New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-04-24
VAN CLEEF ON THE RACK
PAINFUL SCENE AT TRENTON.
VOORHEES, COMMITTEE INQUIRING INTO
THE SALE OF MAPS TO TIE STATE.

VARIOUS PRINTERS BADLY CONFUSED
WHEN ASKED TO ACCOUNT FOR MANY
THOUSANDS or MAPS FOR WHICH
THE STATE PAID. But OF WHICH
10 TRACE CAN RE FOUND.
fnY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRrBuSE.l
Trenton. y. J.. April 23.-There was another
highly sensational sitting of the Voorhees, In
vestiGating Committee to-day, the session clos
ing abruptly with pitablc scene. Colonel John
r. Van Ciccf. OF Governor Wcrts's staff Of gold
lace colonels who is 4 lawyer. Democratic
politician Of State prominence and clerk 10 the
State Board Of Railroad ASSESSORS was suddenly
called to tho stand to make answer to the state
ments of numerous witnesses who sworn In
effect that he had been receiving for a number
of years about $500 annually for a paper map
alleged to have been circulated with the printed
report Of the Board Of Assessors The Colonel
was taken wholly by surprise, in one breath ad-
hitting facts in the next breath denying them.
and finally refusing t. answer questions and
pleading with the committee. he utterly collapsed
and begged that delay be granted him until the
next session OF the committee t. make plain his
connection with the alleged crooked transac-
tons
Earlier in the day the counsel to the commit
tee. Mr. Corb.n. had stated that during tho last
nine years there had apparently been purchased
d., ,te STATE A. ooo manor mans presumably for
circulation WITH 2S ooo state roports: and on in
yostisition he had found that .2.5O0 of the re-
ports were st.ll IN the waits beneath the state
Capitol. Yet an the maps had disappeared
These maps had cost tho state $ll.%96 70, various
STATE departments paying fabulous prices for
f.~ ~ them Il VS. apparent that Mr. Coron
. ,.. c ooo .,is of ,bc man
.t.., .. ,,.,, ...,r ,,,.., o,i had NO 49,. for
,,-t.- Colonial ,-,r .roof ,,.s ,al,od be admitted
......,..,i .,.. .,...,s >, tho s,,,c aud
,,,,, H.. and I iirasuard rot,s chief clerk to the
state Board II Education. and another o: the
od-school Democrats. had traced the map. had
caused IT 70 De copyr!ehied and had sold 1t 70 the
state. Iio made several contradictory answers
20 the question why Dc had not sold 1t openly
instead ~ putting ln his bills through the print
.rs who printed the assessors report. and he also
answered ursatslactory q question as TO the
number ~ maps printed ana tho present location
- ,b. ufborra,,h stones and plates from which
80 "'
tho map had been printed
when h. admitted that 1000 maps had been
printed Mr.. Corbin asked: where. then. are
The remaining 1000 for which the state pad
prior T. 1897 ! don't account Tor then'
answered the colonel iu confused way. Sec
- -, ,.,l,, ,.,s h.cor,ipg moro he
,,,E,,o, v,,b Zach question Mr. Corb.n advised
49,. 49, o,,,, ,r, c,,irr,,, Voorhees, SHY
-, ,ho, ,e could account for the mans II
he 60, n. money for them but the Colonel said
, - 49,, ~, ...or ..1-h.r aocord-
they must have beer Irit over. IheH' "''''"-
man voorhees, deliberately. you have been paid
hv The state for thousands more OF these maps
tNln tho STATE over received or. In other words.
n.cn paid over am over again FOR the same
fuaua Y.u don't want ~ 10 believe this. DO
,.u?.'
T. this Colonel Van Ceef made reply.
YAK crErF REFUSES TO ANSWER.
,,., .,..., ,A,s. ,,,a,s NJ Va, CIcofo'
A., ,.t,.
..,,... ...,..,i,., : 1.,., yor, =, answer
49,,
t.., ,...., ,,.,,., $50, ,,,s,,..r ,ha, o,,.s-
.,, ....,.r t,.,.,,,,, ~,,b.r warmly
,r,. ,.,.,.i ,.r,iei ma, no didn., mean il tha,
n.,. ., vr c,rhi,. c,nt,nucI the elimination
M ,or.,x.
, vr ,.,., %, camden who printed the report
IN -. and charged the Stlt' N'Dio map, "nrh
@ w'r' 'Y Y,,.y ,1. f'r The naps AMI thcn
t"sjin"l innt The maps Mr. printed by = HrpPrn-
r.fns. IT, answer that question don; want to
grt iHy i""- it-p,..i.' i iia'l tn, ~ ,,,r,
uttlc i.mc was only called here "a ha.f hour ago.
ana I'm want Hi'I' '''''
'If the counsel inssie the committee Will com
pei the vitn,ss o. answer. or enforce the penalty
remarked Chairman Voorhees,
- For v,ars these printer. swore. they have sup
pleI these maps An! put.nt'ri mem rom you.
F!cr
Senator paly said: colonel what Mr Corbin
is anxious >, know is whether or not you supplied
>, r.... ,.t,, 49,. 1, nm ,,,a,,s ,,,td Cor
''' - ~ "
IL. Z.
Senator Ketcham wanted To know what right
Mr. Van C1ccf had to furnish state supplies while
-, ,..,. ....,l ,. &, :, NOR, I,,., l.c,,i-
~ Wv ' 'f'''' " " -
matcly.
Rising from the wltnest-chlir. the Colonel
,olkod In rambling way about receiving state