The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-05-11
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n ...fa .a go called Yesterday and
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- Cuo 4 tho amount f6t he Zee and
$500 tho go On h#lsnce 70 samuel
g.ri..u ~, p"rsohal coun's' Tor
d. l.r 2 N'riv
o IA, d,v Maithsw 7, Meaah"r
..r..i .ri hs rwotr hat 10 had never
-i tho a., p0 or any pan ~ ". lie
..I tis .uImra had NJ comnirrcial Val"c'
,-,r.. o.. uwu,rs ~ M" property were
.,., o.. 81. 4 20 have their low lands hOed
m 81. 10 ~,s 10 thems~lves and That "
vo,. ,lv rad Snl UO for Inc dumps hs was
WA norame ~ the t75.OnO will probably
-, D.. ,atr,ditrd Nr Stapleton showed
y. o,,dY,,nR checks that the money had
,,,i l., Garrison. and Garrison IL now
,,aI While Mr. StApleton was giving
a,,asno. n was brought out that Patrick
,iavss tha W warden Of Kings County Peni-
e,,,a-v.wa-th financial hacker Of MeaEher
4 Monday
Nj, cher was called after Mr.. Staple
had left the stand, and his assertion
that h. had never received any part OF the
90 oo raid for the dumps was listened to
With OBVIOUS surprise by the COMMITTEES.
did you ever authorize Mr., Garrieon
10 all vour interest IN the Brooklyn dumps"
ho vaa esSed by William NJ, WINS, counsel
TO the committee.
NO. sur
.Or to Mr.. Stapleton?'
mo. SIR
And YOU say that you have no knowl-
sdge Of Inc So. 900 transaction and that none
Of that money ever reached your
NO. | never got q cent OF it,
Have YOU used those dumps at any time
since Kennedy got the contraot!-
yes I have used them whenever i wanted
10. They are free dumps and the people
Who own them are glad to a v their land
Alled in. They are not worth 90 cents, and
4 anybody paid 5 5000 for them no bought
gold brick
. thn ouvpara nj tha land To
hmm on their property Inc that these per.
mis- lions had been handed over to his law
var He explained thai hi put no intrinsic
value on these permlssions, but that ne
had obtained them to protect himself In
case any attempt should be mad TO inter-
fere with him dumping.
After he had left the stand and was walk
ing from the room Meagher was heard TO
say, I am going over to Brooklyn to start
on A hunt after that $50 900. l guess L am
entitled to some Of that easy money.
Later in the day Mr.. WINS asked William
Rand, DR., Commissioner Woodbury. coun-
sci, II he had any doubt about the $50, 1000
transaction being an indiotable offence.
Mr.. Rand replied that he had some doubt,
and Mr.. WINS remarked Il have some
doubt, too. as to whether II 10 an indictable
matter, but / think there is no question that
II provides ground for revoking the Brook
bn ash removal contract
10 CIct III tio puil'tp ofubO
nedy was taken into account by the city in
fixing the terms of the contract which was
awarded to Kennedy. 1t was agreed by
both counsel to send transcripts OF the evl-
dence relating TO the $50 900 to the District
Attorney, and also to the Mayor and h
Corporation Counsel.
Attention was drawn at yesterday hear
ing to the other $25 900 episode, the eum
which Kennedy swore on Wednesday. had
been demanded I ON him for political OBJ
hgations." Martin w. Iittleton, who was
Kenne iy's legal adviser when he wa Geek
ing the contract; was called by Mr.; I
Mr., Littleton told Of negotiations he bad
conducted with Anthony n. Brady on be-
half Of Lis client. and then Mr., wins asked:
Was there not one interview In which IL
was stated by Mr.. Brady that whatever sum
was agreed upon for the assignment OF the
contract there would have to be a deduction
Of s25, oOo?"
4 think my information on that subject
frst came from Mr., Kennedy Mr.. Little
ton replied.
Answering other questions; tho witness
taid that the reason why he had stated In
his letter to Kennedy that the s25, 900 was
wanted 70 pay for political obligations was
because he could NOT zee any other obiga-
ton for which the money was wanted. MT.
l~ittleton said no also thought that the obi
cation had some reference to Senator
McCarren,
Nhy?' Mr.. Wins asked.
Because Mr.. Brady had told me that
Gov. Flower and himself had discussed
the question Of putting the contract under
the care Of the railroad company. In that
connection it was brought to my attention
that Senator McCarren had been Interested
IN, the matter from the beginning. But
] have no recollection that Mr.. Brady ever
mentioned that the money was to go to
senator McCarren."
sid Mr.. Brady ever tell you TINT II
Kennedy did not pay the money he would
have 10 pay it?"
/ have no such recollection
Did BRADY ever say he would pay 1t
u Kennedy did not?'
l don't remember that he did; my only
recollection r. Of the matter was that there
was q suggestion to deduct $25,o 0 from
n pay It" ..-
On what grounds did you protest
against the payment"
The grounds Of protest were that It
vas an unjust demand and oppressive
70 my, client, and / probably characterized
IN the heat Of political strife as o political
Among the other witnesses heard by
the committee was Borough President
noier. The purport Of his evidence was
mai the American Railway Traffic Com
nny was not living up to its contract,
and ma he would bring suit against the
.ompany Il 1t did not conform 70 the condi,
ION OF the contract. MIR. Coler also said
,m II the company refused To continue
.ne contract Brooklyn was reeourceful
enonSh to find other outlets for the dis
position Of its ashes and refuse.