New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-16
THE MAYOR TO TESTIFY.
,,,pprNAED TO APPEAR BEFORE THE
MAZET COMMITTEE.
,cr COMMISSIONERS ALSO CALLED
nrvERYs APPOINTMENT TO BE IN
vEsTIGATED- GARDENERS AC-
TIoN IN THE MoLINEUX
CASE. TOO.

,..orost in the proceedings Of the Mazet In
..,,oat,ne Committee was sharpened about the
c,,y Hall Yesterday by information that Mayor
,,on Uyck had received subpoena to appear as
u.,,ress before the committee. The politicians
=, nrofessed to be In the secret declared that
:. COS the intention of the committee to give the
,,.,,or thorough raking over the Goals as a
..ss for a report to the Legislature In favor OF
.xor,aning his term of office to two years and
.nrrn,,ting the election OF a Mayor I'm this city
u.,n this fall. Assembyman Mazet. chairman
% the committee. and Frank Moss, counsel for
che committee. refused to give any Information
~ the subject yesterday. and the Mayor was not
n,,,,ng even TO tell II he had received a sub
pena-
The taking Of testimony before the committee
u,u he resumed at 1920 a. m to-day, in the
rooms Of the Criminal Branch Of the Supreme
court in the Criminal Courts Building In Cen
,re-st The courtroom there is much more
commodious place for the hearings in the inves-
,,eation than the room in Broadway where the
conmttee held it's sittings recently. The COM
rot,ee will have four sessions this week-to-day.
tomorrow. Thursday and Friday.
DEvERY's APPOINTMENT.
There were indications yesterday that the
rommittee would begin an inquiry to-day into
.be political reasons for the Mayors removal OF
pot,ce commissioners Hamilton and Philips from
aca last wear and the forced retirement OF
Chief OF Police McCullagh to make room Tor
,ha elevation of Devery A subpona-server in
the employ Of the committee went to Police
Headquarters yesterday and served suopenas
on Police Commissioners York. Sexton. Hess
and Abel. directing their appearance as Wit
nesses before the committee this morning. Mr'
York IS directed to produce before the commit
tee the official minutes Of the Board meetings.
held on May IA and on May Il. 1898. He Is also
directed to bring with him the official certihcates
issued by the Mayor removing Commissioners
Hamilton and Philips and the official certificates
Of the appointments of Messrs Hess ana Aoeii.
He ,s further directed to produce the minutes of
the Board meetings relative to the temporary
and permanent appointment of William S. Dew
ery as Chief Mr.. York is also required to lay
before the committee the record of the purchase
Of horses Of the Department the price paid Tor
each animal. and the names of the dealers from
whom they were purchased
1t has been asserted that horses were pur-
chased for the Police Department in violation OF
the law which declares that there must be con-
tracts after competitive bidding for the purchase
Of supplies for the Department when the sup
plies amount in value TO more than SLOW. The
law has been evaded. il is said by purchasing
the horses in small lots
MR. MOSS ON PRIVATE BUSINESS.
Chairman Mazet and Mr.. Moss would not say
Yesterday what programme had been agreed
upon for bringing contumacious witnesses to
terms but they said something definite might be
announced at the beginning Of to-day's session.
Miers, the tailor, who wrote that he was willing,
after receiving the advice Of lawyer, to an
swer questions he had refused to answer, may
get an opportunity To purge himself Of contempt.
Regarding the refusal of some Of the wit
nesses to reply to questions in the investigation.
Mr Moss said yesterday
Il have never taken this private business plea
as seriously as some have done. 1t has amused
me- The witnesses who use the private business
excuse to get out OF answering questions only
do II when the question strikes home. You can
20 through the list of questions touching upon
these so-called private affairs. and you will find
that they have answered where an answer was
safe, but refused where truthful answer would
reveal ugly facts to the committee. This prob
ably tells more than ii the witness answered
every question outright. II they were forced to
answer. the answer would only be a denial.
while now you may be sure that there Is some
thing behind every question that is evaded with
ing to me to see just which questions those wit
nesses would answer and which they would re-
fuse TO answer.
Chief Clerk Edward r. Carroll, Of the Court OF
General Sessions. brother Of John +. Carroll,
was subpRnaed yesteday afternoon, and direct
ed to produce all the indictments dismissed by
the District Attorney and all papers In cases in
which persons discharged on their own
recOgniZances during the term Of District-At-
torney Gardiner. which began in January, lS9S.
i chief clerk
Attorneys office, also served with a sub
ppna. The summoning Of Carroll and McKenna
has made many persons about the Distrct-At-
torneys Office believe that the Mazet Committee
intends to investigate the Molneux indictment
that was quashed and possibly the methods en-
poyed by the District-Attorney In trying 10
force another indictment of MOineux.
There was a report yesterday that the Mazet
Committee would hold an executive session last
evening al the Hotel Cadillac, but there was no
meeting and the only members OF the commit
tee in the city last evening were said to be
Assemblymen Mazet. Fallows and Hoffman