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PART II.
PACES 11 TO 14.
ai2*?
THURSDAY,
NOVEMBER 1. 1894.
HILL'S PERSONAL "HONE
?OMK WEIX-KNOWN FA-CT8 BE
UPON HI8 CHARACTER
THE NOTE* WHICH HE GAVE IM i**.". FOU
AM' HOW THET WEES PAID Bt TH?
SEKf OF NBW-TORK THROUGH O'BRl!
A CUUUC'fl AQ1 t.l'M'T CON
TRACTS THE SENATOR IN
111.- iITY YE8TERDAT.
Senator ''in -,.-:it ?it hour in th? ell
nv-t ?' the lime ?t the ?Park Avenu Hoi
Major Hlnkley and hi? other campaign ma
He came from Am?terd?m, ?where hi ?pok? 01
dh.v evening. and i; '-';;" he ?ran aboard ??
tram and was ? fl foi Port Jervta, bla lasl
? ? :n- nt.
Ho ' of Mr. ti.l!'.-- time at Democratic in-:
(?n was ?pent in Impressing upon bla wort
of :;-.?- tarori?'? rrul enthuaiaam which I
eras ling Ihr ugh ih? State He made a loi i f
on a s'a? tel ol I >t; r, which he ?aid ?howed thi
ton's majority :ii>.\.- the north ?boundary ,,;
Yo.k ' ''."? * ??!'. I not exc? I I 00ft T n da
Hr, ii:'! and hla headquarl i- managen
that they would need 5*000 ?oath of the Er
? . :n through.
.Mr Hill'? ?peel which he seeks
$m sympathy of tender-hearted i- ipl? ?a 1>!?
en.-' s la th.it he 11 i pool num. living i
gwagre Income of .i Unit? ! State? Benator, wl
;. ? ib a an ? is ? nl Is a man oi ?ti at wea!t
of unlimited resource?. David ? Hill la pa
would have people believe, nol because h? h
hid plenty of chano-.; since hla entry into p.
life to becom rich, bui b? I baa b
rnly ant rigidly hon?l that h.- could Hot
I to i ounti nance tl ?< h? m? propoi .1 i
:
\- to the Calm of pera ?nal honesty, the vot
State have only to go back ;.? th>- year M
ran for Governor, In 1885. The campaign
>?i hot t .-?.-.. i r l the clos? of September, at
?,.;-:-i w:-.h wl i h< had b ? ?-. making It hun
He need 1 115.000 ba lly a! on ?
i t It. and mu i II In the canvass. But ho
be o : Il '
.i.hn O'Brien, who ifterward sacured I
v ? ! - partner, Heman ?"..irk. for building
, ttiona of tin- new Crol ?n Aqu
?jraa thei chairman of ihe Democratic State
. Governor Hill m ide two notes, one for !
at-, i the other for S5,?J0u Th? 110.000 not? wa
, . . . Wl -n 1. Mutter, treasurer nt the l
State i mmltte?. an ' on? ol Hill's m ist
m,,:, ind confidential associates, and by
? ?en .ml Heman ?'iark. Th- ra inej was obt
Morria K.ink. where th? n >t
disrount? . and wenl promptly Into the campal
ess and HM'a ele on.
I
After ? election the c ntract for conatru
? ? 12 .it the n>-?A aqut?duct was lei by
Ai,i< luct Commission. There wan- four blddei
Rogers ?ft Co. bid 1376.810, Paige, Sml
, ; Beckwlth A Quackenbush S396.50Q
O'Brien ft ?'inrk $430, K5
O'Brien <* Clark's bid was |M.flttovci Roge
<? - ;???.'-?? :h,?t Paige, Sm?h ft Cary?,
$-.v?\ : exc? - of r. 'kwlth .v Quackenbi
\ , -. t.. O'Brien ft ?'lurk, the highest
den wa? awanted the contract. How was
it By Governor Hill. He senl
?-. ? . ig :.:. M?ller, to Democrats In the Aqu?
Commission, and Mutier waa ab'e to use argun
: - which s? cured th.- ?n
t..-, .v .".ark. ?ilth.uii?h their bid was i
thin ta ??" il ?v? the ; ?we?! bid 1er.
Hill's 15.000 note was cashed by the notor
John Keenan, of Broadway "laooate" fame,
afterward fie l t.> ?Oanada to ??carpe punishn
for hi> i rimes. An agent of Hill's went t.. a
trea! and s,' >t the GoViWHOr'l note from Keel
There ms plenty ol evidence bro light out be
t ?-i^- s. ? imltt? of i^yT i . show
O'Brien A Clarit paid these two not<-s ..f $1
>? ?ach. In reality the taxpayers of
City of New-York were ?nao,- to pay these c
paign expenaea ol David B. Hill, and y-1 D'B
? ??? than JLv?.oim the ?:.'ii!
through the fraudulent methods pursurf for
curing to them the contract.
