New-York tribune., 1903-06-23

Charles F. Murphy, J. Sergeant Cram and
Peter F. Meyer are to be accommodated by DIS
trict Attorney Jerome They will be questioned
about the leases granted to political friends by
the old Dock Board. Developments in the Tam
many Dock Board scandal yesterday warranted
District Attorney Jerome in dropping the name
Of John Doe" from the inquiry he and his as
sistant Marshall 3. Clarke making into the
boards doings. The names of Charles F. Muir
ply, J. Sergeant Cram and Peter F. Meyer were
substituted for that of John Doe
This indicates that the inquiry. which was
begun as a result of The Tribune's exposures
of the Tammany Dock Board scandals. will be
directed first against Murphy. Cram and Meyer,
and later against the men to whom were
granted unusual favors in dock leases The
change in the proceeding may compel some
favored lessees to give testimony against mem
bers of the old Dock Board.
CROKER'S FRIEND MAY TESTIFY.
Another startling but at the time ex-
pected, development in the case was the deter
mination of the District Attorney to summon
before Justice Mayer as witnesses John Flem-
ing and Charles A. Brown, of Brown 6, Flem-
ing, a concern which made S1,OO0,OOO in three
years and which, in the opinion of Corporation
Counsel Rves may have some tangible connec-
ton with Richard Croker. Interest in the DOCK
Board investigation is daily deepening, and the
Impression is tAdI LIle II dli 10 ScNDi4iS
hot. District Attorney Jerome said yesterday
Il observe that Mr.. Murphy is quoted as say
ing that the investigation should be an open
one I am lust as anxious as Mr.. Murphy that
Ibis Investigation should be open one, but
the law will not allow it The law says that
no proceedings shall be conducted openly untl
warrants have been issued, and there have been
no warrants issued yet. If Mr. Murphy VIII
furnish the evidence that will justify US IN Is
suing warrants for the arrest of the Old DOCK
Commissioners we will promptly put them IN
iail and we will begin open proceedings at the
earliest possible minute. The Dock Comm1s-
soners could be charged at this time only win
q misdemeanor, but the law makes no distinc-
ton between felony and misdemeanor IN theSe
hearings and all must be secret.
The District Attorneys office yesterday re-
ceived from the Corporation Counsels Office the
naners in the recent action brought by John
Fleming TO dissolve the partnership which has
existed for the last three years between John
Fleming and Charles A. Brown. Fleming is a
personal friend of Richard Croker. Charles r
Murrbv ard Daniel F. Mcmahon. All the leases
granted TO the firm of Brown & Fleming were
granted to john Fleming. Charles A Brown
F1en7ing.s business partner. in an affidavit on
file with the County Clerk says that Fleming
cannot read that he is without education and
that only recently did he become possessed OF
the ability TO write his name
SAYS PARTNER Is IGNORANT.
Fleming in his application for the dissolu-
+ion of the firm says that Brown withdrew
from the firms receipts in less than three years
about S225 900 more than he was entitled to
draw. and Brown i'll making answer to Flem-
ing,s application makes the following statement;
That deponent d5rowni has always been @ me pfin- rim
1oeen the only member of the firm, or personally
connected with the same business, who has any
sIIIjt1- whatever of a financial nature. The de-
nonent has always successfully financed the said
business from its beginning with comparatively no
"a nital whatever. up to the present time, When
thf assets of said business are worth at least one
That the plaintiff CFleming) has always been and
now Is a most valuable man in the sphere IN
which his usefulness has been utilized by the