New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-05-04
NUMEROUS DENIALS MADE.
INVESTIGATION OF THE PRESS" CHARGES
CONTINUED.

TEsT1FIEs THAT HE NEVER TOLD MR.
or-IGG THAT FUND FOR USE AT
ALBANY HAD BEEN RArsED-CoUN-
Sci. MAKE ADDRESSES IN THE
NATURE OF SUMMING Up
SENATOR AHEARNs DENIAL
Denials were plentiful yesterday at the con-
t,nuotion of the investigation by the special
committee If the State Senate into the charges
recently made by The Press" against Senators
Coqecshau. Raines and Robertson in connection
with tho passage Of the BIZ to increase the sal
aries of nremen in this city. Officers of the Fire
Department We'd with each other in denying
that they had taken any part in the raising OF
corruption fund. that they knew OF the raising
Of such a fund or that they had admitted the
existence Of such n fund in talks with their
subordinatcs Battalion Chief Shaw coupled MS
den,a,s with n statement that he ana Deputy
Chief Croker had declined to lay before the other
officers of the department a proposition to raise
n guarantee fund Of $4,000 for Dennis Leary'
LOBBYIST who Cooked like n gentleman
Ieary had been introduced by the late ex-
DEPUTY Chief McCabe and had offered to get the
officers amendment to the hremen's bill passed
in a week. Shaw was confronted with a letter
previous programme would 60 through. and he
admitted that he had meant II make Leary
understand that the officers amendment was to
no kent in charge OF Louis F. Payn. the rival
lohhv,st but he declared that ne had Intended 10
docoive Leary in order to avoid giving offence
to McCabe.
Assistant Foreman Graham declared that Con-
gresham Ouigg the Editor OF THE Press had
made a pledge to get the pay OF the hrenen
raised u the fremen would aid him In his race
for Congress He also denied that he had told
Mr. Ouieg that the officers had raised fund TO
secure the passage Of amendment to the
drenen's bill Foreman Freel testified that IN
q talk with Mr.. Quigg previous to the pubiica-
tion Of the article In the newspaper. he had de-
MED all knowledge Of such fund and had tried
10 persuade Mr. Ouigg not T. publish the article.
The investigation continued yesterday In
the old Court OF Special Sessions In the IoihDs.
Senators OConnor. Pound. Mullin. cantor ana
Parker were in Their places On the behch soon
after 10 A. m Senator'S Cogse hall. EaineS anu
Robertson were present rs usual Win 'e''s'
Raincs their counsel and MI Qugg WAS there
with Elihu Root Senator Ahearn also was pres
on, "a demand an opportunity T. contradict some
testimony Of last week In which his name mad
been mentioned.
ENGINEER GORMAN's TESTIMONY
The first witness called was Engineer Richard
German Of Engine No. II. and Mt koo' al "'l'e
began 70 question him concerning his Kno"''s"
~ the book which was so ubiquitously IN EVIL
dence at the last hearing. Upon That occasion
Mr. Roots long examinations regarding Inc
contents Of the book led t. a rather breezy arsu-
mon, between the counsel. and upon Mr. Root
Yesterday morning opening his examination u
,ho wi,ness German In the same strain. Mt
Raines Inteposcd with disparaging remark
os 10 the importance ~ the evidence.
Mr. Root. however. malntainei that evidence
concerning TIE book was important "oF'n'h
said that one morning. during March ne III"
Campbell at the quarters. who In the course %
q conversation said he had found shh' doom
containing entries OF various su'"S '''''
-. tho oelcers Of the 9Th Battalion for the pur-
pose Of helping the passage Of the a''-'' '''''''
Increasing the salaries Il the officers. The WI
moss asked him how he knew THIS - VINO"
Cam,bcu REPLIED tina, the names Of al! the
On, ., tho battalion were IN the book Win
.,,,,s ~ $40 and SIS opposite their names. win
,,,a axcon,,on Of one officer. who was marked
"N g." - .o,,
IN ronlv 70 Chairman O'Connor. German sara
,o had never seen the book himself and HIS
,,rou.ledge 81 IT had been gained entirety Ho'"
,ba. Campbell had told him lie was aware
,,a, ca,npbel had denied under oa'h thdt nc
had seen in the book the names Oh o"'oe'S do
paying money.
Mr. Raincs-Dii any else except Mt amp AMP
hell tell you anything about 'he "'o"' " "
s'1 n D,a Won ever hear anything from anypoay
else Win regard to 'he raising oil money - Wv
hcers ,,Hc ySn ever heard Of any collection at all
heInc made A-No. slr.
Andrew +. Fitzgerald. a fireman In HOOK ana
Ladder Company No t. was next cai'ed py MI
Root. and testified as follows:
on ,he l2ih OF March. while visiting ,ic "a . on
h'siness Connected with the company had , ,,
versaiion with him relating 10 ,ns me nrrry nearly
dn,i said thought IL was ne men nj, Si' a,r re-
me we It is not our ,Scn a saa sr thought L
woiid be good idea for the committee Oh t ne
on,bcr and hold a meeting. lie said. further ma.
the officers at meeting thcy ha' n't ,oremen So,
Were d w, ~ns m oremen $50 in the interest Of the
amendment the Pavey bill ne su ~ low '' Of
=, ,ss or re So each Then he added that he would
rather older men thar burns 81 h h, a' That
think Is about the extent OF the conversation had
WI" Mr RootYou distinctly heard him make mention
Of officers raising money The ass n sa' fore e
tors%sn wod be ssf& Of The
Did he say he thought those levies VIII
Ayes. he SAID ne tH'Hbnt tn'y 49, " -
lie steep and therefore, he thought the oiiiceIs anu
mon should come together for the purpose or ras-
ing the money for the bill -, -. A.. oo,,,,
g Did he say what he had done AT the reetins
~ The officers? Ayes. he said he got UP NJ thc
meeting and told them he would not pay a cent az
that time but that II the bill passed. ana was sgne
bv the Governor ne would pay ana ne was as good
as the rest Of them. ,,, a.
Odd he tell You how long before March IL
this meeting took place A.-No. sir
Mr. Kaincs-Iiavc you ever paid anything your
self for corrupt purposes at Albany? A-No
O-And any statement TO that effect, so TAR as
YOU are concerned, IL untrue. is IT? At Is
O-Cartwrght. ! belive has the reputation OF
being a very severe discipnaran. has he not? A
Yes, he has.
Fireman William J. Wieland. OF the same
company testified that he also had talked with
Foreman Cartwright about the bill. and had said
10 him that $50 a great deal Of money to
give up. and Cartwright had replied that he
would get the money back.
SHAWS EXPERIENCE WITH LEARY.
Battalion Chief William Shaw. Of the Sixth