New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-23


until YOUR retirement from the CIV
service Commissioncrship where dl'
YOU liver Al lived in the summer a
Oyster Bav and in the winter and par
If tho summer at Washington-m M,
home is at Oyster Bay.
Q.-Your residence was at Oyster
Bay? Ayes.
Odd you pay taxes in Oyster
BAY? A.-Yes. 1t may have been tina
for a year or two ] paid taxes IN New
York.
Q.-Where did you live--l mean, dur
ing this particular period? Al NEAR
during those six years that was CiVi
Service Commissioner my belief is ina
| paid taxes at Oyster Bay, but it may
have been that ! paid taxes for yea
or two in New York; if didn't in New
York, it was in Oyster Bay.
Q.-Were you the owner OF realty II
New York City? A.-No.
Where Taxes Were Paid.
OFF you lived in Oyster Bay or IT
Washington or at the ranch, why dc
you pay any taxes in New York City
Al do not think ] did, but / say
cannot be sure, Mr.. WINS.
Odd you during these years pay
any peISOldl ldAtS III Cf'NNA pNJ $50
Ny memory is that ] did.
Q.-Do you remember there was q
time in which you did not pay personal
taxes in Oyster Bay? A.-When /
was a Police Commissioner resided IN
New York City and believe paid per-
sonal taxes in New York City.
Q.-How long were you in the police
force? Al was in the police force
two years.
Q. You mentioned Commissioners
Grant as one of your fellow commits,
sioners? A.-Commissioner 3arker and
Commissioner Andrews.
Q-These were both Democrats,
were they not? A.-Commissioners
Parker and Andrews were Democrats
Commissioner Grant was a Re bllcan
Odd you know at the time OF the
acceptance of that appointment that
you were going to become member
of a bipartisan board? Al did.
As a Resident Of Washington.
Q.-You knew that was the law? A
knew that was the law; that is | knew
there were two Republicans and two
Democrats on it. Whether it was called
bipartisan or not ! could not tell you
O.-You testified Yesterday that IN
1895 you reSlOcu III lnG tlNy VI W aSi'
ington, did you not? Al resided IN
the City Of Washington.
Q.-And you testified that the pur-
pose of your residence there was III
preparation for your war service in the
army? A. No sir; that the purpose
of my residence there was because
was to carry on my duties as Assistant
Secretary of the Navy.
n W hon did those duties begin
A.-They began about May, 1897. J
can't give you the exact date, but II
was in the spring Of 1899.
Q-When did you receive your com
mission to organize the regiment as
Lieutenant colonel? About May |
1898. 1t may possibly have been at
the end Of April or few days later
than May /, but about that time.
Q.-You stepped Immediately from,
one position TO another, did you not
Al stepped from one position u an
other. left the Office OF Assistant
Secretary OF the Navy to take the lieu
tenant colonelcy of the 1st Volunteer
Cavalry.
go that your residence in Wash
ington covered a period of about g
year. About year.
Odd you pay any taxes in Oyster
Bay in the year 1897, other than rea
estate taxes? A.-That | cannot tel
you.
Do you remember having made
an affidavit in 1897? A.-No; ! do moi
remember.
with the authority at Oyster
Bay to the effect that You were resi-
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No: | don't remember
Q.-Are you prepared 20 swear az
frmatively that you did pay taxes or
your personal property as resident o.
Oyster Bay in 1897? Al am not.
Q.-Are you prepared to swear tha
YOU did pay taxes as a resident of thu
City of New York on your persona
property in 1897? Al am not. dc
not remember anything about il.
Q.-Do you remember having re
ceived notice of assessment on per
sonalty for purposes of taxation Of th'
City of New York at any time in 1898
Ayes; remember having received
a notice.
Q.-Will you look at that and see Il
that is a proper Photographic copy
We have stipulated to take photo
graphic copies instead of the original
Al have no doubt that is a photo
graphic copy of the notice that re
ceived.
q What did you do upon receip
of this notice of taxation in the City
of New York. dated January 10, 1898
A. | sent it to my lawyers.
Odd you appear before the Tai
Commissioners with reference 10 tina
assessment? A.-Not that | remem
Der.
Remembers 1898 Affidavit.
G. Do you remember having mad,
an affidavit on the 2lst day of March
1898. following this notice OF the 10tf
of January, 1898. in regard 10 you
residence and the question as I,
whether or not you were subject I,
taxation in the city of New York
p Al do.
O. Where was that affidavit made
, Al think il was made in Washing
ton. ! think my lawyers. Messrs Roose
, welt and Kobbe, sent it on 10 me with
| instructions to take il out at Wash
ington.
81 Q.-Your, yourself, made an inter
o. lineation in that, did you not? A
, That interlinestion seems to be in m,
, handwriting.
Mr. WINS Now. will read this in
evidence:
Washington. District Of Columbia