The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1895-05-04
Yesterday he said he had never heard

feeterday ne said he had never heard
Chief Edward Croker. Of the Seventh
battalion. was oall.d by Mr.. Raines as
the next witness. He denied that he had
10 on rum the saary biz
any fund FOR that purpose.
McCabe.
Croker ana Lenry's scheme.
1T was about March 1, when Mccabe
Drought Mr.. Leary up to Chief Shaw and
myself as we were standing at the cor
ner OF Broadway and Thirteenth street,
OF his and sad so Mf m meary Sa could ar
antee the passage Of the Firemen's Sal
airy bill. and this was more than Lou"
ia ne could do
''McCabe talked to us for some time
and we went over to the Morton House
ana continued to discuss the subject.
Leary told us that he could guarantee
be signed By the Governor.
sary to have some money for expenses,
than 81 sS' He SAID eo mSf d SGst a %ou:
dinners that he would have to give at
Albany. and entertaining Senator's. and
cemmitteemen. and declared that $4,000
After that Chief Shaw and I left
Leary and went of for a walk. We
Leary. Afterwards Chief Shaw wrote to
him and told him that we could not
enter into any further negotiations with
MY opinion Of Leary was that he was
a striker, and that he could not do any
thing for US. He talked too big to suit
Chief Croker stated that afterwards
he had been summoned to appear be-
fore Fire Commissioner La Grange, who
money had been raised by the officers
to influence legislation at Albany, but
that he had denied ali knowledge about
Denies Ia Oranges Statements,
Croker denied all the statements made
by Commissioner La Grange in the in
teryiew which he had with him. and
Gicquel knew who had contributed
money towards the officers corrupton
fund. He knew nothing about IL him.
self. and had rever said that any money
had been put up.
By Mr.. Raines:
O. Did Commissioner La Grange play hear
70" Play Play bssri T. No. he acted in . yer, zen.
tlenanly way with me always. e
that IesSy had sad ES eI th sSke met sa aa
March that he was a lobbyist. and that
Chief Shaw was there when he said it.
Shaw had previously testified that he
at that time.
detail. and told how in shaw's presence
Firemens bill through the Senate.
Mr.. Root brought out nothing Of i'm
portance In the cross-examinatio ton OF
Senator OConnor was telling Senator
Pound a story at which Senator Pouni
was Laughing heartily when Mr.. Roots
That's nli o startled both senators and
who was gazing in meditative way at
his outstretched legs and "Trilbys."
At 1.30 o'clock half-hour's recess was
taken.
Rnines Says He'll Sue Quigg.
During recess a report spread that
Lem LemI IeI Ell ouisg for libel; When
II have not yet entered suit. but I'm
so aW,l fo'y you bring a civil or er,m,na,
That have not yet decided. ! Will
consult with my brother first. i twill
bring the suit as soon as my brother
1t was after $50 o'clock before the
commttee resumed the hearing;
NO. CAPT was ea Fl FL Es essS fGm b by
had been twenty-four years connected
s Mh o ss Re was member 81 ss
Firemens Association, but had not at
tended any meetings since last August
Il have never paid any money to in
fluence legislation" he said, and have
no knowledge Of such a fund"
Capt. Cartright denied absolutely that
he had told Fireman Fitzgerald, Of his
company, on March ~. or at any other
time, that he had paid money into a
fund to secure the passage of the Fire
mems Pay bill
CartriEht COntradicts Fitzgerald.
~ was too hoarse to talk at all when
Fitzgerald called to see me-" said the
witness, land I did not as fact hold
such conversation as he has testified
did"
The witness said that at no time has
anyone talked to him about paying
money for use at Albany. and he had at
no time had talked to any one about It,
Senator Raines calmly pulled the
smoke from a cigar when Mr. Root be-
gan his cross-examnation.
On cross-eXamination, the witness said
that he had never heard anything of
the Firemen's bill until he had read OF
1t in THE World" He had had no
knowledge of the bill until the present
time, except what he had read about
it in The World" which was the only
paper he read.