New-York tribune., 1899-06-08

Chief; Hugh Bonner, ex-Fire Chief: Commits
sloner William Dalton, George w Birdsall,
Thomas F Gilroy, Patrick w Fleming and John
G Kelly were the witnesses examined yesterday
by Mr. Moss before the Mazet Investigating
Committee Their testimony follows in full;
CAPTAIN PRICE AND THE VASE.
1.coB r. woOLLEY DISTINGUISHES IT
FROM THE STOLEN PLATE INCIDENT.
The Chairman called the committee to order at
Mr. MosS-Mr. woorey. is recalled
jacob h Woolley recalled
boter OF the Thrtieh PrecnG;tTwenty, ,1ins3 q
Fra FianGe; cerk So Ess TTsIfihs5%, &sPS q
complainant Jacob y. Woolley, No. IZS fL1th-aVe
Prs 81, c4ecse T'h Ha 'SaPs m $50 to
snswer before Gardner. Police Justice Felony
Book Of the sed6 sS%e PTeS1ei Wooey No is Ffhave
Officer covering beat. j. X. Price. Remarks, George
fas, rwelfth-st. Charged with stealing an maid
plate valued at $i5 recovered SEQ TO answer t,,y oy
Justice Ga. GardineTs a ,Tso SIX months oy 'O'ss 'O'
Also receipt produced by Captain Price: Mem;
s ssnfq Broadway 1Gg "A YorK or Receyed from Mr.
Price one vase. one box, one dippsr and one pipe
sine ssse 'S Co. WAL Value. u2 Daie) May 1854"
Q-Mr Woolley. do you remember me S5rcum-
STAGE detailed in the blotter which read? A
49, A39oUAbout the plate? Al do.
0-When and how did that occur? A.-When we
was moving from Washing on Place-No. I WASH,
ington Place up TO No l2S FIfth-ave, hen & sos
moved found that that very valuable plate was
missing. hoo,,,,,,1 e,
ameled Japanese plate and one that any one
could recognize. because ! never saw ,anythlns
IKE i One sold ,bSr s wS MS in &o W WRahneton m
Place and was lost or stolen when we moved and
/ missed H. Well. ! felt q little sore over IL ana
I took a walk down Fourteenth-st.. and saw the
plate In a Turks window there in Fourteenth, d st.
yo St" nave w cot nice plate there in the window"
He said Yes" I said: Where did you get il?
He said-weH, he said-he didn't make any an
swer. / went outside and got a pc lcema1 TOOK os
the policeman IN. end said: nat plaIe "as
S,GleT Won 10 take care Of IT, He went into the place
and he says: L viii hold you 'eSpoi'9O'e '0' ''"
OFFICER WARNED THE TURK.
The of7~er said that to the clerk After that
went out. went up to me store. ahe my EVIms ing
forc ! went up who he got the plate OF. and l
said: II you don't tell whom you got me Plate ane
OF MN VI a5s h0G 6aS SUP him vs. 50 went back to the
S na store FT46 Know y he HSufs
The Chairman-What is the name OF your cieIk
A-Frank Dugan So went into the store. ana II
hgppfned that this FrenChman came down TO the
store two or three days after. and FRANK ran out
and saws: There is that fellow now We have been
I~yng to catch hin" IIe followed him down until
arrest that man; bu, want to catch him first
He had stole thngs out Of the store before and
frank told me he would catch him yet. when he
you and he says TO the officer. You take him.
The oficer took him uptown and then--whoeyer II
ssssE. ass-..as-s -ssline.' That is all know -
Q.-Accordng 10 the blotter that happened in
Q-Accordshg 10 the biotter l say? Al sup
pose II was about that time couldn't tel you the
Q-Is that the matter you We're speaking Of yes
terday when you were speaking oi the Nase' A
cEThat was plate? A.-Yes..
Q.-And the vase matter was dNhefent Ha''er'
oHHow long after the plate matter did the vase
three years after the plate matter. ! don't know
couldn't tell exactly l could probably find 1t by
O'"This morning in conversation with Mr.. Mazet
In the other room. you made statement 10 nm OF
mony Yesterday Al was sick yesterday was
under the doctors care, and had doetors cefti h,.
SI[G sbou, nS5 coming IN aBBefe' Befe anu : ''U ~
PRICE OFFERED IT FOR SALE.
Q-What was the statement additional to the
testimony that you gave Yesterday! A;IIhe state
Mr. Nantine's store-I want TO state one thlng Nj
Raymond SAID to me he had lost some use pi no.
offered It 10 him for sale. want to correct that
statement.
Q-It was not Vantine's vase but Il was left
rhere for sale? A.-No. 1t was not left there foT
Q-what was it eft there for? A,This man
came in there, as stated yesterday-is 1t necessary
Q,~No you said you found the vase on Mr. Ray;
mon nSnd desk "a and b Mr. h ~ P1ce tOa ySe
OIL ask you If that was Mr. Raymond's vase?
Q-What was IT there for? Ale said he came
IN to identify II whether II was his or not-Mr;;
then tod hin Of the ne ciTcumstsnces how had
been trying TO find the owner of II and so on.
toned 10 Mr. Mazet a little while ago that MI
Price made TO you on the street shortly after that
A.On the corner Of Nineteenth-st. he made >,
statement i
with YOU the money got for that vase 49,,
stated IN public and through the public press that
you came here in pursuance OF some KIND OF CON
are among the numerous people that have been
accused by this witness OF committing crime Now
ness in this city? A-Twenty-two years.
Q.-And your business Is very well known. is II?
ACUTE well known all over the United States.
Q-one OF the old houses In the city? A-One OF
o.-And known all over the United States?
Q.-And you had never seen me before yesterday?
A.-only once. and then didn't speak 10 you
Q.-And the first conversation you ever had with
MADE 10 me- % before YOU vent on tho stand and
Just before you went on the stand? A.-That was
The first time ever saw you.
AN UNWILLING WITNESS
Q-And the statement that you made TO me yes
teTday before going the stand and while you
were on the stand was substantially the statement
!as Ma mndf and years and s in
Q;--so that this is not new new matter? natter No.
60 into IL. and / went 10 my doctor yesterday
morning. ,,.,,o . -,
6-YOu obedience to "a subpoena? Al
did and when ] came down 'iere came 10 try TO
get out. -, . -. -. ~. - ,
lection? A.-To the best OF my recollection.
Captain Price-Win the Chairman kindly ask Mr.
Woolley-- . -.
Mr. Moss-If Mr. Price wants 10 put Questions
MI Chairman. / suggest he come to you and give
them 10 you privately A., -,
Captain Prfce-WlU you grant me time 10 write
them out privately?
The Chairman-tyrfte out your questions.
Captain Price-We VIII you retain TINS witnessY
Mr. Nose-Oh he viii not get away.
The Witness-I will send for my young man TO
CantaIn price, simply want TO ask II this is the
man who appeared as the complainant Now. Is
there anything wrong about that!
Mr. Moes-No but sometimes you put In your
Questions something that is not quite proper
- ,ain nrina Nos. IN this Is the man that made