New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-11-02
DETAILS OF THE HEARING.

DETAILS OF THE HEAKlNV'
In accordance with the Arrangement made by the
committee nj the enc Of the extended sl'ons OH
Tuesday night the session began nearly d" nun
earlier than usual, in order that MI. Iol"'""
might have the opportunity Of continuing ms cross
examination OF General Tracy without lnte'leil.S
VII, tha prosramme mapped oat for me Cay
proceedings 10y Dir Moss When General ll0ey
resumed his seat on tho stand Mr.. Hoffman began
by asking the witnesses knowledge OF no" 1He $40
assessors increased the values il the CITY ana az
creased them in the state. General tracy sa'r IA
knew nothing about the matter ne aiS. "1' ~
thst ms HIM 9a9 D' franehis1 Tax law and said
Ina 50 lar as he knew his firm had never a4Flsco
yol arpeared before the state Controller
within the last TWO We Ks I'D 1Ae ~ btai1
money which they contend the State owes 'hem'
las Frank Platt or the firm q Traey. Boaraman
Z. Patt appeared before the state Controller.
..bo o' vo. Know how many canal contractors are
clients Of The nrm Of Tracy. boardman 8" T'a'''
DO YOU know anything about the Raines law
md did you help its passage:
"Did vow appear before tho legislature for the
no have been 10 Albany but four times IN
twenty-five years, and then only IN ne interest ol
public legislation. and not as lawyer
Personal QUESTIONS ANSWERED.
Ars you co9re'ed IN MN sny c way wl@ OF as
- have already testified that am a stakeholder
DO you know a man named Chapman who IS
ayes Know Know, a Mr. Chapman who ia connected
With The city Trust Company. he belongs 10 me
as ne "a director Of The company
4 understand so, but have never met him as a
Nov Is that tho chapman who acted as the
broker in buying your Ramapo stock
Ps % IN saq IVA. Mr. 1s ch sgms 70 and S
Office 20 ma about the l,amapo shares; 49,.
tine yoS y9 rrsGscd for The sale q Your stock tho
Ramspo Company
Ana talked to him."
"bo you know what his business is?'
only that ! assume it 70 be that Of broker
S S6 Eaew c, T9 dfr 's SANE N5
zee Washington IN relation To- the purchase Of
"Wo. now, want 10 stop thers an n 1, gq2inS
n,rf.es who are I'm 30 way connected with me 1t
< 4 matter Of public knowledge that Mr. Chap
understand why this committee should allow such
10 connection to be Ddt TO me"
MIR HOFFMAN PERSISTS.
~Bu. is il not fact that TIE Mr Chapman who
aproared before the legislative committee was
the same Chapman Who sold your STOCKS 10Y you.
General Trey has already answered that ques-
tion" Mr. Nazet said, turning 70 Mr Hoffman.
"yol are merely going over the same ground again
tia. you nave already covered and incumbering
the records 10y repeating the same question over
and over again"
-Ift me- answer the question General Tracy
said ~ VIII say that the Mr. Chapman referred
70 Is not me same Chapman who came 20 my
Office"
You stated YESTERDAY" Mr.. Hoffman continued
cha, Won had some conversation with Commits
sicaer White. q Brooklyn. regarding the obtain
ing Of contract for the Ramapo company 10
e.,rr-, water 10 Brooklyn. VIII you repeat that
conversation
Certainly called upon Nj White and said 70
him that assumed inai anrns s " I'm o Oh
Of an additional water supply Tor BIoohiyn' l
pr 70 him that If he reached the oohc4usioM ''~e
Eauaro company was ready 20 enter into con-
IIe tod nc he had already begun an inFesiga-
fior into Inc subject and that until that .nvesti-
r. ,a,tSr as sald vesterGav that report was
no. made until near the end Of his administration
- ~, ersl and ss line mai ever SPOKE 70 Mr.
White about "a water contract"
Did you present any contract 10 MI Winter"
Did yo, suggest contract TO Mr. WhiteY'
No Except only IN the way that have men,
toned"
ASKED ABOUT HIS LAW BUSINESS.
"Dld your firm represent the Nassau Railroad
Lcesature IN 1877 permtting the system to operate
- cannot tell you. j had nothing 10 do with
any legislation in regard to trains operating over
'i5ut there was such an act passed was there
Iot2'
40 there such passed" Mt Mazet
Interrupted
Did understand you 10 say yesterday" air
Hoffman continued. that you were stockholder
IN the Fidelity and Deposit Company % Mary
land
go. wha, said vas that member Of m,
rs your firm counsel FOR that oorporatlon?"
yes"
For how long,
Prom the time It has been doing business II
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