New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-04-28

6m S Of 0qs that y4 are
things in which would her not nave oppressed
Q-They relate believe the raising OF money dny.
think this lnvcstratio i has anything whatever to
| do with previous years
OBJECTS TO TESTIFYING AS TO HIS MEMO
RANDUM.
The witness was pressed to answer 're ques-
ton, but showed extreme reluctance 20 10 INTO
! matters which Re said were OUTSIDE 'ne province
/ Of this investigation. He also suc''eueu !" se'-
ting his memorandum from MI l'aih'S' io' '"e
ostensble purpose of looking at IL, anu nati.s
incontnently thrust 1t into MS l"'he' .hat ~
return H. although the coNmittec hc'u nc
/ Ran's was quite in order In aNalHIS hli''s'. W.
the contents Of tho paper. The CIIhIiSS'o,t' ~, ~
/ reply to further questions by Mr i''lheS' Nd'u ne
had no desire to conceal anything pertinent 10
the inquiry, but he wished for an eNpieFSlo' W
opinion from the committee as To Whe'hel ~
must submit himself fop cross-eNa"l'h"U'" "p'"
events relating to previous year 49,,
Chairman OConnor said the commissioner hau
made a statement which led eyeryood! 10 ',, aI
that McCabe. because OF the information ~ h"u
committed suicide rather than disclose IT,
Whether his Information related 70 things that
HAD happened IN the pas OF no., ~ disciose i,
( at this Investigation As you have made a state
ment to this effect think Il Is entire;y p'o drT
that you should submit to be cross-eNa'n'ne' anu
answer Mr.. Ran"s's questions . ro,,,r, ma mo
Mr. Ranes--I will first ask you to return me ,ne
examinaoq Of statement whch You m EaEs g 'Bo'
cross examination baked in any way
Commissioner La Grange without showing any
disposition to give up the paper, SAID
have desire to conceal ANYTHING T Sfr s%Gr
that relates TO This inquiry 9avG oT lr aT, and
as my mind might hov" got confuse I'D p"I' con- an.
tend that II is not right to cross-eNamhe NE uPo"
Chairman O'Connor-Thc committee have de-
! Cidei that answer the questions
Mr.. Raines-Win you hand me that PAPER pap, now
Mi Raines-Then You object counsel In this
m9Try haTns T5e 81 Mc hG or hS purpose Of
% of X Sa is not proper question
Mr. RSnesEoh' yes. i is perfectly proper, o.,-
Chairman O'Connor-Thc committee are OF opin-
ion that the question Is a proper one
WOULD NOT GIVE TIP THE PAPER
The Commissioner still refused however. 10 re-
lease his hold on the paper and was asked by
Mr. Raincs if his objection was based upon me be
lief that matters which occurred in previous years
were not pertinent 70 the investigation Of the
present charges. He replied:
That seems me to be piropSr s qpG nest Gh,eaI
VIII answer ' Eoc Ftntin ths sta;emcn, from
many persons and don't want NcCabe's state
Sn' y f%i had E conversa,on win Mr. Mca4 d.
| Ole told you Of corrupj transactons waich
! ha aIT Dorsonai knowledge? Ale did not state
that he had personal knowledge Of these trans
Q~iave YOU recorded I9on yqur mc'4or'n n
DUN the fact that he had personal kno"'eds' %
70 Il be- Your pardon. is there no, something
about the payment Of SIS" by nrenen year ago
MsCase made rs s'a,egn more re { ISan T one
Nr Root object to that question. ,s r,.5o
| statement that McCabc had In his p'SS 'sSiom 60
tain iq;oTmP bs ea am ' is nHar kat that sae
should 90 ont without ne'';f eN"'l,''' ,role
think the Court should hno" all about ''e ""o''
'h Mr Ranes 90 witness, Now. 60 Oh and tell US
! all about that transaction o: year ap'o
WHAT MCABE SAID.
General La Grange then read the following eA-
tracts from his memorandum:
The Legislative Committee q the Frem"n's Is
sociation is clifford. Engine ~ = an, f'nF,
| No A. ana Crowley. Engine 10 ~ lH'' Y'''(
INV are made TO tell the history u their or$anz3,
ton the whole story oHgh; 20 come OUT Ia i,'
IN, .nar %'F Hrsde 1 4 Hook ana L,ir 80 H. re-
Association ana given TO CAB KeY;r oi' ~ ''-
nothing in return for IT. d@ugh'eI3 l"i,s ~ "a.
hremen Of 8 apiece T4.GI - - p9nki,t.s district
The committeeman we've Quinn Entnc 70 ~: ~
kegan Engin' 30. ~ ana a ra. fGr this ~.
decreased Salaries bnD. ana is IH' INTO '"'''
Be- sure and see croker ana let him know h" VIII
be protected for ,cilins the irnih. tho officers
that money IS being raised 10 pass i''' nm, r,,.of
I '9 ,be1 l' is thoroush nvc,raon me truth
will out. Burns reports ma u'' .:,,,.I and
come law in SPIT of the exposure w. '''' ''''
Mr. RainesIs that The whole o. in' vo rancm
Der anythng you h%Ie H95 "" hay Tcad is the
whole substance Of what ne toI1 me ieI""'N ~
these rhaiecs ..., .h,, 30 b,d no knowl-
edge OF the matters relating 10 TINS year = !
have read to you that he said II was common re-
P0-pid he mention the names Of ANYBODY con,
nec,el with the raising Of money inns E'"' - =
'S oIou'sde Of VIVA, you have o4 nothing gas
said as who raised or held money TINS year A.
Qsconscquenty he Ola no, disclose 70 you any
thing that was a direct accusation against any
body relative 70 the charges now pes 'h hToyn
o~But he did not give you n" names OF any
body who had paid money? A-No'
Nr. Raines wanted to know why If Mccab" hai
J TOLD nothing to implicatc himself he must b. held
! IN before the public as a man who had commit
Ted suicide to escape gitng testimony.
Mr. Root said that McCabe was an h.ncS,
Of the guilt Of others. He also declared mat
he had not been party TO dragging In the name
Mr. Raipcs said that 1.-THE Press" had publicly
declared that McCabe had killed himself to cs-
cape giving testimony. and had in"hIohra VI -.
Roots name In connection vi" W -
such a way that 4 had been impossible 10 hc.p
McC,abe'e name out Of the Testimony IN IN" II
, vestigation and Mr.. Root was counsel lor inc
newspaper and had been counsel Tor M'' ~.
General La Grange said he had nOt talked win
NcCabe about giving testimony, but had ADVISED
him to talk with Mr. Root
In the conclusion Of his testimony EcheraI Ia
Grange said:
, told the fremen that # they told the truth man
fulIy bout the raising OF money thr
would be as light possible. ana thHt hc on, -,
rnsgtoncrs would fight Ike bears for t1clf cnDS 10
innocent nrcmcn
After recess Mr.. Root called as witness IRE e.
man David j. Conway OF Engine company ~ :,
( who testified that Assistant Foreman James .
Smith of Engine 80. 2 was detailed AT tHe qua
! | ters Of Engine No. early In March, "hcn inc
papers published the fact that the oiiiCeI .