New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-17
MR. RAINES'S LIBEL SUIT.
y,1.Npssrs DON'T AGREE AS TO THE
SENATOR'S POLITICAL CHARACTER

4 PRESBYTERIAN CLERGYMAN An"
yrSs ov GENEVA suRB 1T is RAD-MohH
r,pryrS TESTIFY FOR "THD PRESS
Mp PAYN TO BE CALLED To-pAf'
,,. osairst the New-York Press Company
80 senator John Raines Of Canandaieua'
-. - rocover $4,000 damages for an aise'
,no,,ors ar.,c,e which appeared In Ihe Ne"
I,-oss.. IN April, 1895. intmating tha' oo'p ..
lives Influenced the PLAINTIFFS acu0n ~ -,o.,,ra =,
tho Frer1ens Salaries bill IN the hess' a ho,o~s
,rno,v =, that year again resumed ra,.,
Aioa"Y I'd a fury in the Supreme Court
Justice Macl.cah anu July
Yesterday u chemeh
- o,s. witness called James X Snen,e, ~,
ex,re-idert Of the Fire Department. oo,,,se,
-, ,esle,an, District-Attorney LihdsaS' VI 49,, =.
o., The Press" Mr.. Sheffield SAID Una, a'oro
80, oo,,,rccnt 70 the Office OF Fire Conin''s
~ "p 49,, ocreaf.ed legal representative OF inc
- 81, t-iron,en's Mutual Benevolent AS9oO'"
49,, o,a acting in that capacity he hau N"u ~
o-e..,o,s with Congressman Quies' ''o" -
=, Tive Press" and Senator Robertson va"
oa,d "a the Pavey BILL then pending IN '"o ,na.
s,' ,rbe witness was only allowed 20 ia. '.n
piy' Inv 49, ,,bs.ancc OF the conversation with
senator Robertson to MI Qu'ee A'
meeting. 40 crv from Al
-, g. February 1880 Mr. Shehelo saiu nc
norted TO Mr. Quisg that the Cnles % so,o,es
- senate had reported on the Firennen '"'" 20
.no - ,vas attached an amendment pro
which
liz, o., an Increase In the salaries OF 'ne ~
~ =, ,be Denartment Mr.. Sheffield tesuHeu '''"'
no informed Mr. Quigg that the '''ieS - ~
did not give rim chance 10 'e - =. ~.
pavey bill the passage OF whio" nc o,.,co
- advocat,ng and that he was not IN consoi'''
With the spiri, which prompted the
tho officers amendment In regard 10 'ne
49, ,rra the witness said he gave MI Nu'se Nv
,,orra.,on about It's alleged existence Ia. -
os. Was not allowed TO say whether OF no' - 40
within the sphere OF his own Kho"leuso '
a fund did exist -, ho had Two
IN cross-cxamlnation the witness saia ne ".u 49,
o,,e,satiors with Senator Raines relative u '
o,,., coias tu aud the Firemen's Salaries Dill
o. ~ these conversations took place IN 9e""'
plata rooms in the Kenmore hotei' |" '
Judging from the tone Of the cohVe's"' s..
s,,d n. inferred from Senator itdlhe' ' -
would support the Firemen's salaries oi''' 49,.
A., M, know whether or not IT was Senator ha'i,.
''' $3.50 ,ho officers amendment. Witness ala
". ,,,o,, how Senator Raines voted on inc 'u-
d,o,al Sales bill but admitted that congress re-
ou,qg and William Leary had co-operateo WIN nm
IN advocating It's passage. AS 10 inc 81 ,,rr
,ouch-talked-of corruption FUND. ne aoim''eu ~
e.,d In conversation with MIR. Qu'ge '""' - w
reports OF the existence OF the corruption NV
80 true he would be a party 10 Its suppression
80 ooi,cided with Mr. QuigG az 10 the judielous-
&c. of oxnosiDg such proceeding publicly mat
ms nr,or 10 the publication OF the alleged hoe'o"S
article IN THE Press
FrREMEN'S BAD MEMORIES
r,aniel J. Conway. an assistant FOREMAN 49,
$50, was attached to Engine company W.
