New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-06
MOSS EXPOSES GARDINER.
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was referred to Corporation Counsel whalen. lie
wrote to that oficial but got no reply. ne 0% s
ley had charge OF IT, Mr. Farley few days lateI
ton and tnat the papers We're men OUT ya r rny
Office Baldwin called on Commissioner heathhs
papers had not been received by him suoye Sc
quenty, on April g. the papers We're admll'eo D!
Next Gay Mr.. Kearny acknowledged the receipt
Of the papers ana pTo oaS AN e@ an Mr. earny
but could not see him Mr. Bishop N the SDmi
Was busy with certain building matters and must
not be disturbed. lie called Ny. k,arny up 'n VA,
Kesrny that he not gong To- be hurried since since
then Mr.. Baldwin had been waiting to hear from
Kearny.
DARWIN r. JAMES TEsTIFIEs.
Tho next witness was President Darwin r. James
Of the Peoples Telephone Company. lie testified
that the Peoples company was Instituted on d H'H'
honest foundation and was willing 10 give tee-
phone service at less than halt the pTeyas II
but prevented through ne ilst i, f,r IN y,s
one man. who refused 10 eVe the peiii'''S IVA ~
Don't You anticipate interference from the othe'
telephone compa.y!' asked Mr.. Moss. ,ras the
reply II believe there certain persons IL IV"gs
who are workiag for 1her 9 6Ssn fs'I men It's
awful state OF affairs here are - We SeeNe
,1due i9ducnce was used for an opportunity 10 to
Something Out Of it, but the great gain "o1'G 90 0g
he bubble and yet we're not allowed 10 90 49,
KEARNY AND THE PERMIT.
Commissioner Henry s. Kearny Of the depart
roer, ~ P,,nlic Buildings. lighting ana SupP'
took the stand next, and proouoea the hse
the PEOPLES Telephone Company say ms 1T 20
had the PERM 1eyor.d TO- them Il any Of them sn0ua
come before and satisfy NE '''~tCC,ots J.
noe ra SGP' Won know mat Nh James was o0"'-
"' "Yts. and Il he had come 70 me ana co''0'''
with ule he could have Lao LIS trp
why couldn't you 40 IL WIZ -I1'yself"
tI can't hold conference WIN III! ii,o,,er. he
But there was Mr. Baldwin the lawyer
oS.So v on isvver called or bat how was 81 10
know but that he wanted me permit ~ Soi,r Office
"I31t don't YOU have stationery IN SU"1 = Nir
and coul6n't YOU have sent the permit 10 MI
james Jan Si6 no, know but that the matter had been
dropped as moody came alter We lay had never
Mr. Baldwin here swoTe tnat hc@@A' '
told him Of his peculiar doUo'S
WORSE THAN RAMAPO. SAYS MOSS.
>rr Noss then questioned Kearny about the CON
tract which exists between the city and the Con
soudated Telegraph and Electrical subway Com
panv and brought out the TACT that TINS coi"P""'
constructs the conduits ana rents ueiH 20 OO''
panies which want TO use them. Il IS bound 10 pay
the city all it makes IN excess OF j. PEI Sol,.
profit and the city can buy Il out al an aaSanCo
Of 10 per cent on the cost Of constfHclio : t
~ enough. the company mas never ovel 80 He 10
the city anything so far nu' mas DeV a., S,,iidiHg
spend large amount OF ln9Ae! 80 ~ and 70 per
cent more Of them taan are used or IehteI Moss
This q bad Is Hama tAcld4l.N -
as ne poirted ont to me committee the fact mat
the CITY was annually being deprived OF us JUS
Seing spent In constructing useless cOnduts Wnen
the time comes when Il VIII be reeGIt! !"l M 80
20 pay an advance Of d. per ccnt on the cos Oh
constructing useless couduits which rs own rlsNI-
ful money was employed - CONSTRUCT"
THAT'S RIGHT. SAYS KEARNY.
All this did not move Kearuy. however. He said
that was the hes; course 70 pursue. and he dis
PLAYED entire ignorance as TO what rentals were
charged for the coaduits or whether the subway
company really making more than 10 Pef
it was not gOoo enough tor him Co..
Elmer White aiioIHey, tyF Tiie e'.ein IN
dicted for assault on Scott had been juggled WIN
come to triai yet. though The assault va com m
spector in the Bureau Of Encumbrances
CRUEL ABrsE OF a CHILD.
cussie storm. sixteen years old. then took the
stand she vas the complainant against Samuel
Leiht. who was convicted recently Of abductins
her. She says he took her out for walk on her
birthday and drugged her and assaulted her. W men
her mother ana DIoteI rOa'e NJ 49, or war
rant for Leihts arrest lie was let out on ~. oalI,
as witness against MIN ana kept there Tor tnIee
and hat nouns t90ugh Her and 1bere was
no fear of her running away fIQm subpoena, ..on
While she was prisoner u 1s iog i5 e - 70
see her, but all hours men who SAID they rep
her. and they used all the persuasion they could
employ to get her 10 let up" on Leiht They
5S prom heT s tSd 'w4dchS chd Wh
detention and greater hardship
HUNGER ADDED TO DISGRACE.
To mako her condition harder. che taken to
court, she declares 10 less than eighteen times
before the case was tried There she was thrust
into the prisoners pen with vile women and mana
oled men IN the morning and food was given
her till she taken back 10 her jail late IN the
1hTousS the bars Of the pen and en her Leht
had money enough 10 prevent his case ever coming
on June a. she swears she was taken to the Dis
trict Attorneys Office and was asked by Assistant
district Attorney Grady since dead not to press
The charge against Leiat, who was then outside the
promised sae ssd that If she she Gid not press the
chatse ne WoI!u - ne I'm S1s - iodr
Ing TO be ATTACHED to the District Attorneys once
been previously Of bad character. ~
Noswiihstaaging al this persecution ,l ne cha
have continued had not one witness, who had lost
ms fmploS men ,C FrE Soss fax Te(
Moss began 20 look into The case, and soon after
that It was brought 10 trial and Leiht con-
vcted. but Judge Blanchard suspended sentence,
j has since been discovered that p letter purport-
iRs to be snsd by hat 5he S was s s3' to Judge
that she had never sent such a letter. Leiht' s
letter IN the Criminal Courts Building. and asked
her 10 sEn r.. 3ut she reused; lie laughed snG
Leiht went free. She swears that her name signed
10 Il Is a forgery.
Mr. Costello after hearing the testimony said
the District Attorney of New-YoIk ought TO 90 ia
the country 5 80 n 5 hG to es9ss s 5qs1e
He has an unsurpassed record Of convictions -
said NJ Hoffman
Mr. Moss retorted that he would show something
Of the record OF the District Atoineys Office before
he through.
QUEST OF RANAPO BOOKS
JUSTICE DICKEY GRANTS AN ORDER TC
SHOW CAUSE WHY THEY SHOULD
NOT BE PRODUCED