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

deny it affirm it. don't remember about snat;;
QDo you not remember that for the di nte, rest
received portion Of Mr.. Cockrans fee? A'-That
l what? o,. a.
eofoa Of hs IRs sF'0n of Mr. co'NF'"' 'F'
8-Yes; Al don't remember a,T nd, tha. -yes
9-You win swear to that t., positively Sn,y A1fss vii,
S@wi you that ycq dld nSt' A Ann
m m ber ei'V Will S swear don't remember it.
Qawhy don't y9u, remembeF st TN tnins OF 'nA'
BEGINS TO SEE THE PIT.
o-Look here. Mr. Croker. that certainly is as
private a matter as anything We have discussed
here If there are any private matters. that Is one
of them Why do you right out ana oehy
that while you refused TO answer other ques'iohs'
A-see IL said that. swear to you right out
o o0T put ct these see aestions to me to get me
Q-You are now making speech and you must
s d1p s1Up pd yea not receive
Cochran considerable sum Of money! VIII leave
about that time? Al object to the question.
object to answering it..
Q.-Why? A-On principle. A..
Q.-On what principle? Al Object to It: nfst
because don't b IL, se S PERSONAL aars
o.MBut you don't deny it. do you7 Al don't
de, stand At that for moment m msr. Wh sia
YOU not have further converse ton with Mr. Cock
ran and ask him for more? Al OBJECT 10 an
o."And didn't he refuse to give you more? A
object to answering the he for the codness
between you and Mr. Cochran? Al don't remem-
o.@You don't remember whether that is the rea-
son of the GOODNESS between you? A-There is no
oYou mean the GOODNESS? Al mean that that. MI; Mr..
Cochran wanted to be United STATES bie SENATOR
% o.Lwhy did you oppose him? A.Because we
thought he was not Mt man nn, for the place We
oBut he Gold Democrat r Was he ne! n0 ~
o.-You are not sure whether or not there was was
financial transaction between you and Nj Coox-
thing about it. / have got nothing to say to you
about it. a don't Wish to to taxi ak a ABOUT IT, don't
blame you. Al don't wish you to know anything
about my personal affairs.
JAKE SHARP DRIVEN TO CRIME.
Q.-Of course not such an affair as that. Was
that because you. Boss of the party. controned
the Board of Aldermen? A-what do you mean
by that?
OFF you don't understand II. won't ask tho
question. Was not poor Jake Sharp actually driven
into the crime he committed because there was n'
other way Of getting this road on Broadway with
out he put up the money to the people OF your or
ganization' Al fought against that.
Oil am talking about the people OF your or.
at all. 1t was the County Democracy.
Q.-You have got lot Of those County Democrats
came ;" into YOUR orsanization. didn't they? AT
was the Republicans and the County Democrats
Mr. MCssI citing specially ma. matter "a ,S. w .s@s
spirit and tV Whether it hits one side or the other
DR.. osuivan-Was not that Twenty-Five years
as9g Mo-. .,
r. Ss:.Nss H. ls7 Ssov.n !. my memory
played tricks with me like nike ast.. tina, question
The Witness--It was In 1884. | think
and wssn 0S %a are d Fsa NnIs was the 1854
Boa G"e" "a' '''' '' ..,,,..r.,,
Mr. Croker. aid not Commlssionery Kearny protest
| against the putting in OF those electric condui,s
o-Did not Commissioner Kearny talk to you
o-or to some one representing yo"' you '0"'
'e oAnd did you not yourself say to MI Kearny.
or by representative. tell him not to object? A.
O-Why do YOU answer that positively why 90
you allow an answer to that Gas' Mater A-No.
sir il is not That is public matter you are 'aA'
| ing about now.
Mr1LroNAIREs SUE TO HIM.
o-Do you remember within comparatively
| cent time Mr. Croker. that some people IN Nv
| York were anxious to form new 'eiephone les a.,
! pany and they came TO you and taiktd aoo"' ~
Al heard hundreds OF them
| o-Yes the company in which Mr.. Astor was
| Interested Al heard OF that
| Q-You heard OF that company Al ala yes
Q-They went TO you TO get your apprv,'s' r r%S
| assistance didn't they? Ayes sir; SEM ivy
| resentative. -, 49,. a,a man Of
| Q-Now why did John Jacob Astor ana men me an y.
| his class 40 10 you TO get your consent " ~,
| provai for the opening OF telephone company
A~He aid not come 10 me-John JACOB AsIor.
q Pint his representative did? A.-Some ma"
| came and said he VAS getting this up -, . ..s
] O-Why was n necessary or ceslrapie " s"'~'
'VoyOcan You imagineg A.-To get my innuenos
possibly $500. =. o.,rs. Ear ~