The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-15
Lawyer Frank Moss
Spars with Mazet
Witnesses.
INSULTS FROM CROKER.
Y an Wyck, Lauterbach and
Mclaughlin Questioned
on Ramapo.

New York, Sept. 14.-Today's session
of the Mazet committee was certainly
the stormiest and perhaps the most in
teresting ever held. No previous day
has witnessed the appearance on the
stand of such an array of prominent
men.
Mayor Van Wyck, Richard Croker,
Edward Lauterbach of the borough of
Manhattan, Hugh Mclaughlin of the
borough of Bronx, State Senator Rice,
President butcher of the Ramapo Wa
ter Company, Edward M Grout, presi-
dent of the borough of Brooklyn, and a
number of other officials of Greater
New York, participated in the proceed
ings.
Richard Croker enlivened the session
by producing typewriter document
which he handed to the reporters, but
made no attempt to get it before the
committee in a formal way This doc
ument was an extract from the opin-
ion the justices of the general term,
first department, in the case of the
people VS.. Schooley. At the conclu-
sion of their opinion, Van Brunt, ]. p,
concurrlng, condemned in rather strong
language the action of one of the no
taries. Frank Moss, in acknowledging
signature upon a mere personal in
PRODUCTION at the time of the execution
OF the paper to which the sign was at
tached
MT. MOSS retaliated by presenting Mr..
Croker with clipping from an Eng
llsh newspaper showing that the Tam
many Hall leader was regarded as the
mayor, on the other side of the water.
The clipping read: Among our latest
distinguished American visitors is Mr.
richard Croker, mayor of New York. -
The Ramapo Water Company, the
corporation anxious to obtain the 5000 :
100000 contract with the city.of New
YORK was the subject under investiga-
ton.
Mayor Van Wyck, while on the
stand, intimated that Mr.. Moss was
anxious for a nomination for posi-
tlon on the supreme bench He said
ne would not act on the Ramapo water
case until it came before him official
". The mayor intimated that Mr..
NOES seemed to think that Silas B
butcher. Levi p Morton and Gen. IRA
cy were a pack of thieves"
rms was the first time Ex-Governor
Mortons name had ever been CON
nected with the Ramapo Water Com
pany and Mr.. Moss pressed Mr.. Van
Wyck for the purpose of ascertaining
what the mayor knew about the ex-
governors stockholdings in the cor
poration. He was unable to obtain anv
dehnlte and accurate information. In
fact, when closely Intercepted by Mr.,
Moss, the mayor retorted:
None of your business" while Rich
ara Croker, under the same pressure,
replied: That is my private affair"
Asked by Mr.. Moss whether he did
not consult judge of the supreme
court as to whether he was bound to
obey Mazet committee subpoena. Mr..
dreaming"
Take it all in all, little important in
formation could be obtained concern
ing the Ramapo company.
Edward Lauterbach informed the
committee that he had endeavored to
OBTAIN the consent of the stockholders
to the publication of their names. and
that by Monday next he hoped to have
the necessary consent. He was given
until Tuesday to produce the names.
Hugh Mclaughlin, democratic lead
err in Brooklyn, was on the stand con
corning the private water companies on
Long Island, attempted municipal leg
lsiatlon in Greater New York affecting
these corporations, and upon the rela-
tons between the democratic leaders of
Kings county and Tammany Hall and
the Ramapo Water Company.
Mr.. Mclaughlin, who was looking
feeble, was not compelled to pass
through severe examination, and but
httleof interest could be obtained from
him. Mr.. Rice was chiefly questioned
regarding the Ramapo Water Comma
NY, which had It's sources of supply in
the senatorial district which he repre-
sented, and concerning the origin of the
legislation at Albany, affecting that in
corporation. Little of interest or i'm
portance was elected from the other
witnesses