.rnor Hill remembered the service? of J
O'Brien ind William l. M?ller by making
the r.-a--ivr of the Broadway Railway and
oth-r ? Judg? of th<- .'..urt ..f ?'laitns. Yi-1
Hill baa Ihe atupei loua Impudence t'> prat.- ul
hla hoi ? atj
Regarding his claim to poverty, how linji
nloua must be the proprietor ,if the maimiiia
wopeny on tJtc Hudson Rlvar ; ,?i below Alba
Known a? "Wolfert'a Roost." fr ,ra ?hi. h
poarerty-atti' ?? n candidat? a?4aresae? his campa
proclamations Tins is tin- ?.-real estate upon wli
Joseph K. Kmmet, the fttmoua "Kriti" at
t-:.;?- lavished 1300,000 or more in n&aklng
buildings ami grounda amon? the most note.) j
attractive in the state a mystery ?urrounda
purchase by Mr Hill. Pom?- say tnat it cost l
orily MO.00O; other? half that sum. and that
was ai'l.'l by Benator Kdw-inl Murphy, Jr
\'. Brady, th.- Metropolitan Traction C?
pany of this city, and ft?.m other source* of r<
ri'ie'in raising the monc) to buy It. But how
that may he it is understood that Benator Hi!
n ,w living at a rate win. h requires nn Income
not less than 150,000 a year, and that his 'sin.
Democratic tastes" renulr? the attentions ol
French cook at?.! s Bw?edish butlei and Uve ot
?errants. His Income tr..m th? I'u't.-.i Bta
Government of 15.000 supplies only ? amall fr
ti..n of what It costa ti.. Senator with hla cot
aiai luxurious surroundings t.. live V.? Mr. 11.
? -.i i ri'iii.-s after enjoying hla ?ne dlnn
with I.is ?electisd wt;,.-s ?irai h!" choice cigars ...
down to New-York and 'lilnte upon his austere a
?peonomt'-a! hai.its. and with a ?Full knowledge
his nvthotis for raising election funds talk ab?
arlv pure, clean and honest mod"
Ufe.
?
MAKING CONVERTS ON THK BAST *n
Tin: EXCELLENT RESULTS WHICH CAMPAI'
"CART-TAIL" SPEAKERS ARE
BRINOING ABOCT.
The ?"art-Tail campaign Which has hern (art i
on so enthusiast!'ally In former election s? s o
is Ulli y<ar waging with mor,, vigor and spirit th
ever. For m?->r<- than .. >.-ar four members o? i
Campaign ?Commltt?;? ot the Republican Club ha
hai faith in the ?filca.-y of i? and now th?ir fal
l? be!nK JusUAed by good works. Th ? four mei
ben are Adalbert H. Steele, Chartes H. Tr?-.
John Ford and Colonel C. n. Dennlson. The orii
rating genios was Mr. S;.-?-!?-, ihouph the entl
quartet has long been equally ImbiMd with tl
bri.i,? of ?h" ? i t.-rpri'-- .
Tbelr tactloa constat first In carrying the war In
th?. Ra ist of Tammany land In the heart of ti
trow ,i.i Ka>t Si.ie district?. Their panoply of Wl
consl.-- in a ?art or truck, with horses to pull i
four ::. trum? nts of n.usi" with players to pla
them, ^interns an?l trsnsparenctea with appn
pri?t- saw? from campaign literature embl
upon them. It the denlsens of Uve Polnti ai
thr Bowery hs"e been heretofore c-uilt:. of poll!
cal heterodoxy th?- campaigners from the cart
tall ?]. Ian it has not I.B from innate error hi
for i.ic'k of proper missionary work among them.
At Bi ; there were sceptics win? had misgiving
about, u.,. ?cheme though these ar.- now aa Intel
eate.i a- ?ay ?jf the others, it was -feared tha
th?? cart-tall foray? arould <>ril> prove m<.r.- amui
ing than effective, it Indeed thi-\ did nol ?>?.k
*"' ? i tratlona of di?approvaL Hut as Ml
for'l -aai in one ?if his talks th< other nii;ht. n<
?<>l> i- throwing vegetable? away this year, eve
?*i .-egetable?. Kverywher? rh.- audience? ar
?Jra? ?l and attentive It would U strange if the
*'ti not. made up aa they are ..: political an
c)yll ?eel to whom the preaching of protectloi
?id high ?vaget la not ? familiar story imt a m-\
?lattrine agreeable tu hear. There are four speak
era In th? cart, each ?if whom -p.-aks. fur ten ??
?jteei at each halt It has been toma
<>*a<rywhere that the crowd? are plainly loath t'
?live ih? ? nt mov? on. Even tin police hav?
