New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-09

Q.-That is a queer answer? Al have nov
Odd you ever hear Of house on Ffth-ave.
where the telephone operators are that sehh OUT
the racing news? A--No. sir
of your attention is called 70 the fact that
the system OF wires supplying the Information 10
the Mahoney system OF poorooms runs over or ,ne
roof of Tom Eagan's printing Office In Forty
of the Chief Of police? A~on the wires?
Q.-Anywhere? At there Is any eyIde a rnS'
shape. manner or form. should have that us
pQYonr position is to sit still and walt tor some
body TO make complaint? A.-No' sir go
Upon on this particular matter. you wa, until Il
you get a complaint don't you? Al will look II
myself long as you have gu' me IN PTs
oficer OF that district look that up.
Q-What do you know about the poicy PUSHES
AT the present day ] could not tell you the
present system Of operation ,,ou,,, A>o sir
.Q.-Who are the backers-the alleged hackers
poy S dsHr heard A sG nT Of nG5 em s yN sir
You herd Of your friend Afams pc DeP bs
hacker of that business. bubt he is no friend
Keeley Parker? A--Yes; l have heard OF Kelley
o.MWhere is Kelley Parker? Al could not tell
'COS-The.e men. who are alleged be policy-back
ers, to be maintaining these disreputaoIe Places
in the swallowing up ya IN. en iSn
Do ' YOU know where they are at all times? Al
Se ha sbs 0 of R the
surveillance. ~, 49,. o,-oo,s ana nol,cv
pb deal S6u Wh w the s dSes a aa 1S
saloons up around your nome b a calls our t at
fention TO these matters we enact the law ana
break them up and make arrests ana h we can
when in ali instances the complaints are made
10 to, me; ~ cra,rman-Are the different captains of
the districts instructed as TO their duties? A
They held TO strt e pfe Suehns Upon Upon
poorooms and P9Iicy no n;od ma'er "na' the Ia"
might be ha ao T go mean by strict
I would like TO get an expanation OF that A..
%hersvs5 %s sse to f So ens~e anything s
~ How do you know whether they 90 give II az
sOn? HSy q % SoGa s sas daily and they
tell me the districts are In good WORKING oIder
o.-Then you have no personal kno~ledse' A
you sys5 SasS hs DoSs
S tsins been Chief? Al think have on one or two
oc GeasWSen, A.-shortly after being made Chief
S-since that time have you called the captains
together and given them any orders or discussed
With ths% s as city Of Al have
'i mmeswhen7 Al could not exactly say.
3-And what about Al could not exactly
'3.-Is It not fact that you have not called allied
them together? A-On occasions when ! had them hen,
together I have explained to them matters OF that
Q-How many? A-On two or three occasions 9.
0l asking yo9 whether o you n, eser aSdress
to themS A.-On two or three occasions. ...,.
n For WHAT A.-Well on giving them orders
on the METROPOLITAN Burial Association meetings.
where captains would die. and on several sepssa.e
occasions in the last year ten occasions. pernaPe
O-Metropotan Burial Association Ares
sir. 49, 49,. ,o.n caiiad To
sefher? Al think eight times this year; there
has been eight captains died 80. ..u..,,. A.,
referance 10 this Investigation No, sir. -
np,d YOU not tell them that you did not want
80 ,nonav husiness this timer A-No. sir
Q-Peopie allege that the city OF sew, ors .
The city is certainly wide open: never knew II 10
be closed. s.,. h..r horn
her. and IL has always been open.
Q.-You remember that Franklin Ma'tho"s ."