The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-04-11
DEVERY upon THE RACK
No Particularly Convicting Evi-
dence Brought Out.
HE COULDN'T REMEMBER
Frank Croker Said He Was Being Paid
$4,000 to Learn the Fireproof
Business-United Company
Gave Him Stock.


New York, April 1o.-Only two Wit
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. ilesses VI any Importance were put Oh
the stand before the Mazet legislative
investigating committee to-day, and
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q iiui'lper ol hours ihlo the al'eriioo'i'
mo particularly convicting evidence was
brought ont The Investigation ad
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when the chief witness Will be Richard
Croker.
Frank crol,er son of Richard Croker
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was oii Tue s'aiio ah hloillns. ne YES
titled that he had paid $1,000 to enter
the Roebling Fireproof company and
is drawing salary of $1,000 from it
10 learn the business" Young Croker
first said that he had given for his
lao shares of stock check for the
amount mentioned, but when asked if
he would produce the cancelled check
he gracefully worked into an admission
that the stock was paid for in cash
iurnlsned by ms father He SAID that
he had got the money in big rolls from
his nome and Kept 1t in his room all
night. He told of having been present
ed WITH Sbooo worth OF stock IN the
United company, because he said
they Knew we had lots OF friends in
railroads and such places.
Chief of Police William S. Devery
was again put upon the rack after
frank croker had given his testimony
Much OF the questioning OF the police
captain was similar to that of Satur-
day, when he was asked to explain the
existence OF many dlsorderly resorts in
the city that f1ourished at all hours
of the night. DeVery said that the po-
lice department had done all it could
do with the evidence that it had before
it to close such places. Devery denied
that he knew of any high official of
the city who was interested in pool
rooms.
Among those the court room and
witnesses awaiting to be called
were Chief of Police Devery.
Police Captain Price, Frank Croker,
eS-Chiet OF Police McCullagh, Police
Captain Cooney and w. P. Costevan.
The last named was excused from the
stand on Saturday before his evidence
regarding alleged corruption in the
building department was completed.
DR.. OSullivan, who represents the
city department, after announcing that
Frank Croker was in court and had not
been served with subpoenae, created
little stir, saying:
Richard Croker desires me to say
that he will be at the disposal of this
investigating committee at any time up
to the 18th of April, when he is to
sail for Europe
Mr.. Moss promptly accepted the chal-
lenge and requested that Richard Gro
ker be present to testify next Friday.
Mr.. Costevan was then called as the
first witness. He made some compare
lively dnimportant corrections in his
testimony OF saturday. He admitted
that he mad no personal knowledge of
money having been accepted by any
one connected with the building depart
ment.
Frank Croker son Of Richard Gro
ker. took the witness stand. He said
he owned $50 shares of 500 in the Roeb-
ling Construction company, for which
$4,000 in currency was paid by his
rather. He knew nothing practically
OF the business of fire roofing. He de-
MED that his father had suggested the
organization OF the Roebling Construc-
ton company. Mr.. Moss several times
asked Croker if the new company was
not formed Sin his HONOR intimating
that the only motive of such an or
ganlzation was the inclusion of the
Tammany leaders son. Witness could
not tell. He received $500 a year as
secretary for the company.
Young Croker said he and his broth
ers each owned 60 shares in the United
company, which had made overtures
for furnishing supplies to the building
department and the school board. The
stock was given them by the stock
holders because he said, they thought
they Ohe Crokers) knew "of the peo-