New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-06-24
Subway A "GOOD THING. .


told Mr. Jerome and Mr.. Clarke on Monday that
his business was that of filler in
on AnrsI 49, 1901. the Dock Department gave
him a contract for filing In behind bulKhead
wall at hundred and-twenty- ninth-st. at
81 500 The contract was witnessed by Wiihanl
H Burke, secretary of the board This ouih-
head Job is in Mr.. Burke's immediate neighbor-
hood Mr. Egan signed his name to his con-
tract in a schoolboy hand that has pronounced
characteristics The Joseph Egan" signed to
the Twenty-ninth-st bulkhead lease is not in
the same handwriting. 1t is said that among
other questions asked Egan by the District AZ
torney was whether these signatures were potH
written by him. He acknowledged signing 'iie
one to the filling in contract, but refused 10
acknowledge the other. the ground that II
might incriminate him.
While Justice Mayer is away on week
trim TO the Thousand Islands Mr.. Clarke VIII
keep digging away at the mass of rather I'M
satisfactory data that has been dumped in on
him
KIDNEY GETS A LEASE.
It was learned yesterday that a certain W. D.
Kidney is wanted. This gentleman with sus
sestion Of the abattoir about him Is said 10 rep
resent the New-York Contracting and Trucking
Company. Like that company, whose president
is John ]. Murphy. Charles brother. he came
into a profitable lease through the old DOCK
Board The subway people do lot OF earth
dumping in the neighborhood of One-hundred-
and-thirty-t hird-st. This circumstance Ola not
escape the vigilant notice OF W. j. Money " iio
applied to the old Dock Board for dumping
board privilege covering two hundred rect On
the north side of the ne-hundred-and-thirty-
third-st pier He got a three years lease at
$500 A year It is estimated to be worth ABOUT
81 900 year.
Assistant District Attorney Clarke yesterday sala
In my opinion the old Dock Board has SHOWN
guilty. knowledge that contracts were let 70 ram
many men at low fgures ny tneir Tnoer Senator
ment of counsel IN TINS case, GrdsSv n
Thomas c. O'Sufvan and John D. lhnoSdS az
peared here. it was said IN the IhteI t lid Dock
Egan, to whom lease was given by the old DoSa a
Board for the bulkhead at Twenty-etghth ana
Twenty-ninth SITS. and the North River Inc tease
was given very low figure Egan IS a youllS
man and could not afford to employ these counsel
In my opinion they represent the ola DOCK P 49,
This investigation is going be very hot and there
are a LOT of Information and afidavits to be win
Why did Egan refuse to acknowledge his sigma
questions here? That is what we want to know
ana is what going to find out we are gong
effort made to Shake down the Erie Railroad
Egan did to the railroad. " mo dldE 1haI Is
what want to know. VINO ala!
When Joseph Egan was called before Justice
Mayer he was asked:
DO YOU know Peter F. Meyer"
81 refuse to answer, on the ground that IL
might incriminate me- he is said to have an
sWered. ,
District Attorney Jerome then excused the
witness from further attendance at the inquiry
District Attorney Jerome says that he con-
siders it q peculiar state of affairs when Murphy
declared he courted inquiry into the conduct Of
the old Dock Board and almost Immediately
afterward Egan refused to TESTIFY.