The evening world., 1913-07-08

man came Over and M. CcmaaAa intro.
duced me 70 him His name was Alfred
j. johnson. and ne Wa. ~ I undsr.
stood II At the tine
Mr.. 0tanchfield 0ntseruptinS1. no,
what was said. Mr.. Conpoliyr'
The witnsss-oh. I BEG your parton.
Why. Mr.. Cohalan introduced mo 10
him and said. "This 10 the man that
will do that work In the department.
that repair work on engines and boilers.
pumps. &C.," and he-Mr. Cohalan--
stated that was willing 70 pay that
percentage, and, In fact, he mSh toned
II. 10 per cent on the bills. and johnson
Acted
Mr.. stanshasid (intsrruyting)-No
Just what he said.
The Witnsss-what johnson saidf
M. Ksiiosg-Thsy don't want you to
say how he acted: anything that he
saA you can tell.
cohALAN TAKES HIM TO OAK
1--we OFFICE.
TIE witness: "Oh. I see. Well. john
son STATED. I believe. that he believed the
matter to be nxsd up. He then left the
office and after five minutes Mr.. Coha.
Ian out on his hat and told me to come
along with him. and We went to the Of
fees Of the Department Of Water Sup
ply. Gas and Electricity In the Park
Row Building. on the seventeenth moor.
~ recall it-no. I am mistaken there;
thint u was the nineteenth noor."
Q. What happened when you got
thsrsf A. Why. he brought me right
into Commissions Oakisy's once and
introduced me 70 Commissions Oakley.
Q. whsa you Say "he" you mean
Cohaisnf A. Judge Cohsian brought
me into Mr.. Oakiey's private ONCE and
introduced me - the man which 10 for
the department work. and Mr.. Oakley
said: "wsll. have known Mr.. Con-
molly for Q great many Year," Thsn
NJ. Oakley spoks about my mechanical
sAiii In that regard, and I told him the
kind Of WORK ] had been doing for .
great many ysars In and about New
Yorak. And he said: well. We will zee
what can BE- done for you" Then Mr..
0ohaian took me across into Commits
sionse ooodwtns room and Introduced
me 70 Commissioner Goodwin. Deputy
Commissioners Goodwin. and that 10 the
Arst time ever recall meeting Mr..
Goodwin. Mr.. cohaian stated that
from now on Mr.. Connolly was to DO
that work that WorthinEton and the
Blake people had been doing. the re-
pair work, and that was about the entire
substance Of the conversation ~ re-
call Il.
Connolly said that under his agree.
ment with Cohaian, his concern got con.
tracts from the Department OF Water
Supply, Gas and Electricity Of the value
Of over $4,000 and for the Bureau OF
Public onicss and Buildings 10 the value
Of more than t1i.ooo. Connolly Identified
bills rendered to the city and paid and
come Us these were read into the record.
Then these bills were checked up against
q copy Of . statement which. Connolly
said. ne submitted 10 Cohalan as .
memorandum OF profits on city work.
PAGES MIGHT HAVE BEEN IN.
sgRTeD LATER, COUNSEL SAYS.
The prosecution produced letter
press copybook containing what pur.
ported to be copy Of a statement made
by Connolly. and submitted TO Cohaian.
showing Cohalan's profits on . H per
cent. basis on work done for the city
By the Victor Heating Company.
John n. stanchneid called Attention
to the fact that the copy was on tho
last two pages remaining In the book.
that tho pages preceding ana follow
ing those two had been torn out that
:he statement bore no date and that
the name OF cohaiAn ala not appear
on t.
HE Connolly might have put that
IN ysstsrday." said counsel for the de-
fsnsA
why ala you COPY tina. in the back
Of the book instead OF the regular or
derr' asked Deputy Attorney General
KELLOGG.
because I considered u . shady
Transaction" replied Connolly slowly
and imprsssiveiy."
books covering the period during which
he claims to have been paying cohaian
. commission on city work BE- pro-
duced. Connolly said his concern was
In the hands Of the Sheriff from March
TO August. 1910. and when he got his
effects back some OF the books we're
missing. Al the books Connolly could
show were PLACED in evidence.
TRYING TO GET IN A erATg.
MENT or coHAlAN'S PROFITS.
An attempt was made to get into the
evidence. IN the shape OF . statement
from Connolly. the amount Of the pro-
hts due to Cohalan undsr the IS per
cent agreement Connoly said he had
submitted Q written memorandum to
Cohaiani showing part Of these pronts.
but he couldn't recall the exact
amount The committee refused 70
permit him 10 give an estimate Of the
amount
mr. Cohaian." said Connolly. had
the memorandum In HE hand. We
looked II over and he ssaa he thought
he ougnt 20 have more prodt~
I'VE call on tho respondent 70 produce
that original. statement" satd Deputy
Attorney General Ksllogy.
The respondant mover cav any such
. ststemsnt." rejoinsd Air. 6tan0laasld.