The Portland daily press., 1899-11-02

Mr.. Croker Given the
Lie by Speaker.
Latter Replies and Says Gen.
Tracy Is Old.

New York, November 1.-Many wit
nesses were brought before the Mszet lex-
islative investi eating oonpiittse today
but the most prominent were General b.
II. Tracy and John ID. Crimmins. who
gave some pertinent testimony. Follow
ing the rigid examination yesterday,
when he was questioned by MIR. Mazet.
Mr.. Moss and by the Tammany repressn-
tativs, Mr.. Hoffman, General Tracy was
asked . great number OF things which
Mr.. Hoffman had made nots Of.
Mr.. Hoffman began by asking General
Tracy how many canal contractors were
Represented by the law firm of Tracy.
BoardmAu 81 Platt. The General replied
that 10 far a. he knew, this firm had no
On nal contractors as clients.
Then M. Hoffman attempted to show
that Broker Chapman, to whom General
Tracy sold his stock In the Ramapo Water
company, was the same Chapman who
refused to answer questions OF the Sens-
torial inYettigating committee Mt Wash
inston and for which Chapman was sent
TO jail. General Tracy reiterated his
statement that they were not the same
Chspmans at all. Mr.. Hoffman then,
keeping Chapman IN mind, tried to ques-
tion General Tra,y about details OF the
ser a.orial committees investis alton.
This seemed to nettle Gensral Tray a,i
he replied with same indignation; Now
l stop right here. an not going to be
a Iarty to any school for scandal about
something that Is relevant to nothing
here. AN anountei thai the commit
tee permits such course OF examina-
ton"
Several questions were asked by Mr.
Hoffman which General Irasy thought
out Of the province Of tine committee and
1t was not going too far, the chairman
agreed. MIR. Hoffuan Immediately
brought up the point Of PARTY ia tia ity
aui General Tracy settled the difficulty
by freely answering the questions.
As atneIa, Tra,y flushed bis test,-
mony, Mr.. Nazst asked him II he cared
TO Say any thing. Turning slowly to the
committss, the General sa,d: ''If Mr..
Croker laid, AID can ha-dly believe he
raid IL, that my firm sent Large sums OF
money to Albany to influeno, legislation
IL is u very grave falsehood."
John ID. Crlmmins tsstitiel thai a CON-
tast thai lad been awarded to his broth
or by the Third Avenue Railroad com
pAny had been taken away from him and
given to Naughton & Co, the firm Of
which the chairman Of the executive COM
mittss Of Tammany hall isa msmbe:
He also testified that the employees Of
Naughton g. Co., idlsd away their time
pay. The committee adjourned until to-
morrow.
MR.. CROKER INSISTS.
New York, November 1.-when Mr..
Croker arrived NJ Tammany hall to-day
q copy Of the speech made last night by
Assemblyinan Mazet was shown hun, in
which Mr.. Mazet was quoted as saying
MIR. Croker went to the Consolidated
Gas company when Amsterdam Gas
quoted at IS and wanted to sell his stock
at so, promising his support OF the As
toria bill II they would buy.
swell Mazst is liar" said Mr..
Croker, land every other person who say s
that Is liar and you can say from me
that Mazet Is robber. Only robber
would introduce such bill as he did"
MIR. Croker was then shown copy OF
the statement made by General Tracy
before tbs Mazet committee that II Mr.
Croker had said, though General rasy
did not believe he had, that the firm Of
Tracy, Boardman & Piatt had sent large
sums of money to Albany to influence
legislation, Mr.. Croker had uttered a
grave falsshood.
at said that. and l say 1t now" said
Mr. Croker with emphasis. Then he con-
tinued; at don't think General Tracy
knows much about his firm. l tnink tine
trm' puts him to sleep. General Tracy
is nice old man, don't want to say
anything against him, but ne does not
know everything that is going On. He Is
getting old and does not know that he Is
alive. He Ii only In the firm to lend
shade Of responsibility to IL. The other
two fellows are the pets-young Plat
aad Boardman."