The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-04-15


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3a<sas sci. ~ rstk-~ isEet sAs xpvsssse.
M Croker said hs s&w notasax wrong
q ssresvtrs greats ss4xs caszs tArpaxh ap~
ssizssex 81 the o-gsnsxa1tcn- Re tod
ssse serrszsftss ,has - wzs essxsespzry for
Candidates 81 a@Scx e contribute - siec-
cea sxrerses. ara stated zasa that Sob
SEA He SAID ttzs tn@ contributions
wire not compulsory. bat we're l1 nsany
e1nss CO sHs contrary. voluntary
No Details Of Private Bssisess.
pr4ssssy TIE sso~s interesting part q
sne rvasfsgsfsoss today wzs that 81 wnssE
M Croker was questioned closely a. 60
ESw he bad made bis usonsy. AF. Croker
sefsse4 TO tell 81 bls private affairs. bat
admitted that be was = member 81 sew
4rAI companies. oae q which is TIE Air
ard Power Company. with q capital Of
es1 ess sa He said
s'Pve sot nothing 10 conceal II airy
ene comes TO ms wtth Ecoe stock 70 buy.
hgy Il. and NC would sou. s.l DOT
~ into any details Of my private bust
ness"
Ns. Moxs enaeasored In q persuasive
way 20 induce Mr.. Croker 10 give further
m6ormzsiun en- the subject Of money max
sng. bot the witness simply refused 70
give details.
IsesSsutaJy Mr. Croker praised Chief
fksery and The police department.
10 Croker was ca the stand when shs
hearing adjourned
WAssier III. Peekhzm. formerly presa-
Gent Of the Bar Association. saok the wit
Eesz chair. % his osn knowledge hs
te1la not say thar fa6xss were assessed
fsr political purposes. bot Judge whom
Be !scuId nct nams had taIs bin the
ssndant paid BY thu Judges ranged all the
kay fsosn sia.sS to IS 90 each.
Dss~fpfiae of Judge Daily.
PseDsr J9sss Daily. who ~as called dur
Ing sas course u the afternoon. said thar
be Rad been notified In the early part of
tass year that he need not expect q re
termination. This notification came directly
fson Mr.. Croker. ard i, Was. be sad. the
result q Els refusing To appoint chef
esssx af the coust AZ common pleas recon-
rseHdsf by Croker. ana because he had re
fused to MAKE Iatsesai order ssr removal
VI Tie legal sales 10 III Broadway. where
Peter y. Meyers firm IS heated
Haih reference % the statements made
errfEx shs recent election thai Judge Daily
kA1 been originally discovered by 'Hasx''
J~eesi and ~ him nominated Ter hts first
9ud6ssEsp. BE denssd thai he had ever
teo~n Tweed ard that he had been seises-
~ D. Tweed. Judge DAILY sad that he had
tAss E.9e6 Ia assessments for his two norna-
Aasspnz h. Tsmmaay Hat.
JsAge Pryor Paid eio.oOe.
@tlEsr Jadss Roger A. Pryor. who fol-
h1et Jotxe DAILY. tezenaa a.at ne had
esssrtbutee 70 Tansmsny On account Of biz
nomination. having sent check for glaooD.
paaaple n the order Of Richard Croker.
chairman Of The finance committee Of Tam
many Hail This check xzs returned 10
him. and be was asked 10 make The check
ppy1kse 10 bearer. This he did
A49thar Interesting figure On the witness
"A rs afr F~l r
Mt TfrnsN's chief lieutenant Mr., Carroll
sff.hes prove very Easy wtfn.ss. and be-
cause % his refusal 10 answer questions.
Mr.. Moss suggested that he might have 10
have Mr. Carroll segt 20 jail for contempt
u COURT. Later ne said that M. cssrolrs
sefsssi TO answer questions ~euia be re-
ported 20 the Legislature TIE esus. was
question as 30 wae,ass Mr. Carrau haf
any correction wlsa ths Consolidated Zee
Company or whether be bad any stock
ttsrtin. II developed during the exam IA
Ton that Mr.. Carrot Rad given ny t-.ys
iaasstiaa to accept bis present ros.t.ea in
TsmHany uaA, whaea. theareG scaIly. IL
without salary.
Mr. MOSS poinfea eus thar therefore Mr.
Ca~roii was without visible means ~ sun
T~syt ard was technically pannav. Tna
a Z
same time be sented taAs he vas receiving
B salary from Nj Croker or sraas Tam
sssaay Hail ey fFos2 say tsosy sAat ga. eagn-
SCI emsId nsrsss
n ws~ during ssss cea~se ~ tssf~ exs ri
hs'inn that Committeeman Holman made
protest ea tae line 80 Questions ne
Or ssssfe3 shas all 49,. witnesses hs treated
.asTly. ara ths. questions - fairlv pat.
st1r Mos however roaE3uness 20 direct
- eTarta &c settle fhe question IN The
ensn manner a. hs had b%g@a lie ended
Efforts Ia this dir~ctssn ~ asking.
Isete yea ssli - TIE nson~v ysa Save
ncslSea In ;ae last thirty days.
Mr. CsrTel replied
81 fecilue e answer s0eh questions Yeu
cen's srishfsn me
-Nr, C&sroa made tbs admission thai
ssTes' NJ Croker Says goes
According - atss, s3sa. Il goes asta ey.
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