The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-15


Moss.
1.-THE notification came from Mr..
Croker" replied Judge DAILY.
The answer created some sensation.
Judge Daily said Mr.. Croker wanted
him to appoint Michael T. DAILY chief
clerk of the court of common pleas.
The appointment involved the dismissal
of the present clerk of the court, Judge
Jones, and Mr. Daily was not an expert
enced lawyer and so Judge DAILY re-
fused to fulfil Mr.. Cookers wishes.
1t was intimated to Judge Daily that
the removal would benefit Meyer and
Croker. but he did not know this when
he first refused the order. Judge DAILY
said he had paid $1,000 in assessments
after his two nominations by Tammany
Hall.
Ex-Judge Roger A. Pryor, formerly
of the Supreme court was called. He
said in 1891 he contributed $4,000 and
also $500 to the county democracy after
his nomination.
was it Suggested to you that you
should contribute that large sum of
money!"
YES" said Judge Pryor.
ut was suggested by Richard Crok-
err The money was given on the 18th
day of Oct. 1891 when l drew check
for $4,000 payable to the order of Rich
ard Croker. chairman of the finance
committee to Tammany Hall. On the
18th day Of October 1891, the next day,
that check was returned to me, brought
to me by Mr.. Michael DAILY who said
he preferred to have the check payable
to bearer. That he himself would col
lect it and turn the money into Tam
many Hail."
William "a, Ballantine, secretary of
the Consolidated Ice company, said the
capital stock of the company was $lO,-
900. Richard Croker is stock
holder, isn't he" asked Mr.. Moss. In
reply to questions the witness said he
didn't know whether Mr.. Croker,
Frank Croker or Richard Croker, Jr.,
were stockholders.
Mr.. Ballantine said the transfer
clerk, Alfred Nelson, knew all about
these matters. His concern supplied
the commissioner of charities and cor
rections with ice. The Knickerbocker
company did it before this year.
John F. Carroll was then called.
''Mr. Croker this morning described you
his assistant at the head of the demo-
cratic party of the city of New York,
is that correct?" asked Mr. Moss.
"Well, if he described me so. it is COR
rect" said Mr.. Carroll. Anything he
says goes"
Anything he says goes?" querled
Mr.. Moss.
YES, with me-" said Mr.. Carroll.
do you know of any regular mem
Der of the party that is in any different
relations to Mr.. Croker than that?"
asked Mr.. Moss.
81 hope not" was the reply.
His word goes with them all,
doesn't it, whether they are in Office or
not in Office" asked the lawyer.
pretty generally"
Mr.. Carroll said that while clerk of
sg5~za Ea..
| he could control patronage, and so far
as he could suggest 1t, he did so in ac-
cordance with Mr.. CrolSers express
wishes.
"And you find him intelligent on
those things, don't your" asked Mr..
Moss.
Very" answered the witness.
Mr.. Carroll said he gave up salary
of $500 year to take the position of
Does Mr.. Croker pay you .. sal
ary?"
Does the democratic organization
pay you salary?"
mo, sir"
where do you get this money now
that your salary is stopped?"
Il decline to answer"
"Mr. Moss endeavored to find out if
Mr.. Croker had ever given Mr.. Carroll
any stocks
mot up to date" replied the witness.
! He declined to answer If he ever lad
any stock in the Consolidated Ice Com
pany. He persisted in his refusal 20
answer regarding stock in the Cons )li-
dated Ice Co.
I'VE will get some of these people
| locked up for contempt, before we get
| through" said Mr.. Moss. Chairman
! Mazet insisted the question be an
swered. Mr.. Carr denied ne was a part
ner of James MahOney, who Mr.. Moss
described as interested in pool rooms
in the city Of New York.
Mr.. Moss then said the declination
| of the witness to answer the previous
question was evidently on no proper
grounds. Mr.. Carroll said he did so
on advice or counsel.
| Mr.. Carroll refused to divuIge his
| means of income on the ground Of it
being a personal matter. He refused to
say If he held any stock in the Mary
! land Whiskey Co.; denied that he was
| in receipt Of money from AL Adams,
whom Mr.. Moss called the "Policy
king"
you and Mr.. Croker can cry mo-
| nopoly before the people and pocket the
! stock and clip the coupons" said Mr..
Moss.
IF we have it we can" said Mr.. Car
roll.
do you know of any difference be-
tween your own position as you have
stated it and the legal definition Of a
! pauper2"
Mr.. Hoffman again protested.
well, there is a long distance be-
| tween pauper and me-" answered Mr..
Carroll
Mr. Croker was recalled and denied
that he or any of his family ever held
Gfnpk in the Consolidated
Mr. Croker said he had not recon-
mended materials or supplies to any
city department. He was not interest
ed in Vermont quarries. Mr.. Croker
admitted he was a member Of the Air
Power Company. with a capital stock
of $10,00O,O0O. He had not yet sub
scribed for any stock, and could not
tell how much his proportion would be-
Again Mr.. Croker was asked about the
Consolidated Ice Company stock, and
said it didn't concern the city OF New
York.
Il will tell you frankly how it does
concern the people of the city Of New
York" said Mr.. Moss. There was a
time when it was on record that you
were a poor man, and you won't deny
this was a time when you were as poor
as l am"
IT was one day" said Mr.. Croker. IT
don't know how poor you are" he add
ed. You were in the police depart
ment"
And I am here conducting this in
vestigation." retorted Mr. Moss, land
you own the police department now"
You are conducting this investiga-
ton by a minority vote Of this city"
rejoined the witness, and I am sitting
here representing my friends with a
big majority vote. You have been put
out Of the police department by the
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