The sun., 1895-04-28
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
MCABE TOLD OF DOODLE.
DIsCLosUREs, JUST BEFORE HIS
SUICIDE, TO GEN. Ia GRANGE.

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Turned Over TO oAssomsiymnn AseAEanuH
Senator Ahsarn, and Cab Reiiiy-ooooo
In this Years Fund, McCabe said-"Hs
Could Not Lie and Would Not ne An
Informer, and So Ho Died,r Says the
President OF tho Fire Bo.rd--Uoran'e
Memorandum Book OF Assessments Pro-
dueed with n Page Missing and q Batch
OF Lies About It-More Departu,ent Taih
About Pintt, Lou Pasn. and Corruption
Funds Repeated to the Committee Gro.
kcr and Gicquci ncrused to Contribute.
Another session of the Senate committee that
has been investigating the charges Of bribery
brought by Lemuel Ely Quigg against SENATOR
Raines, Coggeshall, and Robertson In conneo.
ton with the passage of the bill 10 increase
fircmen's salaries was held yesterday, and some
pretty good heafsay evidence thut u currupiop
fund had been raised was presented. but no
witness has yet been found to testify that he
contributed to the fund. Tho sensation of the
day was tho statement by President La Grange
OF the Fire Department that eX-Chief McCabs
had. In his opinion. killed himself because he
could not lie and would not be an informer,
which statement was followed by disclosures
about several funds raised In the department
and paid out ut Albany. These disclosures had
been made to the witness by McCabe, who said
that Assembyman McManus had had the
handling of one fund, Senator Ahearn Of
another, and Cub" Reilly tho lobbyist, Of .
third This year. McCabo said. Sc, 900 had been
raised as a corruption fund.
There was the usual crowd Of firemcn all day
in the old Special Sessions Court room in tho
Tombs building, and the line between the mon
and their officers was clearly drawn. While
Convoy and two other nremen who proved un-
willing witnesses were on tho stand, the officers
! enjoyed their testimony hugely, and tho rank
and file, who as a rule have been willing wiz
anesses, indicated very clearly that these two
were not at all popular with them.
Senators Robertson. Coggeshall. and Raines
sat with Lou Payn behind their counsel. Payn's
| only indication of personal interest in tho pro-
| ceedings was made when one Of the fremen tes-
| tilted that his assistant foreman had told him
| that T. c. Platt had authorized tho Officers
| Association to 60 ahoad with their amendment
to the bill increasing the pay of the rank and
| file. and that Payn, who handled the money for
| tho officers. working In Albany rs Platt's
lieutenant In this matter. Mr.. Payns face at
| this evidence suggested the feelings of q man
| who has been called bobtail flush. Most Of
| the day. however. he sat tilted back In his chair.
contontedly chewing his cigar.
| SECRETARY REILLY's PAPERS BURNED BY Hr
| WIDOW.
Mrs. Fanny Reilly was the frat witnsss. She
| ls tne WluoW ol Fatrlck Neiuy, WHO uau peen
| assistant foreman Of 90 Engine and who waa
at the time OF his death Secretary of the Of
fcers' Association. She stated that her hus-
band had paid only 81 q month to tho assocta-
ton. and she denied that he had collected o
large sum OF money from the officers. Fireman
Cnnord had told the committee that when no
called on Mrs. Reilly ateer her hnsband's death.
she told MIN that she haa iist OF Inc omcers
VINO had contributed TO tunh' ana that sne
| fnld m, mt aba ha md IN heP
from Senator Robertson. Mrs. reilly hatiy de-
MED Clinords testimony, ana stated on the
witness stand that she had never heard the
name OF senator ROBERTSON until she hao seen
IL In the newspapers IN conneet'on Win thtS a-
leged corruption runo.
| what aid you 10 Win your husoanab
papers = asked Mr. hoot OF counsel 1of MI.
Quigg.
Il destroyed them SAID Mrs. Reilly. Do
cause did not mink that they were worth saw
| lng. ihere was hotnihR rotating 10 eny euo-
scription list among them. SO l burned every
| thing that touno IN MS aesR.
| Mrs feiily stateo furthermore that no ciaim
had been maze against her pV any ono on 40
count OF her husbands colectlons ana she ln-
sisted that these coneotiohs ineiuaed only Inc
regular assessments OF the ASSOCIATION.
REEDS TALK ABOUT A CORRUPTION FUND.
| Fireman Charles II. THOMPSON of 5s Engine
| WAS called nv Mr.. Root. He had been dele.
gate from his company to the Firenen's Mutual
| Renevolent Association. Thomnson stated that
| he had frequently heard Assistant Foreman
| Re.d of bta comnanv sneak of the oficers'
amendment IN the Firemen'a bill. .He used to
go around" said Tbompson "savtne that ho
bad mt nm his rood money TO rot the bill passed.
| and that he thought tho men should also con-
| aiu '.'"' No ..oNs' ' ~ ~ ~ ~
tribute something.
| Odd he say how much money he had put
|
aps A..o .olu Mo .n~s no nau .w
$50 to fund that was 10 Do sent up 10 Albany.
| On ono occasion, in tho early part of April,
| Eor.ron C,oodsrson of AK Engine came 10 our
| aofen "a w w ~
| house, and when heeu saw MIN ne said 10 SeV-
eral of US who were standing around. Here
| come. TINT man n fter nv money to increase our
| sa,.ris.n Reed had told mo TINT e. was poinp
e., 900, h;,, mora than sao IN bava his salary in
W oo'' MN 49, 'lo'e .'A ~ ,., w - ., .-,s -. -
creased. Ihe men haa been asked 10 contribute
| to this fund and the matter was brought up at
| A. ,.,o,to,to,