The record-union., 1899-04-11
Continues Its Hearings, But No Parllcu lar
Evidence Brought 0ut.
Frank Croker Testifies as to His
Relations With the Roebling
Fireproof Company-Chief of
Police Devery, Recalled to the
Witness Stand, Denies That He
Knew of Any High Official of
the City Who Was Interested
in Pool Rooms.

NEW YORK, April 10.-Only two
witnesses of any Importance were put
on the stand before the Mazet investi-
cation committee to-day, and though
the investigation continued for a num-
ber of hours, no particular convicting
evidence was brought out. The inves-
tigating committee adjourned until next
Friday, when the chief witness will be
Richard Croker
Frank Croker, son of Richard Croker,
was on the stand all morning. He testi-
fed that he had paid $1,000 to enter
the Roebling Fireproof Company, and
was drawing a salary of $1,000 from it
to learn the business" Young Croker
first said he had given for his 10
shares of stock check for the amount
mentioned, but when asked if he would
produce the cancelled check, he grace
fully worked into an admission that the
stock was paid for in cash furnished by
his father. He said he had got the
money in big bills from his home, and
kept it in his room all night. He told
of being presented with $4,000 worth Of
stock in the United Company, be
cause" he said, they knew we had
lots of friends in railroads and such
places"
Chief of Police VIM. S. Devery was
again put upon the rack, after Frank
Croker had given his testimony. Much
of the questioning of the Chief was
similar to that Of Saturday, when he
was asked to explain the existence Of
many disorderly resorts in the city that
flourish at all hours of the night. Dew
cry said that the Police Department
had done all it could do. with the evil
dence that it had before it, to close such
places. Devery denied that ne knew
of any high official of the city who was
interested in poolrooms.
When the committee resumed its sit
ting to-day among those in the court
room as witnesses awaiting to- be called
were Chief of Police Devery, Police
Captain Price, Frank Croker, ex-Chief
of Police McCullagh, Police Captain
Cooney and w. P. Fostevin. The last
named was excused from the stand Sat
urday before his evidence regarding al
legged corruption in the Building De-
partment was completed
Mr. Moss announced that certain dis
reputable individuals were going about
extorting money upon the plea that
they had been engaged to serve subpe-
mas. According to Mr.. Moss, their plan
was to withhold the spurious subpoena
: for a consideration.
DR.. O'Sullivan, who represents the
City Department, after announcing that
Frank Croker was in court and had
not been served with subpoena, created
a little STIR saying: Richard Croker
desires me to say that he will be at
the disposal of this investigating COM
mittee at any time up to April 18th,
when he is to sail for Europe"
Mr.. Moss promptly accepted the chal-
lenge, and requested that Richard
Croker be present to testify next Fri
day
Frank Croker, son of Richard Croker,
took the witness stand. He said he
owned 100 shares of 500 in the Roeb-
ling Construction Company, for which
SIT, ,000 in currency was paid by his
father. He knew nothing, practically,
of the business of fireproofing.
He denied that his father had sug-
gested the organization of the Roeb-
ling Construction Company.
Mr. Moss several times asked Croker
If the new company was not formed ''in
his honor" intimating that the only
motive for such an organization was
the inclusion of young Croker.
Witness could not tell. He received
$500 a year as Secretary of the conf
pany.
Young Croker said that he and his
brothers each owned sixty shares in the
United Company. which had made over
lures for furnishing supplies to the
Building Department and the School
Board. The stock was given to them