The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-04-18

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thing had gone well until Captain Price
came to the precinct Then, Buttner
said, 1T was a case of hands up"
Buttner swore that the first thing
Price did was to threaten to close the
Broadway Garden unless he received
$50 and half of any robbery that was
accomplished in it. He objected, and
told Price he was running a straight
forward game ard letting out no rooms
but, according to the witness, Price re-
piled: II don't care a - if you let out
hundred rooms a night. | want $15O
a month"; ~
Buttner asserted that he had known OF
more than 100 cases in which the police
had made women share with them
money they had stolen from men. He
swore that on one occasion a woman
robbed a man of $500 and gave the
whole amount to the ward man. The
robbed man complained to Captain
Price, and, said Buttner, "this misfor-
tune happened to these people price
and the COMPLAINANT They N he
girl on the street ar they had ar
rest her. She said:
:" I gave the ward man the wad of
$500. After she told them that, they
returned the So, 800 and let the girl 60
Richard Croker was then called Mr..
Moss asked him about the contributions
made by the judicial candidates last
year.
Mr.. Croker could not tell the amount.
The Tammany leader and Mr.. Moss had
little tilt as to whether Mr. Croker
had said that the city was not wide
OPEN
Mr.. Croker had never heard that the
Metropolitan Street Railway, or per-
sons interested in it, had contributed
$4,000 to Tammany Hall during the
last election. Mr. Croker had received
no money, direct or indirect, from Mr..
Carroll during the last year. From An
drew Freedman he, or rather his firm,
Meyer & Croker, had received money,
Mr.. Croker said he was interested with
Mr.. Freedman in the United States
Fidelity Company.
You know that all the bonded off
GERS of the city Government take out
their bonds from your company" in
quired Mr.. Moss.
Not all of Them replied the witness.
Some take them out from your boss
company"
DO you mean Mr.. Platt's company ~
asked Mr. Moss.
Yes" said Mr.. Croker; you know
what I mean.' and there was some
more laughter
Mr. Croker presumed his own COM
pany had the majority of the business
in the city, and Mr.. Platt's in the State
Mr.. Moss asked Mr. Croker how much
no 1t =
States Bond Company, and whether the
stock was given to him upon the forma-
ton of the company.
Mr.. Croker refused to answer, and Mr..
Moss requested the committee to direct
the witness to answer. Mr.. Mazet so
directed.
Will you answer, Mr.. Croker?"
No, sir said the witness firmly.
Please to record the gentleman's re-
fusal to answer all of these questions
concerning the getting of the stock and
whether he paid for it or not" said
Mr.. Moss.
And record also that he declines to
answer on the ground that it is pri-
vate matter" said Assemblyman Hoff-
man.
MIR. Croker said he was not Interested
in the Maryland Whisky Company. He
had never owned any stock in the
Flushing Gas Company
Mr.. Moss asker Mr.. Croker If he had
given his son Frank SIT 600 with which
to buy stock in the Roebling Construc-
ton Company
Mr. Croker declined to answer.
Chairman Mazet instructed him to an
swer, and he refused The same thing
occurred when Mr.. Moss asked him how
much stock of the Auto-Truck Com
pany Mr.. Croker held, and how much
he paid for his interest in that concern.
Mr. Croker said he thought the city
would be much better without a civil
service law
When Mr.. Moss said that Croker had
found that in business matters like that
of Peter Meyer & Co. members of the
organization could help each other. Mr.
Croker said, angrily:
You are trying to make US out a
pack OF thieves in one combination to-
gether, and you can't do it."
And you think these questions indi-
cate that persons who do these things
are thieves?" 1ueried Mr.. Moss.
That is What you are trying to
get at" said Mr.. Croker, thoroughly
aroused. Il say that the people of the
clty OF New York, when they voted for
our ticket, voted to put in the organiza-
rlon, and believe that the organization
should run the city. And when YOU
We're put out of the Police Board that
was what You We're put out for-because
you We're not an organization man"
MIR. Croker declared he had never said
ne would resign from the leadership of
Iammany Hall. He had merely stated
that he would eemain in Tammany Hall
as long as he lived.
Have You not during the last year
received large sums of money from in
dlviduals which We're neither profit nor
earnings from any business?" asked
Mr.. Moss
No" said Mr. Croker, and, he repeat-
ed his answer.
Mr.. Croker has said he is going to
stay with us, and we can give him
little rest" said Mr. Moss. II think
MI Croker, we win subpoena you for the
time being for week from to-day. and
If there be anything to change our
plans we will let you know before that
The committee adjourned until Friday
morning
PRIVATE SECRETARY PORTER.
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