The evening world., 1914-01-27
GAFFNEY DEPOSIT
OF $4,000 IN BILLS
PUT IN EVIDENCE
Records From the Fifth Ma.
tional Bank Explained to the
Grand Jury. r
SHAW BACK ON STAND.
Further Effort Made to Learn
Who Handled the S4t,25O
Patterson Fund. +
SHAW BACK ON STAND.

6dttcTSO0 TuIlQ.
The Grand Jury made an exhaus-
tive study Of James r. 0affney's 10.
count In the Fifth National Bank
this afternoon. In this the Grand
Jury had the assistance Of . repre-.
sentative Of the bank who brought
with him transcripts Of Mr.. Gaffnsy's
accounts taken from the books and
several original deposit slips describ.
ing mon6y deposited by Mr.. CARNEY.
The deposit slips were examined With
special reference to . deposit OF 5000
In $1,000 bills on or about the date
which marked the payment Of ell.2so
to somebody in New York BY the Pat
tsrson contracting concern Of Pitts
burgh. The District.Attorney has
been Informed that 0affney got that
81. $50 and divided II with others. but
The Identification Of Mr.. Carney has
been lacking.
Other witnesses called to-day were
Charles N. Chadwick. Chairman Of the
Board Of Water Supply; James q.
shaw. dealer In stone. Of No. - Cort-
land street. who was tho Stakeholder
Of the e%i.3s0. and Dennis OLsary
Cohalan. Q brother Of Justice Daniel
r. Cohalan and Surrogate John Coha-
Ian.
Peter J. scully. formerly telephone
operator In Shaw's once was called TO
sstablish the fact that frequent tels-
phone connections had been made be-
tween the "staksholdsr's" once and
that Of James Il. Carney.
Benjamin Barker. eo-receiver with
Mr.. shaw Of the bankrupt PAttsrson
concern was another witness. The Oh.
jsct in calling Mr.. Barker was not re-
vealed.
QUESTIONED ABOUT oiLLEsPig
AND PATrGksoN coNTRAcro.
Mr.. Chadwick. after waving I'm
munity. was questioned ~ to the
Gillespie Company contract on the
CatskiIl eiphon and that Of Patterson
\ Company. which was Contract No.
-. He was asked to give the name
or names Of those who recommended
the award OF the contracts TO these
two Arms. which were not the lowest
bidders. and tho reasons assigned by
thoss who % recommended them.
The District.Attorney understands
that the bravo Company. which was
the lowest bidder. was In some sort OF
financial trouble at this time and
withdrew ~ BIZ rather than suffer
rejection.
The Snare = Trisst Company. which
put In . bid 1850 lower than that Of
the Patterson Arm. did not get the
eoutfact because. II u said. they had
fallen behind In the performance Of
some other work.
The testimony Of Mr.. Shaw was
sought In order that The Grand Jury
might learn whether o. not his mem.
sry was any frsshsr than formerly
- 70 the identity OF the man to
whom he delivered eli.1so Of the Pat.
tsssoa Company's funds lett with him
b. Q man OF ~ nAns Of Corcoran
- purehass money for the award Of
Coatsast No. =.
COULDN'T N9MGMO9N ABOUT
oAPpNgv At FlRor.
Ths last time Mr.. shaw testified
be couldn't for the life Of him 70.
member to whom he had turned over
the money. Nobody In the District
Attorneys odlos know to-day
whether Mr.. ehaw's memory has
bssn refreshed since last week.
Mr.. CohAian was asked In reference
20 . story given by him TO . news
paper reporter attacking the standing
Of The Hanger oontraoting Arm OF
Richmond. ~. for the alleged pur-
poes Of frishtsnins the Arm into CIV.
ing up $4,000 TO James 4. 0A6nsy
for expert advios" on contracts.
The snsinssrs who wsrs consulted
BY the Board Of Water Supply In thu
Psttsrsen and gillespie oootracti
were william n. Burr. professor Of
engineerinS q Columbia Univeraity
who had already been before III
GRAND Jury; Alfred Noble and J. n
Freeman.