Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1899-04-22
MAY CAUSE HIM TROUBLE.
Croixer's RcfusnI to Answer Certain
Questions Makes Him Subject to
Contempt Proceedings.

committee Monday Richard Croker was
again the principal object of Mr.. Moss
examination, and the most important
development was the probability that
the Tammany chieftain and John f.
Carroll will be the subject of contempt
proceedings before the state Legislature
shall adjourn. All during the evidence
Mr.. Croker parried the questions OF
the counsel and refused to satisfy the
members with the amount of informa-
ton he was willing to give regarding
matters which he classified as person
al affairs" An adjournment of the
committee was taken until next Fri
day morning, and Mr.. Croker was sub
poenaed to reappear before the ses-
sion on next Monday morning. By the
initiative of Moss, many of whose ques-
tions Mr. Croker repeatedly refused to
answer, and with whom he had several
sallies that came very near being per-
sonal, the chairman of the committee
took such action as would leave Mr..
Croker in technical contempt. 1t was
stated that when Mr.. Fallows, of the
committee, left Monday afternoon for
Albany he had instructions to prepare
papers adiudging Mr.. Croker and John
+. Carroll in contempt.
Richard Croker was called to the
stand soon after noon and he occupied
the attentions of the committee the
rest of the session. He testified that
the police did not contribute cent to
the Tammany campaign last year, but
that the officeholders did. He could not
tell the amount of money raised last
year, nor did he know in what bank
the funds were kept. He said he had
never received a cent from Bourke
Cochran. He also swore he was never
caught short with Manhattan IL"
stock. and did not lose $4,000.
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 forma-
ton of the company. Mr.. Croker re-
fused to answer, and Mr.. Moss request
ed the committee to direct the witness
to answer. Mr.. Mazet so directed.
"Will you answer, Mr.. Croker?"
mo, SIR said the witness, firmly
please to record the gentleman's re.
fusal to answer all of these questions
concerning the getting of the stock
and whether he had paid for it or not
or whether he got it at the organization
of the company" said Mr.. Moss.
"And record also that he declines tc
answer on the ground that it is pri
vate personal matter" said Assembly
man Hoffman.
Mr.. Croker said he was not interest
ed in the Maryland Whisky company
He had never owned any stock in tn,
Flushing Gas company. Mr.. Mos
wanted to know why he made definit,
answers to these personal questions
and Mr.. Croker said:
II don't know. have got to answe
some, and must reserve some to m,
judgment. If L didn't answer some,
would sit here without answering any
thing at ALL"
When Mr.. tIoss said that Mr.. Croke
had found that in business matters lik,
that of Peter Meyer & Co., members o
the organization could help each other
Mr.. Croker said, angrily: You ar
trying to make us out a pack of thieve
in one combination together and yo,
can't do it,"
"And you think that these question
indicate that persons who do thes
things are thieves?" queried Mr.. Moss
THAT is what you are trying to ge
at" said Mr.. Croker, thorough
aroused. 81 say that the people of tn
city of New York, when they voted TO
our ticket, voted to put in the organiza
nd halinua int ba i t.y,f ION,
believe that the organization shoul
run this city. And when you were pu
out of the police board that was wha
you were put out for, because you wor
not an organization man."
After a further exchange of shar
words, Mr.. Croker becoming great
enraged, Mr.. Moss remarked that it wa
evident that Mr.. Croker realized tn
seriousness of the occasion"
The Tamrsany leader retorted: "Nc
very serious. l am not going away.
am going to stay here until the circr
is over"
y "You are not going to Europe?" sal
Mr.. Moss.
e 81 am going to be here to see how Ion
: you are going to stay; you can have II
h any day you want" replied the witnes
t 81 am glad we shall not interfere wit
V your trip" said Mr.. Moss.
d "You have interfered with it prett
q much" was the retort.
4 Mr.. Croker declared he had never sal
4 he would never resign from the leade
$ ship of Tammany Hall. He had mere
q stated that he would remain in Tar
e many Hall as long as he lived. He sa
n there were no inducements in the VIZ
y of references offered to young lawye
- to join Tammany Hall. He denied TIL
he was "broke' when he returned fro
England. Witness said Judge DAILY w
Il not turned down for refusal to appoi
10 Tammany man to a clerkship, but
le give place to better man.
he Have you not, during the last yes
t, received large sums of money from
ID dividuals, which were neither profit