Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-04-11
SOME OFFICIAL
SHORTCOMINGS.
Proceedings Before the Mazct Leg
islative Committee, New York.
THE TRIAL OF QUAY BEGAN.
scl-Chargcd with Embcxxicmcnt
Officials Indicted.

New York. April io.-only two wit
nesscs Of any Importance were put ON
the stand before the Mazct legislative
investigating committee today and
though the Investigation continued for
number OF hours into the afternoon.
no particularly convicting evidence was
brought out. The investigating COM
mittcc adjourned tn session until next
Friday when the chief witness will b.
Richard Croker.
Frank Croker. son OF Richard Croker.
was on the stand all morning. lie tcs-
titled that he had paid {ts,0vJ To- enter
the ilOCpling Fircpr0Ol company aud
was drawing a Saiary OF yg.svp lrum IL
10 learn the buancas." Young croker
ftat said he had given FOR nina lao
shares ~ stock u check Tor the amount
mentioned, hut wncn uHkcd u he would
produce the cancelled check,hc Erucc-
fully worked into an admission mat
the stock was paid Tor IN oaHu tat
lhvu Dy his father. lie said no had
got the money In big rolls from hih
nome. aud kept u In hlr room all
night. He told OF having BEEN pre-
scented with $1,000 worth OF stock In the
United company, because he said,
they knew We had lots OF friends Ia
railroads and and such places"
Chief OF Police william :. Dcvcry
was again put upon the rack after
Frank Croker had given his testimony.
Much o fthc questioning VI the police
captain was similar to that Of Sntnr-
DAY, when he was asked To- explain
the existence OF many diHofdVrly fr-
"a tho city that flourish at all
hours Of the niEht. DcVcry said that
the police department had done all u
could do with the evidence that II had
before n, TO close such places.
Mr. Musn nHkcd why. even while the
committee was sitting IN session here.
the pool room were running all abound.
lie stated that he had In his pocket
money that his Investigators had'Won
IN the pool rooms.
DcNcry said hts men were 'lool.lng
after IL lie added that II Mr.. Moss
would make specific complaint he
would have the men arrested. In nn-
nWcr 10 the question. why with the
money and men az his command he
was unable To- close the pool rooms.
p9yeTy said he It'd tho best he could
The chief promised he would Try 20
stamp out pool rooms, policy shops ana
"maHFnRc" establishments, to which
Mr.. Moss drew his attention by refer
ring o. newspapers. Dcyery denied
that he was himself Interested In pool
rooms OF that there were men prumi-
connected with them.
Did you ever hear OF the time when
one man became Interested IN racing
horses, aud on one little word from him
all tile pool rooms In New York closed
VI iight7" asked Mr.. Moss.
Il Fever did," said Dcvory.
Aud you cannot imagine who that
man was. can youf'
mo. sir"
You never heard Mr. croker'r name
mentioned IN connection with the
fartf"
mo. SIR
Suppose SIR. Croker should command
you today 60 close M the pool rooms.
do you think II would be- done7" de-
manded Mr.. Moss.
''Iie would not make any such COM
mand on the. I am here for the peo-
pie. I told you" replied the chief de-
family.
After some unimportnnt testimony
from policy rhopkecper and "a saloon
keeper hr 20 dismissal Of an Indictment
the committee adjourned until Friday
morning at 10 o'clock.