The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-05-17

Apologize for His Ugly Insinua-
ton in Connecting the Mayors
Name With New York Pool Rooms
Police Commissioners Tell OF
Gambling In the Metropolis.
NEW YORK, May 16-Mayor Robert
Van Wyck was en- the witness stand CO.
day before the Mazat investigating COM
mittee. Mr.. Van Wyck gave it as his
opinion that the conduct of affairs under
the new charter had been remarkably
satisfactory, but declined to express an
opinion as to changes in the various de-
partments that might tend to improve
city administration There was little re-
markable in the mayors testimony and
on only one occasion did he find it nee
essary to make an outbreak. This was
when he was questioned by Counsel Moss
in regard to the rumor connecting zone
named Van Wyck'' with the pool rooms
Have you any idea how many pool
rooms there are in the city of New
York?'' asked Mr.. Moss.
81 do not know that there is a single
one" was the reply
The mayor said that he knew James
A. Mahoney and had had business deal
ings with him ten Or twelve years ago
in Texas. He had seen him several times
later
Have you ever heard that your friend
Mahoney Is the chief of one of the great
est pool room syndicates in the city,
asked Mr.. Moss.
81 know he made books on the race
tracks,, replied the mayor
did you know lie was running rooms
and receiving bets in those rooms in New
York city?'
The mayor had never heard that Mr.
Mahoney, Mr.. Carroll and Mr. Sexton
were jointly interested in pool rooms.
Have you never heard" sneered Mr..
Moss, that gentleman named Van
Wyck was interested in them?"
For the first time the mayor was arous-
ed.
That Is absolutely false" he shouted
He wanted to know who told Mr.. Moss
anything of the kind.
These things are easily proved" re-
tCrted the counsel.
MIR. MOSS CHALLENGED.
81 never had any connection with anv
illegal calling anywhere in the world
shouted the mayor. You know that T
was not interested in pool rooms when
you asked the question. You know Won
wanted to bring 1t out for the purpose
of creating the impression that I was.
demand that you bring out the evidence
here and show that l am connected with
pool rooms anywhere in the world. or
With anything else of an illegal charac-
ter, and | think the chairman of this
committee ought to enforce that re-
quest"
Mr.. Moss told the mayor to wait a day
or two on the committee and he would
learn something that he evidently knew
nothing about now
Mr.. Hall thought Mr.. Moss should be
compelled to call a witness to back up the
insinuations.
If we are here to blacken the reputa-
ton of honest men, am here to go on
record that it is unfair"
There was applause at this iuncture
and the chairman called on the sergeant
to suppress the disturbance
Mr.. Mazet maintained that the mayors
strenuous denial was all that was re-
CURED.
Mr.. Hoffman again insisted that the
matter be at once investigated
Mr.. Mazet ended the matter by saving
that Mr.. Moss had distinctly disavowed
any insinuation, and Mr.. Moss interject-
ed the remark that he thought he had
done the mayor a service
The mayor said that If he knew of the
existence of gambling houses he would
order them closed, and that if they were
not closed he would come pretty near
removing somebody"
Referring again TO ex-Chief of Palice