New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-18

inss. didn't you, Al don't think he has evsr haA
ever e sssn R RnoW W sed ae1S
put in private buIdinss-it has to be passed on by
the Commissioner Of Buildings don't YOU AZ A.,
Q-And you knew that your son was going into
@seR @ hearG Of @ sn
didn't know that hreproohng had anything 10 90
o-You did not know that' A.-No. sir.
IN 1T BY ACCIDENT
Q-You did not know that your son had got into
a freprooing business that was not acceptable 10
the Department of Buildings without learning
something about IL. did you? Al did not know
that he was in the freproofng at all when ne nrss
started in business. think he simply went In the
Roebling firm. and thought 1t very nice
place for young boy to go.
QEDid you speak to the Roeblings about MS go
about his going sr" %So Mr. Hinkey rs spoke
out OF college and he said he thought he could get
him there thought II was very nice sr tnins
work neither is i in that work 50 far as l know,
sss don rG Know AND wS.. ' IS.
work o. 1.-THE the company is-to9ls. OF some kind =.
building these 'I new buildings Al never gave
o-Is Mr. Hinkley the only man you talked e
spoke TO about 1t
the RosSns a% ala oTs with
o-Then Mr. Hinkiey is the only man that came
Q-And he received stock in the enterprise. dA
he not7 A.-Hinkey did?
Q-Yes. Al don't know that.
Odd he never tell you that? A-No he never
Odd you give your son the $1,000 with which
TO buy his interest in that company? A:-That
makes seven times you have asked me that ques-
o--Are you still declining to answer IT? A.-YeA
OIL ask you that. because you were answering
so many questions about that Roebling businesG
why is It you always stick right at that pointf
A.-Because that is my private AFFAIR.
STANDS BY HIS SON.
A.-And you are not willing to help out your
sons statement on a question of veracity? Al
stand by him all the time.
Ole has told two stories about It? A--No; he
has not. He has only told
Odd you know that your nephew. Mccain.
was attorney for the Roeblings? A.-No. did nos
know that. never knew anything about that
Odd you know that he was receiving money!
AIN fact. paid little attention to the thing At
all; in fact know very little about it.
Odd you know that he taking money from
persons engaged in building operations A.-No.
,9-wasn,t that matter left to Mr.. Grady entire
b.S 9s SasnS w 10 DO Mr. With Gasy " that
o@Dd you you "f have "O' anythins e With your
nephew becoming connected with Mr.. Gradys Of.
A.-NOt
Q-Were you ever spoken TO about IL? A.-Never.
ODD you furnish the money for your SON,
s sG9iyo co d rSTs' ANct ' " cent 'ae
Q,Did ne ever pay for any stock In that COM
Q-Yop never heard Of Richard S Croker being
in the Contractors Supply Company? A-Nevsr
Don't you know that the Contractors Sup
ply Company is furnishing patented supply com:
pany in the Bronx and very large amount OF Ut
Al didn't know that he was In II:
The Chairman-That is the United Company
gagged in. the Contractors Supply Company is en-
she The Witness~i don't know anything about 1t.
These young men go into things that am not
familiar with.
GAVE NO MONEY TO YOUNG DICK.
Q.-Then you never gave Richard s. Croker any
money to go into that company with? A-No. sir
A-And know nothing about his going into III
A-No, sir.
Q-And you know nothing about his company
furnishing this pipe to the city up there In the
Bronx? A-No. 30 fe1
Q-And you don't know the merits Of the work
he is doing there. do you? A.-Nothing about II.
Q.-Know nothing about that? A-No. sir.
The Chairman-Mr. Moss, do you think we had
Mr.. Moss-Just one moment until see about this.
oAre you interested IN what Is calico al the Tide
QTThe concern that expects TO harness the tides
OF f am surprised that you never heard of thata
A.-Never heard OF 1t. sir.
Mr.. Moss-There are some questions that nave
been put IN my hands by lawyers who are taking
a great interest in this matter Of judicial assess
ments but think defer that until a fu-
ture time Mr.. Croker has said he is going 10 stay
with US: and we can give him little rest. l
think Mr. Croker, will subpoena you, for the
time being for week from to-day. and II there be
anything to change our plans We will let you Know
before that. -.
The Chairman-Adjourned to Friday morning at
1O:3 at this place The witnesses subppnaed VIII
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