The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-03-07

NJ. II. Dale, one Of the principal
stockholders in the Scranton Nitriiied
Brick company and its general sales
agent, was the principal witness eN-
amincd yesterday in the CounCilmanic
bribery cases before Alderman Fuller.
lie admitted having given the sum Of
N,2OO to a third party TO fight the
Mulberry street pave but refused to an
swer u question as to whether he had
given any money either directly or iu-
directly to Select Councilman John J.
McAndrcw. lie was given until this
morning at 10 o'clock to do So.
Mr.. Dale. who was examined by At
torney Il. c, Ncwcomb, said that for
the past three years he had been the
company's sales agent. He had not
found 1t very expensive to secure the
good will of the councilman. He him
self had not given them any money
for their vote but had assisted them In
many ways. He assisted Select Coun-
cilnen Joseph Oliver and John j.
Schneider at election time because they
favored the brick furnished by his
company.
He said in response to a question
that he had assisted Mr.. McAndrcw to
be elected some three years ago. He
had given him no money nor had he
authorized the payment of any money
to him. Mr.. Newcomb asked If he
had assented to the payment of any
money 10 McAndrcw and Mr. Dale
said he couldn't tell that any money
was handled by an agent. This
agents name, he said, was Paul Dunn.
ana he IL at present in an insane asy-
!um. He didn't remember that lean
drew had cost $400 at II crack.
GAVE DUNN $1,000.
Il furnished Mr.. Dunn with Sl2uO at
one time said he, "to fight the Mul-
berry street paving ordinance"
lie didn't know how this money was
10 be used. Some of the money was
used to procure votes, he supposed,
and some of il To procure signatures To
petitions. lie didn't know positively
that dollar had been given to any
councilman. The $1,000 was the only
fund he ever had hand in raising
as far as he could remember.
Mr.. NeWCOmb asked him if he had
ever had a talk with Councilman Me
Andrew in which money was de-
mandcd.
II want to know my rights in This
matter" replied Mr.. Dale. II refuse to
answer ] want an attorney here to
protect me-"
1t was agreed tn let him consult an
attorney. Then he said that within
the last two years McAndrew had de-
manded no money. when the North
Main avenue pavement ordinance was
pending he had George Mcdonald the
contractor, do IA little missionary work
among the councllmen. He had talked
to Select COuncilmen Wade Finn and
Finley Ross about the contract but
neither had demanded nor received
any money.
MI. NeWcOmb again came at him
with "a question as to whether he didn't
know of si00 having been paid to Coun-
Gilman McAndrew. Mr.. Dale said that
he preferred not TO answer the ques-
tion because his memory was too vague
on the matter He said up to two years
ago McAndrew had received no money.
McAndrew had demanded no money
from him but he didn't want to say
whether or not he had demanded any
from anyone else.
NEVER BRlBED MORRIS.
Mr.. Dale in response to a query said
that he had never bribed NJ. V. Morris.
He had given him presents of con-
demned brick ana so on. He said he
put money in the fight for the election
of the late A. i. Lidstone as council
man from the Thirteenth ward. lie
had put money into every election for
the last forty years, he said.
Then Mr.. Newcomb began a series OF
rapid fire questions in a futile effort
to get Mr., Dale to admit that he had
directly given money to councilmen or
that they had demanded 1t from him.
He couldn't remember any further
back than two years. lie had treated
them literally and they had limited
indirectly that he should be SO treat
ed but nothing further.
He had talked to Select Councilman
Y. &. Melvin, but the latter had de-
mandcd no money, Iie might have
given him a present, such rs a box
of cigars. He had "A habit of doinC
that, He couldn't say that Select
Councilman Schroeder had come in for
a share Of the Sl,200 or not. Schroeder
was expected to vote for the com
pany's interests, but had gone over tn
the other side. Mr.. Dale said he had
probably stated that Schroeder had
got n bigger price from the other side.
"Now," said AIr Newcomb, eve
want to clear up this McAndrcw mat
tel VIII you state that YOU never
placed 4 certain fund in third party's
hands, with the understanding that
part of it was to and did so to Nc
AnureW."
Il never gave any money to Nlr. Me-
Aulre\v lirprtlv"