?jeja won over In many lnstan?cM proving them
?j''?' - and obliging aa Istants. Two halts an
m-1 '? each ? ? ling, and the cart pursu?M II per?
grtnut . ? rai, ,,.. ,h|ne .\".-r the election an?
mrou?-hoiit the winter montha the work, mlnui
only th? cart, will ,.-?> on i-ntler cover in varloui
?ana of th? Invaded dlatrlcts. It i? pmrt ol th?
?jampaig-ner'a poli, v for tin indoor meetings, wh?-i
i is j....:i,;,. ,,, bavc workincmen who can ad
?res-, theii fellow? on th? subject of wag?
awor in this ? oui ti and oth? r countries.
K>r th? last few wi-i-i- th? cart-tail ?peaken
pf held forth it, many placea all through Klv?
foi'its i.,,v| night and Tuesdaj nlghl they mad?
h 'wJrf "" ,0 ""' upper East Bide. Yesterday th?-\
"??iti'l at One-huadred-and-fourth-st and S.-.:un?l
* at 8 p. m ; .it One-hundred and-thlnl -i. and
in r.i-av.- -a .... To-night they talk first at Wlll.-it
?K2 Brooms ?is. and later ;?? Klvington and
J; .'ft' . . I - ? .- k? ? -1..-I ire thai they have In
???i '" ',r""u ' ???' thslr efrort? an- producing
aaw re?ult?, Man) convert? have declared ih-m
?e'Vi?K openly.
AI.ONx.i? BSLL'fl VlOOROUfl CAMPAIGN,
Taa, m?ti of the cttj gbov? Um Harlem River bu
i*4.v.s been noted for its ?ntl-Tammany oilment,
''' 't hampaIgi up th?r.- agalnsl the Wigwam
?? y^tr |, ..... ,.iii;iy vunt 1V? Wltn h.|r(, work
n*?"e la n ^..,?i gchUng ??!:.u.. to la-.-t two K
L i '" ,!"' Aaaambli the,.- gad to glv? a
el -.rJty ,0 B*n '' ?"..irch?.i, ih, iUpuMlcan
^nni.Ja;,. , ,r ,. |Bgr| | ta t;[i SVIth DutrteU wh?
J ?ruin to carrv the re.-?i of his ?listru-: Alonzo
In* th l,1<: ?I:'!'l'":',':: l'1"l"Ial'' f'r t1"" AsMcmhly
^erg^ti'c^i^^ '''v,'1'1- If mi4k'?K a particularly
Grant uivs H" m-l,|e manv speeches la the
??n* kno?/? (iar'i"'* ?"I Harris-n campaWns,
bearer? ii ,A' ' ' ':r ,1'"" '''? enthusiasm of hi?
fce doe. riA, SireM*? ??veral gatherings nightly. If
?? far th?? i,'i'?fea?t Assemblvman Butt?, .t will not
,w 1"? lack of h.ir? w-.iri?
Til A CHER'S BUGBEAR.
MR. CHOATE DISPOSES OP THE NO-LEGIS
LATURE SCARE.
SAME PROVISIONS IS IN THE CONSTITUTION OP
IMS Tin: CASE PERFECTLY PLAIN.
John Bojrd Thacher an-i th.- other Democratic
campa.(n managers have been putting forth
frantic appeals to voters to defeat the apportion?
menl amendmenl to the Constitution on the alle
cation that it was so defectively worded as to
pla -? the legal status of the L?gislature ... be
ele ted '-his fall In Jeopardy. Th.. absolute silli?
ness of this notion is exposed by Mr, Choate's
letter to Th.- Tribune of October l'o. in u ??t.
says:
At th?- last moment, a mare's nest has been
started againsi the app rtionment article pro
r -' ' by ti..n\. mil n by one claiming t a -
., lawyer, who suggests ilia: ?r it should 1
adopted we should have nu legislature ior the
year lt?5. The proposition Is upon its face ab?
surd, rhe amendment, If adopted, will not take
effect until we enter upon th.- year 1895. In
Ihe mean lime the 12? Assemblymen t-> con?
stitute with the thirty-two Elenators elected
lasl year the Legislature of 1895 will have
been constitutionally elected, and in them will
be vested by the express language of ihe Con?
stitution the legislative power of the State. No
power ..ti earth can i n vent their assembling a -
cording to their constitutional duty, and exer?
cising the usual legislative functions, and no
court would question their existence and com?
plete capacity. Il is true that the amendment,
If adopted, will .-r.-at-- for the future Legisla?
tures new Senate districts, and ?> ill provide for
the creation In the future of m w Asaembl- dis?
tricts "f larger numbers, but the amendmenl by
i;s terms expressl* provides that the new As
seinbly districts, which are nol marked out by
the Constitution Itself, shall be laid -tit by Ihe
local boardr of supervisors and i mn.on coun?
