Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-04-18
It's Proprietor and Walters IIam-
ined by the MazeteerS.
A DIVISION on PARTY LINES.
Proposition 10 summon Plntt anu
other Republicans Defeated by n
Nay Vote on Part of All Republic
can Members of the Committee.

NEW YORK, April lin the session
Of the Mazet Investigating Committee to-
day. Richard Croker was again the prin-
cipal object Of Mr.. Mosss examination.
and the most important development was
the probability that the Tammany chief
tain and John +. Carroll will be the sub
! ject of contempt proceedings before the
/ State Legislature at its next session.
! During the day Mr.. croker parried the
/ questions Of counsel for the committee,
/ and refused to satisfy the members with
! information regarding certain matters
which he classified as personal affairs"
An adjournment Of the committee was
taken this afternoon until next Friday
morning, and Mr.. Croker, who had an
nounced a postponement OF his trip to
Europe, was subpoenaed to reappear be
fore the session on next Monday morning.
IN TECHNICAL CONTEMPT.
BY the initiative of Mr.. Moss, many Of
whose questions Mr.. Croker repeatedly
refused to answer, and with whom he
had several sallics that came very near
being personal, the chairman Of the COM
mittee took such action as would leave
Mr.. Croker in technical contempt.
1t was stated tonight that when Mr..
Fallows. of the committee, left this after
noon for Albany he had instructions 10
prepare papers adjudging Mr.. Croker and
John r. Carroll in contempt
THE BROADWAY GARDEN.
When the committee began its inquiry
to-day abou, the first thing brought up
was resort known as THE Broadway
Garden" which has hourished in the
Upper Broadway district for some time
In this place an alleged robbery of
former Mayor of Trenton. Frank Ma
gowan, took place, and Simon Butner
the former proprietor Of the Garden, and
several Of his walters were examined.
Butner made some startling charges
against Police-Cap;ain Price, and his
walters corrobOrdted in part mis- testi-
mony
PROPOSITION TO SUMMON PLATT
Assemblyman Hoffman offered a resOlu-
ton 10 have several prominent men sum-
moned before the committee, because OF
q rumor that certain law-frm, by and
with the assistance of other persons, by
corrupt methods, secured the passage
through the Assembly OF the Astoria Dlll,
whose real purpose was 90 enable the
Consolidated Gas Company TO force
consolidation of all the gas interests in
the city. to the end that the supply of
gas might be- controlled and tho price
regulated by the so-called consolidation"
Mr.. Hoffman wanted 10 subpoena the
law firm of Tracy, Boardman x Platt,
Elihu Root the incorporators of the AstO-
ria Heat, Light. and Power Company;
Thomas G. Platt Benjamin y. Odell,
Lemuel Eli Quigg, and John ID. Grim
minis.
STRICT PARTY VOTE.
The resolution was defeated, however,
the five Republicans opposing it and the
two Democrats favOring II.
Richard Croker was called To the stand
soon after noon, and he occupied the at
tention of the committee the rest of the
session. He testified that the police did
not contribute a cent TO the Tammany
campaign last year. but that the office
holders did. He could not tell the amount
of money raised last year; nor did he
know in what bank the funds were kept.
NOTHING FROM BOURkE COCHRAN.
He said he had never received cent
from Bourke Cochran. He also swore he
was never caught short with Manhattan
stock. and did not lose $1,000.