New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-26


"Mr O'1iaIey, are yoa sure?" He said,
Positively, you viii get those stands
that the saloonl:eeper has got. You
will get them.
What was the next thing that
happened? Ale told me to wait.
Every day in the week, except Sunday.
| came into his office. He sent me
every day to the market to find out If
the saloonkeeper moved out already,
and then when came up there to the
Commissioners Office he said "the
Corporation Counsel could not get him
out yet AS soon as the saloonkeeper
will get out you will get the stand
Proposition by Commissioner
Q.-Yes. Al was waiting and
waiting, and could not get them.
Go ahead. A.-Then Mr.. OMal
ley called me up one Thursday night.
Q.-On a Thursday night? A-On
the telephone
Q-At your home? Ayes, sir.
Q-What was the conversation
Al should come up Friday, up in his
office.
Q~Co ahead. Al came up to tho
Office. He was very busy and he told
me to wait
Q-Yes? Al was waiting all day
.Q-YYo,q1 waited all the day? A.
come on, will give you a ride with
the machine"
Go ont will give you ride
with me in the machne'? A.-Yes.
Q-What time was this? Att
was in the afternoon, about 3 or
o'clock.
Q-And where was the machine?
A.-Downstairs in the Municipal Build
ing.
Go ahead A.-And he took me
up TO Forty-eighth Street, I think, and
Broadway.
Q.-You both left there? Ayes.
Q-And where did you go from there
A.-On the way he asked me how much
money have | got to invest.
Q.-What's that? Ale asked me
in the automobile how mucn money l
got to invest.
O.-How much money have you got to
| invest? Ayes. I asked him | could
get got money not my own, but my
Drotherin-law he wants to invest
me $4,000
Q-You said You had not your own
money, but your laws, and
that your brother-n-law would invest
$40 900? Ayes.
O. Go ahead A-To sec him next
week
Competitor Gets Stand
Q-The commissioner then said:
"See me next week." Ayes When
| come up Monday-Tuesday- his
secretary Of the commissioner, Mr.
McGrath, told me: Barney Cohen.
think there is some trouble. Mr.. Hill
mani
Q.-Mr. Hillman? Ayes. "Is with
tie commissioner too many times since
couple of days"
Nc.
soner too many times DUNG the last
couple of days? Ayes, since Friday
on. went up to the commissioner. |
said, "Commi ssioner, what's the mat
ter?" He said, 81 give it away to Hill
man, them stands
Q.-The stands which the saloon
keeper then had and which you say he
had promised to you? Ayes.
Q.-Go ahead. A.-O'Malley said,
"You wasn't good customer for me-"
Q-What's that? A-That | wasn't
a good customer for him.
Q.-For whom? A.-For Mr.. O'Mal-
ley.
Dwell, he was joking, wasn't he :?
A-No. he didn't joke; he meant it.
Q.-FIave you told us all of the con-
versaton you had in the autom obile on
the ride up? Q.-Yes, sir.
Q.-Was there talk about other peo-
pie who had stands, or who wanted
stands in West Washington Market :?
A-No.
Q.~Didn't he say anything about
stands for me and Price.
Ole wanted to give you the stands
for you and Mr.. Price? Ayes.
Q.-Mr. Price is connected with the
Western Poultry Company-s that
right? A-~Yes. sir.
Q.-What did he say about that
Ale is going to give to us, the two,
them stands what the Western Poultry
Company has got now.
Ole is going to give you and
Price those stands? Ayes.
satisfied. | thanked him.
Q.-You were satisfied? Ayes.
Q.-Who suggested that? A.-Com-
missioner OMallcy himself
Q.-That you and Mr.. Price were to
occupy those stands together? A
Yes, sir.
Q-Do You remember giving the fol-
lowing testimony before a sub commit
tee? "Q.-Where did you get into the
automobile p a Right downstairs at
the Municipal Buildng'
"Q-Where did you ride to? "a
Uptown, to Forty-sixth Street or Forty
eight Street, in that neighborhood
"Q-And what avenue ?" "A-Broad-
way"
Street and broadway 2" A" 0rSy
"Q-Did you get out there ?" "a
Yes, sir; because l took Forty-seccnd
Street to go home | did not go with
him no more, because he told me people
offered him money for the stand" Did
he say that? A. Yes, sir.
O-Whv didn't Won foil nc that q