cils on the second Tuesday In .Tun-'. 1895. and
filed ?ti the --Hi-.f the Secretary ol State,
whereupon, an I no! i - fore, su? h new dl ?ti I
will come Inui -xii-i nie for the Aral tlm . ;
then the Constitution as amended provides, as
II 'li'l before, thai ihe election of Senators and
Assemblymen, pursuam t-> the provisions of
tins Constitution, shall be held on the Tuesday
succeeding the flrsl Monday of November,
which, of course, ??:!! !>?? November, 1895, so that
the ii.-c--ss.it-y effect --f the scheme Is to provide
for the creation and election from the new dis?
tricts of the new Senate and Assembly which
??ill .-"tu' into existence f? r the tirvt lime n
January, 1896, leaving the l gislatlve powers in
the mean lime t.- !??? ? xercis -.1 bj the pn
Senate and the Asseml Ij a '?? ul to b< ? ted It
the presen: year, undei the lern.? ni the presetil
Constitution. No cltlxen n.! hesitate lo vote
for tnls apportionment article >ut "f any ap?
prehension excited by this bugbear
if th.- learned pundit ?vh.. started ihis p"itu
in. point) had referred to the precedenl of the
Constitution ol im-j. which ?vas exactly fol?
lowed by the convention of I1*'.'! In this pa -
tlcular, he would have realised the utter fa?
tuity of his suggestion. That convention, liK
i-iirs, malo an actual reapportlonment. it
divided th.- State Into thirty-two Senate '!!?-?
tri.-ts. which it laid >ut Itself, except that, as
t.< the f"iir Senate districts allitted t-- the < i;>
and .-"iiiity of New-York, ii lefi It to th? H u i
"f Supervisors, before the first <i,r. of Maj n \t
following, t" lay them <>ut and file a certlfl ate
thereof In the ofll?.f the Secretary of Stat...
exactly us In the preient case Ihe number .-f
Assemblymen is allotted to each county and
th.- Supervisors directed in June ensuing to
lav ih.-in out Tin- Legislature was directed t..
make ? new allotment of tbe Assembly, and
the local Suj.'-rx is.rs ??-.-r-- empowered t.. con?
vene, at a future -lay fixed, to redlstricl the
counties, and t., nie the certificate of ti..- re?
sult In the office of th Secretar) ? f State.
Thus new s. ti.it.. districts an! !:???.?. \
sembly districts wer? rest? l by ih? i ?
Constitution, which was adopted on the Id '?.*
o? ?November, ivir.. which declar? ; y II fina
section, Just as does that of 1894, thai H hould
be In force fn.ni and Including ihe first ?
the following January, "exwpl an h t
wise provld ? I "
Th<- Legislature elected from the l dis?
tricts, "ti the same day on which the n. s I
stltutlon was aSopted, constituted the Legisla?
ture >f l s i?. an<! exercised and dlscharg. ' all
t?:.. l.-i-i- ' .-1ve powers, md nobod ? call?-?!
It in question, although the same i
have been raised as In the preset
there ware anything In it. In tils particular,
the chnn?x>- of numbers in th>- neu Con tttutlon
for futur.- Legislatur** i- unlm|M?rtanl Thi
districts were changed In the Constitu?
1846, bul the Id dlstrl -ts - iffl - I : ?? tl
stitutlonal election of the members who, at the
election of 1MB, were - i. ?sen l<? I them.
I ha ve i- ? -ti thus explicit it . per- ?
haps ? protracted tatemen! ef the prlnclpl
?. 11 r | .'???;, I
atta? '?f whl? h hav? t- ? n n n I? ui
I.-. Senator Hill an I his dis? I pi
whl- h II ha? r? Ive?! al th? han '
certain newspa, ? ? '
voters to examine ?? ? ? I I -. n f
I besp ? il: ' ? la-rati' n by
,?1! honesl v iters, an I II 11 shall r? !ve that '? ?.'.-.
sure thai II will command their i t<
Inasmui h as the charge , f partisanship In the
apportionment amendment, which l hav?
as I believe, successfully refuted, has I
?I,., ground of orders Issued b) S< ia! HU! t-i
h! f illowers t.. vote againsi all the C n
ti..n.-il amendments, I inlktht stop hei Hut I
wish t' deny ?ri the most emphatic mannei
his pretence that In Ihe consid?rai
other amendments, uni In the ronducl of the
business of the convention,'there wa> inything
of a partis u haracter Thi re n< -.
? ? i, nest, faltl ful, devot? ?! and patt. "
??'?? l than th?- Lit-- i invention. \n?
results - f their a? il? n a n ?? laid l> f<
people embody theli deliberate and iinselfl h i n
; . ns in fai I, lh? greal b i. ?f t
menta, which hav. been submitt? l togethei un?
der th-- form fa? nstitutl na! revlsloi sere in
almos! every Instance the result of the combined
action of Democrats at..I Republicans, and I
only because f their dlssatisfai lion with ihe ap?
portionment article that thi ? have now d? -lared
themselve? agali I Ihe rest. If there evei was
magnanimous and disinterest? 1 ici on the pan
of a majority of a body Ilk- :hat. It was the de?
cision of th- Republican members to s ihm! the
apportionment article, which w..s conceded I ? be
a political question as a dlstlncl proposition to
the people, so thm n- voter might 1"- r< iulre.1
to vote for It as a condition of securing th
eral amendments which he snproved, ?r to \ le
against it In order to heal the general amend-'
m< nts If h- disapproved of th? m.
