Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-05-19
FREEDMAN'S BONDS
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| asked if he had not contributed pei
cent of his yearly salary, $500 to thJ
political expenses of his district Mr.
| Heating said he could not remember
the amount of his contributions. He
had not spoken to Mr.. Croker about his
| appointment. He admitted his depart
| ment had given all its action sales t.
| Peter f. Meyer * Co. He knew that
| Mr.. Croker was a partner in that firm
but did not know if he knew it when
the sales were awarded. Mr.. Heating
said he was bonded in Mr.. Freedman S
company. a list produced showed that
all the employees in hr. keating's de-
partmcnt were bonded in the same
! company. MIR. Heating did not know
| that Mr.. Croker was interested in that
| company.
| Mr.. Hoffman, one Of the two Demo-
| cratic members of the committee, mere
requested that subpoena be issued
! for Henry b. Plat, son of Senator
| Plat, and vice president of the Mary
land co. to produce the books Of that
! company.
/ Mr.. Moss said he was willing to take
| Mr.. Hofrman's direction on any mat
| tiers that have to do with the affairs
/ ~
| man declared that the evidence had
| shown that the Platt company had
given surety to the contractors doing
city work and also for persons holding
official positions under the city govern
ment. All that came OF it was that
Mr. Moss said:
II am glad, Mr.. Chairman, to have
the asscmblyman state what is in his
4 f,..,l
called.
Mr.. Collier testified that two or three
weeks after his nomination to the con-
tr0llership he subscribed $4,000 to New
York county and $4,000 to the Kings
county organizations: he had also sub
scribed $4,000 or $4,000 in addition The
$1,000 for the New York organization
had been paid to John c. Sheehan.
Mir. Collier said he had followed the
policy Of his Republican predecessor
ard given the sales in his office to
Peter r. Meyer. who had been auc-
tinneer Of the controllers Office for a
great many years. Only by general re-
port had he known that Mr.. Croker
was a partner Of Meyer. A statement
Of the contractors bonds to the city
showed that the so-called Plat COM
pany contractors We're bonded to the
extent Of S. 1866. i42 and in the so-called
Freedman company to the extent Of
$2S35. 209.
Mr.. Hoffman said that the bonds
given BY the Plat company should be
inquired into and again requested that
the secretary of that company be call
ed. This seems to he" he said, sim
ply an inquiry into the methods Of the
doings Of Democrats
Chairman Mazet said he did not
think it necessary to discuss this and
Mr.. Golfers examination was resumed.
The list Of the bonds filed in the con
troller's office by city employees ana
heads Of departments gave the Freed
man company S. 100000 as compared
with $4,000 in the Platt company.
No other company with the exception
of the Freedman company had more
bonds that the Platt company. Depu-
ty Commissioner Of Highways VIM. Y.
Shannon and John J. Ryan, president
Of the acqueduct commission. testified
to giving sales to Meyer & co.. prac-
ideally giving the same testimony az
Commissioner keating. Deputy Cham
| he"lan John II. Campbell testified that
| he had never used the influence Of his
| official position to secure customers for
M Frecdman's bonding company.
! Mr.. Moss then reading the following
letter written On paper bearing the
heading: City Of New York. Office
Of the City Chamberlain. Patrick
| Keenan,, Chamberlain"
The letter was as follows:
December eth. 1898.
/ TO Whom 1t May Concern:
This will serve to introduce to you
Mr.. Percy J. A. Leer of the United
states Fidelity and Guaranty Co. Bal
timore, Md: New York office, 1iO
Broadway, the vice president Of which
is Mr.. Andrew Freedman. He will
state the nature Of his business and
any favors granted in this line win be
greatly appreciated.
(SigneD
JOHN II. CAMPBELL"
! Campbell said he had written the
letter without the knowledge of Mr..
Keenan, He did not know that bond
ing business was secured from banks
on the strength of the letter. He
might have heard" that Mr.. Croker
was Interested in the Freedman COM
p9ny.
VIM. ]. Carroll clerk in the sales de-
partment of the Consolidated Ice ca
and brother Of John F. Carroll. den
uty leader of Tammany Hall. testified
that the company had sold to the citv
departments
Recess was then taken.
Police Commissioner Abel was tba frs,
witness called to the stand at the artar.
, noon session
Mr Abel said that he was asked h
, Siias p. butcher If he would take The an-
pointment Of police commissioner. IT.
, then saw Mr.. Lauterbach and afrerwa r, .
Mayor Van Wyck. The mayor asked him
u he was a Republican and the witness
| lold MIN he always had been ana saw M
; reason why he should be otherwise. Mr.
5 -AoelI said he went into the police board
iifSt 10 perform his duty, ana secondly ia
, protect the Republicans on the force
, Mr. Moss ami Mir. Abel went AZ If nat
ana strong regarding the appointment az
heNrIE as chief Of police which the Wit
ness had voted 70 make permanent Tht
oiu charges against DeVery came MI ami
there was long wrangle between Wit.
"A ltSS anu -cprnseI Ii came out incidentally
lalt MT. Abell had answered. .personalsi
I m 4 dairy paper which had several time,
r'Hlh" ihr invest -lIiuu lccn referred 4.
4 its immoral. lie hal done 80 III sce If Il,