The Indianapolis journal., 1899-04-18
CROKER ANGRY
LOST HIS TEMPER SEVERAL TIMES
YESTERDAY WHILE UNDER FIRE.
The Tammany Boss Thought Mazet's
Committee Had No Right to Inquire
Into His Personal Affairs.
LAWYER MOSS ALSO WRATHY
MR.. CROKER IN DANGER OF PUNISH
MENT FOR CONTEMPT.
Committee in the Testimony of Ten
derIoin District Witnesses.
SOME STARTLING CHARGES
AGAINST POLICE CAPTAIN PRICE AND
HIS "GO-BETwEENs.,
Proprietors OF Resorts "BIed" md
Thieves Forced to Divide SpOiIs,
According to Mr.. Buttner.
Nest of Corruption Unearthed by the
derIoin District Witnesses.
SOME STARTLING CHARGES
AGAINST POLICE CAPTAIN PRICE AND
HIS "GO-BETwEENs.,
Proprietors OF Resorts "BIed" md
Thieves Forced to Divide SpOiIs,
According to Mr.. Buttner.

NEW YORK, April lin the session of
the Mazet legislative investigating committee
to-day Richard Croker was again the princi-
pal object of Mr.. Moss's examination and
the most important development the
probability that the Tammany chieftain and
John L. Carroll Will be the subject of con-
tempt proceedings before the State Legisla-
ture shall adjourn. All during the evidence
to-day Mr.. Croker parried the questions of
the counsel, and refused to satisfy the mem
bers with the amount of information he was
willing to give regarding matters which he
classified as personal affairs" An adjourn
ment OF the committee was taken this after
noon until next Friday morning, and Mr..
Croker was subpoenaed to reappear before
the session on next Monday morning. By
the initiative OF Mr. Moss, many OF whose
questions Mr.. Croker repeatedly refused to
answer, and with whom he had several
sallies that came very near being personal,
the chairman OF the committee took such
action would leave Mr.. Croker in techni-
cal contempt. 1t was stated tonight that
when Mr.. Fellows. of the committee. left this
afternoon for Albany. he had instructions TO
prepare papers adjudging Mr.. Croker and
John +. Carroll In contempt
When the committee began its inquiry to-
day. about the first thing brought up was
a resort known the Broadway garden,
which had fiourished in the upper Broadway
district for some time. In this place the
alleged robbery OF the former mayor of
Trenton. Frank Mcgowan, took place, and
Simon Buttner. the former proprietor of the
garden, and several Of his walters, were ex-
amined. Buttner made some startling
charges against Police Captain Price, and
his walters corroborated, in part, his testi-
mony.
Assemblyman Hoffman offered resolution
to have certain prominent men summoned
before the committee. because a rumor that
certain law firm "by and with the assist
ance OF other persons, by corrupt methods,
secured the passage through the Assembly
of the Astoria gas franchise, whose real pur-
pose was to enable the Consolidated Gas
Company to force a consolidation of all the
gas interests in the city. to the end that the
supply of gas might be controlled and the
price regulated by the sO-called consolida-
ton"
DEFEATED ON A PARTY VOTE.
Mr.. Hoffman wanted to subpoena the law
firm OF Tracy, Boardman & Platt; Elihu
Root. the iIscorporators Of the Astoria Heat,
light and Power Company, Thomas C.
foeuJdILll D. ~ Dtli. Ely
Qugg and John D. Crimmons. The resolu-
ton was defeated. however, five Republic
ans opposing it and two Democrats favor
ing ii.
Richard Croker was called to the stand
soon after noon and he occupied the atten-
tion Of the committee for the rest of the ses-
sion lie testified that the police did not
contribute cent to the Tammany campaign
last year. but that the office holders did. lie
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 re-
ceNed cent from BOurke Cochran. He also
swore that he was never caught short with
Manhattan l. stock, and did not lose 81 0O0
n portion OF the limited space for specta-
tors was occupied to-day by a delegation of
women representing the Society for Political
Study.
Charles Stephans formerly a waiter in the
Broadway garden was the first witness ex-
amined to-day. He was in the Broadway
garden at the time Frank Mcgowan, former
mayor Of Trenton. claimed to have been
robbed there. Stephans did not believe a
robbery had been committed and so testified
when Simon ButtDer. the proprietor of the
place was arrested. Afterward the witness
was approached by a man named Singer
swearing Mcgowan was robbed Witness told
Singer that he had already sworn to the
contrary. AT subsequent interview with
Singer. Frank Farrell. a poolroom keeper,
and Henry Schultz, a restaurant keeper,
being also present, the laSt-named man gave
witness SO when witness said he was will
ing TO swear that Mcgowan was robbed in
Buttner's place. Witness was promised $500
and steady employment. Witness told Butt
ner OF the plot and was sent by him TO Moss,
who told him to say nothing about the mat
ter TO anybody. StephanS then said he would
like TO work in a poolroom. He won S14 on
the races and got s. day for looking after
yfckpockets." That was the work which he
was tod to do. Witness knew no pick
pockets. At the irsugation of those in the
plot witness found second man for the
perjury job" George Tuohig. Farrell talked
with Tuohig and said he was ''all right"
The day before the false affidavit was to be
drawn up TuOhis backed out and said he
would not do Ii.
DID NOT WANT TO TESTIFY.
1T told Singer about il and he was angry -
said Stephans. He started out to find Tuo-
hig. We went to his house but he was not
there. The next day l was subpoenaed 10
court met Schultz and he told me to wait
until he went to see Police Captain Price
and ask him what he should do. / told
Schultz / did not want 10 go on the witness
stand, and he said all right i could 20 10
Philadelphia IL 1 wanted to-" Stephans said
that Schultz sent man with him TO the
train who went far as Newark. They
got off there and Stephans was told 10 90
10 the Lafayette Hotel and wait for a mes
sage No message arrived and Stephans re-
turned to Jersey City.
The examination OF Stephans was sus-
pended at this point and Mr.. Moss called