New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-18

/ x OFT is simply matter OF iofee'i"
Is fair and square answer? AYe ncen
3, rnd may 1av mI ndtpe"'' nj,
Bt had been you n nays fSe cTrelesapS
R'reapw 9" nut any wire in that place? Al doh'
fn%Swwyou would know II IT happened' Can't you
3nswer that A SSsppeed and you not know it7
woudn. naturally Be l misss nave p0
OF would be natural that you wo"'o % III
e5sMS Of i can You account for doing Of thing
s that Kind an sny yGa a0 about OF It.
REMARKABLE IGNORANCE.
4 a non, Won know whether not that was
o.nd son., YOU remember police officers in
ycsftsatng the business there In Forty
n tina, house over Eagau's. going up INTO Eas tale
Place and sSa, up mtg the r00"'S ''e w.
II o~You don't remember any such thing as ''"''
Ao LNH would hardly have happened without your
<nmowHn g, i ilesvo A-Generally would know
4 NOV who could have told you? Al sup
Wh0evsr ps was charge IN IN the latter part of 1877
AWbo is .s in charge now Al decline to an
what grounds, At tb Is pT oi ,sa ds
yon about %S visit police SSsTs made qSons
nIs vffy t Ressf had bis Sy not S tell
;ou. wasn't 81? Al don't kn9 'Si you about such
H. a on ,SsfY Az would very likely hear It,
oy;cd :" vow % any such visit by police officials? A
h j decline 10 answer. ..r,,, onou, notice officials
9N0WTb Who we Is 1 the person. in there who
should have reported TO you the VISIT Vi pO"''
'ssls many persons in charge there one
iwos Al decline to answer that the telephones at
SDS gSH pay A s@S decline answer that
+ Q.-win you deny that you pay '"e'
Sont nm Won't answer the question at all? A
ri The chairman-Is tina, the place where there is.
y10' Woss-No; am speaking now OF the place
oMNoW Mr.. Mahouey you testified that If these e
exported TO and p6EOOs H6 s wSr you 1--we? AA
Flf:y -hfih;st
h LAME EXPLANATION.
n n WHY should they have been reported to you
f 4. tho occurred in 1891? Al would very likely
4 nave heard Of 4. , =. ,
n A o Why should they have been reported 10 you
the police officers had gone 10 work and exa'nlhed
ISIS e rfyresq Al cans give you any reason way
n W. YOU not Interested In that place IN
+ Wben We're YOU last at No 70 Cenre-st? A
anlnT aios is the he's last time you visited? Ayes
( ( DID YOU visit the poolrooms daily Al
onT hat : not part of your work, IL it? A.
l:ha, decline to answer ..o,, ora interested
o-You don't visit poolrooms you are i"'e'eS'"
Il t,F NJ decline to answer. ..., l., ,,a,no
Q-Do you know that yon are ih'er's'eu J." '"'"'
oI& Ssi do YOU Visit the pooooms II you do not
Rsny you are interested IN? A.. do not WHY, dom,
81 vsi, hem hcns II Is not necessary? Alt is not
Q 1t is necessary for YOU 10 WISH 'ei"' a.
Z decline TO answer that. -. ,..,, dom,
kons 81 Won, answer that
O-Why2 A.-The same reason. ,.A W.
sSI, nIss'S& yeS had any business dealings WI" m
o..HsveHi you been interested IN real estate VII"
oi-Iisve You had with Mr., Sexton? Mo ,,,
952Y9a Sfyer had any real estate interests WIN
IN pl-were you not near neighOor of Mr.. Sexton
9nSe tsidnt WON ,,' i've in Ffty-hrs-st once? A.
fnsGs.na WASH, Mr. sexton near neighbor OF
!, YOURS? Wasn't Mr.. Carroll: A-ies' s, ,os
4 GLOW near did he live to your A'-9'A uoo''
4 o&And YOU became quite familiar then? A-oh.
+ Po u1s RELATIONS TO THE MAYOR.
s1f o.-vere YOU interested with the Mayor In bus'
hess matters upon a time? An corporation
snaIrs IN Texas.
vs. Q-How many years ago? A good many
- 0-You nved in the city Of New-York then? A
o-That was after the time that you had had an
Interference AT No. l2 Cenire-s'.? n. u-augmngY)-
- DIVER You being inierfered with IN that pool
room at No y Centre-s, at the time you had 'hat
\ n dad the interference, stopped then-was your
y ffotlroom running that'time at No. y Centre-s
4 Hsoo Sfa' was not? ANNot that know Of. ..,
81 Q.-Are you sure it was not running Al can't
/. 81 o'-Did you ever close that poolroom? A-Of
& c-when did close Il? Al don't rene remem6er
n Odd you ever discontinue business there once
20 o III 4" 70" ever discontinue business there once
apd for all without resurrection A'nfes ~ .h,,
ri O.-When did cease 10 haze an interest IN that
boo room at No. l2 Centre-st.? A.-Tweve or four
F o-At that lime did you haze any interest in any
sother poolroom? A>-No; not at thai tihe,
Q.-"ere you then'ensased III 'oo~"'"N"s' A.
lf o.-were you engaged in boolsmaking at the time
4 i..o,, bad tn Taxa tran anSWered)
Q-Were YOU interested In any poor0oHs al tne
4 a3lne you had the Texas Transaction Al dechhe
! II o--Who were your pntners in any poolro,omSS
is @@p you 70 % Snswe 5niereS'e' " ten years
= o-Wbo are your partners now in any poolrooms
you are interested in? Al decline 20 answer
/ with whom 90 you divide the profits I'm pool
ro5ms now? Al dene to answer.
/ Q-An on the same groundt A-fes. .
The chairman.Hsye you any partners in that
business? Anu decline ,. 10 s SSs to answer 1t il.
xery Important and material. ard we direct you to
AI DECLINE ydS d If snsy Mr. Mahoney? Your
head Office? Al have no office
DOES NOT DIVIDE WITH OFFICIALS.
Mr. Moss-Haven't you an office in Easans. in
Forty-second-st? Al decline TO answer that
! Q-You will not deny that you have an office
there? Al decline to answer that
o-Do you divide the profits OF any poolrooms
with any city officials? Al divide nothing with
do you divide the profits of any. .poolroom
business with any members OF Tammany Hail? A.
i divide nothing with any member OF Tammany
Hall
Q.-You do not divide the profits of,any poolrooms
VII ANYBODY? Al divide nothing with anybody
OIL am asking now about thespooroom bus-
mesa Al decline 20 answer.
!, The Chairman-Do' you divide any profits OF your
bedrooms with any member Of the police force?
ft-No member of the police force Is interested
with in way. shape or form in anything.
Q.-Then why can't you answer my question?
ask you II any member OF the police force Is a
partner With you In the poolroom business? A.
no member OF the police force has been part
ner with me. That is the best answer can give
you.
any interest that you know OF in the poolroom bust
mess? Al cannot answer that.
q O-Why not? Al have already answered IL.
NO member tho police force has interest In It.
n my last Has