New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-16


tbam and true but YOU have no knowledge how
they spending Their money ana sr yS Sepapmens
for that purpose; that is what they are put 'he'e
| for. =, vour fune.
tions 10 see whether they sustaining the nohor
and the integrity OF your organization by getting
wane t for Al am not the Commissioner OF
Accounts. they examine all those things or inc
,o.You don, go down; down to that do you' Al
oEThere are some things you avoid The princi-
pal thing you are interested IN Is patronage A.
No; have nothing to do WITH h Pa s don't In
te St,T with it. Ma
d0n interfere S dsTMr caf4o said So
don't interfere I never ask for a place for per-
T ask YOU ATn sk. DON'T worth ask yo %s While Mi
3An nb, scme anne tbSy No sir You are so
used TO those things you think everybody Is as oad
Mr.. Moss-You have done that long enough
Please conhne yourself to the questions lions -. ou, q
s very bad mar" and you cannon 10 It :, 'a ' a,
The Chairman-You are under examination, and
! we want to be fair with you.
The witness went you to be fair v to me- Mr. Moss
has given ample opportunity to place yourself
the world y9n desire 10 be be- We nend
| TO give you ample opportunity TO answer all ques-
| tions.
CROKER LOSING HIS HEAD.
The winess-I take the opportunity TO stop him.
| The Chairman-You decline to answer!
| The Wtness-I do decline.
| The Chairman-You decline to answer. notWith-
standing the fact that. as the counsel said you
stand mere as representing the organization In this
| city?
Mr. Moss-I want to say to Mr.. Croker, while we
had a considerable amount OF free talk yesterday
and this morning., all the purposes | had IN view
are served. ] will now restrict ourselves yes 10 .ne
sible to avoid side speeches. And snail ask ior
The Wtness-Don't you make many speeches
Mr. Moss-Wel now stop right l there, ,ness
tlemen would go to you and ask for appointments =.
and II they did not make 1t worth your while not 10
object did not TO imply necessarily
such their subserviency to you In their Official nc
not men who have come to You to secure places
made i Worth your while to give them yd as seT
di oaSeS Sna O a@So A-N0'
| Q.-Would you decline such power from these
men If they gave It to you? AIN the first place.
hse eny app r all
leaders of the district take charge of that In the
Q-You were talking yesterday about the in
crease Of salary AND asked you whether the sd n
NO / ask you now whether the office holders
the m Sa nas are o 9S e sm
many organize ton? Ahey are not asKeG oy
| A.-No, they are not.
DUTIES OF THE wIsKINKIE.
Q-What are the duties OF the Wiskinkie? A
He-he-he is the collector that goes around col
lectng whatever contributions he can collect, ire
spectye of party
QIDo YOU mean to say that he goes to the Re
| but business OF all kinds.
Q.--But he does go to ohice-holders, doesn't he?
| Q.-And they contribute. don't they? A-some
does and some do not; ,. .,o,. A. ,,,
.o-Are they no, contributing now substantially
them at albany office.
ton Do they not freely contribute to the organ
ass The h1 Hnd Re who e
aries have been increased-that is in proportion.
stsntly by the collector are there not? A-No. sir
| .Q.-Arent there returns every month? ASNo,
Q.-when are the returns made? Aust before
time b1%se 4e collector keep the all that
Does the collector keep the money himself?
| A.-Turns II In every night and every morning
| Q-ls there any account kept OF that money? A.
Q.-Is there any account kept of the persons from
| whom the collector takes the money? A.-Not as
know Of.
NO ACCOUNTS ARE KEPT
Q.-Is there any account kept of the sums re-
ceived from him every night? A.-Not that know
| Of. 1t is turned TO the treasurer
| Q.-And you don't know of any account being
| kept? Al don't know anything about IT,
| CIT stands In the same position as the assess
ment Of the judges doesn't It? Al don't know
any particular being put the judges.
Q.-The contributions given by the judges? A
| They can give what they please.
| ct Is carried on, though, In the same way,
Q.-Have not the conferences about judicial candi-
| dates usually been held in the Hoffman House? A.
| Q:-Haven't you talked in the Hoffman House
With your friends about judicial candidates? Al
oYeu are acqaainted with Mr. stokes the pro-
proprietor at all. " 80 - '''' '''
-,Q.-He is friend of yours, isn't he7 Ayes,
o.-Is AL Adams friend Of yours? Al don't
9.-popt You know him. him? A:-No, sir.
Q.-The gambler A.-Day the racehorse man.
.o.-The gambler. Al don't know whether 1t is
the gambler or not There are two Days. you
o.-weel. both OF them, Al don't know them
QYou know now they have ' the ~ Reputation Of run
ming ga milling houses in New-York City. don't you?
Of running gambling house? A.-No sir
Of running a samSling house at Long Branch!
Al know there is one of the Days at Long
U heard < y, Day 5nTp rev.
heard 1t casually. Not lately haven't
HE is AGAINST PooLRoOMs
Q.-You not specially anxious to have the
police disturb themselves about closing gambling
| houses. you? Al think they ought to- yes
Q.-You think they ought to? Ayes.
Q.-You think the police should make a real and
earnest effort to close all gambling -houses7 A
Yes, sir.
Q.-And poOlrOcms7 A:.Yes. sir
didn't you I don't "a 'tH wheReP did or onot
said they ought to be stopped.
Q.-You said that day TO Superintendent
| Byrnes. didn't you? Al have often said that to
him
Q.-But you said It to Byrnes. didn't you? A
l have said II TO all OF them.
Q.-You did say II to Byrnes one day. didn't you |?
Ayes. sir.
Q.-That 1t wrong and ought to be stopped ?
| Ayes. sir
Q.-And they stopped quick. didn't they? Al
| uon't know.
Q-It was the general consensus Of opinion when