INDORSED BT LEADING LAWYERS
BOXE "1" THE HOST PROMINENT MEMHEttfl ok
THE BAR BI'Pl ORT OOl l
The following Indorsement, ?Igned by the lesdli ?
members of th? New-Yorlt Hsr, hai bees made pub
llc i-v the Commit).i Seventy:
New-York, October ."
The und? i Igned tnemhei if th? ?ar cordially
,. ,,.,.:?. nd '? r the ipp >rl of th? Ir fellow-. It ? n
for Hi- "til'-- of Recorder of the city ol New ^???k
John W Ooff. the candidat? for lhal nfll e pul in
ion -..'."ti by the Committee "f Seventy
Mr Ooff Is .. lawyer of ability, i patient, palnsl ih
Ing careful Investigator; ? man ol energy p i ??
? . ,,,, i m,!).t.-?nu,.- . iui ? In lli -.', irx? --f
duty of spotl* i ini grlty. and In every respeci well
qualifie?! for the ofllce for which he Is a candidate.
IOSEPIJ II. CHOATE, W. B. HORNBI/OWEK.
\\ m 13 ill'.Ali:. K R ROBINSON.
PETER M OLNEY, BDMI'ND WETMORE,
n L HIVES, JOSEPH LAHOCOI'E.
<?! VRKNCECARY, LEWI8 L DELAK1ELD.
W. H PBCKHAM,
ANOTHER DEMOCRAT AGAINST HILL
WHAT ASSEMBLYMAN REYDEN l'"i ND TO BE THE
CONDITION "!' \'i.\'i:- IN ALBANY
Assemblyman ESdgai L Reydeu, of IVestch let
Count . has stritten s letter to declar? that he
?rill upporl Everetl 1*. Wheeler as the Democratic
candidate for Governor, and bin letter contains the
following reasons for bis refusal t.< support Senator
1! 1
I went !?> Albany th? Oral yeai sa -i member ?if
the Legislature, foolishly thinking that In some re?
spect, at least, tin- was .. government of the people
by the people and for the people M. mind was
Boon till-"'?'?-?.?? I- I Immediately dlscovere?! thai l was
supposed t-. obey ? power far removed from m> dis?
trict, In distance as well .is In sentiment Instead
O? instru? lions coming from tin- peopll below, tin.?
name from a corrupt boss above and i,.->..n<1 th?
reach of the people, There was one supreme boss,
named Dm/M B Hill, who bandied wires fastene?)
to many lesser and meaner bosses, and these un?
principled, unscrupuloui manipulators and adept?
in political Jugglery wer? tne real power i and
?.tints were forced t<> represes! I rebelled At .?
.,,?,. Democrat I could do nothing else. I hat
promise?! my i?* <<pl?- lo represen! them, ?ad not
[he* irresponsible agencies, this Inner circle Again
I clearly ass thai mis unscrupulous machins nraa
,,,,? formed to *?:?< the people good Democratic
government, hut for public plunder un-i debauchery,
and i"1 ln;,r purpoa? alone. This machina, mai-'iu?'
ra-iin?; under the fair nans of Democracy, exerted
ttneif to pass laws living special privileges t'< it:<
fr1?'nds ami to rnrlch the .'nn.-r circle by law created
advaritus'*
COL. SH A NNOWS ( .1 V VA SS.
A GALLANT FIGHT IN THE XIIITH COS
GUESS DISTRICT
BTRONti EXPECTATION THAT US WILL DE
I EAT AMOS I (T'MMINOS ITORKINOMEN
FAVOR I'll' i'ii-:."i ION
The Republican canvas for Congressman In
the .Ninth District la stirring that line metropoli?
tan district from end to ? ii'i which means from
the Bast River to th? Hudson Colonel Richard
?'. Bhanron, th.. Republican nominee, la making
u gallant light, and there la '-vary prospect ihm
l" will overturn the Democratic majority of Ihe
past, and will take a place us one of New-York'a
representatives In the halla of Congress n. la
provint himself s vote getter of the first quality,
and, with th? ?nip.-tus coming from the National
revolt against Free Trade and Incompetent !???
mocracy, and tl.ity revolt against corruption In
high place?, Colonel Bhannon'a conspicuous at>il
Ity and personal popularity should au file- to gain
him the \i.-?..iv
The XUIth District la on? of Ihe most repre?
sentative In the cltj tl trel hes clear across the
Island, and Is boundH w? of Beventh-ave. by
fortieth and Fifty s.. .- ? ind east of Leg
Ington-ave. by Forty-second and Fifty-ninth sts.
it takes In the whole ol th? XVIth and XVIIth
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V ^ V^?.' ?? A.
