New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-18
man in the community A.-You ask IT as states

vol, that way. because that has given you cnance
have you good-natured Al am In good humor
all the time. o,, aon,, trou, ma
0-Now, is Mr. Prayer member OF the Demo- hdo,
cratic Club? Al believe he is. amt sure about
o-Don't you see him there7 Avery seldom slSora
There people come there that are n1 ZEN o,
O-yVhat is his first name? Al couldn't teii YOU.
Q-Do you mean to say that this transaction IS
entirely without interest to you! rent the Building
Department is going to pay UP there! Al co''''
oS1Do you know how much rent the Aaued,u S,i
Department is going to pay? Al couidnt tel
o. want to ask you. Mr.. Croker. VIII, what c you
paid for your stock in the United states Bona oo"'
papyw 40 decline S0 d s To- answer thaG
That Is personal matter c-o,or that as you
have 0Ths is Mr y ocers
great many of them-offcers who are dlrecu Syrd
a asd ydS to AGAIN. in tas
ever paid for your stock? Al can't answer '""''
oYou mean to say that you can't you won't?
Al would rather not 1t is my own personal
o~You really think that is a personal matter
u1 y Wv YOU swear that you paid for that stock7
Al decline to answer on that ground .,,,o
O-Was the stock given 10 YOU? Al oechhe
to answer.
HE is ORDERED TO ANSWER.
Odd you get the stock upon the formation OF
the company? Al don't wish to go into that.
Nj.
witness to answer all of those questions.
The Charman-The Committee will so direct
O-Will you answer. Mr. Croker? A-No, sir.
Mr. Moss-Please to record the gentlemans re-
fusal to answer all Of these questions concerning
the getting Of the stock. and whether he had paid
for 1t or not or whether he got it at the organza-
Mr. Hoffman-And record also that ne aeciln mes
to answer on the ground that 1t Is private per-
'' Mr. MOSS think that is very fully on the rec
Odd Mr. Freedman organize that company?
Al believe he helped to organize 1t.
Is lie is a director. not the vice-president; i
think he is the managing director tor New , forhi
.Q--For New-York City? A-New-fork CITY, L
Q.He is q close friend Of yours? Ale Is a
Q-And you and he are in together with grest
many corporations and deals? A.-That is what
Q-Well. Is it so? A.--No; 1t is not So
.Q-Are you together in any other matters matter than
Q.-Are you interested in the Maryland whiskey
Company? A.-No; am not !. .. {. .,,,.d %
you? A.-Not that know Of ,,,...,,.
,Q.-Have you owned any stock In the flusnins
Gas oL SNSmga?py A.H Never: Sir
.Q.-Has any member Of yoYr our. family n owned any
Q.-Now, why isn't that question unaee got per- r.
s0n9 Prss and must to my ds
ment. If didn't answer some L would sit here
without answering ANYTHING az all Ar,s,ardor
o.pHaye You any interest in it? A--No, SIR
Q.-Have you ever had? Al had at one time
DENIES BEING SHORT ON MANHATTAN.
O.-When? Along before the introduction Of
the Astoria business.
Q-When did you part with It? Al parted
with 1t at least days before the vote was taken
on the Astoria BILL
Q-At least ten days? thought you said 1t was
a long time? Ayes; held the stock long time
1x-ith
Q.-Why did did You do thatY A.-Because didn't
wish to be mixed up In that business :toc,., Al
digit give whGm to did npy ySS sell iea didn't own
=" o.S S'a do speculate on margins A.-some-
times. ~ 49,. - ,,....,
SWs TeTs YOU Novel; Now VIII nPT answ w tS Sa
Ssyer y bsppened H at all If you had acted as
gentleman. as you are now at the present time the
little 5 aff @'an "% HgSo; long Off
man about it? A.~Never
o.-Never? A.-Now you are satisfied
az oIf you were not short seven thousand shares
o.@None at all2 A-Not a share.
name, do YOU? A-Do I?
9Yes? Al do buy %Hr stock 9S,snd Andrew Freed.
man, around. haven't you Al don't know that
he had any.
9H Hs never never "i lost $500 in Manhattan stocke
A~Thst don't know: You must ask him
Ole never told you about that? A-No.
Q-You had no interest in his loss? A.-Stick to
o. am asking you the question. Al don't
o.-You don't care whether he lost money or not?
Al don't have anything to do with his AFFAIRS
he can speculate wherever he pleases.
WHY HE SOLD HIS GAS STOCK.
Q-What was there in your holding gas stock
on a margin that should be at all calculated to be
mixed up in the Astoria Gas bill business; why
should you have been tender on matter where
you only bought stock on margin? Al didn't
want to have that question come UP where there
was fight between two parties
o.-Your friends. your political associates had
know: maybe they had. l am not here to TESTIFY
oEMaybe they had? A-Maybe they had.
Q.-And they told you they had? Al am not
o'-You wouldn't say they did? Amor that
o-YOu are good enough TamInany man am; and
true enough to your associates In the organiza,
ton to. stand by them when their Interests are
aren't you? A-There are many mat
o-You will stand by them just as much as you
will expect them to stand by you! A'--Not ABOUT
You are referring to.
Other interests which they might haye IN q
stand by them. =, sus,,
BY the Chairman-W nat 90 you mean ny d nBHt'
Al mean the way the lines are drawn between
the two parties.
Q.-What two parties do you mean? A.-As to the
Astoria bill?
o.-Don't you know the Democrats voted for the
Astoria bill? A-Not a New-York man.
O-Some New-York men? Al am talking about
the Senate; only one man In New-York voted for
ii in the Assembly, and Mr.. Moss finds fault
with 1t.
Q.-Don't you know, as matter OF fact, that the
opposition 10 the passage of the Astoria Gas bill
was by OF the fact that and your friends
and the members OF the Democratic organization
held stock in the w-Amsterdam Company which
was a rival company? Al don't know that
O-Isn't that true? Al don't know that.
o-You say you don't know It? Al say don't
know II Is true; they may and may not; l don't
know. -, A.. 4. -. a.,
Q-You won't swear now that that Is not the
fact? A-No no more than / would that you
owned stock in the Astoria. .
OIL will tell you for your own satisfaction that
don't own a dollars worth IN H. Al nave
O-You thought that was good time to get out?
YES: I thought I would have nothing to do