Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-04-15
CROKER ON TIN STAND
Tammany Leader GivcS Evidence Be-
fore the lIazet committee.
WON'T OFFER INFORMATION.
He Tells Mr.. Moss That If He Has
Any Charges to Make to
Go on and Prove
Them.

New York. April 15.-Great interest
was taken in the resumption of the SEES
| sions of the Mazet committee, for it was
expected that Richard Croker would be
the first witness called. The throng
which crowded the little room in The
Mail and Express building, where the
committee meets, was not doomed to
disappointment. Mr.. Moss, the COM
mittee's counsel, lost no time in prelm-
inaries.
Mr.. Croker in answer to questions,
told of his connection with Tammany
Hall and of the management of Tam
many Hall. In answer to question re-
garding this Mr.. Croker said:
It's not necessary to bring all that
in. Everybody knows that. It's no use
playing to the galleries. Give us good
straight talk; that is all
II will try to accommodate YOU"
Mr.. Croker retorted, We all know
everything you say about the leader Of
the party and all that, and that all
these people are my friends, and | am
going to stand by them all the time"
The Tammnny Snchems.
Mr.. Moss read a list of names of those
who are now sachems in Tammany
Hall, and Mr. Croker agreed that the
list was substantially correct and that
nearly all the men mentioned hold
prominent positions in the city govern
ment. He admitted that at the election
in 1897 there was a gathering of Tam
many men at Lakewood, n. j., and that
nearly all the important offices in the
city We're allotted there. He said that
most of the sachems meet him often at
the Democratic club, but the affairs of
the city were not always discussed at
the meetings. Mr.. Moss continued;
And sometimes you talk to people
who want Offices"
Very seldom. very seldom. l talk
with the people of the affairs in their
Offices"
Sometimes people who want offices
come to see you there don't they?"
II don't have anything to do with it
At ALL"
Don't they come there to see you?"
VERY seldom any one comes there
other than member"
For City Gas Plant
Il notice that at the present time |
there is a great deal of interest in the !
question about the building and own
ng of gas plant You have taken an
interest in that, have you not o.
Yes, sir
"And that is subject that has been
discussed at the Democratic headquar-
ers, has it not ?"
well, I don't know Not particular
y up there-yes, probably it has
You are engaged now in taking ac-
ion, together with your friends, so that
IN appeal may be made to the iegisa-
ure to secure some bill to help that
natter along?"
YES"
II want to call your attention to an
Interview that is attributed to you pub
shed in The Times. 1t says: Mr.. Gro
;er repeated yesterday his assertion
hat he would not go before the COM
nittee without subpoena. OF this in
'estigation itself he said: The chief
members of this committee have been
disappointed in the measures that they
ave been Interested in at Albany and
re taking their revenge. The most
rominent measures We're the Amster-
am avenue grab and the Astoria gas
Ill. The chairman of the investigating
was especially interested in
he matter. 1t was a question of spite"
lid you make that statement or sub
that?'
yes"
And that is substantially your feel
Is now. is ii ?"
Eyes"
Mr., Moss then asked Mr. Croker if he
GRITTY in the Legislature, and the wit
ess tersely replied, II try to-
Nov, Mr.. Croker | want to be fair
18th you, and if you have any informa-
on you want to present here ! now Of
n you the opportunity"
Il have nothing to offer to you. If
on have anything to say, say it. If {
ou have any charges. go on and prove I
lem have nothing to offer" !
The city Legislature.
Mr.. Moss then turned to the city leg
latuve, and Mr.. Croker said he VERY
.ldom" Influenced that He did not
collect having sent any letter to Sen
.or Grady regarding the Amsterdam =
'cnue bill The matter of the appoint !,
ent Of Mr.. Coogan to succeed Angus =
is Peters as borough president came {
}. Mr.. Croker said he simply recon- :
ended him, las did a lot of others" /
. said all candidates for office We're r
'sessed for campaign funds, includ- ;,
g candidates for the judiciary. Mr.. ~
oss asked: =
And In the matter of patronage, the !,
dges should give it to members Of -
e party, should they not?"
Yes, they should give the organizs-
IN preference. but they don't always
It," =
LAS rule they do?" ~
YES" r
1T is expected Of them, is 1t not?" n
YES" :,
Loses Standing. "
And If a judge disregaros the wishes o,
the organization he loses standing, "
es he not?' O.
Well. he don't stand so Well" W
That is the theory Of the city GOV -
nment right through, isn't it--that
e organization shall get everything
That's what think the people voted
us for. They wanted us to get in,
d we got in
some time was devoted to question O.
9 Mr. Croker about his auctioneer-
: business, in partnership with Peter
Meyer, ana to the removal by Tam -
my judges of the judicial sales from
berty street to Mr.. Meyers sales -.
oms at Ill Broadway. In connection III
tn this Mr. Moss asked. We