New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-11-03
CROKER CHANGES FRONT.
ASKS THE COMMITTEE HE INSULTED
TO HEAR HIM.
THE PRIVILEGE is GRANTED, AND HE
WILL TESTIFY TO-DAY IN CONTRADICT

.a.ff
h'0"a'u e'N. - ,be ,;azet Committee
1n",'9' ,l nas sncsrod at and vined it on
every occasion. denying its authority and as
sertine that r. was held in contempt by every
,,a,,,aera. - tho CITY Yesterday be was politely
ooeginr the committee to let him get in its wit
oss cSo,r and make use of its machinery to
- 49, ae,,,sl of charges brought against
..,, o,,.e,ao the committee In connection with a
s.~.-...,,,o e..en,n. n force sale OF gas stock
" "a ol,eod, denied these charges in his club
"a tho coarse and brutal language he used in
,o,,- ca was published far and wide. 80 one
,,,,o ~cad = could doubt that they were Croker's
words r,.t desiring 70 lend a semhlance Of dig
r,t,, to his dental. he had no scruple IN asking a
privilege from the committee whose members
and whose counsel he had grossly and repeat
cdly .nsulted
Notwithstanding his forfeiture Of all conslo-
GRAFTON Al the hands 81 the committee III ""S
decided 20 grant Croker the favor he asked anu
although The committee had already deciae' /"
adjourn al the close 81 yesterday session "''''i
November p 10 resolved to sit again to-day ana
Mr. Croker was told that ne would ne hea'u al
1880 q. m. MI holman urea halu 20 nav u.s.
chief pat on the stand then ana '"eI ""' va
Moss refused % bend the Knee a. IT, S'''' w.
the great man and let him precfde "i'ieSseS
who had been waiting hours ana hours 10 De
heard
CROKER MAKES STIR
M. Croker's unexpected appearance j. W.
room al about -" O'CLOCK cause" an
wave OF ANTICIPATION I'D s"''f w. .,.,,
"hi'n n"n iou"' ,'.V -, a,,,os. the
rather "u''' MI. '''s' nav - ,,ross
- r,,.,.,o, ,,,orro,. Gardi-
. .,,,c,roeo,s
ners ONCE anu '', - ~, ,..,s .,oo,
Nrohsiuiy ...ol,, dts-
"'''' ,i-,.,.. and Justice iueeied
eouIageu 10y "7eu'SS "V'"'9 az -,
VIII" s'NeiA"S "n' 7'0"-''7 49,, 49,, eob,,,s
when suddenly Inc sil@@leu N'"D an" ''7''''.'e
jaw OF the Iammany DosS was "''''
the crowd IN the back OF the ioo""' anu ~
O'Srllivan pressed forward 10 "''"""e "''"
fuslFV4N' IoilNla"' WI" '''' -.
ing a witness lazily, ima' ediateiy assumed d" an
Of great earnestness and NsoI' anu eve" -"
cned 10 take any notice or a neat compliment
PAID nm DF n'""N Nus va
his election TO the bench
Taking advantage Of the h'st orlel pause III
fhe examination OF the witness MI 'lOh'I HU-
vanced swiftly up the aisle. MI. Ma%e' d. o''0'
rose from his chair ana Nai'S"eu I'M
door behind H. MI MOSS 'eH""e1 -, 49,
tioning ana MT CroNer 49,.
The witness was soon "'s'l'SS'"' anu -i' O'
AT once called another.
HE PUTS HIS REQUEST
Before the man could reach the Witness CHAIR
Mr. Croker had his hand upon II ana auoreSs-
ing the three heinueis Vi '"0 O.''.'''
Messrs Fallows. Hoffman and boahd' said'
Gentlemen. l ask permission 10 De aHo"el u
take the stand"
There was moments silence Then Mr.
Hoffman without consulting anybody repheo'
eve have no objection" and IN tWinkhns
,-,ot.or r.as y, the chair
'''N0i va " - -. 49,, - .,,. is not
But MI Mazet Is no1 MY ar" W
quorum present, Mr.. Moss m'efposeu'
Mr. Mazct is in the building" Mr.. Falows
-, -, ;u Ia here I'm a moment AS he is
'"'' a. 49, oo,,,,ittoo I, would nerhaps
chairman u INC -, 1911, =, 80.
be better for Mr.. Croker 10 wait unui ne comes
-.
~. .,os r,,t,,ess Mr. Croker" said
l nave ca"eu Vines ~ o.,
Mr.. Moss. will you please step u"N"'
NJ f-roler did So and the new witness took
,
-" ,.a, Nv Hoffman asked
DO unders'aiiu' wi ~
turning TO Mr.. Moss, that az inns late uaS YOU
,.,sa tho question Of quorum? Why II II had
., ,irori,v az least forty sessions
not uceH lul 1'V '''"0+'>' - -, ...,xo
could not have been held during thls inNe9N7"
ton because Of the want Of quorum II you
ratse ,b,s question Of a quorum then 1 say YOU
'diSc "i'0 @' ,o,ro.,on NJ this
cannot proceed VIII" 'he 49,, s,a >.
witness whom you have just put on the s'diu'
MP NAzEr RETURNS
NJ >,oss
Il am not examining 'hls "l'loS'' 49, "
explained. 81 am waiting for the chairman 10
return ,,-,,. ,r,,s
oh you are mercy '''''''' "=.. o,,o.,,o, has
is the hrs' time ''a' wv ,,1s,ra, sa,d
ever pee" oious"' ~..,.,,, .,o tho wit
AT this point MI MaZe' re'u''eu' anu 81.
ness on the s'ai'u ""9 - 80. aot
while Mr. Croker sal elONcl. Ms III - ~,
Three other witnesses We're calico Wilou. anS
allusion being made 10 MT. Oluhoi Co1,o,
and finally Mr. Holman broke oNl. M dsir a r.
came forward little While dso anu u ,,or -
give information to the committee material =