New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-23

po%No: tell me If your books show that? A.
They S6; put was the 100000 deposited? AIN my
bank My bank business runs TO 100000 or s'"VV
a6@aHave YOU any account in the Garfield Bank?
A-No sir have only the two accounts i,s n '"e
Bowery Bank-one personal the other puisInnSess'
On what shape was the money deposited? A
ospa yo You ever deposit large in bills? A
show hat large sums in cash were. deposited' A
What do you mean by large sums!
LARGE SUMS IN BILLS
o-O,a thousand dollars A.-Well. We have re-
celved from 5000 to $1,000 In bills from the circus
people. -. .uor, .,er, :,
A.-Two years ago. ,.-
Q.-To whom was II handeu' A'-i' NY
or to one OF my sons. ~,
o-How much was II? Al don't know exactly
/ spend only two hours day at my business ONT
and don't see all the pansacuo rrcs nad ali its
oLDld You supply material to the circus IN iSy
lumber every year until about lSg Sdnte '''"
Odd you make out the deposit slip lot 'h'S
money A dos. neygT f bookkeepcr or my SON
Mr. NcO here Complained Of the bad 0 ar in wine the
SoW w ssd d 5Re TSen Mr. CON
0S you have had time to think, DO y9u RE recaI
any other Sea large hPns about n the subject do
business OF from 100000 to SoVoVW yea ar, berore
The Witness have handled NoO"oo OF my
money and Of the Police Board s CIV ~ seven times
Can you name other concern wnieh Pa'r
sums in greenbacks? Al d9n n feTi in s. and 81
0ps-pid your sons remain here while you were IN
oNpd ne transact any official business for you
snd ba signed the checks while l was away. There
was no salary attached 10 the pace , hut was
resnonsible for him. +, ,,uo,,,,,,r
QwYou told yesterday Of man ih IN ey 8o
Say never had any interest in furnishing supplies
OF did not ask that Did your eng In ,hs
oo oa, for the booths? A-Not that know or.
have not seen the for seven or eight years
Ano1-r An INTEREST IN THE CONTRACT.
OFF the father said that he had an interest II,
the contract would you believe MIN? Al snouiu
he surprised that's ALL He's busy at his work from
6 a. m. to p. m. A., =,
Mr. Nicoll-If may interrupt the pr9ceedings, 81
read in this newspaper something wh'ch may "e'P
the committee to ma - G ran
Mr. Nicol-This article says that Granger de,
parted with his admiring friends Perhaps '"oSe
friends could tell where he Is 49,. NJ N,oou "a
Mr. Gon-I protest against this MI ft'G 10 ms -
w TbeS Mr. Go asked the witness about his per.
sonai account Mr.. McC1ave replied that the amount
Of that account from 1889 70 the present r. e o,s
only $4,000 except for $500 rf 6g ea aOT mergage
All Of his salary was In that account
Odd you ever receive $1,000 in cash except from
the circus? Ayes, sir, but can't give the exact
amount. .., -. ,ho Manhattan
E,syaed yyoads Al think bought 200 shares, 100
outright and the rest on margin Ihat was IN no
or 1890 1 sold it after drawing one or two dViuehus
Q~You and Colonel Hahn are intimate nth, dro min
have business acquaintance with him. urop III
TO see him once twice a year 50 o. -,
o'NYou supply the Broadway road? Ayes sir
a' o.EAnd the new West Side road? Ayes. sir
pao5. po YOU supply any steamship lines? Ayes
sir the Atlas the Cunard.
Mr. Nicoll-I object All this is Irrelevant
SENATOR o'CoNNoR LAYS DOWN THE LAW
Senator OConnor (w'ho presiding. as Senator
Iexow had stepped out of the room)-'The objection
IL oyerrued This investigation is conducted on
broad lines The police officers are charged with
bribery. and they should be glad TO deny II.
Mr. Nicoll-They do want to deny It, but no man
likes TO have his private affairs gone into
Mr. McClave Qndignantly)-I am not worth any
more now than 1 was when went into office
sare w Sad an income s Of $500 year from my
estate for fifteen or twenty years man, into ~.
departmentf AXt No 5s West seventy
s You nS5 %as 1 h IN ha
lived at No 429 West Forty seventh-s for eighteei
years before that bought the house In 1858 fo
owhat properly ad yon own in lsst' 500 A i
owned house in Newark, which | had had f Q,
fteen have yet My 5gu %o fsst yss IN 1t
oWhat other property cy, dd y0q nave which
S SU1sS, No. g. w sod for Before
appointed. Ny entire business was worth SoOVp
Q.-How much cash did you have? Al canno
Odd you own any stocks? Al can't say
think had some stock. OF the Consonda'eu "a
Company.
EXPENSIVE REAL ESTATE PURCHASES.
Q-The record shows that you bought the Sew
enty-second-st. house on July !. 1886, for $500
That was two years after you were appointed A
did not think II was so late as that PAID ga"
for it really. 1 gave 5000 cash and two mort
cages. The first mortgage was for $4,000. | pal
the other one off the rate Of $500 every 81
months sold my other house for $4,000.
Q-There Is nc record Of Your having sod a., IN IN
house in ut Was IN n, my oD Inn
and was risky business 50 {Ta hnn nr FRI
failed we turned Everything over to our creditors
Q.-When was that? In lS.O l., s,qooo9 .
Yes. sir. And that isn't much considering tn
business was doing. ou, .o. No, ,
your wifes name. Was It yours? A:-Yes, L mus
have S6D then Know s sd to becd 5aer N n
him. He still lives in the house am told sol
o"There Is no record of any transfer Of the proI
erty. Al know sold the Forty seyenth-gt hour
Of stickney, Spencer & 0rdway passed the title
it. They tell you The purchasers .6 name ,,c
cleared up the mystery OF the house. He explaine
that he had found meoIa h H. .e nS vent OF
Q.-when did you buy your country house? n
A year , 40 ~ T.. =,
q What did IL cost? Al paid $4,000 for n
land The house cost SB,Vo .
O.-Is IL unencumberedr Ayes. sir. 4 put
mortgage for $4,000 on the house in seven'y-se
ond-st. 49,. ,,, , \.
Q.-How much have you got In the BANK Al
very much. My business was practically al stan
still for three months after the fire
,sQ-Did you receive any other insurance tna
the $4,000 which you received after the hre? A.
have carried insurance 10 the amount OF aDo
S25O0 900 for many years, and in all those years
have received about $4,000 from the insurance cor
panies. / have suffered TWO hres neither OF WINK
broke out own premises.
Q-To what corporations have you supple, tut
her since YOU have been a Police COMMISSIONS
A-To quite a number but that has not been b
cause / a Commissioner. II was due entire
to my business methods, , =,