The times., 1899-04-11
YOUNG Mr.. CROKER'S
COMFORTABLE JOB
lie Gets a $2,5OO Salary as a
Dull Apprentice.
A $l7. 900 Investment That His
Father Thought Good Thing.
His Testimony Before the Nnzet
Committee-The Elder Croker
to BE Called Friday.

New York, April l0.-Frank II. Croker.
son of Richard Croker, as the chief wit
ness at this mornings $ ssion o. the Ma
yet committee in the Little room of the
Board of Trade and Transportation in the
Mail and Express" Building. Chief Dew
cry was the chief witness in the after
noon. The committee will sit again on
Friday next, when Richard Croker Will be
called.
Mrs. Richard Croker was in the room
mcst of the time while her son testified
She hardly took her eyes of the young
witness. and she was easily the most in
terested person in the room in the testi-
mony he gave.
Young MIR. Crcker's testimony related
largely to unusual business conditions that
he could not explain. He swore that his
father had given him $1,000 in currency
TO invest in the Rosbling Construction
Company. and then he showed that he
knew little or nothing about the business
in which the money had been invested.
From the testimony he gave the conclu-
sion had to be drawn that Richard Croker
also had made few, if any, inqui. les about
the business in which he had invested
$4,000 for the beneit of his son. But L
has already appeared that the concerns
business with the city improved imms-
diately. The young man. in tie course
of his testimony. happened to mention
that the Roebling company was not the
only one in which he was interested. and
mentioned another company, a general
contracting company in embryo.
Mr.. Moss brought out the fact that young
Croker had received 5000 worth of stock
in this company, for which he had paid
nothing, for which no payment had been
asked and for which he did not know
whether he would be asked TO pay or not.
He said the stock had just been given to
him and similar amount to his brother,
Richard, and he supposed that the COM
pany expected that both he and his brother
would do whatever they could to further
the company's interests. When asked how
he thought the other stockholders of the
company expected him and his brother TO
help the companys interest the witness re-
marked:
''oh, they knew We knew lots of people
interested in railroads and things"
Mr. Croker testified that ne received
$500 year as Secretary of the RoebIing
Construction Company and when asked
what he did to earn his salary he answer
ed that at present he was learning the bust
ness.
Chief Deverey's testimony occupied most
OF the afternoon. The burden of his ex-
cUse for duties undone was that he had
done the best he could. He continually
maintained that he was using every pos
sible effort to control the policyshops,
poolrooms and concert halls. Whenever
he was oornered he would throw the re-.
sponsibility upon his captains maintaining
that his duties were so great that it was
impossible for him TO look after special
cases. His memory was bad. To use his
own language, he constantly disremem-
bered. At times he was very vehement
especially in his denial of any wrongdo-
ing and in his insistence that never since
he was in the Police Department has he
taken dollar, either to perform or re-
frain from performing his duty as an Of
ficer. Mr.. Moss warned him when he left
the stand that he would be recalled on
Friday and that then he would be ques-
TONED more closely concerning the police
reasons that govern transfers. There was
some further testimony about the crooked
avenues through which business with the
Building Department is conducted and
there were indications that the District
Attorneys office and Senator Drydollar
Sullivan will eventually get under the
microscope.