The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-29
CHARGES AGAINST GRESSER
uIIOR READS rAEN lND
~ iITS RTNER DETAILS.



P'e-d "r' dresser oi Queens were aid
ts'o'e Mayor GayRor yesterday by Com
MISSIONER ~ Accounts FOsiick. and
,,-~-set himself was summoRe,i over 60
Manhattan and Questioned about them for
On hoT The Mayor did not act ON the
charge. bat Is waiting FOR supplementary
report which will bs handed to him TO-DAY
Nv COMMISSIONS Foadick. So far n.
could b learned the Mayor thousht thai
the case a. presented yesterday was in.
complete. particularly a. the chief witness
against GresseT was q man who seemed 20
;" n 'hs same boat. n the Mayor sisc;c,ea
d, sct he will probably do IL today after
h has rec~ived the second report az Com.
missioner Fosdick. a report that will en-
body TRANSCRIPTS OF the examination ,,nssrv
cath which Mr.. Fosdick pat or.-.~r
through iast evening
The principal evidences in the repor, con-
Gems chsck for go which ought TO have
heen raid out TO meet the salary Of n
sever inspector and which t 10 alleged va.
banded to dresser by one Of HE ofsciaI..
Testimony was taken that an inspector
80 never employed And paid. bus that an
efort vas made when the inveati m tion
came On TO have q city inspector report
that he had been assigned to do the in.
spection work on the sewer. Mr.. Fo.dicL
also asserts that President Greaser levied
Ss'--smenis on the borough employees
Tor campaign funds. winch il a mis-
". -rl.anor
TIE report says In part that in accord.
A''H Win the Charter IL il customary
Tor 'he applicant Cor a permit to build
n prvs's sewer TO deposit a check with
M '"'"r bureau for an amount which |
= - 'stima'ed will paw the salaries Of |
such nspec;ors - may he necessary TO
Tro'"' The Interests of the citv On |
oc'' h'r 10. 200. Frank , Ca-bc~ry. such
- F7raCer'. HANDED to Nv. Nelson. IN.
ca''i "s.~ u ms Burcau Of Sewers. !
Cr".s i"r 80 10 cover the cstirna I'd cos, |
~ .n--""itnn 81 : v"Ner ne wau.ed 20 build |
H.s "I-'n"-. Louis Dornb Ich signed the |
ne. 10 CO.. eii~d voucher - indorsed !
10. "nh y Nelson AsfarAsthe r.,,ords oF 1
. ~ "'msn' show no inspector was m. |
T''r'"d I'd C:-beTrv and DOrnb.~h srv
trey reyer cav one Nielsen testified |
a. - ~" rCaucst 81 President Gr.4ser
~ had not s1Poinsed an inspector. tina,
ir" s"w"r b.i t"en built absolutely
W'iEoui inspection. and the the 40
I'D b'en baeCsd to Mr Gresser personally
: bis request To GIRnien; his canpa,xn |
res. According 10 Nelson's testimony
ms noncy IVES hE7rcd 10 PrsAssIeDt
Gr"Ss"r in tie la'ter'a priva'N ONCE on
SG' lrtr- afternoon. October -. a, sbo,,
~ o'clock
1cs'6v newman. an inspector OF private
~ -. icstified that some time suhn--
EFT 10 the election he vas aummoned
y" :" Borough Hall by Henry BGcc,l.
q 'falfeur IN the Borough Presidents
nd nd vas asked by some one. he
= o- = not Fey by whom. TO haad in AIMED
reports IN regard 10 tho inspection Of
~" Nadison street sewer. although he
faf ncthin6 whatever 20 do with the
rE''cT These reports he refused 20
rake
Alfred cea'On. Judge Of the Third
District Municipal Court. Queens testi-
t"7 that some time in December, 1910 !
>-v mar Tod him that he hal been re-
! I-s'-'r by somebody in the Borough Han
IN sign 'didevits to the eject tina, he hal
No''ee " wv BttNa d,
er IN MADISON avenue.
'"l-oh ies'Insd thai on October ~. .
'h-n ne handed the 80 inspection fee
~ VIZ dresser. he also gave him S3OO in ,
ash Sh'ch had been collected A. Prs~i-
'"h' "nessers direction from various ,
'mhioyees IN the Bureau 81 Sewers for d.
HnpslSn purposes. He further stated
~" W. dresser had personally requested
nm .' chef clerk OF the bureau To take :
ns'se Ut the assessment Of the out
M" 'oT6e HIS testimony on this point
a. :
% pli - -ay ANYTHING - 20 IN. anount
'7" H-S"-snent' No 1t was under. y
' 'OH every year they gave Ier ~en'
'' .diatte@ ,
~ the yeer salary \ Yes
'lp~ did you send out word nv letter
' HraIiv' 4 Orally would tell
90. vE'n ! saw them.
~ Who we're the mas tha, -ou ..v. yo,,,
o.. 4 IN 4 aa- an IN. ,or.,,sn .
% W., did -o,, "a. IA, - -. 4
o. Mr. dresser expected them to con- !,
y, 10 /,
hl' YOU ksep NM OF thees Who pad
~ Ibid have list. but destroyed 10. y
Nelson testified that he eave dresser ,
2jN mara VAa f,tlowir~ ,.nh .,hl.h :