The evening times., 1899-04-10
ENQUIRY CONTINUED.
Richard Crokerss Son Appears ol
the witness stand.

Richard Crokerss Son Appears On
the Witness Stand.
New York, April 1e.-The Maxet In
vestigation Commission resumed its labors
this morning in the Board Of Trade and
Transportation rooms
DR.. O'Sullivan, the attorney who repre-
sents the city departments to be investi-
gated, announced that Frank Croker was
present and ready to go on the stand when
called. He also said that Richard Croker
would be present to testify at any time
the committee desired his presence prior to
April Is. on which date he intended 10 sail
for Europe. DR.. O'Sullivan was INSTRUCT
ed to notify. Mr.. Croker TO be present ~
the session to be held next Friday. "
Mr.. Moss then recalled w. p. Tostevtu
to the stand. Before beginning the ex-
animation Mr.. Moss exploded small i-sixed
bomb by announcing that Con" DAILY. the
saloon keeper whom witnesses on Saturday
testified II was necessary to see and make
terms with regarding the approval OF ma
terial by he building department. would
not be called to testify. Mr.. Moss said 1t
had been decided that the department at
torney was the proper person to deal with
DAILY. and that II was not proposed to give
him the protection guaranteed by The res
olution on the subpoena. Mr.. Tostevin
was then examined further to show that 1t
was practically impossible to get the city
building department 10 approve hreproohng
or other building material unless private
arrangements were made through Con"
DAILY. Senator Grady. or others. Mr.. Hays.
Mr.. TGstevin's partner. aiso gave some sup
Elementary testimony on the same lines.
Frank II. Croker, the twenty year
old son OF Richard Croker, was next call
ed Young Croker was put through
searching examination regarding how he
came to be connected with the Roebling
Fireprcof Construction Company. which,
it developed on Saturday. secured mo-
nopoly of its line Of business after young
Croker. his cousin. Mccain. and former
State Democratic Chairman Hickey be-
came stockholders in it.
The witness was examined in detail as to
where and when he first heard OF the for
nation of the Roebling Fire Proonng Con-
struction Company; why it was necessary
to form a new company when the John A.
Roebling Construction Company had the
business in its own hands. and VINO iur-
nished the money to pay for his stock.
Croker said he paid $4,000 for his stock,
and that his father furnished the money
He first said the amount was paid by check.
but when asked if he would produce the
check. in evidence, he corrected himself,
and said his father had given him the
money in bills. and that he had given the
money to the company's treasurer direct
When asked to minutely describe the bills,
witness created a laugh By saying they
made only ''fair-sized" roll.
Young Croker when asked what he did
to earn his salary. as secretary. said he
was learning the business. He opened Of
flee mail, he said. and kept himself inform
ed about people the concern did business
with. He said he was paid by check. but
could not tell on what bank 1t was drawn.
Croker denied all knowledge OF the Roeb-
ling system Of fireprooting in New York
city. He said he was sure the money he
had invested was safe. When asked If he
knew for certainty that the Roebling
freproofing was to have a free field now.
he said he did not. He was then led into
saying that he had heard there was some
conflict with the building laws and that
he feared his company might not be able
to do business in New York city. He ad-
mitted If the latter were the case. his in
vestment would be lost. He said his sala
ry as secretary of the Roebling Fireproof
ing Construction Company, was $500
year. He was unable to tell what had be-
come of the 1000 he had paid for his
stock. but supposed it had been deposited
in the concerns bank. He did not know
the name of the bank.