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

.Q1hre you member OF the Deihocrauc >'"''
o.-Are you n friend OF Mr. CARROLL Al am.
Q.-Are you a friend OF Mr.. Sexton? Ayes.
o.-Are. you a friend OF the Mayor A-Yes,
are you nctY Ayes. sur
Q-Are you a friend Of Mr. Farrell-Frank Far
him think have Ss8 met a0 him mon once ", or twice
hardly would know him II saw him. n.,.,.,
Ayes. 1 think So
o-Do you know Captain Price7 Al think
o-Are You a friend Of Inspector Cross, A.-No,
Q.-Are you friend or any police Inspector
Q-who? A-Inspector Kane l know very well.
Q-kane has the Harlem district now-he IL up
Q-FIave you met him up there? Al met him
"' 0mAre ' You H'S friend of Captain Tbomas7 A
] know Captain Thomas
S- -rrss,nyl ven A-c AmMHii
AGAIN REFUSES TO ANSWER
Q-IIow frequently are you to be found at the
Democratic club? Al drop IN there every now
and then
Q-Do you ever talk over your business matters
at that club? A.-No
Q-You have sat here through this day and
have listened to the testimony OF Mr. Wood ana
Mr.. Harris. have you not? You were right close
by? Al heard some Of H. ...,.
DIS it badg A-No; II is neither very good
nor very bad. heard the testimony ~, o,.cs.
that mentioned by Mr. Wood or Mr. HARRIS
Al won't answer
Q-The places which those gentlemen t msn.
toned. they mentioned as poolrS1msi - ,nouir
Into the administration OF the law by the fonoe
he n n d ou 80 wSere the places are that
exist how they exist and who are interested ~
them and what the relations Of those Interested
persons are to those persons whose duty Il Is 70
attend 10 the suppression or them NOW I ou Sc
this question ZION haze NO, to 70 that
question Now, want you TO understand ~ sso,
~ The pooro6ms described By the witnesses
wood and Harris? Al refuse 10 answer
ia TPSn ss t sT9% of crmeg 40, at
Q-Upon the ground that your answer "s"'
'end 70 SnS@ rot hestated TO tell ,ha, you
are a member or the democratic C,no, wn'I ,e, IA
mat YOU are a friend OF various gentlemen ~n'ch
you might have SAID was nou, fbIs public matter
a matter OF gambling. you are not wiling even o 70
exonerate yourself from af Re question Now
/ mi il 10 YOU again are you interested W Any
Of 'h9 hose P .a%s hing a. I HYes
DOES NOT CALL 2DEvERY FRIEND.
q Ara Won friend OF Chief Devery' Al
cannot say that am friend OF MS
Q-You know him? A-fes A.
O-You have met him frequently A-No'
O.-Ias he ever called upon your A"-No'
o-Hes he ever asked you single question
about poolrooms2 A.-No.
O
rooms. or your connection with poolrooms' 10 your
o..Haye you ever met him at Police head
gIsye You met him at the Democratic club?
a. Where have you met him? Al don't think
have met him more than once IN seven years
have him two or three I'M ne, bavs me, him?
O-Only once In seven years you nave n'e' "'''
MT M,osS. ~ the questions | don't know exact
w What YOU think OF this matter Just at this time,
for undefSy maEes me little tender OF him, but
sbInk we should have the record straight ask
so on ~ hin, and TO answer similar questions.
oI ask YOU Mr. Mahoney, II YOU are no, lnver
esIYd in! in the Sn sS@Sn&S % pSSSs at NO. 90
" oLSY S say you are not? Al am not roo,.
room S' No o. y West ThIrty-slxh-st? Al Will say
nc 10 saf Tt ask hemY Al say rather that
Q@is that what you meant 70 say rsRsr you de-
U~Wel am going to ask each one Inst ,h Is
what you meant to say "nen ashe' "" "" W.
Seventh-ave place? Ayes SIT
FLAT REFUSAL TO REPLY.
The Charman-You meant you declined 10 an
swer? Al decline to answer
Mr. Moss-Then ask you again. are you inter
ested in the gambling place No Ssi seven'h-aVe'
| A-The same answer.
The Chairman-You are directed by the commit
| tee TO answer that question -, ,.. 49,, ,,,
Mr. Moss-And this particularly because tne WIZ ~
ness has denied that his answer would tend 70
crmlnate or degrade him. - ,..-o.,o,
Q-And | ask you whether you are 'n, n Sooi,
whether you have business Interest IN 'he p Tb
| room at no. u West Thirty-sixth-st.! A.-Ihe
S' Mr. MossHihese questions all directed to be
| answered I understand II IL not necessary 70 70
through the formula oyer again ina ss,,o 10 an
derstand will cover all, as to the dlree''o" " ""
| swer
d me YOU a business interest in the poolroom
| At No. los West Thirty-fourth-st.? A-same an
0Have YOU a business interest in the pooIroom
| at No. 100 East ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
oHaS Ss' YOU business interest in the poolroom
| at No 15a East Twenty third-st? A-Same an
ToeElHave you a business interest in the poolroom
At No los Third-ave? A.-same answer .,-oo.,
QIHayye you business .snm Samoa answer err
"O-iIave YOU a business interest in the pooirooH
32s Bowery? Asam neras e the pooroom
| at No OBS Eighth-ave? A.-Same answer o,,oo,,
| "oWIave YOU a business interest In the poolrooin
| NO iii West Twenty-third-st.? A.-same an
| swer. ,.,.... ,,,ores, IN the poolroom
" LiddfneS ff,Diverslty Place? A.-Same answer.
ONiIaye YOU a business interest In the pooIrooh
N S rc at No "a seventh-ave,? A.-same answer
Or at No 4ls Eighth,aye' AS o n answer
Cor at No sl5 canar-st.Y. A;-ssme answer
Or at No. - Tenth-aveY ACoame S snsme In
Dor at No. 1913 washinstOn-st'Y A'-same an
Or at No lGts ThTd;avs same Ass amsw enswer
1 a
| Or AZ No 12i West Fourteen,h-st A'-Safhe
"H oor in any other pooroom In the city OF New
| York? A-Same ~ ,.,.o .ho ,trao,,or
Wr Moss-I think now we may have me alre s
| to answer all these questions ds W HIS ~ "
| terest In poolrooms
CHOSE A RESPECTABLE BUSINESS.
| rho Cbairman-Mr Mahoney. you have already
| ,eetieed that YOU were in the building business
That Is private matter. isn't IT, personal matter
You were not ashamed to inform the committee VI
| that? Al wanted to give some business
| O-Is that the reason you gave that business
| because you wanted to give some rep"'ao'e' 'ee
| r,a+e business? A-Wel. that IS one reason
! O-What other reasons are there why you gave
that answer? A.-That Is about the soie reasu,a' ,
o-That IL the sole substance or your answer
| ACYes: II looks better than 10 have no business.
Q-That certainly was not any more Oh hs, a.
hnsress or nersonal matter than this one tnat mas
bsen asked You in regard 10 this other matter? A
| "o"Iyou understand that the poolroom business Is
| more or less connected with the ponce business
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