The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-04-16

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considerable amount when you returned from
Europe, lp 1877 Al was not
way at that time : Al decline to answer that.
Q.-Why2 Alt is my personal-my busi-
.Q.-You didn't have. OF course, the stock OF
the AUTOMOBILE Company then. for II was not
No.%You lid not have the stock OF the Air and
Power Company. for that was not formedT A.
o,@Your family did not hold any stock In the
Roebling Company at that time. did It? A.
DIT did not hold any. STOCK, in the constrpc-
Q."The Contractors Supply Company A.
YGYop know what COMPANY 1 refer tor A.
oEhave You never heard OF it? A.-weli.. /
may have heard something it, but don't
,sQ@bop't yoy know that yoqr son, Richard g..
p Il 2 6 %smss5 e t R.Mf ft don! TX Know SSRt that ac is Sup
the Contractors Supply Company k.-No.
WON'T TELL ABOUT THE $1,000 IN BILLS.
OIL want to ask you this question: Did you
give your son Frank a check Of $1,000 to 10
into the Roebling CONSTRUCTION Company A,
IBID YOU, siye your son Frank $4,000 in
,Q.-To go into the Roebling, Construction
Companyf A.-That is my own business.
on that mater. MIR. Croker which are not per.
fectly clear in our minds: Mr.; Croker. because
t tI@ss n by hi pee and d'Rh is vernci sya e so az e%,1ereh IN
question because Of his divergent statements.
p pISbt / i0 re- r. other m.t purpose s, tha voS to Sc set si ySsr s si9
you give him $4,000 in money! Al decline
o'"or $1,000 in check. Al decline to
answer.
go AND EXAMINE pLArT's BOYS"
Q.-Now. Mr.. Croker. this matter has a little
different bearing from some other matters you
proven prove ae 'that The 70 Ii S@iSfr; S constTsc / oss b Sssn
ness 10 intimately connsseted With official mat:
he has .s h ss,s elhsS sd a A eontrnet from ns has sSe e eity. 80 80 Il Il
Q,,HSw do you know that3 Al have
Q-From him A.-From him.
Q,,Then. you do talk these matters over
with him Sometime do; when he went
WY 90 you decline to say whether or not
Ole told US. A.--rhat Is his affair.
Al. nr q a Is p slIWr,y i nTs y2ut9 f Saye shs S,m him,
desiroy him you are welcome to try and do Il;
at my two, boys. to prevent them doing bust;
ness in this city, and l intend to stay here all
s sa%~ essm Il ySu M IKE p tS p.eSS Sgs t anS n HGn o sG
what concerns his boys are In: go and examine
the people who brought you here to examine
1t was after Mr.. Croker gave his last answer
that he showed that he has some soft spots In
was much affected, and those who sat a nearest
MIN saw there were tears In his eyes, The
answer had been NJ given that the dropping Of a
pin could almost have been heard.
CHARGE OF CORRUPTION AGAINST THE PLATTs.
Q-Just listen to me Al am lust as cool
tleman who put you here to examine usSgo
and examine his firm, they are at the founda-
ti9 1'o Of Sal tn ns t iSSsriH gpanSat IL 1h df f flty; corrurt,on
CORRUPTION IN that Arm TO-DAY, and. it il, pro-
You 60 and examine that Arm. Be fair.
Mr.. Moss-Let us be fair,
O.-Mr, Croker. connect that matter you have
spoken. OF In any way with the local govern
ment Of this city and make It pertinent to this
inquiry and will examine them.
Mr.. Mazet-And the committee will carry that
MIR, Moss-You need not throw out any bluffs
at III H. erof SsPkSF; need not throw out any
Mr.. Moss-I have no retainer from Mr.. Platt
Mr.. Croker-You are looking for it now when
you GO to the Legislature. and it Is Platt's firm.
100. VINO are to pay you, not the Legislature or
Nj, Cookers reference to the Arm Of which
was evidently considered to BE- tie ATTEMPT o.
u man WHO ndu Deen driven INTO q corner 10
get out Of 1t as cheaply as he could.
MOSS ASKS FOR AN INSTANCE.
Mr.. Moss,,Mr. Croker. I am less interested
In the fee I have to get from this business than
M q Cr e%e puSi9ssS 1 ft am only giving you my
oS oGipiSn; and want to give It to you hon
about my private affairs; You may take any
men In this audience to-day and try and ex.
anime them, on their private affairs and see 10
they will tell you. or any business man In this
d have said to you. and I say to you again.
political leader, in knowing. what youraenemies
are doing. give me the leads Active you
"o.--Give me the leads of showing where these
people are connected with the city depart
tions in this city to-day by retainers. They
people Put US i eSSSFs q ~ city dsp s%s% sss
find any man in the city Departments who has
done, wrong l will be the first to assist you to
,Q,-But the question is not whether the city
departments have done wrong. but whether
you yourself have done wrong. A.-If I have
S Se%ld T diseecy sa' it, m and + / w@ s%i G not fI sss ten days
II I had done wrong.
men and looking into each others eyes; I
%sa down. Whs se the I SLY bys ss @seh vas Is S Son DC S,uI Let Ss
"
this matter. and l have allowed this discussion
to 60 on 40 you might see the relation to these
matters and why IL is a matter to inquire
about. Al An am going to give you q square
answer. That's my sons private business
and my own. l will now answer that 1t Is prl-
vate. 30 IL ia useless.
CRoKER's PROFITS HIS PRIVATE AFFAIR.
.,Q.-Do you decline to answer upon the ground
that II. might tend to degrade you or convict
you Of erlmef Al do not. not the least,
only l don't want to set a bad example as
against principle: I am not II bit afraid to In
criminate myself in anything / do. not the
slightest; but l think II Is a bad principle. and
there is no law for 1t. and there is no reason
COMMITTEES to Examine into my private afsirsr.
Q;I2o have already discussed that. A
Q.-You have already said enough upon that
point, A;-Then, l win stop,
.O.-lt 10 simply raiteratinR your previous
statements. and that 10. of course. q waste OF
time. The point of the thing. is this. Mr..
Croker: You are the leader OF this orRaniza-
ton. on your own statements, and you. are CON
Quoting the organization, not simply for polit-
you put 1t: come out OF It in the way Of per-