New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-25

indebtednessY A-Yes. .oos =, ,,,s city?
A oNpd You ever make affidavit before the
Al made one recently asking that my nwng
tax be taken off because OF my toSses On nv prop
erty and other reasons. 80 rich now as
QBut you have san INV YS3o DO you Wish to be
iieved? Are you growing poorer A.
Xr Cof-No. No No. Just answer my q1es-
tons. You paid personal tax until recently
Yes want made ie aRdavt recently that had no
personal property over ana "oo''
owhat was the value Of your Pe trGKs etei
'G MT Gowen let us From your sg e'f it APO 20
the me ,pa yo9r aE house and furniture cost
MIR. McClave-The house cost me ''''V'
sQI GoBut this statement Of yo @be rn atUT
the cost II your house cost s,s Goo Then there
snn machinery $500; lumber sheds 3"c
disc $4,000: bills receivable $50 IlNa6lities you
timnted at 5000 leaving surplus 800, sol i don't
much personal tax did you pa! u" i''''
You know Charlie Grant? M neIt sixteen
secretaTyi NE ma" PoIce Commissioner Masons secre
iary throughoqt his tern, term ! oeafHS
9-fs he at work every day? AA AeYes
Q-A41 81 mus 5o other business? A-None that
Kn9W Fyer hear his name mentioned IN cohneSt,oH
nStb annointments TO the police force Anu
Ex.coNGREssMAN RAINEs's Tl1sTlMoNi'
o-Now about Captain Price -,oa 10
senator O'Connor-Ex- Congressman nance
here and wants to go on the s'anu - AR
20 whom Granger referred in his testirloy' W..
N,cou do YOU intend to move to nave "i"'9'
si WSihcyolNot now Senator Lexow adviser r'''
Ut, aoG soc whether Granger ava not IiIo,'a 70
MAJ Ill H. M more testimony Is in before move ~
strike Changers testimony tbink we would better
LET Mr Raines testify. $500, Nv Raines took
ms sappa nC O'Connor-Who will examine Mr. names
Mir Gon-I have no qur,suo a,sostio1s unless the
Mr. Nicoll-f will ask the que ori,-oss them
oornmittee nrefers TO examine the "I'ie9" ~
selves oConnor-I will ask the questions. MI
Rsines do you know Gideon Granger Al do not
2rPSi Go T" then read from Grangers testimony \
the statements that Mr. Haines NJ Of men
20 tbe noce force end had made an os
vim Granger to meet him AT the NO n abso-
Mr. Raines denied Granger
NBv Senator OConnor-Do YOU KNOW N,' were tre
- Nicnonald in whom Granger satd 80 no~oi1
ina man Al know the father OF M se p
Who lives in Canandaigua NJ Mr., L fdr SNcboned
l Wrote one That is all know about him IN. Yarns
Q-Do you know any 6nanse %9Ou At never knew
worth. mentioned ~ GIa"so'' "
or heard of Farns"or'"'
A LIST OF EMPHATIC NEGATIVES
o.-Are you sure that you have never met Diavon
Granger? Ayes. know his father anu t''.
who live near Canandaisua. never me. mn,
rsvar had any conversation with him about ponce
arpointment or anything else; never sa'd ma.
gave money to Mr. McClave neteI r ~,U Mr. Nc
money TO Mr. McClave, and don Know d,c I ~
Gave although 1 might have been Hn'fo'u''' ~
nm a So1e Granger is familiar with Canaan
dafgua7 Al suppose So ~, ,.... ,,-,.
nv Mr. GoffHHaye you seen the letters VIII, ho
ten by Mr. Lapham? Ayes / saw copies rs 81 re, r
porteT presume those the ones +, YOU
Q.-Woud you khoW HNeV
SHOULD w see 9 ydn ever at the Morton House? A
have been there twice Yce,t since lSS.yes
Over speak him about St. securing ,S5 APPOINT
the P0Ge foT man n Y S have met great
many people Is it probable that you might hare sye
met The e' fact knew his father and mother and
would have remembered him. ,to- o,orvhod,
9-Y0 You do %e not pSeteH2S d 10 remember
Mr. jio-Only President Lincoln could 90 hod mar
r,ed Mr. McCiave's daughter? Al heard so. p
O-About the time OF your interest IN McDo""'''
A Mr.. Goff- Yes Yes. yes. yes. omoo,
Q-4on nav have written three or four letters
asking for the appointment of people on the New
Your rPP SmSis from from Canandagua? A-Yes.
S-You don't remember Farnsworth! 49,
There is family by that name III Oa'1'''n's 0''
OowYou have written letters for people at the
sSo5icAnd mgh possibly have written one for Farms
worth? Al think not V. an. him an
rone 1o awsy Back in ISL or S, through my friend
Police Commissioner FTencn ;or ,,ou over had an
sspom1n'eR y Mr. NicoiDNDid you ever write to Mr. Nc
(,,sveo' A-No | addressed my letters geheraliy &c
the Commissioners.
MR.. McLAvE AND POLICE CAPTAINS.
Mr. McClave was then recalled 10 the stand.
y Mr. Go.f-I was asking you about Captain Price
You have read from abstract a list OF those "l'
recommended him. When did you make that az
lime he
Odd you make abstracts Of the recoInmenda
tons Of all police captains pn anncants furnish
Yes 1t was my rule 10 nave al "pP'''a''' -1'
o.mWes there any competitor against Captain
fo.-iIow MAN. sergeants may apply for the place
eighty usually apply. Any sergeant who has a goo
reSor3 ,a sereesnts b. themseNs without the per
e @ssGn q the the c SEW Tcd laws
g. (By Senator O'Connor)-Who are the CIvil Ser
vice Gommiss Of the dePsrtmen,2
Mr. GoYes some Of them are IRE hda he s s6s
Mr.. Mcclaye, do you know that they have not dis
Q.-who recommended the appointment. Of Car
tain strauss? A. CMr ,Mcclaye consulting p nj
terson. Jesse segmsn John W Jacobbs. Meyer
stearns and ex-Mayor Parsons. Of Rochester
leans? A.-Yes. | know them all.
Odd politics enter into the appointment? a
men whom knew, l appointed Strauss. He ha
an o.@ eNe You know Strauss personally? A-No.
presume 1 sent for him and satisfied myself OF n
Fitness
Q.-Each member of the Commission has his pro
portionate share Of appointmenisY A;-fes. :,
Q.-And each member OF the Commission has n
own appointments invariably confirmed by h
brother members. does he not? A.-No. There al
numerous instances where the proposed appointe
was objected TO and withdrawn Such A case OF
CURED within two weeks one Of the Commission
AN EXCEPTION TO THE GENERAL RULE
Mr.. GoM-Which one? A.-Mr MacLean. II
brought candidate before the board. and fnall
withdrew him his suggestion. 1t was not
rejection; 1t a withdrawal
Q.-Can you name man recommended by Con
missioner for appointment police captain Wi
was not appointed? A.-No.