The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-04-16

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oasht 10 ny 10 cAese sxnhing Aczses n
he ct-y By real ard earnest ecur.
You seeasrea the csossng % POSI- rooms
eace. AID yea nes - asked the eaasse5
Z don't kzew whether 4 did CT aef
said sa<y sSsAt y he srsopes". rsplsea
Mr.. Croker
Tea sasa Il . Bsra<s, ere aas. alaH.:
you ~
Yes. sir.
And shsy STOPPED qulck7-
I dan. kaow.'
Mr.. Croker denied he had rpoken 20
Ryrne< because the peel rooms snserfered
with his racsag matters. He said Ne had
talked 70 DeyeFy about pcoi rooms a. he
did 30 Byrnee. ana wouid say Il again
We VII walt ana see X they are closed
Tomorrow said xx- Moss.
M. Croker upaied thar when he was
president % the passee board Mr.. Mos
would nst close them. -
TIE examinatson here turned On Mr.
Mos integrity a. president Of the peaics
board IN sha iass alenlhs sf Axaynr ar srg.s
adminfsffasien Mr. Croker had Nc Charges
1 TO mako. sui xAa - genAraa tAprez~ssf,.'
Mr.. Croker Declined 10 say IL be owned
s.te shares OF the Huckleeerry railroad
IT time when thsre was legislation pend
ing al Albany AFFECTING that railroad
+ Mr. Moss asked Mr.. Croker Il he dsd not
receive frcsn Bourke Cochran part OF The
larerss fee for getting a resolution through
the beard OF aldermen at the time when
the Broad street railroad changed Its mo-
/. tive power from horse power 10 cable.
4 Mv. Croker did not remember that he re-
cesysd any such money. Finally Mr.. Cro-
ker said he would caiy swear that he did
not remember receiving any such money.
When you received from Mr.. Cochran
sum OF money. didsyo not isavs q fur
Their conversation with him and ask him
for moreT' Insisted Mr.. Moss
II object to answering that question. .
said Mr.. Croker.
And did not ne refuse 70 give you
more
Again The witness objected 10 answering.
II don't remember anything about 1t.
There IL no foundation al all for that. Ar.
Cochran wanted 20 be United States sen
afor and II you want 10 know. opposed
him because we thought he was not man
IL for tire place We had a man whom
We. preferred"
Mr. Croker admitted that the promoters
uf new teIephone company recently sent
a representative TO him 10 get has ap-
prevail and assistance. Mr.. Croker said
that he had net promised 10 aid the new
concern. he told them 10 60 and see the
proper authorities.
Mr.. Moss asked IL his help was not given
because the New York Telephone people
q rival concern heard of 1t and also came
to Mr. Croker.
This the witness denied.
"You never had any stock in the New
York Telephone C3rnpanya"
Mr.. Croker declined 10 answer
Mr., Mess pointed to man I'm the court
room.
did you ever have any conversation
with Mr.. Cutler about these matiersT
Il don't remember" said AIR. Croker.
He had seen Mr. Cutler before, He was
al the head OF the New York Telephone
Company.
did you receive any monev from Mr..
Cutler al any timee'' asked Mr.. Moss.
No, SIR replied Mr.. Croker.
Never" queried the lawyer.
Il decline to answer that question"
You have answered 1t, and then you
take your answer back
Il did rot answer" insisted Mr. Croker.
Did you make u fiye-year contract with
Mr.. Cutler for the payment to you OF
sum Of money each year,
Mr.. Croker declined 10 answer lie said
IL he did take money or make any agree
ment 10 take money from the telephone
people he would consider il dishonorable
did YOU do it?' demanded Mr.. Moss
once more
II decline to answer" replied Mr..
Croker
The session was then adjourned until
Monday morning, when Mr.. Cookers ex-
animation VIII be continued.