The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-08-02
MAZET RESUMES
The Investigation Of the Iniquittes Of
Tammany-some Fresh Witnesses
ON the stand.

The Investigation Of the Iniquities Of
Tammany-some Fresh Witnesses
on the Stand.
NEW YORK, Aug. Latter q vaea-
tlon OF about six weeks the Mazet as
sembly committee convened to-day In
the county court building to continue
the work Of investigating the different
department of the New York city gov
ernment.
Frank Moss, the committees counsel
called Deputy Sheriff Mulvaney to the
stand as the frst witness. Mr.. Moss
wanted to know II the sherin had taken
any action to stop gambling in the alb
sence of such prevetive steps by the
police.
The deputy sheriff said he was aware
that a statute provided for such action
but believed 1t applied to such counties
as were imperfectly policed.
"our object" explained Mr.. Moss,
''ln bringing you here, was to call your
attention to this section Of the law
which makes It incumbent on sherihs!
to suppress crime. Betting on horse
races is now practlced in this city to
an extraordinary extent, and It is our
intention to bring this fact TO the at
tentlon of all the public authorities
within the provisions of these resOlu-
tions,"
Mr.. Moss then called President Mich
ael o. Murphy, Of the health depart
ment, and questioned him concerning
work done by Horgan & slattery' city
architects.
Colonel Murphy said Horgan & slat-
terry had erected Willard hospital.
There had been no public competition
for this work.
Charles F. Murphy, treasurer of the
dock board, testified regarding plans
for repairing Brooklyn pier. which
were drawn by Horgan & slattery, and
which the chief engineer OF the dock
department had condemned.
Mr.. Murphy said he knew nothing
about a pool room alleged to exist In
Twenty-third street. He was in the
saloon business himself, he said, and
was not ashamed of 1t.
Amer Architects.
Arthur ]. HOrgan. of Horgan 6 slat-
terry, was called. He said he designed
the new city prison, that the steel cells
cost $4,000 and that his firm got per
cent for their work. He had never talk
ed with John F. Carroll about the work
nor had he paid Carroll any money. He
had made most of tho drawings for the
steel cells himself; none had been made
by western designer.
Vincent j. slnttery, Horgan's partner,
confirmed Horgan's statement that the
firm had never paid any money to Mr..
Carroll. He said he hoped that his
friendship with Mr.. Carroll had some
thing to do with his firm getting the
work. His firm had other work to do
besides what 1t did for the city. AS
an Instance, It was building the largest
sanltarIum In the world at Sailors Snug
HaTbor.
MF. slutteeg t-tiI0vEieadlns
architects and Architectural. papers had
upheld his firms criticism Of the work
of John H. Thomas;who drew the plans
for the new han OF records building.
"was that criticism professIonalF'y
at was and the city saved million
dollars by It."
Mr.. slattery said his firms report on.
Mr.. Thomas plans was drawn up by
Mr.. Horgan.
The witness objected TO many Of the
questions and spoke In a loud and an
CRY tone when Mr., Moss inslnuated
that he had been out of the city lately
to avoid a subpoena. Mr.. Mazet called
him to order.
DO you prefer in iron construction a
beam built in the shape Of plank or,
one with fianCes," asked Mr.. Moss.
''I won't answer that question"
The question was not pressed.
what kind of marble, In your opln-
ion," asked Mr.. Moss, ''ls most suitable
for interior decorations in public build
Ings?"
ness.
Denounced as a Lie.
Now. Mr.. slattery," continued Mr..
Moss. "lt has been substantially charged
III the public press, in the newspapers.
that YOU are not an architect at all: In
fact you do not know anything about
architectural work, Is that a lle?"
"Yes, 1t is a lie"
Mr.. Horgan was recalled. he said
that in every Instance he had drawn nll
the plans and specifications for city
work himself,
(Which do You consider the most
serviceable, an ordinary parallelogram
beam, or one with flanges?" asked Mr.,
Moss.
'I prefer beam with finnges."
give US the scientific explanation as
to why you do so."
'T am not here to give you theories
as to iron beams"
Not to the city Of New York. which
pays your"
you are not the city of New York.
am not here to undergo an examina-
ton as to my architectural abilities"
That's just what you are here for"
You are not 1T to examine me-"
prove to me my ignorance by an
swering the questions 1 ask"
"I don't have to-"