New-York tribune., 1899-04-26

DOODY AND MONAHAN.
PRINCIPAL WITNESSES YESTERDAY AT
THE WILLIs-PHILIPs TRIAL
10Th ADMIT HAVING PAID MONEY 10 THn Elk
POLICE oMMIss1oNER-coNTRAcrs FROM
THE CITY WORKS DEPARTMENT CAME
z.,r,, NAV AFrFRwARD.

THE CITY WORKS DEPARTMENT. |A"N
THEIR WAY AFTERwARD
nsr,e, Doody and Thomas Monahan the two
.on,ractor. who II is alleged. gave br'oes Tor
.,,v works contracts gave damaging testimony
vesterday in the trial Of Former City WORKS Con-
missioner Theodore b. Willis end ex-Pohce Noin-
missioner W. f. Philips The only other "i'"e''
who was on the stand for more than rev mo
ments was ~ p. Lewis. who was Engineer OF tne
Bureau of Highways and Maintenance Doouy
t.,t,Aed directly that he had arrangement WIN
Mr. Philips whereby the latter secured contracts
for him in consideration of receiving 10 per cent Oh
the contract price
Doody also said that Mr.. Philips told MIN ne was
Obliged 10 give half of the percentage to Commis-
sioner Willis
Thomas Monahan testified that, although he was
a Democrat on principle. he had given to Philips
81 800 In cash for the Republican campaign iunu' III
consideration of having received the contract 'or
the repaving Of Kent-ave. -.
So far the trial has gone along smoothly, with
out any hitch or clash between the opposing coun-
sci. All the records OF the City Works Depar. r.nen1
which were desired in evidence by District-At'oi-
ney Steele were allowed without dispute oy Oeh-
eral Tracy.
The principal witness of the afternoon session
was Thomas Monahan. lie talked In 10" anu
ouet way SO that the Justice frequently was
Obliged TO ask the stenographer TO repeat the re-
plies He said that he was contractor anu Nv
at No es3 Douglass-st Monahan. In speaking vi
the contract. said that the bids were not opened on
the day that he had believed they would DE III .no
commissioners Office Two or three days alter
n. learned that the bids had been awarded, out
thst ba had not been successful He went to VIII
lis and said that it was not fair 10 give the con-
tract TO Frazier he had had no experience anu
was not prepared to do a good job WINS tolu III"
to see Philips. He went TO see Phlhps Inc id''e'
did not seem to know much about the contract.
ba lOOk
see that the contract came to Monahan. II he de-
served it, At that time Monahan told fhlhps ina,
ha understood that Mr. Searles, VINO repreSeh'ou
the Sugar Trust which would have 10 pay nan VI
the cost OF paving kent-ave. was not WHINE "
nav his share unless the contract was AWARDED 10
osnonsihlA man: that he did not believe that the
man who had received the contract from "ii'is
was a responsible man. and that ne "oulu pay ~,
the work II the contract shouio DC a"aiue ~
Monahan Philips did not say anything aoou'
roonev at that time according to the witness
Two weeks later Monahan saw Philips again ana
sxnreesed himself as exceedingly anxious 10 nave
the contract at once as his teams were idle. he
offered 10 subscribe $500 10 the campaign luhu'
In speaking Of Philps's reply to TINS proposluon
Morahan testified that Philips told him that Doody
had said the contract was a good one ana ought
N he worth between 5000 and $4,000.
"I told hin, | did not it, said the witness
"tbat 7 was running on close margin OF proht'
but that in consideration OF the iact tha' my
teams were idle would be able 10 90 the "oiA
cheaper Just at that time. H., .
Later Monahan testified that the next ume ne
cav Philips he raised his offer TO the campaign
fund 'I told him would give him moro money
II could get him interested in securing the con-
tract for at once
You gave this money for the Republican cam
paign fund suppose?" said the District-Attorhey'
Yes"
what Is your political belief? Are you Re
pubcanT ~.
Well no not exactly" said the witness with
a peculiar smile Il Democrat by prlhcip'e'
The spectators and the jurymen broke out ihto
broad smiles. which the court attendants were
unable 10 suppress. when the Distrlct-Attorney
asked Mr.. Monahsn If he had ever subscribed 70
A Republican campaign fund before. The question
was objected TO and the objection was sustained by
Justice Smith.
II was then brought out in evidence that the
contract for paving Kent-ave. was taken away
from Frazier, and contract for the work "ds
signed with Monahan on August 81
CHECKS DID NOT GO.
In regard to the payment of the $500 to MT
Philips It seems that check the Fulton Bank
was given TO Mr. Philips by Mouahan on Novem-
ber ls At that time Philips put the check INTO
his pocket without saying anything. Inc loho"ine
dav or a day or two after. Philips told MN thdt
he would rather have the money. Monahan look
the check which ne had drawn to the order OF
himself and indorsed and getting the money in
bills paid Il to Philips. The witness testified that
ne had seen Philips in the latters place OF bus-
ness in Atlantc-ave., and that the money had oeen
maid in the tax office, In the Municipal Building
In his cross-examination Colonel Albert E. Lamb
tried 10 bring out the fact that the delay between
the awarding of the contract to Monahsn and the
SIGNING of II was due 10 the fact that Mr.. Searles
had not sent in the check for the amount OF the bill
which was to be paid by the Sugar Trust Mr..
Lamb asked Monahan II II was not so that when
Phillips asked him for the 1850 in cash he said that
he wanted It that way so that he could divide the
money Immediately for campaign purposes. Mona
han replied that he thought something OF that
nature had been said.
The next witness was Thomas Frazier. In whose
name the proposal for paving kent-ave. which
WAS at first accepted was made out In reality, 1t
Is alleged the proposal by Daniel Doody.
hut for business reasons the name Of Mr. Frazier
was used Frazier said that he clerk in
New-York that he was not and never had been
a contractor. He denied having ever, ever signed any
ceived any money for the same
Frazier is an old man, and looked as II he might
have been able to tell great zeal more than he
was called upon 10 do.
NJ. DE vARONA CALLED
The next witness for the prosecution was NJ
De Varona formerly engineer of the water sup
ply Dstrict-Attorney Steele said that he wanted 10
show by the witness that the city was defrauded
in transaction involving the purchase Of some
land for the water supply. The piece Of land in
question was out Long Island. The owner It is
alleged went TO Mr.. Willis. who referred him to
Mr. Philips According TO Mr. Steele he hopes to
prove by Mr.. De Varona that the land was bought
by Mr. Philips. who sold It TO a second party, who
In turn sold II the city for much higher
price. II is said that the profit on the transac-
lion was handed over to Mr.. Philips;
General Tracy made vigorous objection to al
lowing Mr. De Varona to testify. Justice Smith
said that as Il late he would adjourn the
court until this morning. deciding about the per-
tinency Of the proposed testimony In the mean time
DooDY WAS POSITIVE.
Daniel Doody the contractor was the first wit
ness called yesterday morning. Dstrct-Attorney
Steele after much effort, succeeded in getting out
the facts in regard to percentage agreement be-
tween Doody and Philips. Doody said that when
Mr.. Willis first became Commissioner OF CITY