New-York tribune., 1894-10-30

Ing the suggestion OF Mr. Gon that my connection
with Judge Browne formed before became
Police Commissioner
.'Your testimony upon that point" said Mr. doH
is that the formal copar;nership had not heen
entered into but that negotiations looking to II had
been in progress.
..Judge Browne and J." said the Poi.ce Con'mls'
s!onsr talked abou, going into partnership IN Jahu
sry. 1892 and matters we're consrmmated so tha' l"
February OF that year We were |iApiel % i77-' .
clpcuar announcing that such partnership had Den
effected"
O.Wben wcre YOU appointed Commissioner? A
On March .. 1872
HIS FORMER ASSERTION CONTRADlCTED.
The witness thcn ,nade long statement in re'er-
once 20 the contract which he obtained from the
Long Island Improvement Commission for the Duid-
ing cf certain sewers in that city. H. SAID 'ha'
when he said a previous day thar a chech Was Was
inclosed IN one OF the envelopes containing MS p'
and that here figured ou on the surface OF me
envelope the amount OF the deposit. he h'' "au'
mistake. and that such was not the case.
O-You have stated that the advertisement re-
quired the bids to be accompanies ny per Ce, @ IN
The amount ,sd 6,d? A-feS' 'u' want TO ''' IL
Mr. Tommysoner" said Mr.. Lexow. "the
counsel is endeavor.nc to show what are me iaCs.
] would suggest 70 Won once more ina H2' .''' ,h
vorself a. nearly as possible to the answers 70 lc
1ues,ions. otherwise YOU and counsel Wi" gel mo
@ dRv Mr.. Gon)|fIave You any other corrections
% make? A-Ycs. ! said on Friday that l thought
, decision had been rendered 70 the e'ec; tha poo
selling was Illegal, and You denied INA, 'ne,T & =
attention - the case OF Pe2ple s mo-, ijega It
went 10 the Court Of Appeals and that was sus-
tained.
HIS "OFFlCIAL INACTIVITY.
o--And YOU base your onic.a. action or your
,fficial non-acton in regard % pooTooms. because
you say. YOU discovered a decision 'he o'",I ""''
Now. let MS see VIVA; that decision was II was
made December g. 1890. This case was one OF col
luson. - l.
Have you any proof of that" the witness de-
manded .,-..d .,1 have nv own
You We're in the Dstric cAtorneys Office that
ting The he GoWms''Sndr sid r Shl off hoiiy land re-
fused to try the because it was case OF eDi D
fusion between the poice and the poose,hersc ,h c,s sna
.Isdee CowIng knew il and refused to try the case.
: The Chairman-lt resulted thai theie was NV
sug'V Mr Gof then began read ihe case from from the
law reports and CommssioieI ainoar 0 cain,
over il; Nj. Goif paused itIle III in now IN ahe ibe
again to look at the attitude oi the nm a. r ,nr
chair and then sad Under the onlsa'.H -, ne aJo1
oath of Office Police CommlsSioncr an @n Hn SaVe
that in regard t. that decision 10 WIN 80" % thot
referred ana to which am now rrterfliE; ; Una. a.
case was desgne ana yo sr li not deem
IL necessary 10 interfere.
THE REASON HE sHIRKED HIS DUTY.
81 knew Of my own knowledge" replied the VIII
ness somewhat mixed up. because u was SHOWN
10 me as a proof that the law could not be ana
was not being violated
OF was upon the certificate nade up III !"
LAWYERS office that this case vas conJured up so
ne 70 hiring II up befor. criminal court ana get
decision upon the INSULT clency Of tho proof II was
upon that tina, my friend. Cominissioner Shet-
han from Buffalo renee t. th1fK M udw is Nan
chester, Mr. Goff; isn't Il greater cl'E una" ""'
doh yes" said Mr.. .Gof; "a good many M NOR re
thousand inhabitants. Now, ne "".o t on IN ".
Work hut a short time accepting the decision ot a
court as settling the law upon question .td. M
..ommssoners belief as to the validity Of that DE-
cision the whole Police Department OF TINS clIy re-
everyday violation OF the law Judge Cowing re-
fused 10 try the case hr ~ s"% Ssco, ppevent you
from enforcing the law against pooirooms III '"'S
The Witness said that when went into the
department this business was IN vogue anu uI1mt "a
IN regard to the matter-while Mr. Goff said that
there was no decison-and afterward the ma,,er nS =
w1t into the hands of the Legislature VINO paSsu d
bill dealing with the whole matter.
PUPPETS OF RICHARD CROKER.
O. Bv Mr.. Gon)-Dd the Police Commissioners
do ANYTHING until Richard Crokers order to have
It done? Al don't know what Richard croker
did
WAS he correct" said Mr.. Gon -: sarSastieally' q
How do | know said the witness doseeuly'
spoke to him on the sublect., .,id bo sa,.
vhat Mnsn Mns hf trs s"}a or fS fase9 P'S'e' ''''
81 cannot Gns snswsr nNsssy Iyeh N qThoir ps thair ee'
Senator Cantor-Didn't that statement os NJ w
Croker from which you are quoting say we
have closed them, etc? ,.., -, rar,-
Mr. GoG-Yes, SIR perhaps so. wv CroIer 0l tas,i. ex
planning it either in the singular or the plural
Mr. Coff- wish sincerely TO avoid any references
them. Here a private citizen. Richard Croker, .lr
SAYS: eve closed the poolrOoms. ana no" am
oct{ Commissioner.
see that tho Law is executed. 10 tell me hoy 1t rs
that a private citizen. who is not sworn and has no
of having closed up haunts of vice that he couId
\ After some rather warm remarks on the part OF
u Senator Cantor and Mr GoiI' the examination
went on
THE PHILANTHROPIC EX-BOSS.
@. CBy Mr. Gon)-You said the people of New
York were Indebted to Mr.. Croker? daughter
Al said Mr. Croker was always doing good
things Genewed aughter)
Odd you believe that in this case? A.-Yes If
he had anything to do with it,; .,.,.o, -
O-How is II that the people were lndebte1 10
him for closing the poorooms: Al have an
swered that they were. -, -,
Police Commissioners, charged by law and Their
oa,hs of Office TO do certain things would not do
them ard then did them only on demand OF prl-
vate citizen? Al haven't said anything OF the
o'-Do YOU admit now that such has been the
fact? Al don't know. ~
Odd YOU know that Richard Croker haq any any,
thing TO do with closing the pooirooms? Al don
know. ,,
Odd the Police Commissioners have anything
TO do with It? Al told YOU befo~e what they d'n.
Q-What did they do? Ave 'alked about 1t
number OF times
"Fut that was informally ead Mr.. GOif.
Il know" replied the witness. but that was
sufficient m ,., ., g,
And did you give any order? persisted counsel
II presume Mr. Martin did" the witness angrily
replied. ,,, ,.. NJ,
GofY said sternly. I'VE do not want to hear any
Then don't know" the witness replied, with a
look OF forced compliance.
SOME GOOD ADVICE FROM MR.. LENOW
Mr. Gor came back to the Long Island City
matter to know when the witness learned tha'
there was no Endorsement on the check containing
his bid and he replied that his partner MI