RICHARD r fl|i.\NNON.
Assembly I the ?? : ? part of Ihe
XVIIIth, the bulk ..f Ihe XXIst, sn I Bv? ? ?? I i
? - f th XlVth Ans? mbl i ? li et, Th?
Ireel ind avenu? ? ?ar both i ;?? et - are llnH
with factorle ?nd workshop? ol .?il kind . and
there ir? worklngmen Iioirh bj the thou?and
n< u at hu. i The dl fric! u ?? i turo ?..-t, the
great r? Ment lai :?.. r t ..t the rit? from Lexington
to s. w nth avea In almosl Its entrai part In
pai t yeai i i ten vot? In the district haa
rea? h. i ab ? nul tl ? tration I In
the n? Ighborhoo i ?? ?? thl veai
i R? n:."i'|..N I?? H.TRINES PREACHED
Pince Colonel .- mina everal weeks
.il-... hla ? a>i.| iiL-t. haa been ..ir:.. I on with unr*
mltte.1 actlvit) Mn-tlnga In gn i number bave
!.. n !.. : i thi ugl ?ul tl trlcl
it ever] - I
and oftei i night, and <
where his i ; ? ?n I ni Ij ? nthui. ? II
? u and th? s litt- nn l tl ?? bla? k.
? he ? ? ; ????..?! np
i.l .. ,. ? t. i?-tual work for his
i-i man .1 fine pi
paker. Eve -.v. h? r? h ?
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.nal pr.,--p.-ritv ..: this Nation*? Induatrtca la t.. be
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THE PLI It t. LIT Y T?i UK ? ?'. ER? i I
The Xtilth Congl t ??: ?
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able n- ? ? .. t . . .mi in'a hi ? l?iu irt. i ni the H .- I
? fl ? Mtl'EI l: v.' 1ER" V. ANTED "
Tan." .-ii lion of It? pro?
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. .r. an I to thrust A I. C im
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don ? ' ? ' . many man
? ? I of ? 'ol m? i Bh m
i ? ? ? i * ith i ru?h, and In i
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man I I to Im 1 . m I r<
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arhlch favon-d
imml -? ? i ? .
i ngi ? i h? Si it- I ?? ii - ? ?
? ,. ?? ipoli ; ? iip i candidat ? ?? . | ?,.. ?. i; i A.,t i
1 c. H,tk/?i rh<- Tammany candidat ha? to meet two
....
'i t ? ait. nit of th>- nomination of < 'um
mini .?... - u.o ? lo? In i .? kin* it . i- 'it but
it-ill prob itilj prove 11 ? n.oi ? Impel tant o th?
? 'la- il. a
., ho i
. in- ih i
;i legal ill at,ill'-. bul til
? \ I , I ? ?'/,',, I',. ,,...'I. '?
'ir.- i a I ;,1 II : .' ?. I?ltl0 I I !a- I'll a
II i Represent at I ve i.ngr? s ?? i ?
I,..I ii ?. i.i. nt .. Ill irile llrit
noli i- ? " ? '.I 'II at.ill'-. bill the
i.|< .. the \ iiini i a- .i i i m in-1 .w. that It
,.. , an Impudent assumption on the part ol Tain
II II ?..i., anothei . ?ngr? district
I, ! , ? aa ? it? in I foist Inill upon the I '? luo. in.-\
of ihe Xllltl. i bei ; ..... i ?. In 1st thai .? great
,. . ? opolllan dli trlci Ilk? thai I ould !??? repre
?ente?! a-, one ??? it - own r? I lenta A .-muli In I
,..-.? win aufllce to show n.i fe?-llng In a parade
? a Hi. \nti T: it,mat.;. I'. t. racy of the XlVlh
i-mhlj District on I? i F Idas night n ' . ?
t, , ; ,-,-.v was ihspliy.'-i I., nn,. the name of
? -olonel Shi nt,?n. ... i'ii In Ii ? ?? lion 11. la no
carpi-l bagg? t H< Hv?-a In Ihe ?Il tri tl for which
he .-tin
Mr Cuninilngn ha> recent Ij ? -.I S campai??
-.? i.a n i., i In ? Ith -a blui
? seul .-a ? "I am runil ? ? ? thl \ ? ?? in
ti,,. XUIth District." The full significance la
hroughi ou! bj pi i'ii'? tli i-mphii Ii on tii word
"this." Am t ' imi '.'I Hi-.
Dl trlct, and th? n fr.im th? Xlth, t- >m ? hi
M-,, , ai to th? Mild C ?m ? .Vow | ? pks i i
,. n us the repr? ? 'tr itlv? of Ih. |m tipl?
M Ilth I' trie!
Tin: KEPCHLICAN CANDIDATE.
