New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-09-15

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!. ,.a,o,or dalton. who It was understood wishe'
90 show that he had never signed the eon'ia.', ~,
is,ed in being heard. and 1t was NOT u,'.' ~
chairman summoned the sergeant-at-arhs ''ls -,
, Dalton was silenced. He took his 80 -,
, put me on the stand. and III tell every INNS
this thing that the people ought 10 K"o"
MAYOR HIS OWN ADVISER.
"Do you know what position the O0r orr Mayor
Counsel IS taking" Mr. Moss asked ." Wv ,rt,.,,.
when quiet restored in ree"'u !" w., ,.,,,r,,.e.
zion now held against the Board of Punhc "'''0'
ments?
Al s,nnoso that the Corporation Counsel ana ma
the various Commissioners named in the ,be Court
@ su9 befc IN @r ssspeon Of fraud the iniunc-
"9 VIA ee yon nvestiracd Il your r an
polntees were guilty OF fraud? AOn sge a"o Why
have said thatuMr Colrrd n make Them prove #?
C-iVhy don't you Investigate ne m ma,
I9at y9rp 5eTl Tor tSate A-The Mayor Of New
York is not advised by FRANK MO rroration Coun-
se NHc IS advised principally by b nimS yon have
Q.-What l want 10 know ~ 's fra,d in this
1Iied t2 ma o1 There couldn't have been
ilnIes they were bribod hy the cknola@rS IN III
comnanvEsiias s. butcher. General Tracy Lew To-
Morton those men arc not thl',N -, g. stock
nSdcI9o 3Don ont ask me You know you s,o can
find out Why didn't yoa taxi axe, l,n i@,
h2dcI 1 hv ~4 Been on the supreme bench haven
you? A-oh psh22,w' , MnSs " was on the bench
for niT BoH yf' Tcu think It was important nat y9n
sb4uli ~ down ana discuss this matter Wl'h 'i'e
Corporation Counsel and othsrs -. Frank Nos
] wish and | won't be advised 10y '''' Trii mn
When I TO it. viii inyeslitef a,ed 70 put
it down i its bad t hone tried to believe the
city should its own Wai'I S"it'S banana con-
,rSct I A WI" hSsn o come before yet It's mono
Of your business. any way ottoman. - gather evil
d1 9ATS yen N @ GonF u spy as always
OIYou have not consulted with your own Great
ures have YOU consulted WIN any Yeo ''''' -
Here's list; you can see LOT yo"S'"'
DrFIEs MOSS TO GUST HIM.
While Mr. Moss was reading the list the Mayor
asked: why don't YOU lcgislate me out OF once.
AZ YOU said you would? Why don't you try IT.
You can't legislate me out Of Office.
Qwhsn aid ressye ne Pg e5ag re to Ths4
1 1ne1e, "'I'' s5onId saw about year ago
ON well that was before the Ramapo matter
On Q@pd you see Mr. Croker at Freeport on Az
gust 81? Al never saw Mr., Croker ai'er He
o"Did you talk With Mr. Croker about Ramapo?
mGahan has sod d '9"t f 1 he ssa So
mo- don't believe he ever said So
Mr.. Holahar standing up in his place exclaimed
Never I'm my Hfe." while tho Mayor added; y We
known Holahan for twenty-five years, and have
never known him to be a liar Before leaving the
stand moment later the Mayor said he had
never been in communication with any one prom
trent either in the Republican or Democratic party
upon the question Of the Ramapo contract.
CROKER SHOWS BRUTALITY.
Richard Croker was the next witness. He faced
Mr. Moss apparently perfectly at his ease. but il
did not last The examination had not proceeded
far before Mr. Moss probing made him vince
Then the animal IN his nature came 10 the surface
Al one time sullen and insolent he would at an
other try to parry some of couns'Is searching
th-usts by INVITING MI Moss and namely endtaNor-
Ing hold him mp to the ridicule Of the Iamm'ny-
ros who lost no opportunity 10 indulge in syco-
,rsrtfc snickerings The "boss So pugnacity
reached IT'S eliminating point when Mr. Moss asked
him II he intended to advise Dalton. Holahan and
others as to the course they should pursue In re-
gard the Ramapo deal
Il am doing some Investigating in quiet way
CT ker snarled "bu- don't propose TO tell you
what I am going 10 do You are not entitled to be
told You are not conducting an honest investFa-
ton When | was here before 1 told you that !
was going TO look up your true character ana
have done #. It's IN this statement am going TO
give to the press now Thereupon, win ORA
matte flourish. AIr Croker amid subdnod excite
rnont handed 10 the newspaper men typewritten
statements.
Every one in the courtroom stood Up. while Mr.
Moss with n smile on his face. made no effort -
restrain Croker. He was not I'm the least disturbed
ocrauc Club. had distributed his documents Mr.
Moss calmly continued his examination.
NOT INTERESTED ~ RAMAPO.
After eliciting the statement from Mr.. Croker
that Dalton Holahan and Heating. three members
Of the Board Of Public Improvements. were dis
trict leaders in Tammany Hall. Mr.. Moss asked II
,he organization had taken any action to advise
them OF the subject Of the Ramapo contract MI
Croker knew nothing of any such action.
Q-Havc you taken any interest in the contract?
A-No never knew that theIe vas any contract
Or the reports Of AIr Dalton for It and tho
Controller's against it? A.-No-I only glanced
ODD you have any talk about the Kamapo
contract before you Went 10 iI M mo i,,ef affnr
q NW6cre? Al the Democratic Club.
. what for? A-To get me TO help them in
securing The Ramapo contract -.. ,...
yS b s} Di TO qnd t fs't out for yourself
Odd they ask your help and and IN that mat
'efe A.-Yos they asked me TO intorcede for them
Q-What did you say? Al told them they
oo ''i ''@'i interfere in in the matter
Q-When they called on you was there any other
plan than the Ramapo scheme proposed' A-Not
QHaye you haa any G9nyeTs 15S Win S Mr. Da
saton with Mr.. Dalton after l came back from
90 What was that conversation? Al asked
him what he WIS doing about It, and ne said ne O.
tel all that on the stand That's a" oo'hered
Q-You made effort to advise Nj. Dalton or
any ono els connected with the RdmdpO contract
city officials ! mean? Al don't know that any
officials are Identified with the contract.
O. I mean such men as Dalton, etc? A.-No
never advised them.
1t was at this point that Mr.. Croker sprung his
sensational mine that he had been Investigating Mr.
Noss's auteccdents ard was prepared 10 publish
his true character 10 the world. The typewriter
statement which contained all that Mr.. Croker had
Neer able 10 find out about Mr.. MOSES true char
acter" is printed I'm another column.
CROKER EXAMINES CLARKE
Now l ask YOU" Mr. Moss went on. after the
incident "as leader OF the Democratic organiza-
ton. whether you know anything OF the Republican