New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-04-23

a yAGTTE WAY-MAYOR AND COMMITS
s1oNFR- HAWKES. DEMONSTRATING
William W. Brauer, president Of the Willlarh
W. Brauer Steamship Company, with OFFICES a.
No. Is whitehall-st-. charges that he was asked
20 nav $4,000 as a bride in consideration of
which he was to have received the exclusive use
Of the Thfrty-fourth-st. pier North River or one
equally as good. for entire year
Lyman Z. Warren counsel 10 the hrduei
Steamship Company, at a hearing before 3daSof
Low ct the City Hall yesterday. said that the
old system Of biackmail was in operation IN TINS
CITY. and that President Brauer was ap-
preached" with proposition to pay sfoVVo ~ d
Mr. Dady, of Brooklyn, in order 10 get 'he MIN
of q pier the company wanted.
Investigation by Tribune reporter Yesterday
sbous thai the connection of Mr.. Dady WITH
the alleged transaction is wholly based upon
hearsay.
President Brauer was induced to pay 5000 TO
private persons for what he thought was 10 DE
the exclusive use Of Pier No 30. East hlNe''
although he should have known as steamship
man that this pier is a public per- anu
that no private parties could guarantee lis eN-
elusive use This $500 was paid on February
q last 70 William l. Bowman OF NO o. wan
st Mr. Brewer holds Mr.. BowTnan's receipt fof
The sum named, and the entire TRANSACTION
which by the way, Dock Commissioner ha"heS
admits is questionable. has been laid before 'ie
District Attorney and Mayor Low MI brauer
has been asked to make specific charges agalilS'
lanes J. Fleming. dockmaster involved III Inc
transaction but has refused to comply with the
request Fleming tried on March - Oh
charges based on the statement OF Mr. BTaueI'
end IN his answer TO the commissioners COM
ria.nt alleging neglect of duty and maifeasahce
q, office denied nearly all Of the material state
rnents made by Mr. Brauer. The case Is MOI
closed. however so far Dockmaster Fleming
ss concerned and Fleming is likely 70 lose MS
position this week
SOUGHT TITUS'S AID
Mr. Brauer needed a pier for the exclusive use
of his boats He thought he was gong 10 get
the West Thirty fourth-st. pier, but DID not me
Dock Department giving preference 10 the l'al-
ian line. He was compelled 10 use lile PuDii0
-,er No. 80. East River near which Is the Cen
trail Vermont Railways pier John IL "allehe'
is an agent OF the Central Vermont Rall"a!
cor,nany and w L. Bowman Is a business ac-
,,,a,ntance of both Galleher and Mr. Brauer-
MIR. Brauer says that Mr.. Bowman came 10 MN
prior to February 81, and told him thal ne
could give him the exclusive use OF Pier NO 90
for a certain sum Mr. Brauer old not IKE we
aopearnnce Of the transaction. and called IN 'he
sid OF Captain Titus. of the Police Department
who detailed Detectives Gargan and TINKER
,nunicat1or,- either oral by telephone with MI
prauer. whatever was said was taken down by
a stanographer After considerable discussion
and the arrangement Of details over the 'ele
nhone Mr. Bowman visited the office OF MI
Rsauer on February %. and Mr. BraueT palo
him the $780, as before stated. MI brauer says
that the agreement was that he should nave 'lie
exclusive use Of the pier.
peculiar phase OF the transaction comes III
,3gbt here. Bowman, according to the papers on
era q, Commissioner Hawkes. Office. paid over
20 Mr. Galeher $500 OF the SI'Rl retaining the
other 500 for his services, Mr. Galleher N
71,rn maid to Dockmaster Fleming the legitimate
wharfage fees due to the city for the month Oh
February amounting 10 $162.'O retaining the
balance When Galleher was sert for by DIS
tr.ct Attorney Jerome he told Mr. Jerome that
there was an agreement between MIN ana
Rrauer that he should provide wharf space LOT
p-aper on a ejaculation. lie safG re had an idea
q. the average amount OF tonnage the Brauer
people handled in this city. and thought II eouid
ne accommodated at profit at an expense OF
less than $500 month. He said he Was pre-
psred 10 hire extra wharfage space if there mad
no. beer enough at Pier No. 33 He declares that
there was no agreement TO give the Brauer PEG
ple exclusive use Of the pier. and that Brauer
knew lust what he was getting when he paid
the $500 When Mr. Galeher was seen at his
office yesterday he said:
This Mr. Warren's statement is lie. 1t is
,,nfr-ue from beginning 10 end. l don't know
Ny Warren i have often been In the bfauer
Steamship Company's office, and Know MT
Rrauer If Bowman was ever sent out 10 90
business with politicians and the ike you may
he sure Rrauer sent him.
Lyman z. Warren. who is Tioe-president OF
-bo Fsrauer Steamship Company, appeared at
hearing Yesterday morning instigated by DOCK
Commissioner Hawkes.. Mr. Hawkes. desired
that those opposed to the Brauer companys ap-
ylicarion 10 make Pier 30 East River closed
nier should be heard. Mr.. Warren spoke OF
+be difference between the Dock Commissioner
and the president Of the line. and then SAID
that he thought this business admins
traitor. which allowed no base influences TO in
-erfere with public business. Then he said
looking at the Mayor:
1--WE have been approached about pier. and
have been told that could get pier for the
payrlent of money
You have made those charges before IN
terrupted the Mayor. What DO you mean ny
making such statements here without substan-
tiating them? I have told you If you made spe-
cifc charges they would be investigated.
Mr. Warren got angry at this.
MR. BRAUER'S STATEMENT
M Barnes of the Produce Exchange. ar
rred against the granting of the use of the pier
m IRE Brauer company. Superintendent Smith
Of the Maritime Exchange also opposed the
plan. Representatives Of Crane & Clark. luH-
Der dealers and Dunbar Brothers also spoke in
opposition to the application, and said closing
the pier might drive them out OF business.
When Mr.. Brauer was seen at his office, in
WhitehaIi-st-, he made the following statement:
II Is perfectly all that Mr. Warren SAID about
Az arternut 10 get out of $4,000 for the Of
? p:er i have a mass of evidence in hand. and it
viii be used In a legal action against the person
that we consider crimnally responsible. From the