Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1899-05-18
MAZET COMMITTEES GETS GOTH
AM MAYOR ENClrEn.
CROKER IN CONTROL
Mayor Admits That He ConsultS John
Carroll, One OF Cookers Chief Aids,
In Appointing Heads of Depart
ments-CounSel Moss Makes Ugly
lnSinuationS.

New York, May 1.-THE Ma2et in
vesugating committee resumed SEES
StonS yesterday after a prolonged re-
cess. Mayor Van Wyck who, with the
heads of the various city departments,
was summoned to appear, was present,
Mayor Van Wyck on the stand denied
that he consulted Richard Croker re-
sardtng the conduct of city govern
ment, but admitted that he had a
running conversation" with John
Carroll, who politically is close to
Croker, on the subject of the selection
OF the heads OF the departments. He
denied that anybody controlled him,
or had Il right to call him to account.
The mayor SAID that he had dis
missed c. \. Mccullough because he
thought he was not a tit man for the
head of the police force. Police Com
missiouers Phillips and Hamilton were
removed because he believed that they
were unfit Hamilton had told the
mayor he would consent to no transfer
of any member of the force without
previously consulting With Senator
Plat. Il told him" testified the
mayor, that the police department
could not be run from Washington.
The mayor said that from rumors he
believed that just before Hamilton was
removed a combination was being
formed between Hamilton, Quigg
Gibbs and Mccullough to sell positions
on the police force. The mayor said
that if Devery was as Mccullough he
ought to be kicked out too" Wheth-
er Devery was better than Mccullough
the mayor did not know. He had tried
to find out, but all he knew was that
the city was in more orderly Condi-
ton than it had ever been in his mem
DRY and that the laws were better en-
forced.
Have you any idea how many poo
rooms there are in the city of New
York;" asked Moss.
Il don't know that there is single
one was the reply.
Have you ever heard that your
friend, James A. Mahoney, is the chief
of the greatest pool room syndicate In
this city," asked Moss
Il knew he maze books on the race
tracks" replied the mayor,
Did you know that he is running
rooms and receiving bets in his rooms
in New York city,"
NO"
The mayor had never heard thai
Mahoney, Carroll and Sexton were
Jointly interested in pool rooms.
Have you never heard" sneeret
Moss, that gentleman named Var
Wyck was interested in them?"
For the first time the mayor was
aroused THAT is absolutely false,
he shouted He wanted to know who
told Moss anything of the kind.
These things are not easily
hushed," rotorted the counsel.
81 never had any connection will
any illegal calling anywhere in The
world" shouted the mayor. Il de
mand you to bring out evidence here
and show that | am connected witt
pool rooms anywhere in the world OF
with anything else Of illegal char
acter."
Moss told the mayor to wait a day
or two with the committee, and hi
would learn some hing that he evident
| ~ knew nothing about now. Thu
mayor insisted that Moss be made L
call witnesses to prove his lnsinuation
| HOFFMAN, member Of the committee
insisted that the matter be at once in
vestigated. MaZet ended the matter
| by saying that Moss had distinctly dis
ayowed any insinuation, and Moss in
| terjected the remark that he though
| he had done the mayor a service. Thu
mayor said If he knew Of the existence
of gambling houses he would orde
them closed and if they were no
closed he would come pretty near re
moving somebody"