The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-05-19
CRIME IN new YORK
1T FLOURISHES, BUT MIR. MAzET,s
COMMITTEE FINDS LITTLE
NEW ABOUT 1T
PLATT LEADS MR.. FREEDMAN

OA City employees ON HIS Surety
Company Books Than Has tho
Alleged Partner of Mr.. Croker
fed With His Own Work.
+ NEW YORK, May 18.-The Mazet In
vestigating committee spent the greater
part OF the day in an attempt to show
that the respective boding interests of the
city employees is held by the so-called
freedman and the so-called Plat Sure
ty company. Counsel Moss. for the COM
mtttee, after an elaborate Investigation
OF this fact. said the significant feature
OF what was shown was the growth of
the freedman company, the youngest of
all the bonding companies, during the
past year or two, in the bonding of city
officials
Police Commissioners Hess and AbelI
were on the stand for short time to-
day Commissioner Hess agreed with
Counsel Moss in an expression Of an opin
ion that facts of a suspicious nature had
been presented before the committee. Mr..
Abel stated that he had accepted the DO
s1tfon Of commissioner with view to
first, performing his duty. second to
protecting the Republican members of the
police force. He, too, agreed that there
was considerable crime in the city of
New York, but he failed to furnish anv
significant details to aid the committee.
RIVAL BOND COMPANIES.
Sheriff Dunn was en- the stand for
orler period, but his counsel was permit
tea TO take his place and to explain
the bonding of the officers in the sherifr's
department by the Freedman company.
Mr.. Heating said he was bonded in Mr.
freedman's company, as were all the
employees in his department. MIR. Keat-
ing did not know that Mr.. Croker was
interested in that company.
controller Collier was called and tes
tilted that two or three weeks after his
nomination to the controlIership he sub
scrfbed $1,000 to New York county and
sooOo to the Kings county Democratic
organization He had also subscribed
SZ'oO or $4,000 in addition. Mr. Collier
SAID ne had followed the policy of his
Republican predecessor and had given
the sales in his Office to Peter F. Never.
Who has been auctioneer of the control
by generaI,report had he known that Mr.
croker was partner of Meyer.
statement of the contractors under
pond in the city showed that in the So
called Platt company contractors were
bonded to the extent Of sc. 46G. 4cH and in
the so-called Freeman company to the
extent of S2,835,2O9. The American Surety
company headed the list with SC, $50. 592
PIaff l,
ana the freedman company fourth. be-
ing exceeded by the City Trust Safe De-
post and Surety company.
MIR. ABELL SATISFIED.
Police Commissioner Abel was the first
witness called to the stand at the after
noon session, He testified that he was
Republican. =.
Mr. Moss kept asking Mr.. Abel If he
was satisfied with Devery as chief of
police, in view of the testimony which
had been adduced by the COMMITTEES
MI. Abel said he was satisfied with
DeVery until he was sure he had been
dereltct In his duty. He had his do1,bt
ABOUT 1t and wanted more confederation
OF testimony before he came to a decfs
ION. The commissioner said his vote to
make DeVery permanent chief was not
influenced by the mayors wishes. Ses.
Mr., Moss referred to McGuern,s place
- NAAO OO"CAy, called the SIIf-
eide dive. because so many Young iefrIs
Killed themselves there. Mr. AbeH said
1t was shut up now
Mr.. Moss intimated that 1t was still
running in anoher guise.
Mr.. Abel said they were trying to sup
press immoral concert halls, and Mr..
MOSS named several places now running
where he alleged there was every inctte
ment for even boys and girls to commit
immoralities
Mr. Abel said he was responsible for
his acts and thought he could safely be
responsible for the acts of his associates
on the board.
Mr.. Abel was handed a list of the
pool rooms testified to yesterday. Mr..
Moss told him that orders were going
out that all these rooms should remove
short distance and MI. Abel said he
would try and find out where they had
removed, If that was the case.
Mr. Abel said he had appointed his
own son as his private secretary. at q
salary OF $500 The position was not
under civil service examination.