New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-09-20
IT PAID TO BE WARDEN.
"A BROOKLYN CONTRACTOR MAKES SOME
STARTLING AFFIDAvITs
KINGS COUNTY OFFICIALS BORROWED MONEY
AND THE WARDEN OF THE RAYMOND
STREET JAIL HAD SEVERAL DIPS INTO

AND THE WARDEN OF THE RAYMOND
STREET JAIL HAD SEVERAL DIPS INTO
THE CONTRACTORS PROFITS.
lohn e. Creamy. a general contractor. living at
No s24 AIbany-ave.. yesterday made affidavit to
alleged peculiar transactions In relation TO city con-
tract letting that throws food OF light on politicai
methods In Kings County under the old regime
Martin Flanagan recently appointed re-
ceiver for Creamy. and suit is to be brought IN
F1anagan's name TO compe. the people interested TO
pay up. The names OF seven politicians three OF
whom are now In public Office are Involved FIVE
are Democrats and two are Republicans Ihey
are Peter J. Doyle. William l.. Bennem John }.
ponohue Patrick Barry. Michael Clancy William
c. Carrick and Thomas Martin. and flanagan asks
permission from Judge Cullen TO sue them for the
recovery OF $500 which the receiver alleges
Creamy lent to them between 1889 and 1898
The receiver alleges that Creamy ent 10 Peter j.
DOYLE warden of Raymond Street JAN under Sheriff
Courtney s., 400 In 1891. 1892 and 1893
William L. Bennem. Republican Supervisor from
the Twentieth Ward. borrowed $1,000 from Creamy.
who also lent to John Donohue. then ana now Su-
pervsor from the Tenth Ward. the same amount
Patrick Barry. then Democratic Supervisor from
the Fifth Ward. borrowed sL4U; William Carrick,
Republican Supervisor from the Nineteenth Ward.
q 900: Michael Clancy. Democrat Chief Engineer
in the County Buildings sl.7oo: Thomas Martin, for
many years and at present keeper OF the County
Court House. $500.
Mr. Creamy secured many valuable contracts from
the Board OF Supervisors during the period named.
covering the Raymond Street Jail and the County
Buildings.
This Is a specimen Of the items furnished by
Creamy in his affidavit. which the suit is based:
81 loaned money TO Peter J. Doyle. who Is now
the ex-warden of Raymond Street Jail He was
warden when loaned the money TO him. loaned
him money as follows
1u,v 4 1901 ..... 5000 November 3. 1902 500
Angus, IL lsal. 1900 September 90 1893. see. 1850
september H. 1891. 800 June 90 1898 100
November a. 1901. 700 49, - 400
July 5, 1892 30 loai 's''''V
July 10, 1892 3I3
From April II. 1892 to September o. 1892, had
painting done in the house of said Peter J. Doyle
In Vanderblt-avs amounting TO $40 o. / am also
Indebted for that amount. He promised TO repay
me that sum. but has not. He did not repay any
OF the loans l made him. which he promised to
repay on demand. id not press for repayment
because was making large sums of money through
him from the County OF Kings. As warden OF the
jail he signed all the bills for supplies to the jal
10 the bills I could not get my money He demand
ed a loan whenever he certified TO the bills and in
that way and for that reason the loans continued
10 be made"
In the case of all the mentioned Mr. Creamy
makes similar statements.
These startling afidavits reinforced by some
from Charles Z. Harshorn jr.. who now lives in
Yonkers. and who was Greanys partner at the