The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-07-01
JEROME GIYES OUT A LETTER
TO "DEAR COLONEL" FROM CRAM,
WITH NO COMMENT.

Loads or stone Fsr Meyer and boin,eur
John Fleming Genes Out OF Dock
Board Investigation Room GLAD to
KNOW Hes Allve---Does lie BACK Egan
Out OF heap Of Dock Department papers
which he examined yesterday, District
Attorney Jerome extracted a letter which
he gave out for publication. Mr.. Jerome
declined to make any comments on this
letter. and the person to whom II was sent
he will not name. The letter, which Ia
written on tho regular official paper OF the
Department Of Docks and Ferries, is as
follows:
April 10. 1000
agreed upon the Counsel to the Corporation
call upon you in day or two to agree upon
the price. J. SERGEANT CRAM.
Mr.. Cram was president OF the Dock
Board at the time this letter was written.
A reporter who went to see Mr.. Cram last
night missed him.
John Fleming Of the contracting firm
Of Brown 4 Fleming, which got so much
business from the Murphy Meyer Cram
Dock Board between 1897. and 1901 on
"treasurer's orders" was examined by Mr..
Jerome and Assistant District Attorney
Clarke before Justice Mayer. That Mr.
Fleming had anything but pleasant time
Of it was indicated by the why he mopped
his perspiring brow with large bandaDa
handkerchief when he left the courtroom
and remarked in tired voice TO friend
who was waiting for him:
We'll, thank goodness, I'm still alive
Although the testimony given before
Justice Mayer is supposed to ,be secret,
when Mr.. Jerome and Mr. Clarke left the
courtroom they were both beaming.
Mr.. Fleming was the only witness ex-
amined at any length. William II.
Burke. who will be the star witness OF
Mr.. Burke is the old secretary Of the Dock
Department, and he will be asked 10 throw
light on lot Of transactions that look
queer now.
Another witness to respond to subpoena
yesterday was James McDermc.t, the i'll
ventor OF reversible broom. which IL
manufactured by the Steel Clad Reversible
The mysterious William I. Kidney, who got
pier leases from the old Dock Board, which
were turned oyer TO the Gaifney- Murphy
New York Contracting Company, is the
president Of this company, and In an eff
fort to serve subpoena ON him the Dis
trict Attorneys subpoena servers served one
on Mr.. MoDermott. Mr.. McDermott WAS
asked few questions about the COM
pany with which he IL associated, and about
MIR. Kidney. Then he was allowed TO 70.
10 Is understood that Mr.. Kidney will ac-
cept service and will testify before Justice
Mayer, Coincident with the discovery Of
Mr.. Kidney il was learned by Mr. Clarke
hat h.,v,,. k,..S Ia. n...l
treasurer Of Mr.. Kidneys company IL q
Tammany politician OF some note In the
good old Eighteenth Assembly district.
and has an undertaking establishment At
400 Third avenue.
When Mr.. Fleming came ont Of Justice
Mayors chambers he was asked about his
testimony. He took several long breaths
and then said:
Il gave no testimony that would reflect
in any way ON the old Dock Department.
fleet on II II wanted to, because don't
know, anything against i. know, that
I'm alive and that's all I'm glad to know
that, can tell you
l.. Latin Kellogg sent in word to Mr.
Clarke that he represented Brown Il Flem-
ing and wanted to be present at the ex-
animation Of Mr., Fleming. He wss ad-
mitted. When asked 10 make a statpment
after the hearing he said;
AS counsel for Brown Fleming can
say that l have no information in my
possession that will reflect in any way Oh
the old Dock Board. We had no privileges
outside OF what Ii customarily granted to
persons who have dealings with tho Dock
Department l do not care to talk about
Mr., Jennings examination. He was
questioned u good deal about the lease
Of pier II, but beyond that do not care to
say anything just now"
NJ Ia -. ~. -
az all. but Mr.. Jerome said plainly sus-
picions had been aroused some time ago
by the Joseph Esan lease Of the bulkhead
between Twenty eighth and Twenty-ninth
streets, On the North River, Mr.. Egan,
when questioned on this q. the last hearing,
declined to answer questions on the ground
that answers might tend t, incrlminate
him.
I'VE are satisfied now" ssid Mr. jerome.
that the person who has pn.d rent for
this Egan pier ia John Fleming OF Brown
Il Fleming. You will notice that ex Senator
O'Sullivan is counsel for both Egan and
Fleming.
We have discovered that in the gen.
erosity Of his soul, and with the idea OF
Mr.. Fleming has sent around from his
various piers loads Of stone for the beautify-
inS of certain country homes. Mr.. Larry
Delmour got load Of stone for his place
on City Island. Peter +. Meyer, who was
on the old Dock Beard, which gave Mr.
Fleming so many nice pier leases got load
OF stone for bis country ..laoe al Ms,paro-
neck. Then there ia a gentleman named
Mulvaney OF Tammapy persuasion and
another. John McDoneugh OF the Tax
Department who got loads OF stone. II
il alleged that they paid for the loads Of
stone and that records OF the payments
should have been made. We have vet 10
fnd the records OF payments for these loads
Of stone. Mr.. Flenicg says they were
deliverod In the course ~ his regular bGsi-
to-day
Il is understood that Mr.. Fleming will
appear again tomorrow before Justice
Mayer and that possibly his partner Charles
A. Brown. with whom he II at daggerp
drawn, will be summoned
SPENCER'S PLEA INSANITY.