Colonel Shannon wa born In Neat (?mlon, i'.nn.,
,n its, ind ara? ?ducat? ; ?l ? ' ilby I 'niversitj. .?t
Wat- rvllSi. Me, w h? n the war broke oui h i ntere l
the Army aa a prlvati In Company ll. 1th Maine
Volunteers, aervlng In the Army "f the Potomac,
h became firs: lieutenant of I.mpany and ??.a
? i i ' .im?- on Ha- i.iii ol Major ''.. u- r 11 ?lo?
cum. When le waa mustered oui ??.' s. rvlce, in is.*,,
Il m i with ii. ? rank ol lleutcnanl i olonel,
Fi ,:n IMS lo 1870 he lived In Rio de Janeiro, and
! during the Paraguayan ivar waa the i irreepondent
,it that city foi The Tribune. From lfcTl tu 1*75 h
-, . ecretarj "! 'h- I'nlie.l States Legation m
; iit.iz!. I-i..m lhal lime until 1883 hla business In?
teresta were m? nly In Brasil, bul In l?U h<- re?
turn! : lo New-York and took up the profession of
law. ?" 'omlng ? member ol the tirm ol Pun ngton
m Bh innoi at No ??: Wall-si
In lOi he re-entered the diplomatic service, hav?
ing been upimli.? bi President Harrison Envoy
Extraordin?r?, and Minister Plenipotentiary of th.
Itnt-i Htatea to the rep?blica ..r Nicaragua,
Costs Rica and Salvador, and continued to serve
In thai i" ' until May, IM It uns i? ln|N period
that Colonel Shannon was able to render service
in carrying out Secretary (llalne'a reciprocity
PI.as ll.- aided In negotiating several ?it the com
merclal agreement? arlth the Central American
republics, which were entered Into under the pro?
vision- of the McKinley act H.- had lorn; t.n
a.i ardent protectlonlat, ami now he ha.i the op?
portunity to make a practical study of this ha?
?chemc of reciprocity, !.. which valuable foreign
markets were lo i?- ???curad for th, disposal ?if our
sir ; l-is product?.
Colonel Shannon lives at So, 11 ?Vest Klftlcth-st.,
an.l :- a member of the ITalverstty tLawyars')
D'-lta Kappa EpsUoh and lUpubllcan clubs .?f this
'?it-,- ii" n also ? member of the Metropolitan
Club, of Washington, and of the New-York ?'om?
inan hrv ..f the i.a.al l.i'Kion. and is ? truatee . '
MR GOFPS DIRECT CHARGE
HE DECLARE8 BHEEHAN HAS BEEN
PROVED -\ THI MP.
"TOl-RE .'. LIAR," CRIES THE INI" RIATED COM
MI8SIONKR- a -?TOHMV SCENE BRPORI THE
COMMITTEE- IN Till; PACE OP THB ACCITSA
Tto.N-s OF BLACKMAIL IN Tins CITT AMD
QUAND LARCENY IN BL'VTAL i BHEE?
HAN l'.lit SKs TO YIELD r?' His
HANK BOOKS AFRAID TO TRY
1" CLEAR HIMSELF l'-V Till-.
RECORDS IN THEM.
When the Lexow Committee resumed operations
in th- courtroom of Part l "f the Superior Court
I terday morning there was manifest the most
Intense curiosity .i^ :.> the answer which Police
Commissioner John C Sheehan would make srhen
he '.vis called upon ?again t. product bis bank
ii.-.i'.- There was .1 larg? crowd of men in the
courtroom, and among them srere nol a fe?s lawyer?
and politicians Every tu.-fii.--r ..r the committee
wai present, except Senator Baxton, soon after the
ilm. tl\...l for th-- session to begin, but Mr. Ooff i; i
noi appear until about M a. m Commissioner .-.,?-?
han enterad th.rtroom srlth hin brother, the
i.i.-ut. nant?Oov< mor, who took ? seal near Mr
OofTa chair. Louli .1. Qram looked more Imp?t snt
th m u mal as hi . ?.k ., seal c ose to the Lieutenant
?;.? ti; .r. \^ the counsel for Commissioner Bhee
hin. Mi. Grant had helped to prepare .1 document
which tl.- Commissioner carried m his hand with
1 veral bank books The presence of th-- bank
book? caused *ome of the men In the courtroom to
think thai Mr Sheehan might hav? changed ins
mind over nlghl He al - had with htm ? ime b ok
containing a r : the appointments whl, h he
had mad and n orla of the action taken by the
? "on m : ..: Ill pa Ii in?) Ruppllet In th? Po! ?? I >
pai tm? ?' ? . 1 h? 1 th? chairman.
"JIMMY" BOYLE'S INSTRUCTIONS
Mr Ooff wa ? ? read) lo he 11 Mr Sheen in al
ill t, .;? : hi ill I I - the v. itn? 1. ill .1 imes W
ii,..:- the Tamman) i- . I? ? In the IXth Assembly
1'i--'. ? Mi 1: --. -? iah! he was an oysterman. He
rememfa red lhal ?> clr ular, -vt ? 1 bj him, had been
? ? ? ? Tami ?. ns In the ?'. ?? t a year
ago Th? cli rulai ; ? .-?!.