rext called He said he knew James d '.''
member Of that company. smith al '"e I'M
,be introduction OF the Pavey BILL was an as'.o'
on, foreman in the Fire Department lie was V"
=. - r,tnesscs for the plaintiff and dehieu
having contributed toward any funo cai0"'a
i,euence legislation Mt ALBANY. ana also sa'u ~
did not know Of the existence OF V0' Dp A.,
CONWAY IN answer TO Mr.. Lindsay 'es'''e 20.
cr,th told him in the company quarters l" Na9'
vg,tv-e-stst that unless the "hremen came up
tel Tho dough the bill would stick IN Aioahy'
1r.ssea nv counsel witness said that smith hau
vsnresented 10 him that Lou Payn was i.",,ui'e
,bncs In Albany and IL the hremeh olo ,o' 80
nm. they were "a lot OF damned toois' 0.
zoo according to Conway. expressed hiiisei' q,
hs,rr disposed to believe that you peOP'v'
a1,,g tho eremen may be thrown on the Dill
n cro.sexa1nination the witness SAID ne 'e'
-.,,aa ,hot Smith said that $1,000 had been placed
and that Lou" Payn had been handing 'hi"ss
Esroroan Peter H Ward Of Engine Company NO
and formerly OF Engine Company NO 'iie neN'
xr,.ness asserted that his memory WAS poor WIN
r.for.ance 70 the Smith Conway conversation MI
Idndsav undertook 10 refresh his recolecuoh ny
wedding from the proceedings Deiore 'ho 'e"
Investigating Committee. before whom " aiu 'ee''
oed to having heard Lieutenant smith c0"era'u
Iot "tne BOYS on DtiHS WIN 49,
chat the witness testified that unless we came up
,h NIL would stick in the Cities Committee Inc
,v,,ness could not recall having testneo 70 'ne'o
r,c,s before the Senate Committee
william L. Ffndley. former counsei 10 inc f.io
D.r.-tron, was next called In reply TO MI
lindsay he testified 10 having gone 10 Albany ~
1906 In connection with the Firemens salaries OIL
o,a m being present at meeting o, the cities
Committee He said that his recollection WIN
regard to certain things in connection Win 'he
main purpose Of his visit 10 Albany was somewhat
vaeue. but recalled having consulted with Senator
y,ohertson on things pertaining 10 the F1remens
s,,ariss bill The witness had not heard or the
officers amendment prior TO his going to Albany.
ua first heard Of st, he said. through senator
Robertson.
At this point Mr. Findley was excused and Fire
man Andrew T. Fitzgerald of Hook and Ladder
Company No T. was called TO the witness STAND.
He testified in his direct examination TO having
oonversed with Foreman Cartwright at the latters
home at No. l67 West One ed-and-eighteenth-
at on March H. 1896. Cartwright. in speaking OF
the fund he said. then thought the amount OF IS"
levied on captains, and $50 on fremen was TOO
steep" Foreman Cartwright. according 10 the
witness had represented TO him on that occasion
that he had spoken at meeting or the Ofncers
Association against tho putting up OF single
cent until after the Governor had signed the bill.
All this. witness said he told President Clifford Of
the Firemens Association. who In turn, as tesu-
fed communicated 1t to Mr. Quigg.
MR. EINsTEIN TAKES THE STAND.
Henry l. Einstein. president Of the New-York
Press Company. Limited, was next called. In
reply TO Mr. Nicoll he said that the article com
plaincd OF published in The Press" after Mr..
Quigg and himself had decided that it wise
and prudent In the interest OF journalism to make
public the Information furnished TO Mr. Quigg
garding the alleged corruption fund. Mr.. Einsteln
said he free from any motives OF malice
against Senators Raines Coggeshali and Robert
son. or Lou Payn. The former he did not know
personally. but he had known Mr.. Payn by repute
Mr.. Einsten not allowed TO relate what he
knew OF Mr.. Payn's calling at Albany. was
he allowed TO say II he had known him a
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