New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-07-02

peculiar attitude of certain clerks and minor
officials in the Dock Department toward the
District Attorneys office. He has been IN
formed over and over again that Joseph Egan
sent his bulkhead rental to the office by mes
senger, and that no one knew the messenger.
His assumption that he was being told the truth
by certain minor officials in the department
caused him serious loss of time in trying to find
Joseph Egan. John Fleming has informed Mr..
Clarke that he OFlemng) knows all about Egan.
In fact. Mr. Fleming himself for more than
year has regularly paid Egan's rent to the
cashier of the Dock Department and Mr.. Flem-
ing is thoroughly we'll known to the old en-
ployes in the Office. Apparently Mr. Murphy's
friends in the department thought it wise to
shield Mr.. Fleming by saying that the money
for Egan's lease rental always came to the office
by unknown messenger. Dock Commissioner
Hawkes. who has done his utmost TO further the
efforts of the District Attorneys office. has be-
gun an investigation Of his own office. Several
of the men who misled Mr. Clarke are Civil
Service employees and protected in their posi-
lions.
Ex-secretary Burke and John Fleming will be
examined to-day before Justice Mayer. Mr..
Clarke still is hunting for the mysterious w. I.
Kidney. lessee of the hundred and thirty
third-st pier. who is supposed to be a dummy
for the Murphys and Gaffneys.
The Copartnership and Corporation pirec-
tory" for 1903, shows that John ]. Murphy
brother of Charles F. Murphy the leader Of
Tammany Hall, is treasurer Of the Steel Clad
Reversible Broom Company. The directory
gives the following list of officers Of the COM
pany: w. I. Kidney. president; John McNally,
secretary; John J Murphy, treasurer; directors.
the officers named and Francis Larkin jr, and
John Gibney. The office of the company is given
as No. 116 Walker-st
In conversation with reporters Mr.. Clarke
said the old Dock Boards handling of the bath
permits was typical Of Its methods AT the One
hundred-and-ffty -ffth-st. baths permit held
by Peter H. Hunt, who for twenty years had
the place. revoked, and a new permit
was issued. The old permit was held in the
name of Annie Smook. The withdrawal of the
permit occurred on April %, 1898, and the build
ings and other improvements were ordered re-
moved. The order not carried out with
sufficient speed to satisfy the Dock Board and
a tug was sent to the scene, and the esta blish-
ment was pulled down. Then a bill of $219 was
sent to the holders of the old permit, but the
Corporation Counsel ruled that it illegal
ALWAYS THE MURPHYs.
The new permit was issued TO Mrs Katherine
Smith. who wanted the old improvements re-
stored This the Dock Board did and present
ed a bin for $777. which was collected. Mrs
Smith held the permit less than a year. when It
was revoked and on March H. 1899, it was
turned to Philip S. Donahue. of No pa
East Twentieth-st. The permit granted for
ten years. with privilege OF renewal, at $3.50 a
year. Donahue is said to be associated with
John J. Murphy in various enterprises.
The One-hundred- and forty ninth-st. baths
permit revoked Just before the old Dock
Board went out OF existence, and on January
assigned to John Monahan for ten years
at $500 a year Mr.. Clarke said to-day that
Monahan represented William H. Burke secre-
tary OF the old board
Mr.. Clarke said IL was not without significance