The sun., 1901-05-25
NEVINS SWEARS DENIAL:
FORMER FIRE CHIEF NEVER TOOK
EWING'S ALLEGED $4,000 BRIBE.
The Brooklyn Politician Fiatiy Con'radicts
Testimony Given by the President of tho
Pneumaticfirc Alarm TsIcgraph COMPANY.

The Brooklyn Politician Fiatiy Contradic's
Testimony Given by the President Of tho
Pneum attic Fire Alarm Telegraph Company.
There was a hearing in Room PA, q
william street. yesterday morning, IN the
case Of Albert Goldstein against IN" Pneu-
matte Fire Alarm Telegraph Company,
In which Thomas F. Neyins WAS put through
sharp cross-examination concerning
some remarkable statements made under
oath by Bernard NJ. Ewing President OF
the Pneumatic Kiro Alarm Telegraph Com
pany, which statements practically
amounted to an accusation that Mr.. NevnS
had received a tribe Of $4,000 to advance
the interests Of the company which Mr.
Ewing represents. II was IN the course
OF his testimony in the Court Of Chancery,
Jersey City. on April IS. that Mr.. Ewing
made these charges in explanation OF an
expenditure Of $4,000. which he said he
had made for the pneumatic company
Mr.. Ewing on tlns occasion swore that ne
went TO see Mr.. Nevins. who formerly was
Chief of the Brooklyn Fire Department
and was and still sone of Hugh McLaugh-
Inns right-hand men, 10 enlist Mr., NrNihs
ineuence with the New York Fire Depart
ment in behalf OF the Pneumatic Fire Alarm
Telerraph Company. Mr.. Ewing swore
that nj this interview he and Nlr. Nevins
were unable to come 10 nm agreement;
that Mr. Nevins wanted n cash salary OF
IS. .o0o a year. which Ewing did not want to
give whereas, MIR Nevins did not want to
accent for his services the $1,000 stock M
the Pneumatic Fire Alarm Telegraph Com
peny which Mr.. Ewing did want to give.
Then according to Mr.. Ewing, Golds'ein
brought man whom he Ewing supposed
WAS the representative of Thomas ! Aevlns.
To this person. Mr.. Ewing swore that b"
rave an envelope containing ten sl,uoO
bills. which 1t was his understanding wero
TO 90 10 Mr.. Nevins for the purpose Of
inducing Mr.. Ncvins to use his influence
with the Gamevcll Fire Alarm Telegraph
Company. and. through that company,
with the New York Fire DEPARTMENT, Ia
favor of the Pneumatic Fire Alarm Ic!e-
graph Company.
Mr.. Ewing swore that he was utterly
ignorant Of the identity Of the person TO
whom he handed the envelope incloslng
the ten 81, 900 bills. M that he knew about
him. he swore was that Goldstein repre-
sented him az being a factotum Of Mr.,
Nevins.
Az the time Of the publication of thi1
story in The Sun on May Mr.. Ncvins
distinctly and emphaticaIly denied all Of
these allegations Under oath yesterday
Mr. Nevins again fatty denied everything
to which Mr Ewing had with equal positive
ness sworn on April Is The only one Of
Mr. Ewing's statements which he admitted
had a grain Of truth WAS the statement
that Mr.. Ewing and Mr. Goldstcln had
upon one occasion called upon him, NcvinS
at his Office In Brooklyn
Mr. Nevins sworo that on th" occasion of
This visit there was no talk OF any salary 10
him for representing the Pneumatic Fire
Alarm Telegraph Company, that her" was
no talk Of any transfer 70 him Of $1,000
worth OF the stock ~ that company that
he had never received $40 ool nor any other
sum either in person or through a repre-
sentative from MIR. Ewing or from ANYBODY
representing the Pneumatic fire Aarm
Telegraph Company Mr Nevius further
testified that he was in no way interested
In the Gamowe Firo Nlarm IcIograIf,
Company and did not even own any stock
In that concern.