New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-27
BROOKLYN NEWS.
MAURER AGAINST PHILIPS.
REAL ESTATE MAN TEsTIFIEs REGARD
ING THE VALLEY STREAM
LAND DEAL.
DEALINGS BETWEEN THE Ex-PoIIcE CoMMls-
sIoNER AND r. c. DENToN-DooDY'sN NOTES
TO PHILIPS OFFERED IN EVIDENCE
OTHER WITNESSES AT THE
CONSPIRACY TRIAL

hit OF the proceedings UP TO date III piouuN'"o
nesses yesterday who testified that through "snp-
ulation bv william = philips the city paid fancy
price for land needed for water-suppy Puipo
and that part Of the money which the CITY p"'D
found its way to Mr.. Philips
Urich Maurer a real estate agent testineo '"a'
he sold a plot of ground for Jacob Caniihon W., ="
Valley Stream Maurer went to Commissioner WI
lis, who said that the city had no money W o.!
the land. He testified that the Commissioner "
rected him TO Doody. who introduced MN 10 III
ips who said he could find purchaser lo' 'o
land. Philips made an appointment WIN
and later introduced Mr.. Cannon. the OWL.
the land to Robert c. Denton Of Henps'e"u, W."
knew Philips on account of the latter OWNS
house on Hampstead Bay. Denton testiheu ''"v 49,
paid Cannon sos an acre for the land' anu u,'a'
Philips furnished the money-SlS. Dehto" '"'i,
turned around according to his own s.ois' ", y.
sold the land 10 the city receiving A"V iol IT,
Dentons testimony at this point was as io'i'"''
Odd you get the money yourself? A-weh'
o cevfH '" did YOU'D" You do with it? Al Endorsed "
ana s9oe bad 10 M further connection with it? A
oEYou are a married man. are you not' A.
fe c-fp Did your wife sign the deed7 Ayes sir
,, 3dlS9w and %qS ffy d dol sGa BET OUT "
"S Odd Mr.. Philips pay you? A.-Yes, sir: Ala
she not raise sU some objecon AZ t s
Q-when the deed was signed Tno "eIe was in
A
the c2sGt y aS not or tell ine Phillips your wife
" CUBA ID Mr. Philips give wife Any E %one' in
connection with this property perry, how much were
vol TO he paid, A.~sx Hundred and nifty dollars
Q.-You had no other arrangement ''
General Tracy tried hard to have the evidence
thrown out hut Justice Smith decided IL was is'-
evant. o
I NJ. De varona, engineer OF water supply was
on the stand a good part OF the time In the morn.
ing and testified with reference to the need Oh
buvng the land at Spring Pond in order 10 pre-
vent pollution Of the water supply lie sara ne u'u
not think $500 an exorbitant price, compared Win
what the city had paid for similar property
PHILIPS IN wILIIss OFFICE.
Charles II. Meyers, an engineer In the Sewer Blu
reau took the stand on cross-examina'ioh at ''e
afternoon session. He said ne was mr.. or
nonted by Commissioner white, and reappornted
~, Commissioner Willis. Willis never intmateu
that he wanted favors done TO any particular con-
tractor: he became acquainted with Phihps IN
Willis's Office he never suggested iaVorihs any
particular contractor; his department was iu'
practically the same under Willis as under " hite'
He identified a picture OF the uhhnisneu W." ~
the Wortman-ave. sewer. 60,
District Attorney Steele got from Meyer tha'
witness frequently saw Philips In Wits oi'oe'
met him great many times there; ne aiao '
Daniel Doody frequently about the Cornii''i
office. the common unueIs'a"ui"e ." a."
orice that Daniel Doody was behind Daniei T.
Doody.
Mr. Steele called William T. Beaverton. an en-
e,neer in the Department OF Sewers under Meyers.
Colonel Lamb questioned him, and was tou 'na'
tho witness never met either Willis or Philips tho
repair work on the sewer was well Done "'"eSS
said. -
District Attorney Steele then turned to the Nep-
tune-ave work He read the Commissiohet
minute book for May, 1896, with reference to the
nroposals for the contract work, and then Followed
with the Commissioners order awarding the con-
tract to Charles F. Cozzens. and the assignment OF
the same contract to Daniel F. Doody.
Cozzens on the stand. said he lived In Freeport'
he was foreman on the Wortman-ave. work part
Of the time; he was interested in the Waterman
contract only in name; he signed contract DID
in blank and handed 1t to Daniel f. DOGGY; ne was
not personally interested in the contract work 10
the extent OF even n dollar.
Isaac Harris OF Harris & Mcclure one or the
bidders on the New Utrecht-ave. Waterman work
was called by the Dstrict-Attorney. He was
nresent al the opening OF the bids: r. w. Fielding
and r. NJ Whiting were present witness sain
Philips was a man OF good reputation; no never
smoke 10 Willis; Philips never made TO MN any
Improper suggestion or intimaton with reference
to contract work.
Nelson =. Lewis, a city works engineer re-
called by prosecution. was asked about the lowest
bidder on the New-Utrecht-ave. Waterman work.
Mr. Lewis said the lowest bid was that or Harris
g. Mcclure. There was sharp fight at this point
over the propriety of the Disrict-Attorney ques-
tons which sought to bring out that while Harris
Frazier acting for Daniel F Doody. got the work;
In his bureau Mr. Lewis said he never considered
bid. which did not give prices for the ascertained
major parts Of the work TO be RerioThm n os
engineer he figured on the proposals. In order 70
determine who was the lowest bidder. He read
from the minutes that Harris & Mcguire bid 81 30
foot for nine while Frazier bid 81 81 on compare
lively small quantity; on larger quantities Of differ
HarTis 6 McGuIres. For the extra earth Harris
Mcclure wanted 81 a cubic yard, while Frazier
% Ssn Fr,z d9r Sc sheWns that for the
tras Frazier under the other competitors
GUEssWORK AS TO BIDDERS
Justice Smith wanted r. know how 1t was posi-
Bile 10 determine who was the lowest bidder when
no quantity is stated Witness said 1t was largely
n matter Of guesswork "nen the qua"'i'S VI WIN
was not set forth plainly.
William II. Story. surveyor In the water De
nartment for thirty-threc years was called by the
prosecution. but nothing important was obtained
from HIM The Dstrict-Attorney offered IN evil
dence Cozzens's vouchers. assigned to Doody' and
nav warrants corresponding with them. in all
amounting TO $3.50 %. These he followed with
three other vouchers and warrants for extra work
for ss77 49, which. the District-Attorney said' was
partly for work never performed.
DanieI Doody was recalled by the prosecution in
order to have him say what contracts ne paid
Philips on Doody said he paid Philips on The
New-ITtrecnt-ave contract. Doody said that on
small contracts for construction work In Emmons
and Pensonhurst ayes, he paid Philips per-
Colonel Lamb read the witnesses testimony OF
Tuesday. in which he said that Philips =, had ,, no
ave- Contracts. Doody said he stood by the pre-
vious days testimony. lie PAID phiilps a Per- he
New,Ttrscht- ave: repaving contract from, Wits
r,nds The arrangement with Willis personally.
poopY GAVE NOTES AND GOT A CONTRACT
ussswW Willis with reference to repaving part Of
observation-disclosures. and after some talk II was ar
ranged that witness should give Willis some notes
for an old store account II witness should get the
contract at a proper price The notes amounted
TO $500 or $500 The notes were for Indebtedness to
T. r. Willis & Bro.
The Doodv notes were offered In evidence and
Identified nv the witness General Tracy objected
- eyldence hut over