New-York tribune., 1896-02-01
CLAIM TIE MAYORS MONEY
AFFIDAyITs or P1ATT HENCHMEN sen
TO MR. STRONG.

40 .so,- nrRIJNER CHARLES wANDRFS.
W. GERMAN AND HENRY l.
WEINBERG AN INvEsTIGA-
TIoN TO BE MADE
Msvor stron, was yesterday paced in possession
of certain affdavlts secured by George H. N'n."e
tor Iauterbach's secretary Of the Repupi'ca"
County Committee with the intent OF laying nam
1 some of the glf,s OF 500 each wnich the '"'
oN.re! for evidence that the patronage o. Guy ~.
narments had beer used In the Ant'-M Mac'ii'e avs
These were the afn1 tvts described III me i''"'"'
Yesterday said tc have been made by william "'r
man SOL Beriine:. Charles Nandfes az" 'i'"''
+ Weinberg The first ,hree atlantis h@i"e' ,V
henchner OF the machine IN the NHN'h AsSe"'u<
u,s,r,r, The fourth. Weinberg. belongs 20 '"e
XxXr1rd Assembly, District ar some time ago
deserted the Ind, pendent Republican ee"'e"' anu
Joined ,he ranks OF the machine ,.on
Tho at1davits of German, Ber;ner ana "a'ureS
rofor to alleged conversations last September WIZ"
william Brookhell then Commissioner Oh i"".'e
works ard indicate that Berl.ner was auemp'h'
TO effect an arrangement by Whlch 'fi'"''"' w.
was a delegate to the XVIII Districi c'"'e"''o.
would obtair 81 day place IN 'nT p. w.
OF Puplic Works IL eXchlnse Tor NJ No'' Il"
deepate What B.rl.rer was TO receive does not
appear in the statements sent to the Mayor WIZ"
! the convention met German voted win ''e ma
chine. ..
Weinberg who became a clerk at N'V" year ~
/ the Board Of Aldermen. by the favor oi Ai''' ,"a'
/ Charles Wines in January. lS9j was reHoVen III
S,,.,,b.r last According to his affidavit, Ven
berg neglected to pay his dues and suoscrip,on MI, -
the Republican Club Of the ANHlniu rhtnes ~
W,,lsfrafc LEROY B Crane was one OF the iounIsr11
Of this club Weinberg attsinu,ed n ,'s Naristrais
!nm tD'm ybo Weirberg alleges. was displeased al
| his d.sloyalJy to the men VINO seoo'eu '''' ~
on such nrnsy statements the macnne m:aarmsin
insst that Nv, Of these AFFIDAVIT m ik'r MAJ az
| -, ~.
Mavor aiihoHyh the latter inttndei tha any s1mss t
| he offered. watch nigh be hrld 10 w p''
should 20 10 recogn.z.h char.'y. h,o ,,rcI,a
II vas the prevalent opinion IN Respectable onE e,rSE
4eds name in any shaiy TRANSACTION. ensnsebpss bss
by Berlner was contemf io'e a'I DoTs.f Dor,,f intended
iDsyirg here for Mediterranean ports with ms Wte, M
VINO has been IN inirm health sn since '"e
i'@e T6o Amas M Tr@r6fon the NXyh psir9t a
who 20; up those aitiayi'a were ~, -aske nnbc
| hel- charges until satisfied tE1' BIT frOonne,
on the ocean a1i beyo7i no 1'a'n o'
tn. Mayor .aan1ed hs nsna, unrofHeG "a me n,
manor ana sy Par Pau,er5aeh i thornton and
Rcrner He SAID that ne hal under cons;uerasr'i
ci,,zens 10 investigate as The truth OF m. stories
| ron bv the Pla,t-Iauierbach ieelers' ~ n,n ,,i
! nav yn, ,or each case substant.ated. i s true
hat should prefer thai he n0hay rppfted pni1 70 i;
,heYl5 ,hey aiii fp fS, 70 cna''''' IT, O"'
~ NAV Saw tha, an inquiry into the facts Is al
| -eadv under way. and propose 10 get al theH
IN stra.gf forward way and with the sole desire
10 p, as naGe M IN the ir,cres, OF good government
ana clean politics. I shall Willingly pay %ha'entr
amounts may be adiudeed rightfuly que IN, me pun
| JOB E Hedges the Mayors secretary. appears
'.sol' ,ha, the alleged agreements. made presuma,
bly, 10y Mr. Brook1ed. would he kept Mr' hedpeS
Ions vss rcaiv. md had been placed IN the hands
! ~ the MAYOR You can De sure that any charges
Intended 10 be aimed at mo vii be fully met he
Alderman Wines SAID yesterday that there was
no foundation 10 We.uh"rg's story. a. u r'laf,
to he Alderman ana Cily Magistrate crane Mr.
Vines allei; II had Wen berg apI2nrb Tio 10 o, .,
pretended 6, be friendly 70 me in politics. ana
when | founI 10 "as .rsncere and working asalns
,n. ,cr9rl, i' ~ me f2l his position hel by an
other enrolled Republican THAT is All here - 20
that WEINBERG was not asked to give any pleige
wien ne go, the appointment. and ! was under no
oraton 70 keep hm thgre n,, in securing the
| ,l,y for aniiavits OF this kind tho Platt factor
hal offered money and other things of value 10
sembiv District they offered % pay months
rnt for colorei man h. wond make Az -3,adt an an
IN another case. another o. Amasa Thorn'on's
followers received an offer OF s25 cash to do the
General Con's. cx-Commissoner Rrookhelds sue
ccssor in charge OF he Department of Public
Worhs said Yesterday. These people did rot dare
attack Nr Brookfeld until he was out Of reach. on
tn ocean. Those who know ne high charart"I
Of Mr. Brookned VIII not adiulge hm guilty Of
aovits are ridiculous. II IL asking us 10 stretch
/ reason too FAR 20 believe that Mr. Broolfed en-
! tered into an open decker With a man Ike sol
p.rliner ard discussed the compact in the pres
enco OF a rumhcr OF place-hunters unknown 10
him NJ Hrookheld's record in this Department
is OF ifsof proof that he his office on business
principles and was not engaged in bartering places
In return for votes"
leader Of tha XXNTIIth Assembly District was
bach Ber,iner business OF afiiavt-making a. 500
per aiiiavit. Gunner. in his eag~rress 20 get
some of the dough" which NJ was afraid nigh,
he passed around without his securing any Of H.,
offered Yesterday ~ supply ten attdevits Of the
Iauterhac ~ ferliner stanp Of $40 each. knock
down" Of - per cent On the Mayors original terms
This Is the same Gunner who coveted the 5000
r,aca OF Water Purvcyor under Mlvor Str)ng's \ 4
ministration. and ready n desert Lauterbach
and support BrooAfe.d FOR chairman of he County
Committee a year ago II certain friends Of the
N1vor would promise To their influence for Gun
rer's appointment 20 th' place mentioned. Gun
r.r made the ella IN that he abe To deliver niae
votes including his OWN. ~ the County Committee.
and demonstrated that the trrnsfer 81 his following
the BrookHald s.le worll eiect Rrookned and
defeat LaGterhach. The Mavor's friends declined
- enter into any barVain with Cunrsr. and he and
. his eight heHohmen scurried back into the Platt-
lauterhach camp rlatt aftsrwarl prevailed up0r
/ Governor Morton 10 make Gunner a Port Warden
reward for his alleged fealty IN the mn chipe o
Pr@ ,tiv % the dseust OF otter machine aders who
had not then offered to SCI. their votes.