The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-11-04
CROKER Boards MAZET.
mr. mr. REARDING FAILS or ITS
INTENDED PURPOSE.

70 the Hon. Richard Croker came 20 the
ua,.t Committees meeting yesterday looking
,r,roube-and II was pretty we'll understood
,b,. bs did-he went away n much dsap-
,,i,t.d man. lie was permitted TO 60 on the
,r,,css stand and say his say. and was then
,,ved to leave tho stand II he was through.
I.th.rc was nothing else for him TO do he
~, though with obvious reluctance. and the
,,,-,it,e, proceeded with the business Of the
S,y after which Il adjourned until Nov. 2l
promn,ly at 10: 30 O'Clock Mr. Croker was at
,hc BOARD Of Trade snd Transportation rooms.
,cc,nranled 10y Police Commissioner John d.
s.,ton who has IL in for thu committee. as he
himself would say: Register Ike Fromme. tho
champion sprint talksr OF Tammony Hall and
T,.h,n Strauss considerable crowd OF
is.ser rammany lights pushed into the room
,,t,.r them, Chairman Mazet had not yet APP
re,rcl and after waiting until nearly IL
'.,Iork Mr.. Croker who had been exhibiting
,i.,. Of nervousness came forward and. adj
I,o.sipr Asscmhlyman Faows. said:
"vr r,lows have got lot Of work to look
altar un,ovn I've come here to 20 on the
stand and TO contradict the statement made
hv AR Nazot about my sale o' New Am ster lam
On, .,ocI I'VE waited half an hour now. and
IIuLe TO know II can't take the standy'
.Nr Malct will he hore in anoment. Think.
Mr. croker" said Mr.. Failows He is in the
building now
n,hIs tho Tammauy chief took seat at
the end o, the rounscl's table and minute
later Chairman Ma2ct entered and. rappinG for
order said
Ia Mr.. Croker PRESENT.
Yea. air: am here" replied that gentle
man. rising and going 70 the witness stand
"Iunderstnnd Mr.. Croker that you desire
m
lrerret that ynu have been kept waiting"
"luri.ht, all right replied Mr.. Croker.
Better late than never
He AIT down in the witness chair an ! ASSEM-
tyman Hoffman SAID
Mr. Croker has already been sworn"
THAT Is understood" said the Chairman.
NJ Croker can pr0cced
II am here under OATH said Mr.. Croker.
"apd want To- contradict. Mr. Chairman. your
,peeehes that you've made throughout your
district about me. You know what speeches
mean He RAISED for moment, then added:
Don't you:'
What do you wish 70 deny. Mr.. Croker"
asked Mr.. Mazet.
81 want deny the stateme nj you m AIDE about
my irving to sell my New Amsterdam gas
stock to the con ISOLATED Gas Company when
the gas blI VS.. up. | deny that statement
under oath o. the stand
Thus far h. mad spoken in suhdued tonesand
without any "Nldenc" OF anger or excitement
The aces OF the Tammany contingent in the
rear OF the room wee long and blank. excenS
that Of POLES Commissioner sexton. which
wore an expression OF ralned disgust. He
looked like a bacsrr who's. man has entered he
tns WITH G.ea, flourish and Then srawsd nn-
body looket eNr-c'auty at the Tammany
chiefta.n. but h.. .-at silent
Is that all. Mr.. Croker asked Mr.. Mazet
Mr Croker looked around with surprise and
''THats all he said IN a low tone; adding
moment later as II in se!!-eomm" is
He started to leave the stand. hut changed
his ind before h. hat taken a step.
rs that all you want ot me - he asked. turn
Ing upon the chairman an aggrleved counte-
That is all. was the bland reply.
I've den ei YOUR statement under oath"
challenge. but N" tone vas dubious. Mr.
Na1"t made no r"r.v The witness looked
lhe te't he got Was the notion OF questioning
viii you go on the stand and swear TO what
I .93s Sia.sa ne asked You've had 1t pub
IN you are, through with your statement. Mr.
step down from the ,tandt'
NJ, Croker steprsd down viii. a murmnred
@nlns "a. Az s .sn nay t nrGn a right or
Looking neither TO right nor eft. he maze bee
line 10 the committees private room IN tho
hlye ot Disconnected bees. Reg -trar fromma
male brief and ow-tonsd Grafton t"a small
.,nS-l a, il som.body had st.pr.d uron u
cherished corn. After moment Mr.. Croker
rfmr ont g, III; private room wearing his over
az and le'' the place. The Tammanv men
went away sor"ly disappointed. Later Mr.
NnS,%t gave out the l1llowIng statement:
n t,mr IN which to settle the question between
him and me-. What / said upon the stump
sad Mt, Of nv own know edge. but upon good
= 90 Mr. i'vaL T.s.1tu
.hc. 70 have the truth Il my ' Stntem @
tested he can sue me for libel, or he can prose.
n answer TroperTues.ions or compel any wit
less otsstiiy on this matter. as the question
ROBERT ilAlEr."
,,E.'ore any Witnesses could he called David
u. NewterGcr lawyer. made ncommotion 10y
ie'siona Character which h. said hal been
impTngne by IN" testimony OF the boy. schosn.
"a s Fy ana Sdfy was az aowsa Fo: .a Gpdn
Ia snnf Of 'y T ; M.s. n ., 3S
subInna served on District Attorney Gar
I I..G' , tut that the suhprqa had after
.ab"n %e fNea .. III that s"s s wEsn h.
approached the District Attorney in the street
hhl tried to serve him, that gentleman waved
Gar!ner's shoulder. Hammond then testified
inat the poles records showed an increase Of
- WI ''N'. III IltttTltS THIS year last
year: also that there was a large increase In
ne number OF disordery houses running. aud
tnat they are running more openly than ever
before. Mr.. Hammond showed Indecent
pictures who he had bought in resorts ~ un-
mentonabI" vice on the Bowery. DR., Patterson
beSehied some statistics from the Detective
DlIeau showing an increase this. year in the
crime OF robbery. Jesse l.. Epstein. Mrs.
hmma Butler. Mrs Hannah Butler and George
Foits testified as to the difficulty
o. getting indictment cases tried by the
District Attorneys Office. Mr Folts's case
Tss three years old. and he learned from Mr..
Moss Yesterday what he had not known before
That n" prisoner In the case had been dis
charged on his own recognizance. upon a rec
"mmeniailon from the District Attorneys
once. Mr.. Moss said that he was prevented
rom gong any further by the difficulties OF
District Attorney.
The committee then adjourned TO Nov. II.
ASSembyman Hoffman. after tho adjournment,
relieved hmseli Of pressure upon the brain by
htfnthecy that the next Legislature would be
democratic and that II would hays committee
senator Patt.