The evening world., 1894-06-06

corrupt. transacup pm witn your fatner-
''oh. yes; there Nv'as nothing strange
about that. I had lot,I of applications for
appointments before 1 was married"
The First Briber' Transaction.
rtfs Cooper transact ion was the first
wnicfr he had with the Commissioner, but
ne had previously had CO nversations with
him about paying money.
CLAW. hf / sa 4 TOOK 10 h fnf 'as Se e the sT money nee;
which we promised. you
"He said: Who do you mean by WEI
simply said Oh and took the money; l
didn't nave to say anythins more, Mr..
McClavei was always aver.,e to talking
much about these matters
Mr.. Niooil tried to make. the witness
admit that he had sworn falsely as to
conversations with Mr.. M,,ClaVe sub.
seauens to the Cooper case but did not
saThe witness means that MIR. McClave
said one thing and meant another. 1
VII sosf sss sn se%aaG put in
Granger was then asked about thu
Mcdonnell ease 2 the draft Tor go
Donald being n Canandaigua mtn. lie
aid that Congressman tain Wal alsC
Interested in this case.
whom / had known. before as a go
sons saloon, in Eighth avenue"
Ibid you ever talk to M:Clave about
the Mcdonald appointment
Mr.. Nicon then reed a Litter from
Granger to MI. McClavc. dated NOV.
70. 1888, as follows:
Dear Father: The bearer has good backing from
some Of the city fathers. lie whrts to get a
blank form Of application II you can Fs hons
Ing and trouSisssne and ! do not iiie to trouble
AAa AsAe Ill s4s NavA n n na IN III n III
could be done II would be a good help to the
~ GIDEON RANGER.
Granger said this referred to the Cohen
case; and not to McDonald's appoint
THE $40 I afterwards gave to Mr.. Nc
Clave from Cohen was to fix the doc
tors' d because esam nj @aS fpo af snUst Gse gave we
sl75 for him to GEORGE Richards. Mr.. Nc
""ft was during the time that you were
writing these letters to your father
pleading forgiveness for your misdeeds.
that you testify you were entrusted
y SIts sel laF I'm. 'u Bo S you %S mean to to 0 sw SsRo' to
i won't swear to any particular time.
sSt !. . IN ae no isst six mo gesru .9r Nun many
you did no. give 70 NJ. Mcclave?".
Gs nhts 'N'h
Granger denied emphatically that he
had traded on the fact that he was Nc
Ciaye's son-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.
a y He Paid All the Checks.
"And you paid up all those checks that
Mr.. McClave took up?"
n E,,Ar, -
How did you get the money? You
"Oh. yes, 1 have. I've been making
m Granger said he made SIS a week at
Ehrich's and the same at Smith q
M. .NIcoll stopped here. and Mr.. Gon
Granger said he first began TO be asked
for assistance in getting appointments
to the force while he was engaged to
People heard 1 was engaged to her,
and they thought might nave some IN;
before I was married."
The first persons who had approached
him or this subject were attendants Mt
a roller-skating rink on broadway.
Granger said he gave letters of intro
auction to the Commissioner to these
the Mutual Gas Works. where his bro
Their was employed.
This man was recommended by an
ter OF introduction to Mr.. McClave. I
paid in that case, ] didn't know any
thing about these things then"
A Mcssage from Williams.
Granger also said that he recollected
the visit of Wardman Burns, of the
Tsnderlolp Precinct, 70 Mr., McClaye's
f fSos Tie sn eom n%M SIC isl. T hu @1s es .Sid is
was from Capt. Williams, who was on
trial about that time. He gave the en-
velope to Mr.. McClave when the latter
Ne. Mcclave. the witness said. was in
the habit og giving his wife presents OF
pieces, Mrs; McClave used TO put this
In some bank or trust company. Grange
did not know where.
.'You know Johnnie McClave. the Com
missloner's son
.tOh. very we'll
ibid you talk to him about the d.
vorce case after the papers were
seryedg."
Where Is he now?'
"They sent him to South Dakota, but
I have heard he Is In Europe now"
'"rhey sent him away just about the
time this Committee was to convene?"
Mr.. Nicoll objected to this and said II
was a base Insulation, as everybody
knew. young cClave was In very deli
cate health.
sit 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.
5 Coming to the letter which Granger
wrote to his father-in-law touching the
withdrawal of his defense In the divorce
suit. the witness explained the passage
In which he declared his innocence OF the
charge and his lack OF means to carry on
the fight.
II wanted Mr.. McClave to let the case
20 over till the Fall. when l would have
money to defend the suit.
MI. McClave refused. No. he said,
I've got you where / wan you and I'm
going to keep you there"
Checks Are Dangerous.
In . conversation with Mr.. McClave,
the witness said his father-in-law told
him that checks were self-convicting,
and after the Cooper case he never Of
fsred Mr.. ,McClave a check. He always
gave him bills.
"Nr. McClave said he paid out $50, 900
per year on alleged forged checks. Is
that so?"
TT is false. The entire amount of the
checks he took up was not more than
800 or $500. Every cent OF that has been
paid back to McClave.'
You knew about the fire at Mr.. Nc