The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-09-15
"If do I'll give II to the papers. not to you.
interrupted Mr.. Croker. and left the stand. be-
ing excused for the present.

do III give II TO the pepsrs not to you..'
! interrupted Mr.. Croker. and left the stand. be-
ing excused for the present.
| THE STOCK BOOK AGAIN
Senator Rice OF kondout. which is 10 the
OF options near tho Esopus Creek. Whether or
"%Sl ism G. 6 Do t. Of the Charter Commits.
| sion testifled that the notion Of having Board
HD4sas Van Guyns II d
Newark got 50,o0O.QQ0 gallons OF water day
iss T6rP. tSF sd hSd opTfE sn Of n%yqS
butcher, President OF tho Ramapo Company.
"""ff ask You again." said Mr., Moss; ito pro-
duce the list q the stockholders of the Ram
HMr Chairman" said Mr.. Lauterbach. rising
| before the witness could reply: Il understand
that the offer Of the list OF Stockholders with
accepted. As lt is the desire OF the company to
| facilitate the work OF this committee. a meet
Of the Sna 90 ne
by the stock book will be placed In the hands OF
the committee"
RAMAPo's PRESIDENT DOESN'T KNOW THINGS.
This was put upon the record and Mr. Dut-
cher then asked:
o. What Ia the capital OF your company A.
q. Paid in? A.. suppose so. I was not
%. Is that s2.5o0.O0o in the treasury A.
q Has, the company s2.5ooooo worth OF
rr"perty2, A. We have options on large
amount Of property.
.. Have you any contracts to buy2 A. Ican't
'' 8. Has s2.56o.o 900 been spent in contracts
q. DO 70 YOU believe there here hosS A. believe a
great deal OF money has been spent In that
way.
been President? A. don't know
.. Are there hooks In Brooklyn showing the
n ass OF the company A. have never looked
%. Have. you ever had any stock, in the
O. Did you pay nnr for tho ltsmapo stock not
given to you; A. For some: and some got for
O. Have you any pires laid. or any conduits
or reservoirs? A. No.
STOCK rEDDLED FOR INFLUENcE-GRouT HEARD.
prssid.rt Gro%t Of the BoEoHgh q Brooklyn
the Ramapo contract. The matter had been
discussed, he said. but the company kept back
one thing tho price OF the water water when ,,} he
improvements and asked questions he wasn't
received with enthusiasm.
said. and the chairman i1timated that my
questions weren't considered timely, 4 wish I
Mr.. Lautsrbnch had one. and perhaps he'll
give It to the committee.
DID Mr. butcher GbG% the pad
n n@ prSp rifpf to SNEAK Of anu '0u"u nau
.. Didn't Mr., BHrdsal say that with proper
nosdedY 4. Ibeiievs So .'''' ''' WV "N'N
q. Why did you ask particularly about the
runor chat the stock had been peddled around
to any one with influence.
A MAN TO WHOM $4,000 WORTH WAS OFFERED
to some man to become president OF the COM
pany? A. Yes: 500. 900 worth. it is said. to a
who practically organized the company made
the offer. You have the name OF tho man
Yes" said Nir, Mazet; we'll call him."
The session adjourned for an hour,
w., AZ the afternoon session George NJ. Pinney.
PatcEer ook any part Inn in drafting the sec
Public improvements nor did either OF them
make any suggestion as to the PAST dealing
with water supply.
HUGH M'LAUGHLIN NoS-CoMMITTAL.
hr. Moss announ ced that Hugh MCLAUGHLIN
was In court and was not at all yell for which
Looking weak and i'll.
., % y are prominent in politics in Brooklyn"
We'll; some people say So" said Mr. Nc
for some years. haven't your A No. sir:
never said was.
have Bout 9H are 60S
others? A. Not very much lately.
.. Have you heen asked to meet Mr.. Croker
cation been invited to meet prominent Demo
mstterf A. Not that Il Know sS o''' '"'S 'a'""p'
Q Have you been In accord with Mr. Coler2
sa nG vews
as IN old and prominent citizen OF Brooklyn? |
A. have my own opinions. but don't desire
. O. Is it your opinion that Brooklyn needs
the Ramapo contract A. I'm not an engineer
q ( Is the Broo5klyn Democracy opposed to
binding i, tS by forsyiyesr contract
Sery With the ssbeei
e. We'd like to have your opinion as a mat |
ter Of great value A. have not been in poll
T. Have YOU talked about this matter with
O. Was a request made Tor You to meet Mr..
Croker to discuss this matter? A. No. sir.
81 HGye yyog talked with Commissioners Shea
@, What conversation did you haye9 A: I |
don't remember, I'd have no objection to tell
q. Did, YOU support his position2 A. He
didn't ask for my support
.. Did you te!l him he had done wrong in
younger man than am and he would remem-
Der better II you called him. j don't think l
told him he had done wrong
WONT TESTIFY ABOUT THE LONG ISLAND WATER
Q; Have you ovned stock in the Long Island
y Mater Compeny? A. | am private citizen.
oficeholder. Twill not answer that question
.; .youand your associates not own the
Water Company A. don't understand that
there was any stock. The com IN isson decided
that there was no stock.
@; But you held paper purportirg to be stock2
A. decline to answer.
.. The reason ask is that the statement
has been made that your interest in the Long
Island Water Company was tho cause of the
opposition to Ramapo on the part OF the Brook
lyn Democrats. Your name was mentioned in
this connection in the papers. and want to
give you n chance to answer In view OF those
facts. do You still decline to answer2 A, Ican't
understand how that could have anything to
do with the Ramapo water matter. These mon
who voted against Ramapo knew nothing OF my
holding Long Island Water Coo pany stock.
knew nothing Of tho Ramapo contract. as I told
you. until week after 1t was all settled.
o. Did you and your friends own what was
SUPPOSED to be the stock OF the Long Island
Water Company
After a long pause during which Mr.. Nc
Iaughlin earnestly conte no plated his shoes he
replied in a low voice:
decline to answer"
So weak and shaken did the witness appear
that Chairman MaZet leaned over and asked
him II he felt physically able to go on with the
examination. He replied in the Affirmative
without hesitation.
. Because OF the decision that the plant OF
the Long Island Water Company. for which the
company wanted $4,000 600 was worth only