New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-05-05
REEDS SENSE OF HONoh'
Continued from Thirtcenth '"@''

,he,ro A-Yes obtained the COMM
diligence and finally repaid '"e''
roro,oa, Daniel j Meagher Of HOOK ana ,l,o = ne
r',n, 10 3 readily made denlai ~ .,,rs
eyar knew Of money being raised OY '"e
,.- corrupt purposes ,,,,,,S was per-
80 80 denv that he had received moh'H -, -,
. tireinen i'm 1893 when ne lh'rouI,0u n,.or had
increase the pay of the hre'nei' i ,vith an
even been approached by any ~ ,syar n I'd
'c s, ~ ,aoney ne said He said ne heIr' ~, H.
hnor acquainted with McCabe nor VII"
Commissioner La Grange poiiv NJ En-
,ssse,ant Foreman Martin A. f''"i ard
10 Zn :. Foreman Thomas sullivan hD1h ni,'
ladder 40. Il: Foreman Thomas - ,rtroothv
Engine No. 2s; Assistant ro'' ,,,oai FISHER
ia, Engine Nc Il: Foreman Micna"' ~or
I>; ~ Ok and Foreman Charles w IN
IJnoh and Ladder no g all members 80 ,soc
Rat,aljon and members Of the oiHcels s,,, - a
s,ion denied that they knew Of the raiS"'s 81, 81
d.ol,. , frnd nv the officers. Mr. Root asNe !,
al, ~ them II they had heard OF IN, sbou,
amendment 70 the Salaries bill, ana '" sa1
oi sulPlS Tssher under cross-examination by
NJ, pnnt said he was "A member Of the comm .in,
TOE an Legislation in the Oihcers $500 H"
and went to Albany seVeral mn IN florence t.
~ two Per Cent Tax bill. He said ne III ~ -
hn.r1 ~ the officers amendment t. thr IL
mems Salaries bill when he was III i ~ NV he
Sad heard OF the bin, but he admiited oma' me
rad me, I.onis F. Payn in Albany aD'"' ''
time he heard Of er Ie AZ Albany in the intercs, OF
~, n nr" cant bin DO you remember seeing MI
ayn tho'e YOU tell me what yor heard about ,hg
Salaries bin while YOU were al Tnny,edge Of il was
nothing about It there my
gained from ,hr epnrnber the resignation Of Chiof
,C-D9 "a VS. / heard in this court that ne
had Resigned some time in Ma, S legislative Com.
,,ft,ea Of the Offcers' Association on Inc 81" u
Q.Weil; ,ne res1onnd on Mareh I. DO you mean
me, h ,hat q was not mentioned at that meeting
Al have no Son were in Albany dd show any
interest in the Salaries bin? Did yog make any am
1 1o, sc,nsin,ed with anybody in Albany ,r nc.
.Ca,es , b ~" desirability Of finding out ali about Il
Al was not there in the interest OF 'ne '"'''
0o1, I, possible that Of YOU showed any I'm m
terest in the Salaries bill2 Yom D,"akias,ea anu
together ana yei hsy no,hIng was said about il
in my hearing.
Foreman Kruger told Mr.. Root that previous &c
the publication Of the article In The Press H.
had heard talk among the nremcn about the ON.
GERS amendment 70 the Salary bill. but hai ho'
heard any talk among the officers on the subject
ABRAHAM GRuBER or THE STAND.
Abraham Gruber the little lawyer who lives a
No 152 West Ninety-nfth-st.. hoped into the VIII
ncss-chair and said he knew Congressman Quige
well and had talked with him month ago ao'u
the Judicial Sales bill Mr. Quigg said the o''' wa
good bill and ought to be passed
Mr. Raines-Dld he say who was interesl.ca, !,
the bill? Ale said members OF the kea hS''''
o."What did he say about the men who Were were
opposed 10 the bill? Al can't remember P''
ticularly. A. o,nr ,aikef
bitterly against the opponents OF the OIL, az Nv
No; ! said ne was exceedingly earnest !" HIS W
pressed desire 10 have the bin passed. ,.,,, Mr.
DIN the conversations you have had VIII
Ouigg were the OF any persons mi.
as being interested in the Judicial Sales Bill ~
No. , ,,,,,
O.-Do YOU know the names OF any persons ~"'
contributed TO Mr.. Quiggs canvass expenses A.
Yes. sir. 49, ,,ore,
yourself? Ayes. A.. Mr.
Odd you pass any OF the money over u '
Quigg? A.-Not that recollect 4. 90,
O~Just refresh your memory. and see II y,n'
did not hand him any checks? A'-No' al" a'''''
sure did not. 4. A. Fin
Q-Then you transferred the money 10 MI Elm
stein? A.-Yes, about $1,000, / think. .,.cx
Odd you understand that any OF these cns' y -
which you delivered were given In the interest,"