The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-04-18

Buttner alleged that Price had him ar
rested on the charge of robbing Ma
gown purely for spite. and that Ma
gown previous to the arrest. had ap-
parently been satisfied with the eX-
planation which Buttner had given to
him.
Buttner's testimony was suspended
and George Tuohig gave evidence in
support of that of Stephens. Tuohig
had been a waiter in the Broadway
garden Mr.. Moss said that Tuohig and
Stephens had been followed by his men
during their entire transactions in the
Broadway garden case.
Richard Croker was then called. Mr..
Moss asked him about the contributions
made by the judicial candidates last
year. Mr. Croker could not tell the
amount. The Tammany leader and Mr..
Moss had a little tilt as TO whether Mr..
Croker had said that the city was not
wide Open" Mr.. Croker had never
heard that the Metropolitan Street
railway or persons interested in it had
contributed $4,000 to Tammany hall
during the last election. Mr.. Croker
has received no money direct or indi-
rect from Mr.. Carroll during the last
year. From Andrew Freedman he, or
rather his firm, Meyer & Croker, had
received money.
Mr.. Croker said, he was interested
with Mr.. Freedman in the United
SldteS Il iuelllS cOlilHdHS.
You know that all the bonded otfl-
GERS of the city government take out
their bonds from your company?' in
quired Mr. Moss.
One on Plat.
"Not all of them" said the witness
"Some take them out from your bosses
company"
This caused loud laughter
DO you mean Mr.. Platts company?'
asked Mr.. Moss.
Yes" said Mr. Croker. you know
what ! mean" and there was more
laughter.
Mr.. Croker presumed his own COM
pany had the majority of the business
of the city, and Mr.. Platts in the
state.
Mr.. Moss asked Mr.. Croker how much
he paid for his stock in the United
States Bond company and whether the
stock was given to him upon the for
nation of the company. Mr.. Croker
refused to answer and Mr. Moss re-
QueSted the committee to direct the
witness to answer. Mr.. Mazet so di-
rected.
will you answer, Mr. CROKER"
NO. sir" said the witness firmly.
please to record the gentleman's re-
fusal to answer all of these questions
concerning the getting of the stock and
whether he had paid for it or not. or
whether he got it at the organization
of the company said Mr.. Moss.
And record also that he declines to
answer on the ground that it is pri-
vate. personal matter" said Assem-
blyman Hoffman.
Mr. Croker said he was not interest
ed in the Maryland Whiskey company.
He had never owned any stock in the
Flushing Gas company.
Mr. Moss wanted to know why he
made definite answers to these person.
al questions, and Mr.. Croker said
Il don't know; / have got to an
swer some, and must reserve some to
my judgment. If [ did not answer
some, I would sit here without answer
ing anything at ALL
He had no stock in the New AM
sterdam company, though he once had,
long before the introduction of the
Astoria business. He parted with it
at least 10 days before the vote was
taken on the Astoria bill. He had
parted with it because he did not wish
to get mixed up in that business He
had only held it on a margin.
You We're $1,000 short on Manhat-
tan?" said Mr.. Moss, repeating a ques-
ton that on Saturday morning Mr..
Croker had utterly refused to answer.
Il was not" answered Croker. THAT
never happened at all. If you had act
ed as a gentleman, as you are now at
this present time, the other day,
would have told you
Mr.. Croker refused to admit that
the democratic opposition to the pas
sage of the Astoria gas bill was by
reason of the fact that he and his
friends and the members of the dem
ocratic organization held stock in the
New Amsterdam company, which was
a rival company. Mr.. Moss asked Mr..
Croker again if he had given his son.
IT,, IT., .lE
in the Roebling Construction COM
pany.
Mr.. Croker declined to answer.
Chairman Mazet instructed him to
answer and he refused. The same
thing occurred when Mr.. Moss asked
him how much stock of the Auto-Truck
company Mr. Croker held and how
much he paid for it.
Mr.. Croker said he thought the city
would be much better without a civil
service. When Mr.. Moss said that
Croker had found that in business mat
ters like that of Peter Meyer & Co.,
members of the organization could help
each other.
A Pack of Thieves.
Mr.. Croker said angrily: You are
trying to make US out pack of
thieves in one commission together, and
you can't do it,"
Anu Spu lllIh lHeSe questions Ill
dicate that persons who do these things
are thieves?" queried Mr.. Moss.
THAT is what you are trying to get
at said Mr. Croker, thoroughly arous-
ed. Il say that the people of the city
of New York when they voted for our
ticket voted to put in the organization
and believed in the organization and
believed that the organization should
run this city, and when you were put
out of the police board that was what
you We're put out for, because you were
not an organization man"
After further exchange of sharp
words Mr.. Croker, becoming greatly en-
ragged, Mr.. Moss remarked that it was
time Mr.. Croker realized the serious
ness of the occasion"
The Tammany leader retorted Not
| very serious. | am not going away.
| am going to stay here until the circus
| is over
You are not going to Europe?" said
| Mr.. Moss.
4 am going TO be here to see how