The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-05
JURY DIDN'T SWEAR CASSIDY.
SOUE or THE Reasons Why No
INDICTUENT WE'RE FOtND.
The DiStric; Attorney Reported 10 Have
been Extremely Dcfcrrn'al to the
Borough President and His Inderllnss
n How the rayrolis were Juggied'


How the rayrons were Juggied.
t...,. Ia o,,oens
Inc lal'I'' VI '''' ,''"i',' -, o. con,
county 10 pi"'@ W. '-''' ~
neouoh WIN l's' u', 81.
shocking cohe!.l"n "'''" NM
ana nus buNohE '"i " ',',,,.
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hres " inat oor"uRl w. '''' ''' .,,,oria,.
up or ooi!7'oe'a'' ''.S ~, 80, 49,,
in the various 'o"i7 vi ''r ,'-' ~, n,a
no one seemed R'", s.' 49,,
outcome OF 'n' "'l''' ''i - ,..,.,
Apparently 'Ni ..,i.i,,,
given up nope OF 'St'''I's Wv ~,
oi halrs III 'i'' PuO'.' ,I'', I, -
Legislature Steps ~ W "''' ,,,,;.,
ielt that nothing ''.,''' L -, II,
by comntlee Oh cue '',,''''' VI ~
wlli ever pt'hR 10 uR''
AFFAIRS IN the borough. ,.,.
II was IS'.i'eH 'u, '',.' .n,'..,., ,,arrotio
was one OF tne most 49,.
ana lhuef"nur'i. e''' - ,-,r,, 10 cor
county ana EeO l'' ih'''''''''o' Ia
tam influence against ".''u VIZ IT,
not contend were io'o'u ~ o'',''.,'. ,a,i,,.,,
selves win Iliu l''''i' ','''''' -,
CASSIDY or 'rotIn -. LIE.
she conditions OF 'he i""'' 80
theH charge' ana ~ i'"'
boaru OF E9''ii"'e' ed 900.
District Attorney Gregg liOlr79eN
terday TO be indignant at the inpulallon
TINT he had not done his full duty IN the
,,ar yo, ,,,c,,t,ers or the Grand jury
No. 4, ,,reat 1eoI night
continue l" iii,i7. 'I"' "a -,
been accomplished to"dIu ici" iIiihs
the public service had he pushed the m
vestigation with the zeal that Is naturally
,.'7,,,, go, ,i,, ,,,;oiaI who ~ aupDo.ed
~ - ,I,a,,,l 1.-Two ,rafters
tospanu etN't,i' 'iiV 90 -,
When the Grand jury hlSt oISanl"e"
il was known that the members, OF at least
a mn ioritv of them. were eager 10 probe
~ ,noc,a,;,ns ,r,do concerning the con-
'uc "'' nm. -. ,l,,,,,,d
dltioh OF tie l""iN ""''N-"A''
by Justice Garretson yet IL j. salu tna' the
District Attorney occupied their attention
,i,h hi. own ooses as lon, IA he could and
49, -, H., ~ ~, ,,,,,,., ia rroaeut he
thal "heh ne '''N Az "'y' W. -
suddenly got hurY e7r"ielc' 4''' us ''''
Investigation of The doings OF CASSIDY aud
Cronin TO an assistant who had been in
orico I'm, g, ,,optb md ,yas not at all familiar
once pu' '',o''1' 'i''' "'3 'o' %' 80 ''''
with thc ilell'I UuHe' uI''
IT Is also asserted mat on severn! ooca7ioie
when MIR Gregg himself was present and
uben u,it,hc -eryants were under eNarni-
n.tio, be eoied most unnccountably 10
',t'""' 81"
IouoW up qu'9''ul7 Pun ~ ''-'-''' ''
the Grand Jury that would doubtless nave
led To telling disclosures. lie also declined
10 press witnesses when they got them-
selves tangled up in endeavoring TO eN-
plain the apparent discrepancies IN the
pavrolls of the Bureau OF f.lldings
But most remarkable OF all, ~ Is sald,
was the conduct of the District Attorney
toward President Cassidy when ne appeared
before the jury. &r tregg, 10 l. said IN
formed the members OF tie exalted charac-
ter Of the Office Alr Cassidy holds and
minated that II would be m the nature
Of a reflection upon the dignity OF the
Borough President to put him under odth
or 20 allow the stenographer in the room
while ~ was giving his testimony.
SO the stenographer was excluded, Mr..
Cassidy was not sworn and tie testimony
he gave found no place IN the records Of
he proceeding. MT Cir ~, Do rs SAID,
made the Same plea for Cronin and that Off
cial was not PINT under Oath. some OF the
jurymen sought the advice OF Justice Gar
retson on the matter however, and the
result Tas that Cioliu was recalled and
compelled TO repeat mis- testimony under
oath.
Among the most Interesting Witnesses
examined were the foremen and assistant
foremen in the Bureau OF Buildings The
time books which they produced were all
brand new and showed no evidence OF hav-
ing been written NJ from day to day as the
alleged labor entered in them was per-
formed In at least one instance whore he
time entered for q mechanic did not agree
with the entry in the books Of the bureau
the whole line across was erased.
In the army OF cleaners and laborers
the name Of but one carpenter was found
When the Jury visited the Town Hall At
Jamaica thew discovered this man at work
building shelves for Surrogate Noble. an
official OF an entirely different department
Al the same time the ilir~y discovered Tint