all those checks tina,
Mr.. McClave took up?"
How did you get the money! You
never made any, did your"
"oh. yes, have. I've been making
Granger said he made SIS a week n,
Ehrich's and the same at Smith &
Gray's.
Mr.. Nicoll stopped here. and Mr.. Con
Granger said he first began to be asked
for assistance in getting appointments
to the force while he was engaged to
People heard I was engaged. to her
and they thought / mi ght have some In.
huence,, l was ENGAGED year and hall
before I was married."
| The first persons who had approached
him on this subject were attendants at
n roller-skating rink on Broadway.
which he was accustomed to visit with
| Miss McClave.
Granger said he gave letters OF intro
ductlon to the Commissioner to these
people. and to a man who worked at
the Mutual Gas Works. where his bro
ther was employed.
This man was recommended by ar
! Alderman. and | simply gave him a let.
ter of introduction to Mr.. McClave.
| do In nat thA.
paid in that case. ] didn't know any
thing about these things then"
A Mes-ase from williams.
Granger also said that he recollectet
Tenderloin Precinct, to Mr.. McClave's
house, ard how he left big envelope
for the Commissioner. Burns said Il
was was, from from Cart. Williams. who was OF
velope to Mr. McClave when the lattel
MIR Mcclave, tho witness said, was ir
the habit Of giving his wife presents o.
money. i was usually in gold, $40 and So
In some bank or trust compay. Granger
did not know where.
you know Johnnie Mcclave. the Com
missioner's son?''
"Oh. very we'll"
vorce case after the papers were
| "Yes"
"Where Is he now?'
"They sent him to South Dakota, but
have heard he Is In Europe now."
"They sent him away just about tn,
time this Committee was 10 convene?"
Mr.. NicOll objected to this and said 1
was base insinuation. as everybod,
knew young McClave was In very deli
cate health.
1T Is very strange that this delicacy
of health has come on in so many cases
Just about the time this Committee be
gan its sitting" said Mr. Con.
Coming to the letter which Granger
wrJte 10 his father-in-llw touching Tho
withdrawal OF his defense in the divorce
suit, the witness explained the passage
In which he declared his innocence of tht
charge and mis- lack of maans to carry OF
the fight.
81 wanted Mr.. NcClave to let the cas-,
20 over till the Fall, whan I would hav,
morcy to defend the suit.
''Mr. McClave refused. No. he said
I've got you where | want you and I'm
going to Keep you there"
Checks Are Dangerous.
In a conversation with MIR McClave
the witness sail his fathcr-in-law told
him that checks were selr-convicting
and nfter the Cooper case he never OF
fered Mr. McCinve Il check. lie always
gave him Bills.
"Mr McC.aye said he paid out 5000
for you on alleged forged checks. |!