The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-04-15

New York, April 14.-Richard Croker'I
was on the stand today before the Ma
yet investigating commission and ae
will be on the stand again tomorrow.
John F. Carroll the Tammany leaders
chief deputy. was also put through q
course of questioning this afternoon
Judge Joseph +. Daily, whom Che
Democrats refused to Tenominate tor
Justice OF the supreme court last tall,
f0ld oneSis treatment BY Mr.. Croker
and TaN~nany. while other prominent
witnesses scontributed testimony Ns.J
went To make the day q most notE
one in the investigation into the
affairs. 81
The examination of Richard or Yer
was a. remarkable one. chiefly py Pc
son OF the answers which he reluf ned
10 the questions propounded . my. oy
MIR. Moss. be was brief and tooh al
vantage of many opportunities afforded
him 10 retorf in a manner thtt "ked
applause many times from Opse sath-
cred in the committee room.
Mr.. Croker gave events some 2al
dramatic turn when, after refusing 70
\ answer several questions concerning ms
, D1ivate affairs. he held up his right
hand and said impressively: If you
csn show me where l have taken a
single dollar from the city, you can
cut that arm of
When the Tammany chief went on
the stand at the beginning OF the DAY S
session, Mr.. Moss lcohGuceed d me oL
questioning which IN. Croker evidently
believed was a loss OF time for he sud
danlv leaned forward and said:
.Tf is NOT necessary To bling Up what
,,rer,,bodv knows. There IS no use play
ing te the galleries; there Is no use
making speeches. am the leader OF
Inc party and / acknowledge t. All
To- stick 10 Nhen al the time.
H,st give me straight talk. I am go
eng to give you sunlight talk. That
is all
Mr.. Moss said he weu5d accommodate
him and he -ndeavoredAto do 8" He
drew from Mr.. Croker theffSet ythat the
Tammany chief believed that all the
offices of administration of al depart
ments should go TO the victorious DO
iitical party ITO the yiCtors belong
the spoils, he added
MUST DO AS LEADERS ASK.
Continuing. Mr.. CrSker said that
3lAen me Democrats placed men in Of
flee, <ei,e party expected 70 have those
men do what the leaders~ the party
asked them to do. He himself had
recommended the appointment of va
rious officials and the distribution Of
patronage.
Not in every case. however. he said,
had his advice been carried out. He
admitted nevertheless that he had a
considerable amount of political influ-
ence.
4 matter that Mr. Moss gave atten-
ton to was Mr.. Croker's connection
<Nith the auctioneering business con-
Peter p Meyer, by whom
- M, lori ->~SShe judicial sales were
co,,5,icfed, Nj. NoKer said he had
been a member. of ~, firm for some
years and as a true DeRocrat he ex-
pected to be befrended iIf~ the way OF
profit from the sales.
Then you are working for otSt puck
et,' said Mr.. Moss.
An the time. the same as you
retorted the witness.
sT'o The hoes Belongs the liQn's sh -
of the plu1ider,'' sneered Mr.. A1oss.
NO Ounder, no, said ~. croker.
"YGu can call II what No9 ike. 1ou
cas- the bill you send TO tie legislature
for Tire work YOU are COW doing plum
der IL you please
There was loud applause at this, and
NJ MGzet said ne would clear the hall
~ the applause occurred again, but MI.
Moss said he rather liked the applause.
Nlr. Croker told the committee that
Il Yas CUSTOMARY for candidates in OIL
Zee TO contribute to election expenses,
and stsred also that contributions had
been as hlsl as $4,000 or $4,000. lie
s.sid that the contributions were not
con-, ulsCrE. but were, in many cases,
on the contrary, voluntary.
RcW CROKER MADE HIS MONEY.
Probably The most interesting part Of
80 investigation today was that III
y faln
ly = te hcE he had made his money
Nj Croker refused to tell Of his private
affairs. but admitted that he was a
Taen Ter Of several companies, one OF
x.hicli is the Air & Power COMPANY,
with .fDital stock Of $looOO'OOO' de
$40 got nothing to conceal If any
one comes 10 me with a good stock To
bug. ( buy il. and so would you. | VIII
not go into amy details of my private
business"
aIr. Moss endeavofed in a persuasive
way 10 induce Mr. Croker 10 give fur
Their information on the subject Of
money. mal1ing, but the witness simply
tefrsed 10 give details
Incidentally, Dir. Croker praised Chief
f}everev and the police department,
and was on the STAND Wnen the nearing
adjourned.
Former Judge Joseph F. DAILY; who
was called during the course Of the
!, afternoon. said that he had been noti-
kes in the e&riy part Of last year thai
need not expect Il denomination.
notification came directly from
srsit4r. and IL was. he said, the re-
lis refusing to appoint a chief
Z fhe court Of common pleas rec
bd By Croker, and because he
sed to make 4 judicial order
xe1noSal of the legal sales 10