New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-18
your boss,s company. Renewed laugh

bonds from the other bosss company. as .o INN
oEDo you roie' mean nv Mr. Platt's company A
aSs$ Ss! H;,% :afS3s know
anry sas M s you aaSs h'3
the city r. se u nynd than Oy
do you know? Ain any other company!
S -Ysss. A A:Iass,sSf s NJ, fqtr..
| Q.-what officers? A.-That takes bondsI ~ -.
tell YOU the ones 'I" would have to get the list and
man was would yga M MIMI e
bondY AThsre that S Sssyd h tbs
they have done that He has cut rates Gaughter3
Ole has cut the ratesY Ayes oouu
oEven they have cut the rqtes.e eye th ,oqS
OF the business? An the ,city7 :,
o.~Yes. Al presume have. He has got 1t
Owe viii put all the burden that ought to be
put upon anybody who Is doing that same BUSINESS
QNow talking about the city an sftai r.:
| bond-who does that-who takes advantage OF Slr.
Platts cut rates to take out bonds IN MS co'n-
| pany? Ale has that privilege.
Is GROWING LESS OUTsPoKEN.
Q-Do you consider him good Tammany organ
| ization man to do that? Ayes
| Q.-But you don't know any of them who DO
| that do you? Al have heard Of them
| Q.-How many Of them have you heard OFT A.
| ] could not really remember.
| Q.-Have you heard Of any considerable NUMBER
| Al have heard Of several.
| O-Now let us see OF course as the leader. you
| control the district leaders. don't you? A-Partly;
| yes. IA. - aor,,
they? AI A.- iSSs SI well. '''"' "'
QAnd they and you generally have been a yatl 81
line with you, are they not? A--Yes. pretty well
you said It I'VE, was their a Gusf Iss as APPOINT
ments in line with the will Of the organization! a.
| o@And YOU saw so still? Ayes.
oAnd Is necessary for great ,aI. many OF 5hsm
G that you who are at the head of
pointing system this city have interest st in ft the
bonds? Al have just testified to that. ,...,..,nr
.Q.--That is true. / am simply recap'tu'a''ns'
9hst ,,ps is it AI nGts A f1SS the funds
which are swelled by the officials, whom you APP
point Al don't appoint the O osldii n conformity
with your desires? Al do not interfere with It,
They appoint whoever they please o,ec,,on to tbs
appointment of a head of department. do you
Q.wBy any one-by the Mayor Al think he
would.
PS you hp %ghss one be has appointed con-
Q.Ewho? A.--There has been man appointed
that did not know anything about W.
Q.-Is he unsatisfactory? A-Not as yet. lie
DO You know Of any one whom the Mayor has
appointed that is unsatisfactory to you or that Is
e n ne with Opr THAT ala not
about their being appointed
They We're very good men in my opinion:
0ave You any Idea what the no num- OF Trv
A.-No; have no idea.
FIRST BALK OF THE DAY.
Q.-Is your personal account banked in the Gar
field Bank? Al object to answer that question.
Q.-Where is your personal account bankedY Al
object to that question.
Q.-Slr? Al won't answer that That Is my
private affair.
n NOR Mace which
money is banked? A.-That is my private affair,
Q.-Do you keep more than one bank accouhtf
Ao,1Do YOU keep one bank account for the income
of your business at No Ill Broadway, ana the IN,
come in? Al just told you that was my own
o.-of course, and you can say it again. A.
% oNYes that is your own private business. A
II you want to conduct this examination as gen.
Q~Hold on one moment, If am not gen.
eman Is not your fault AA inn0 yE you ca arr
'T The chairman-one moment, Mr. Croker, Gould
OFT would be very strange thing II could
bully Mr.. Croker. A-You can try to dot 90 u.
If you wen We're little larger perhaps could do It,
The Chairman--0ne moment, Mr. Croker, we
can get along with questions and answers without
Mr.. Hoffman-You may make any explanation
that Tba You SSa GeSn y viii be protected
The Witness-I don't want any protection az all.
The TlaY Chairman-Fair play; that is all we expect
at o|Do you ever meet Mr.. Carroll at the Garfield
IS 4 handling y?n money? A.-No don't
Q.-How dc. you know you don't? Allow 90
o."Yes. Allow do you know you are standing
there? .,ro,, ,o..,no th., VOL,
might meet him when he was handling money and
not Ho hnS It, and not it.
Al hope you are satisfied ,,,o,,n.ss ~ vour re
tort A-You have got to be quick for you' with
all your anonymous letters. -..o %
S' oD SoI not think they are all anonymous A.
Pretty near ALL from my enemies all over New
iSO.NMDo you own the club building at Fifty fifth
St and Fifth-ave.? A.-No. sir Il,
Odd you ever own t.? A-No; SIR. No sir
9WWseTSe 'H You ' ever erei IN that budns
interested s In tsat bad IN anything that
had S-M the byu 1H ' XThe Democratic Club
0S o@Th he Democratic Club owned It? A-Yes g.,
did you not have personal interest G;iS IN 'tg
o%hsn Club Grs sisS7
Ths SnvaS c been ens
recently It has BECOME very sGiiys y Ss
o0And you inspired the reorganization? Al
d oYo ns'P not only Helped IT. but inspired III
A.%There was others inspired It with me -,
5arso S9i residence Al did all could for It,
n You did all you could FOR IL, ana tndt MAKES a.
.reat deaI Mr. Croker. Then. the Democratic Club
Gums the buildng-that we have agreed upon. The
club found that building was not suitable lot us
The Charman-Do I understand the title Is In
the name OF the Democratic Cuo!
The Witness-Ies.
The Chalrman-It Is.
The Witness-Yes. =. .,
or is still there Is II? Al believe 1t Is
They have sold II.
MAY GET CITY TENANTS.
O-They have sold It? Ayes.
intr II
I wouldn't be sure
O-One hundred and seventy thousand dolarsT
Al think So but wouldn't be sure.
O-To whom was it sold? "A man by the