New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-11-28

OF Health. and In order 70 put an end to further
annoyance he stopped using soft coal
Q-Haven't you observed black smoke from other
peoples ehimneys7 Ayes
Q-And these haven't been indicted? A-No.
.Q.-Why were you singled out for an Indictment
Al can't say.
o;nDid you ever give any money to any in
Q.-Mere you ever asked? A.-No.
,o'~Was any money ever paid outside your ONCE?
Q..Was any one ever approached on that sub
th!ng definite 1t has been said that II YOU don't
put up money you will have trouble. But I'm not
putting up money.
Evidence Of similar character was given by
several other witnesses. All OF them agreed that
while the Automatic Smoke Prevention Company
declared that its apparatus satisfactory to the
Board OF Health, the so-called consumer did not
prevent the emission Of smoke.
John r. Wood one Of the committees detectives.
produced photographs evidence of the use Of soft
coal by many factories and business places in this
city without regard being paid TO the nuisance by
the Health Board
GOT a LETTER FROM POWER.
He also called upon Aqueduct Commissioner
Power who gave him a letter Of introduction the
manager of the Automatic Smoke Prevention Com
pany. The manager Informed the witness that the
companys consumer had been approved by the
Board Of Health. He afterward saw DR.. Belts, Of
statement. Wood learned also that the consumers
cost $50 each TO make and were sold for 500.
After recess DR.. Michael B. Feeney, Chief Sani-
tary Inspector OF the Health Department was
called. He said that he was unaware whether or
not President Murphy also president OF the
Hickory Club and denied that when the police and
employees Of the Health Department were called
together last summer he minated that they would
be expected 10 buy tickets at Of s. each for
the outing Of the Hickory Club the president Of
which is also the president of this Department"
Then the name OF Mr.. Gardiner called with
dered the fact to be entered upon the records Mr.
Moss submitted affidavit from the official who
served the subpoena describing the service last
Saturday. The affidavit also stated that when the
District Attorney informed that he had been
legally served he shouted to the committees en-
plOye, You are a damned liari"
Mr.. Moss devoted the rest OF the hearing to con-
tnuing MS investigation into the District Attor-
neys administration OF his Office IL shown
tina. in the Criminal Branch OF the Supreme Court
since November there had been only two cases
tried IN which the verdict Of jury obtained
Mr. Moss also brought TO light the interesting
fact that Granville Mcintyre, a son OF Assistant
District Attorney Mcintyre, was frequently as
signed to defend prisoners whom his father was
prosecuting. and that for some or these cases he
had received from the city the full legal fee Of
$500. Young Mcintyre is a law partner Of John
Palmieri Joseph Donate who was witness some
time ago in an italian murder case, swore yester-
day that he had committed perjury upon the inst
cation OF Palmieri. Donate swore that although
Pachanandi, he deposed before the Coroner that a
man named Guarda did the killing.
The committee adjourned until this morning at