Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-04-15
CROKER AFTER
SENATOR PLAT.
Says He Is the Foundation Of New
York's Corruption.
TAKING IN CORPORATIONS.
Toms Firm Does u ny Retainer 4 ns
warranted PURSUANCE OF the Bos-'
Sons -rsIrncs. Demanded.

New York. April is.-The Maset In
vcstigation committee continued It's Sit
tings today. The hearing took place
In the United states criminal court
room. scarcely large enough TO accom-
MEDIATE 900 persons. There were
present " reporters and stcnographcrs
leaving little room for tho many out
HidorH who were anxious 10 hear what
more Mt. Croker had 10 say and what
more AIR. Moss had TO ask him.
There was an expectation that. like
John q. Carroll. hla deputy. Mr crdk-
or would refuse TO answer questions On
tho ground that they related to person.
al matters, ana that Mr.. croker might
~ n result be- reported TO the state leg
islaturu for alleged contempt
Peter y. Meyer. Mr. Cookers partner.
was present, having been SERVED with
a subpoena.
luchard J. Foster was the flrrt Wit
news. lie IL In the Wholesale and retail
Ice business IN this city. A he began
to testify Richard Croker. accompanied
| by his son Frank, entered the court
room. Tho object u calling Mt Eos
ter was apparently TO prove alleged dls-
elimination by the city government Ia
| favor OF the Consolidated Ice company.
| Hts testimony was unlntcrcating. Mr..
Moss called for George " cunning,
Charles ". Morse. Alfred Nelson and
| other officers ana employees Of the Com
rolidted lee company. but none % them
answered. Peter Y. Meyer was then
called.
JUDICIAL SALES.
Mr.. Meyer replied To questions re-
/ gnfdlng his auction business but ifn-
Il nuFlNH M 90 mi fUrIFfllnH NlNl-
| ciai sales additional 20 what was
\ brought out yesterday. lilo did not. no
said. take ar. Croker Into partnership
10 get the benefit Of the latter's rrputa-
tion and influence. but 20 get aatiA.
| faction out of a certain party that l
had a little grudge against"
| Witness would not explain this state
mont. lie was not officially connected
with the organization known a. Tam
many Han but was treasurer OF the
Tammany society, an old sacrvt society
81 u social character. Mr.. Meyer adj
mittei that Mr. Croker had him ap-
pointed 60 the dock board but he cot-
rcctei himself by saying he was ap.
pointed by Mayor Van WycA. He had
bought stock ~ the Consolidated Ice
company while a member Of the dock
board but refused 10 20 into details re-
rafdinK that transaction. saying that
u was his private business. There We're
several sharp passages between Mr..
Moss and Meyers.
CROKER CALLED.
Mr.. Meyer was excused and Mr..
Croker was called, Mr.. Moss recalled
the assertion by Mr.. Croker yesterday
that N Il should be proven that he had
ever received dishonest money from the
city he would allow his right arm to
be cut on
Arr You willing 10 make the PROPOSE
tion that u dlHhonorable money or dts
l
door you viii part with your fortune
and with your llbcrtyT" asked AIR.
Moss.
Yes" said Mr. Croker.
That ID morc to tho point and moro
20 the purpose" replied Mt. Moss.
Mr. Croker declined TO talk regard
lng his financial circumstances when
be returned from Europe In 1887. IL
was. he said. his personal affair. The
same reason was given for refuslni.
TO answer tho question " he had giyca
his Son Frank $1,000 10 go into .he
ltochllng Construction comuany
while my son has been In the Rocb-
linz company" Haid Nj. Croker. IL
has never received a contract from the
city. ~ that It does not concern this
Croker added; Il have the ut
most confidence IN that boy.
ana II. you can destroy him In the
1Y, NJ you are working 10 do-thls
| committee " fttiflhf mas iiAuf n htt
against my two sonH-and u you can
destroy him aud not allow him 10 40
Into business, l suppose you VIII do
~.
WANTS PLATT EXAMINED.
40 on and examine Mr. Platt's firm"
! Mr.. Croker said hotly, and md out
I what his boys are In, " you want 60 be
honest. You go and examine the neo-
pie Who brought you here to examine
US That IN the gentleman tAir.
Plato who puts You her, to examine
~. You 90 aud examine his arm.
They arr az the foundation Of an tho
corruption In this city, | aay that
there II more corruption ~ that hrn
today ana Il n run by all or mostly
all tho corporations IN this state
there n more corruption In that flrm
than anywhere else. You 20 and OK
anime that nrm now 10 be fair, and
bring their books here"
SIR. Moss said the matter Mr. Croker
: had spoken OF was In no way connected
with the local government You make
= that matter IN any way pertinent to
this Inquiry, and | viii examine into
H." said the lawyer,
, "The committee VIII throw It on" re-
torted the witness
Mr.. Croker continued 10 dcclaim
against the plntt Influence and tho
Plat arm, which he said was To pay
! Mr.. Moses Zee. Continuing, he saidi
MIR, flnttH nrm are taking All the
corporations by retainer. They could
not get the city departments the poo-
pie would not give them that. The poo
/, pie put W. In charge OF the city depart-
mentH and We are responsible TO tho
people Tor them. You ind one % The
/ city departments or any one In the city
| departments who Is doing wrong and
/ tell me, and I viii be one Of the first
persons 10 help get them out"
Mr.. Croker said he was not afraid
OF conylctlng himself or ~ incrlmina-
: ting himself. but thought there was no
: law or reason for Mr.. Moss 10 come
down here ana examine Into his pri-
waite afiairn.
: TAAiMANY CLUB DINNER.
. MIR. Croker said there We're no state
senators present nc the Tammany club
dinner ON Thursday night because their
1 place WAS In Albany at their business.
/ And you told them 30, didn't your
, | asked Mr.. Moss.
4 Yes" said the witness
"And they obeycd your
, II think they did," said Mr.. Croker.
Mr.. Croker admitted that he had give