The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-04-18
RICHARD CROKER AGAIN
Testides Before the Kazst Invssti-
eating Committee.
He Is In THoHN1oAL CONTEMPT.


he IS In TECHNICAL CONTEMPT.
Proceedings May observation-disclosures
the Tsmmany Leader and John p.
Carroll Before the Adjournment Of
the state Legislature.
New York, April fS.-Ia the session
Of the Mazet Legislative Investigating
committee yesterday Richard Croker
was again the principal object of Mr..
Moss examination, and the most Ina
portant development was the probable
ity that the Tammany chieftain snd
John F. Carroll will be the subject Of
contempt proceedings before the state
legislature shsll adjourn. All during
yesterdays evidence Mr.. Croker par
rfsf the questions Of the counsel Of the
committee and refused to satisfy the
members with the amount Of infornna-
ton no was willing to give regarding
certain matters which he classified as
personal Affairs"
An adjournment of the committee
was taken yesterday until next Fri
day morning, and Mr.. Croker was sub
penaed to reappear before the session
next Monday morning. BY the initia-
tive of Mr.. Moss. many Of whose ques-
tons Mr.. Croker repeatedly refused to
answer, and with whom be had several
sallies that came very near being per-
sonal, the chairman Of the commit
tee took such action as would leave
Mr.. Croker II, technical contempt. It
YVES sisted that when Mr.. Fallow, of
the committee. left yesterday after
noon for Albany he had instructions
to prepare papers adjudging Mr.. Croker
and John E. Carroll In contempt.
When the COMMITTEES began yestsr-
days inquiry. about the first thing
brought up was resort known as the
Broadway Garden, which had -four
ished In the upper Broadway district
for some time. In this place the alleged
robbery Of the former mayor Of Tren-
ton, Frank Mcgowan, took place, and
Simon Buttner, the former proprietor
Of the place, and several Of his walters
we're examined. Buttner made some
startling charges against police Cap
tain Price, and his walters corrobor-
ated, In part, his testimony. ButtneS
said that at his Broadway Garden
everything had gone we'll until Cap
tain Price came to the precinct. Then,
Buttner said, 1t was case Of hands
up" Buttner swore, that the first
thing Price, did was to threaten to
close the Broadway Garden up unless
he received $3.50 and half of any rob-
berry that was accomplished in 1t. On
one occasion, = Buttner said, woman
robbed . man Of $4,000 and gave the
whole amount to the wardman. The
money was returned to the loser and
the woman let 90. She was "pro-
tected." Buttner told Of numerous
cases of persecution and bleeding by
Captain Price.
Assembiyman Hoffman offered
resolution to have certain prominent
men summoned before the committee,
because Of rumor that certain
law Arm "by and with the assistance
Of other persons, by corrupt methods
secured the passage through the as
sembly" of the Astoria gas franchise,
whose real purpose was to enable the
Consolidated Gas Company to force a
consolidation Of all the gas interests of
the city, to the end that the supply of
gas might be controlled and the price
ton" Mr.. Hoffman wanted to sub
posna the law firm of Tracy, Boardman
and Plat; Elihu Root, the incorpora-
tors of the Astoria Heat, Light and
Power Co.; Thomas f. Platt, Benjamin
]. odell. Lemuel Quigg and John D.
Trfmmins. The resolution was de-
feAtsd, however, Ave Republicans op-
posing II and two Democrats favoring
1t.
Richard Croker testified that the
police did not contribute cent to the
Tammany campaign last year, but that
the offfceholders did. He could not
tell the amount Of money raised last
year, nor did he know in what bank
the funds were kept He said he had
never received cent from Bourke
Cochran. He also swore he was never
caught short with Manhattan 81"
stock, and did not lose $4,000, as re-
ported.
When Mr.. Mos said that Mr.. Croker
had found that in business matters, |
like that of Peter Meyer 4 Co.. men,
bers Of the organization could help
each other, Mr.. Croker said angrily:
You are trying to make lis out a |
pack of thieves in one combination to-
gether. and you can't do it,
And you think that these questions
indicate that persons who do these
things are thieves?' queried Mr.. Moss.
THAT Is what you are trying to get |
at," said Mr.. Croker, thoroughly arous-
ed. X say that the people of the city |
Of New York, when they voted for our
ticket voted to put in the organize
lion and believed in the organization
and believed that the organization
should run this city. And when you
were put out of the police board that
Is what you were put out for-because
you were not an organization man."
After further exchange of sharp
words, Mr.. Croker becoming enraged,
Mr. Moss remarked that it was evil
lent that Mr. Croker realized the "seri-
BUSINESS of the occasion" The Tam
many leader retorted:
Net very serious. l am not going
away. am going to stay here until
he circus is over You can have me
my day you want"
Later on Mr.. Moss asked Have
fou net during the last year received
arge sums Of money from individuals
xhich were not your profit or earnings
rom any business?"
moi" shouted Mr.. Croker, and he