The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-04-15

is the Air & Power company, with a
capital stock of $10,ooO,oo0. He said:
i've got nothing to conceal If any
one comes to me with a good stock to
buy, l buy it, and so would you. I will
not go into any details of my private
business"
Mr.. Moss endeavored in a persuasive
way to induce Mr.. Croker to give fur
ther information on the subject of mon
ey-making. but the witness simply re-
fused to give details.
Incidentally, Mr.. Croker praised Chief
Devery and the police department and
was on the stand when the hearing
adjourned.
Former Judge Joseph F. Daily, who
was called during the course Of the
afternoon, said that he had been noti-
fled in the early part of last year that
he need not expect a renomination
This notification came directly from
Mr.. Croker, and it was, he said, the
result of his refusal to appoint a chief
clerk of the court of common pleas rec
commended by Croker and because he
had refused to make judicial order
for the removal of the legal sale to
Ill Broadway, where Peter F. Meyers
firm is located.
With reference to the statements
made during the recent election that
Judge Daily had been originally dis
covered by Boss" Tweed and by him
nominated for his first judgeshp. he
denied that he had ever known Tweed
or that he had been selected by Tweed
Judge DAILY said that he had paid
$1,000, in assessments, for his two NOM
nations by Tammany Hall.
Former Judge Roger A. Pryor, who
followed Judge Daily, testified that he,
too, had contributed to Tammany Hall
on account of his nomination, he hay
ing sent a check for $4,000, payable to
the order of Richard Croker, chairman
of the finance committee of Tammany
Hall. This check was returned to him
the following day and he was asked
to make the check payable to the
bearer. This he did.
Another interesting figure on the wit
ness stand this afternoon was John f.
Carroll, Mr. Croker's chief lieutenant.
Mr.. Carroll did not prove very easy
witness and because of his refusal to
| answer questions Mr.. Moss suggested
! that he might have to have Mr.. Car
| roll sent to Jail for contempt of court.
| Later he said that Mr.. Carrolis refu-
| sal to answer questions would be re-
| ported to the legislature. The cause
| of all this was the question as to
whether Mr.. Carroll had any connec-
| tion with the Consolidated Ice COM
| pany or whether he had any stock
therein 1t developed during the ex-
animation that Mr.. Carroll had given
| up a $500 position to accept his pres
| ent' position in Tammany Hail. which
| theoretically is without salary. Mr.
Moss pointed out that therefore Mr.
| Carroll was without visible means of
support and was technically a pauper
| The witness, however, denied this, while
| at the same time he denied that he
was receiving a salary from Mr.. Gro
| ker or from Tammany hall or from
| anybody that the counsel could name
1t was during the course Of this eE7
| animation that Committeeman Hoff-
man made a protest on the line OF
| questions. He demanded that all the
witnesses be treated fairly and that
questions be fairly put.
Mr. Moss however, continued to dl-
rect his efforts to settle the question
| in the same manner as he had begun
He ended his efforts in this direction
by asking:
"Dare you tell of the money you re
| ceived in the last 80 days?" to which
Mr.. Carroll replied: Il decline to an
swer such questions. You can't fright
| en- me-"
Mr. Carroll made the admission tha
"what Mr.. Croker says goes And
/ according to him also, it goes will
everybody connected with Tamman,
Hall or holding his office through tn,
good wishes of that organization.