New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-11-04

AID THEN IS EXCUSED WITHOUT
EVEN AN EXAMINATION.
p,,hard croker had the opportunity yesterday
s,yqht on the previous day. lie was per-
'.,oa hv the Mazet Committee to go upon the
MA and deny that he had opposed the Astoria
MI because he was unable to unload big
s,..s of gas stock on the Consolidated Gas
~..,arv at SO q share higher than the market
S-,cs Nr. Cookers appearance In the commit
- -oo-, IN Thursday afternoon was SO un-
.oo,ea as 10 border on the dramatic. II was
.-.o-ert rom the manner in which his request
~. made 10 the committee that he bent
>. making political capital out Of his move. 1t
....1a have suited Croker'e purpcee admirably
,as ,hs committee refused him the privilege he
.s,sa FOR. The opinion was expressed. in fact
.o-,e ~ those in the court that he was only
..-,usaei to e. before the committee in the ex-
.,.,o,,ou that his demand would not he COM
Piled with
rthat was his expectation the committee dis
.,,olnred him by practically holding a special
session that he m'sh' make his denial.
SECOND DISAPPOINTMENT.
=, thie disappointment was added another
Yesterday Nj Croker came to the court with
q crowd NJ Tammanyitss at his heels. who
crowded arour him and commended him for his
,ouraee in boarding the committee in its own
quarters Nj Croker. As ii seemed. was anx-
tons 10 invest his refutation Of the charge
brought against him with as much sensationalis,n
as possible Nothing would have pleased him
or his followers better than a scene Conse-
ouenty when MI Mazet after silently listening
10 the Tammany boss's contradiction calmly
asked him to step down. after being on the
stand only a minute or So he looked astOunded.
He was plainly annoyed that SO much effort was
70 20 for such little result.
Don't YOU want any more" he gasped
no. sir" Nr Mazet said quietly. The boss Of
all the Tammanyites looked around for Nj Moss
Mr Moss WAS not in the room. II Mr.. Moss was
rot to put him through an examination. where
vas his opportunity 10 come from 10 let off the
verbal political bombs he had primed himself 10
dscharge ar the committee lust on the eve Of
e,sciion' Il was morufying for Mr Croker and
he made no pretence at hiding his feelings. For
space he ndSeted in the chair and finally I'm
his exasperaton he blurted out to NJ Mazet
"WeN. then YOU take tho stand and testify 10
VIA: YOU have said" Then reluctantly h.
obeyed Mr. Mazets order to leave the stand.
The knowledge that MI Croker was 10 Doe pres
ert drew big thronr Of people 10 the rooms Of
the Board Of Trade and Transportation. where
the committee &c holding IFS Investigation But
m one was admitted unless he could show that
be had some call other than curiosity at the
tsarng
THE ROSS pr-~cT1~A1.
Mr. Croker came promptly al the hour SCI ior
no beginning or me session BEFORE opening
he proceedings Mr. Mazet and Mr. Moss CON
'lted toss'her lor S"'"e ''i'7 J." a" ""'''
IN the interval MI o'oN7' S'.''" ''
Police commissioner S'N''n' N"sf'"eS 'o'n'ii'9-
rneT Keller ''i''l'iSs''"'r Nea"ns OF the i'e
Nrtmert Of Highways Register fr"mne' Ma
han Siraus Shcilu DUNN Dr. W. D. 9uihNah
and Corporation Counsel Whalen' To the sur
prise Of many. Prank H. raw ana Ni'er' H'
Boardnan were also present. Ihey haa no'
been suhponaea. and II was said that they haa
come PREPARED II necessary 10 ''S'"S a'o"'
me charge that alsreputaDie zeal was me price
NJ Croker put upon his consent TO the passage
o. the Astoria blk
When about twenty minutes had elapsed ana
Nj Mazei had not appeared Mr.. Croker became
impatient and. strdng forward said TO MI
Fallovs. u have a lot Of work 10 do uptown TO-
day l have waited here half an hour and
would Ike 20 90 oack to my work came here
-, w. >,.~a. ~ re,a,ion 70 NV
..,.n
~,n,., NJ ,,..o. ,.i,l ho boro in a minute"
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eYs is here. he has lust come in. I am IN
.,-rse ,s., ,. ,,ir no here in three or four
Minutes