The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-05-20
hAl[I PROBES INTO
N[N YORE'S A()RG|E
ALI the Funerals Managed
by Undertaken Named
Marren.
Is A FRIEND OF CROKER.
Investigating Committee Unfelds
. System Of Bribery Who're
BY Money Is Coined
From Bodies Of
tho Dead.
Is A FRIEND OF CROKER.

NEW YORK. May 1a-The feature Of
today's session 0f the Aaxet investigator
committee was the unearthing OF an al
legged system Of corruption IN the dispoG-
tion OF the dead bodies frosn . city hos.
pitai. shoulisa tale that was well corro-
borated and repiete with detail ny sever
al witnesses 1t was stated that IN UNDER
taker named Narren illegally secured the
funerals Of all bodies taken 10 Harlem hos-
pitAl. and that he was enAbiei 70 do this
by brtoing tho clerks In the employ Of the
city to break rules. II Was also shown
that apparently An mountaineering ex-
listed between Aarren ana Croker and Car.
roll.
A largo number OF witnesses were called
and = multiplicity OF subjects were touched
upon during the examination The old
question of sewer pspe and the connection
between the contractor1 supply company
and the city departments was gone into.
hut the only apparent important point ellie
tied was that Richard Croker had objected
TO his sons going into this concern when
be learned that II intended TO supply city
departments,
Mahsney Makes Then EAasA.
the irss witnesA He declined 20 sMy
whether full page story In the New York
Herald describing him ~ the '.fooi Room
King" and describing his alleged pool
rooms. was true or not The article In
question stated that . reporter went TO
Mahoney and said he intended 70 open .
pool room. and that Mshoney sald.
Go ahead. and whsn you are ready %
open come over ana go ma
Mahcney refused to answer any ouee-
tions In regard to thts4 when ASKED n he
intended to sue the Herald for iihei. Ma
honey said
sswhas, sue \ paper that made me- .
kinx7: and the spectators were cenvulssd
with laughter.
In declining to answer Mahoney made
several humorous remarks. and he was
excused, having addci nothing Of import
anc< to the record.
Msney MaAs rsen The Msegse.
wyndom Lynn. formerly employed b. J.
r. Marren. m un3eYs2ksr. 70 whom an
claimed bodies Il the Harlem moryue srs
delivered. testified tha. on Nasr~n's -
half he had on two or shree ocrassons paid
two clerks NJ the morrsse = for bodies
that were nos properly Deliverable 10 Mar.
ren. Marren. Lynn, said. had told ham
thar 70 iong a. Croker and Carroii con-
sroli~i Affairs he cosld continue his A.
engagements with the norxus k~eper.
Lynn also testified that Msrren boush4
frcm the nsorSae fof - csnts 70 81 each
coffin made egr she 1.,y ~ = greater cost
Lynn admitted thar Inc h4d come TO sh4
committee direct from The Tennis. where
ne was confined On complains of Mafrea.
CHARGING pesst larceny. Lynn said he haA
pleaded guilty 20 taa charge The sum
involved was "a. and hs bad hsmessf die-
covered The skoyszxs. 20 concsai which ~
had mA5e . sa.se Ansry m Aasren'a bo0k-
A friend had written 70 him shAs fhe
prosecution wsust be cscppet n ~ voulA
prcsusse 10 ieAwe Harlem. Afssy teayfng
NarYw0's emcsay the witness had gone
into the undsrtak:ns business "a his swn
aeceuuk