The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-02-06
s LIVE WIRE is
AFTER MR.. CASKlE
Gives interview Explaining His
Sorrow.
MEMBER HAS NOTHING TosAy
Meeting at coreoran Hall Called OH.
Next Engagement ia Clay
Ward-hasor WILL
Not Go.
Gives interview Explaining His
MEMBER HAS NOTHING TO SAY

Captain Mccarthy gave out a statement
yesterday giving some of the reasons why
he is sorry for Mr. Casl1ie. Mr.. Caskie
had nothing to say the subject when
seen. Mr.. McCarthy's statement is print
ed in full below.
There win be no meeting at Corcoran
Hall tonight. The hall could not be Sc
cured. The next appearance of the Live
Wire, will be at Belvidere Hall on Sat
urday night. Mayor Taylor has been in
vited, but has declined the invitation to
attend. It is said by some of the Mayors
friends that he may not make any
speeches in the canvass.
The struggle is warming up, but Cap
tain McCarthy's line Of fighting seems to
have been diverted from His Ionor's
record to that OF Councilmen, and for
that reason is probably becoming of less
general interest. His interview as to Mr..
Caskie's dealings with the Sinking Fund
Commission, which he styled as one OF
the reasons for his "sorrow. is as fol-
lows:
TALK WITH MIR. CASkIE.
s'Mr. CaSkie seized ME in the City Hail
late in the afternoon OF one day last
week He told me in the most emphatic
and une1uivocal manner that the state
ment made by me in the Academy OF Mu-
sic to the effect that he had caused the
transfer Of $4,000 from the Sinking Fund
balance to the credit of streets general
~ for expenditure on that account, was
an absolutely groundless and false as
sertion; that he would swear In any
presence, at any time, that he never did
such thing, and that to do such thing
would be contrary to his nature and MS
whole private and official life
SAID IT WAS CRUEL
ITO illustrate the intensity OF his
denial OF the charge, he said 1t was as
cruel as if I had charged him with burn
ing his children or mine with hot irons
| for amusement. Though I warned him
| patiently and kindly that he was entire
" at sea, he went on Main Street the next
day and stated to the most prominent
business men on that tfloroughfare that
my charge in the Academy was false ana
groundless.
1.-THE next evening, by appointment, he
met me AND demanded the promised eH-
PLANTATION of my conduct.
INV explanation was made by carrying
him across the hall and showing him th9
he might read it, the records OF JOINT
committee of conference, of which ne
was q member.
WHAT 1T SHOWED.
s:The records showed and he read for
himself that Mr.. Caskie moved to. re
duce the appropriation for the SINKING
fund balance from $4,000 to 100000. and
further on moved to increase the appro-
priation to streets from $4,000 to SlV'oV'-
He was next shown the journal OF the
Common Council of April I. 1897 signed
and certified by himself as president.
which recorded the fact that he left the
chair and strongly urged the aaoptioH
by the Council of the changes ne sus-
gested in committee as above, lie was
then shown the original budget reierfeu
to the committee and the suoet ilt.
budget reported by the committee. snow.
ing reduction by $4,000 of sinking tund
augmentation and increase by $4,000 OF
the appropriation to streets generaliE.
| the original budget showing Si0,Ooo for
| sinking fund and $4,000 for streets, and
| the substitute reported and advocated
by Mr., Caslsie showing S6O,oco for sinking
fund and $4,000 for streets.
SAYS HE DON'T KNOW.
He still refused to confess that he had
rnisrepresented me, and by his card IN
/. the morning papers OF this date declares
| that he knows OF nothing for which
| or he ought to be sorry. I am sorry that
| he declared and repeated on Main Street
| that I had made a false statement, and
| that since I have proved the truth OF
| every word I uttered, he has not done
| himself and me the justice OF correct
| ing the statements he has made con-
corning me-
Il will be glad to show to any citizen
| of Richmond :ndubitable and uncontro-
| vertible recorded evidence Of the abso-
| Lutte truth Of my statement made In the
| Academy of Music concerning Mr..
/ Caskie."
Council Fight.
The meeting at Donahoe's Hall to-
| night promises to be rafting
| affair. The Marshall Ward candidates
| for Council will be present, and Messrs-
| Curtis and Mosby, against whom there
| is some opposition. will endeayor TO re-
move that opposition.
The Old Dominion Democratic CLUB.
| which has been silent up to this point III
| the campaign, is making preparations
for big opening meeting at an early
| date.
| The name Of DR.. Thomas J. Riddell has
been suggested for the Common Council
| from Madison Ward. About fifteen years
| ago he served in that body from jefferson
| Ward and discharged his duty with ELI
| cheney and fidelity.