The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-09-11

delivered to him In the office OF the
Scranton Railway company and was
i'm currency. He could not remember
the amount. He gave no receipt for
and never made a report TO Maloney
as TO what II was expended for,
Gallagher was asked to give the
names of the councilmen to whom he
gave money, and after a Ions pause,
said: .r
II don't think I paid any money In
dlvidually. 1 only paid one man. He
has not been arrested"
Attorney Newcomb asked the name
of that man and the question was oh
jected to on the ground that It was
immaterial to the case under con-
sideration. The objectbn was over
ruled, and after Gallagher protesting
that he did not want to drag this
man in because he acted at his sug-
gestion, he named Peter i. Mccain,
select councilman of the Fourteenth
ward as the man who received the
money for the select council. He could
not remember who Mr.. Mccain paid
the money to-"
What other councilmen besides Nc
Cam did you see In connection with
the telephone deal?"
MERELY SAW THEN.
II can remember a few l saw, and
If | mention them 1t would look as
If | was singing them out"
After good deal Of urging, the
witness finally said that he talked
with Hon. John T.. Roche at his home
about the ordinance and with Rich
ard H. Williams at the Central mine,
where he is employed. He did not Of
fer or pay these men anything. Some
time later Mccain told hom that he
had to pay Williams 5000. 1t was a
matter OF surprise to him as he had not
counted on having to pay anything
to Williams This was above the
limit, as it had been agreed that each
councilman needed should receive $3.50
for his vote. Witness could not give
the names OF the councilmen who were
to get this amount. They were all
members of select. He had nothing to
do with the common in that deal.
| Melvin. he said. was a member OF
the select council, hut he could not
| say whether or not he got any OF the
money that was paid to Mccain. He
remembered having talked to Melvin
money was mentioned. on being urg-
| ed to tell when that was, he said that
in August. 1899, a messenger was sent
| to the Scranton Railway company's
| office. asking him to SO over to the
! St. Charles.
Councilman Mccain was on the
porch, and as he approached McCanr
said, Bill, we sent for YOU" "Al
~ -,
ready to go into executive session.
They went into the back room, alonG
with Melvin, Mccain, II. T. Fellows
and John f. Shea. The viaduct ordi
nance was brought up and finally the,
told him thSt there were fourteen
Councilmen who were ready to look Of
ter the interests of the Scranton Rail
way company in councils and in re
turn they wanted a regular salary o
$25 per month. For this they agreed
to promote legislation favorable Il
the company and Kill that which woul,
be hostile. This proposition was sub
| mitted to General Manager Sillimal
by the witness and was by him re
jected. The witness denied that tn
councilmen told him the telephon
company was doing better for then
than the street railway company.
McCANN MADE DENIAL.
Peter T.. Mccain was then called
and denied that he ever had an
business dealings with p. w. Gala
CHER about city legislation; that h
ever handled any money to be pal
to councilmen, or that he ever re
ceiyed anything from the telephone O
Scranton Railway company for hi
vote. He never told Gallagher.
said, that he had to pay 5000 for I
H. Williams vote on the telephone or
dinance, or that he ever agreed wit
Gallagher that councilmen shoul
have $3.50 for their vote on that meas
ure. He favored the amendments {
the franchise ordinance because h
thought they We're right and prope
On final reading, when hs saw III
ordinace would pass notwithstandin
his opposition, he voted for it.
Mccain absolutely denied attendin
the conference described by Gallaghe
and also that he ever made a d.
nand for s25 a month from the Scrar
ton Railway company. He nevt
: talked with Carl w. Mckinney abol
} city legislation and has no knowleds
that money was spent to get the te
: year electric light ordinance throug
councils. lie favored that ordinanc
McCann also denied having attends
meetings of councimen at the S
Charles hotel, and had no persons
: knowledge that any money was pa.
by the new telephone company II
: its franchise.
Gallagher was recalled and ga,
} some details about the money he +,
= -ceived from the telephone Compar
and the hearing then adjourned unt
I Saturday morning.
5 Information has been lodged again
: Councilman McCann. charging solcl
ing and giving bribes, and a warral
r will probably be issued today.
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