New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-15

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Committee or SS or at that time would accept nine
perfectIy willing that it should be paid; that he
wanted know II that would be enough because ,a,s
and he would give larger contribution IL neces-
sary. ..,o.. ,.L. r,.oo,
Al think in Tammany Hall, .s.s.
ODD he go to Tammany Hall to arrange those
ibid other Judicial candidates go 70 Tammsny
hs a ahs don't think they
did. | don't recall now the different places.
mater with iuS Sca p or our Is
matter OF his paying the assessments A'-o'her
Q.@Yes. other judges have done the same thing7
A.-They have done 1t.
MOST JUDGES HAD TO PAY.
Q.-You don't mean to say you made special
thing about Judge Pryor in that natter A.-No.
OFT was common thing for judicial candi-
dates to pay In money In that wayE A'-Ihey
should pay for all their expenses.
Q-And It was a common thing for them
A.-Tho organization shouldn't have to pay ex-
penses for them.
Q-And 1t was n proper thing to go to Tammany
Han dHn a r"Sa whso the they @o
go: they would go TO different places they might
oil was for the purpose of getting into the
hands OF your organization the patronage? A.
omBut it Judge Judge Pryor testified that his check
drawn to your order Did you see the cneck drawn
o,@And it was taken back to him with the sug-
WsH %as sh tha A hao SH dn see amy
Q.-why didn't you have 1t drawn TO- the e treas s,
mas getting right on close to election. and they
had 10 get the money to give to the men VINO
BY the Chairman-This was on the 18th day OF
USs lot as of talk them days about Judges being
assessed very heavily, but had nothing 10 DO
with that left IT, that fbs to the tn manaSe #, Ayes
Z" o.HT6ese assessments that were paid by Judges
and by other candidates. were they entered into
any account book? A-No: ~,
Q.-were the assessments OF L any 81 sne caho'-
NO ACCOUNTS WE'RE KEPT.
o.-was any record then preserved OF the re-
ceipt and expenditure OF those assessments! a.
No. a.
o-Do YOU know to whom they We're given. the
assessments? A-There were no regular ASSESS
ments They paid just, what they liked Esa,,. WA.
O'~Call them contributions? Amer, was asa a
great many of them given 10 workers VINO Men.
ero~nd collecting for the organization, ard great
many sent right to the treasure dso great many
checks that came in as contributions? A--fes'
great many. o., 4. 49, checLs that Mr.
Moran produced at the Lexow nvesugauoh! A.
Yes. Nv Moran was a contractor? Ayes.
die wanted to do contracting in the city or TOT
the city, and sent his contribution ey o saw him
In my life. or he never saw me. avail cbeck for
SI oIAnd d. you Endorsed those checkse Al IN
dorsed them and turned mem ibe trcasurers name
nexcr appseared on those checks? All never did
,h tme a MdS was that called your attention
that the only Endorsement on the So. Mcousae's
TeS name' AHs name epp ssrsbts
sQ;, -nu. o tnt rbutions- A-The bank where NC
ouade made his deposit always SHOWS ]" s"'"'
on tnaS there was no record kept Of the cont6n
tions received and OF the expeha.ut rack Of them?
Inw Would YOU know that the moneys were oe,ns
properly handled and applied 70 Generally When the
en went out with the tickets Whe fhe G districts
trbuted the tickets t. the ,bs leedg men u
g05 so pm mus az large contribution as $1,000 so,he
into the hands Of n the d,d treasure
oM,And was drawn on by checks' A-ie'
CROKER HANDLED MUCH OF 1T.
o-To that extent there was recoi" VI :"
II was drawn on the checks . ~.
n The $4,000 OF Judge Pryor's went INTO ,"'
harL There were checks drawn on that ha'uia"
weren't there? Al don't know; l suppose 80.
- what checks? A-Checks OF the treasurer
O.-Afterward? Ayes. After this "'o"e' wac
deposited?
o-yesq A.-Probably there was.
n rbese checks may have been cashed ana 'ne
money used instead may they not so far a. 20"
know Al don't EnCw clear that there exists
record showing the contributions recevea ana "''A'
was done with them? Al never Of se those contrbu
lions 9Tl yoursse self X-ouie number ,rr.o
0 .1te you sum So over TO Mr. Mcouade' AA the
''1 oCAre you sure that bank account was kept kept
in1o which Judge Pryor's check went? Al amt
o-isn't 1t fact that these contribun3ns' when
they We're in checks were cashed and the money
Q-Yes. Alt went TO the bank .or certain
& the money Left don y p snow ana
don't know how 1T was drawn out IL was Drawn
o'"fsn't 1t a fact that many of these checks when
they came in by check, were cashed over the e9uno
ter and the money taken ene psfk t did hat wa When
people contributed to the. organization along two
time. All those contributions were taken over
TO the treasurer and he depost Sra III, IN, 'n ne
the bank after that. That money remains there
until the time comes-two or three DAYS before
tain amount Tor his district for his You
know that. Mr.. Moss
them n that ney ~ bring ing tse w
his friends at the polls
CROKER AGAIN BALKs
Odd you ever have any stock Of the so-caled
Huckleberry Railroad. properly known the
Union Railway? Al decline TO answer any more
Of those questions.
o-You will answer more OF those questions?
A.-No.
O.-Why? Al told you why a little while ago.
Q.-Who gave you the stock OF that road? Al |
tell you won't answer
Q.--How much did you pay for It? Al told you |
| would not go into that
Q.-You won't tell that? A.-No
Q.-Would the answers to those questions tend to |
degrade you? Al don't know.
Q.Would they tend to convict you OF a crime? |
Al don't know.
Q.-Is il because you have doubts on those sub
sects that you do not answer the question? A.-No
not the slightest.
Q.-You are not certain? Al am certain I |
won't answer those questions.
Mr. Moss-Nr. Chairman, the witness suggested |
TO some time ago that he had an engagement |
this afternoon.
Mr.. Croker--It is too late now Mr. Moss Ny en- |
gagement was for o'clock
Mr.. Moss-I think IT is good time 10 suspend !