New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-24
GENERAL TRACY CALLED.
MR.. MOSS sUBPGNAEs HIM TO TELL
ABOUT RAMAPO.

MR. MAzEr SAYS THAT THE COMMITTEE
IS CONSIDERING THE QUESTION OF
CALLING SENATOR PLATT.
General BENJAMIN F. Tracy. ex-presdent or the
Ramapo Water Company, has been suoponaeo
to appear before the Mazet investigating Com
mittee on October 81 and tell what ne knows
about It's affairs. This fact was MADE known
by Frank Moss yesterday and cohhrmeu oy
Robert Mazet. When Mr.. Moss was asked II
Senator Platt had also been subp6naed ne re
Piled: 81 have nothing TO say on that heau'
When George p Hammond. the chiet OF MI
Moss's detective force. was asked the same ques-
ton he said Il decline to give either positive
or negative answer to that question. 1 Will say.
however that the subpoena for General Tracy
was issued on October IA. and served 1t myself
Mr.. Mazet was more communicative. He said
the subject Of summoning Senator Piatt was
still under consideration by the committee. ror
his own part. he did not think there was any
reason to call Mr.. Plat. because ne couid not
see the evidence had connected the senator ia
any way with the Ramapo scheme or the biach-
wells Island bridge job. MI Mazet oeciaie0
that II any one could give him satisiao'o'y
reason for calling Mr.. Platt he wouio ho' Ia''
TO do 30 without n moments hesita'io"' i'e
added that II any one possessed any lhiol'iia,'0"
connecting Senator Plat in any way Win e''he.
of these schemes the committee "ou'o ieo'
deeply grateful II he would communicate II 10
them. -
AZ. n,.,st contends that General Tracy Is IN
. a,verent nosition from the Senator regarding
Rsmano. since his law firm has been IN meas
60. ,rrr,,cated and for that reason the Generai
has been subppnaed. Neither Mr. Maze' nor
damaging evidence against General Tracy 'N'
Mr.. Moss said q.
"r nromsed to call the General. did not as
econ 90 got round to him? We'll, have kept
my nromise Just as I will keep all the prom
,sesI have made about my work for this COM
,r,,,ea The reason I did not call General lFac!
1us, &C soon as he got back from Europe was
.,a, had other and more pressing matters OH
hand Now that the most urgent or these al. ar
cleared away Will have General Tracy US
timony" s,od hofore
tho committee connecting General Tracy VII"
Ramapo was nearly all given by RAM ~
Platt the Senator's son. ana meinpei " Ia
law firm of Tracy, Boardman Plat ne s" .
e.. ,ha Ramano business was brought INFO
The firm by General Tracy when he joined .ie
partnership. At that time Genera i'at Go %
president OF the company Inc p Ra,,,a pre &C.
business which the firm did for RainaPo a..
cordng TO Frank II. Platts memory. was 10
send an employe of the firm to Albany 10 ap,
pear before Governor Morton In advocacy Oh
bill increasing the companys powers. uoNeino,
Morton signed the BILL and the nrm receNe0
$3.50 for its employees services
The committee severely crltclseo "hen
n adjourned on October Is. last. for not sum
monng General Tracy and Senator iIatt;
Manv expressjons Of qualification were heard
Yesterday that the committee had decided 70
cali one of these important witnesses ana inc
hope was freely expressed that It's next s'ep
,vnu,a he to give Senator Platt the chance to
clear himself from those suspicious with whlch
many persons regard his close personal reia-
tions with those men whom MI. Mazet, IN MS
recent speech In Durlands Riding Academy, ue-
scribed as "a few Republicans whom Tammany
took into the Ramapo deal 10 lend 1t an air OF
respectability."