New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-25

which you read that night7 A.-No. that was not
Cans Go the w!tnsss,-How did you get e ~
ss sdxs % March 1882
State OF New-York. Assembly Chamber Il Is
f BrocRyn e Cans Precinct
Mr.. FaIows-who gave that to your Al sup
GLOW did he come to give 1t to you? Al
n4f n MIS- o "a
other S oraeT OF Sssr. that Dps SLIP! h that
dressed to me. the same as that.
terestins? A-The officers Of the association; -.
Mr.. FalIows-Do you know whose handwriting 1t
Edward 4. Cans. sixty-fourth Precinct Brooklyn,
reads as follows: Committee Of Privileges. Ser.
sn esse
John Forty Precinct; o'sIien. John j;
Precinct. Is that right? A.-Yes
BELLY Thr'y TSds! Pre-
O'Bren. c. o. Dennis O'Brien. Is: John Cottreil"
y What do sa s' ws. . o e
That is right. thought you might want them
HARD WORK TO EXPLAIN 1T.
Q-That is very kind OF you. but what onfcers
they? A.-They were committee that walt
ed on
Q.-Waited on whom A.-On a similar committee
appointed from New-York.
Q.-Where and what the committee, and
what was the meeting for? A-For the purpose of
forming the organizat ion.
.Q.-How did these happen to be on this one snip
Q.-When? A.-Well. a few days ago.
A~well | thought possibly 1t might be wanted:
Q.-Where did you think you might want It? A.
"o.+For What purpose did you think you might
want It? Al wrote it. suppose. for my own
Q~For what purpose did you think you might
want II? Al don't know a.
o.~You had already been elected president and
existence now? A.-No, sir.
O.-For what purpose was It made? Al wrote
o.~You said you wrote It two or three days ago?
he RlGnaS f%H or meeting was
A.-Yes sir / don't remember when I wrote that
ui Ian paper to witness) A.No sir, It is not:
Q.-Why did you state you wrote II two or three
Q.-We. what did you write? Al didn't write
any of that at all ., ,
wrote H ali Of il? Al had list
Q.-Where did you get this from? 49, At.
paSer from? p" Al have had it in my pocket long
0-Probabiy a couple of months? Who wrote IT.
whose handwriting Is 1t in? Al don't Know; L
o.-You say now you! had II in your pocket
couple Of months? Al couldn't say
SEEMS TO BE RATIFIED
O-You couldn't say anything about It? A.-No
sir.
Q.-sergeant will you look at me? Ayes, sir.
O-Do you say you can't tell anything about
these papers? Al don't know who wrote these
Mr. Fallows-Let us have all the papers In your
Mr. Faiiows leaned over the witnesses chair. and
taking the papers. passed them over to Mr. Ciarke
on MI The back of this Whose handwriting are these
names in? Al didn't write them at al mage 9
out list some time ago. and thought l mao IL !"
OF have asked you to look at the back Of this his
your glasses in your right hand; Whose writing
those In? A guess S o wrU r,e 'f ths
o-When did You write them? Al couldn't I, say .sx
Don't know why they are checked OFF, Let
Mr.. CiarkeIThat is precious. and think we
had better have that paper marked. so we can
Mr. Faiiows-I wish you would have all these pa
The Witness say. may have some OF my
oS Mr. pGsrkeYou handed these to the committee
sergeant? A-Yes. picking up papero There Is
oSyer mind e, me see that ss.rs What h no ARE
back to do with the benevolent ASSOCIATION! A.
OMWhat is that? Al don't know what II Is
Mr. Faows-Read the figures out. N,ZOo
The Wtness-Nay, nay. good sir.
Mr. Clarke-Hold on; don't tear that paper
The Witness-I may want to have this thing ex-
planned.
Mr. OSullivan-Mr. Chairman. move that some
description be taken Of all these papers so tnat
this man will not be charged later on with giving
nm papers that were never in his possession
The Chairman-The committee will take care OF
that. - 49, 1885 ,rec,,r
Mr. Hoffman, suggest that each paper that has
been confscated or taken from the witness be read
off at this time. so that no mistake can be made
as TO what they are.
The Chairman-Nothing has been conhscated Cro
the witness) You gave these papers up willingly?
There has been nothing taken from you! You gave
them willingly? Ayes, sir. -
The Charman-Have these been marked!
The Stenogra pher-I haven't marked any or them
yet ,,, 1890 .s
Mr. Fallows-What is that treaching over and
taking paner from the witness)? That Is very Inn
portant wish you would take these papers, MT
Young and put them there where they can %
marked This paper as well .
want the constitution? Mr. Moss said he didn't
want this constitution.
Mr. Moss-You don't want IT,.
The Witness-Well. you can have H. IL Is ABOUT
the only one have got, though brought II along
The Chairman-Let me see II; let me look at the
Mr. Clarke-If the stenographer is going to mark