The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-04-18
CROKER HELD TO
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OF the city government take out their bonds
from your company" queried Mr.. Moss. =
Not all of them,' said the witness.
Mr.. Croker presumed his company. had
the majority of the business in the city
and Mr.. Platt's 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 formation. of the
company. sfs'lfs AZ s47
Mr. Croker refused to answer, and then
Mr.. Moss asked the committee to DIRECT
MIR. Croker to answer. Mr.. MaZet sc. dt-
rected. @i7 ~
''Will you answer Mr.. Croker?' .,..., s.,
Flatly Refused to Aeswcr te-
mo, SIR said the witness, firmly #at
"Please to record the genteman's re-
fusal to answer all of these questions con-
corning the getting of stock and whether
he had paid for it 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 private personal matter" said Assem-
blyman Hoffman.
Mr.. Hoffman asked Mr.. Croker again If
he had given his son Frank $1,000 with
which to buy stock in the Roebing Con-
struction company. Mr.. Croker declined to
answer.
Chairman Mazet instructed him to an
SHGt anu lie ISluSSu L he SdVle tnltS DC
CURED when Mr.. Moss askeS him how
much stock of the Auto-Truck company Mr..
Croker held and how much he PAID for his
interest in that concern.
When Mr. Moss said that Mr.. Croker had
found that in business matters like that
g. Peter Meyer company, members OF tho
organization could help each other, Mr..
Croker said angrby:
You are trying to make us out pack
of thieves in one combination together, and
YOU can't do it,"
"And you think that these questions in
dictate that persons who do these things
are thieves?" queried Mr.. Moss.
Croker Thoroughly reused
"That is what you are trying to get at"
said Mr.. Croker, thoroughly aroused. Il
say that the people of the city of New
YORK, when they voted for our ticket, voted
to put in the organization and believe in
the organization and believe that the or
gar'zation should run this city. And when
You were put out of the police board that
was what you were put out for, because
you were not an organization man."
After further exchange of sharp words,
Mr. Croker becoming greatly enraged, Mr..
Moss remarked that it was evident that
Mi Croker realized the Seriousness of the
OCCASION.
The Tammany leader retorted: mot
Very serious. l am not going away. L am
soins to stay here until the circus is
over"
Nr. Croker declared he had mover said he
would never resign from the leadership OF
Tammany hall. He had merely stated that
ne would remain in Tammany hall as long
as he lived. He said there were no in
ducements in the way of references Of
fered to young lawyers to join Tammany
hall. lie denied that he was broke" when
he returned from England. Witness said
that Judge Daily was not turned down for
refusal to appoint Tammany man to
clerkship, but to give place to a better man.
Mr.. Croker had never heard that when
the Third Avenue Railroad company re-
ceived n permit to open the streets and
install their electrical equipment large
payment was made by some one connected
with it in the interest of Tammany hall to
himself, to Mr.. Freedman, to any commits
sioner or to any leader. He knew nothing
about such a payment.
'IIare you not during the last year re-
ceived large sums of money from indNid-
nails which were neither profit earnings
from any business?' asked Mr.. Moss.
NO" said Mr.. Croker, and he repeated
his answer.
The committee then adjourned until Fri
day morning.