I 'i-1 - ... ', end yon a ? impli t? cop; ol 1 gl t? re 1
\; -k.- 1 thorough r invass of
voui ????? is to mak fu 1 irti on the
ill ink : i ?o ii
!!? declared thai he knew nothing about persona
poll ?t -?.- non m Ihe dl itrli 1 He had read
th II 1.. il of Captain Btephenson for black
rut.'.;: . .-i .. j. ir' ol the I.-?? let, an I
al 11 the Indlctn.1 of ('apt-tin Sohmlttberger for
? ? ? . ? hip cot pany.
Mr Qoff ex I lb ;? 1 I 1 the 1 Itn ., Ip ol p tper
I ? ? one of t.-.-. circulai: lenl
.an) api ilnx II wa? .1- foil iw?
I* S Also please ?ei 1 me 1 H I of the peopli tl il
?u-, 1er |. ? Ice proi th? - llfferent.
V-.or- truly, JAMKB W B? ?YLE
The a tn? - dec! ire I that h had 1
ind did noi know t;..it i- >..? 1 1.. en
pen) '? th? II trlct captalnt? with the circular. He
11 . iM not swear I ? I not been mailed ?the
? ,; tains, Lu ? he ; I srould try I
oui and let Mr 1; -rr know ?ho had p nl the slip
IIR OOT THEM TO JOIN TAMMANY
Vf ter ?tin ling 1 il h? ? 1 .1. le ;
I dealer?, -. list) ? ? ? ns? Il N Unes?
m idi the st it h.ul d? ilgnatc l Jame?
Holm* s, ih? chalt man ??. Llq >r 1 - ilers' \
itlon In I llsti ? < memh 1 .>r t
.:. . I .. ? ? ? ???;.!?<?:,-'
the Kxi Board In benal ' , 1 I I?
ild. to Invite llquoi
..,:.?-.?. ...
I? nie I that
.,; ? ? ? ,- - ., .1 . ? ir thai m< 1 who
rganli ted ft ?m obi lining
.;-.-. 1: i Hart I I been tl Bxel
- ' ,. I. ..n 1 I >-1--- .'\ e Been
arard man In th?
? ?
.. , - r.-.-.ill. 1 ? . ?
win ? ? ? .m 1 t,. held In his hand several bank
folded, as II
be - m? rl I to read II
? ?? Il I
?
? ? ? . ; I
Mr. Sh< ? I "No"
i./ VVhal uve ?? 1 go In 11 hand? \ \
I
'
? ? .
; 1 k- I up .1
. ' .m
...
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:????:
1 |.,n. ?? . I told I
? . ? ?1 ..< U ? in expl in 1
pi ? 1 '.. Mi Uoff, who ill "I
a ant a tralghl 11
111-; DEFIANT W.-u URS
"I irlll anewer In mj own a'ay," lakl ''?'?? Com
looking at I brother and co
rve?l to be 1 ..ii
ii. It ? ; I or --.t,-- :?
I ? . IA Une ? .- ? ' Trj It!
Kenator Lex??? v-i must noi be defiant In ..
b. hav. I n you I
-, . ; ? .?]. 1 1. ? .?? bi ? ? ;i ii Itt? 1 1
for eonti
-? Hot
n ? he Intel ? ? .?.
h< 1
? -
In repl) lo
had not I n 1 ? '? 1 irai
but that Tammani was opposed ?. blackmail. H
: u| .11 repeating that, anil srhen again told
r ttiuit ?mi.i-1
"I .mi .1 man "? ??? an ' ' * ?" "
in m. is 1 ?? ,
j44?i , ? ,r 1.. \ ? ,\.- ?-m won't answer In ? ar own
v\.i> ? you ?-H answer prut? rly
Th. VVltne? ? - ?nei rlngi 11.? n
Mi HIT
1 . mm! onei r< p? ite 1 son.t hi test ri n
of We?ln< -11\. and de ?lar? I lhal he m ver km ?
., mi -tins of liquor ?!? alen with the repn at itlves
.,: Tan h in) Hall al whli h It wa agre? I it 1 ie
nl,I , ?j mon? \ 1 - 'i.nun,.m 11 ill,
Instead of M Ihe poll? ?? He il.l he had n il ; ?., I
the testimony of C imn 1 ? >ni : Marl n an ; ol M .m
Teku ? >n th. wbjeel
DID in: I'HK HIi IMFU'KN K HERE, TOO?
Mr Uoff led th?' Witness to ?? new subject and
11,. ?,..,-. ...ii he tiH't nol tried to stop news?
dealers tt.-iti selling newspapers !n which al 1
,;;,., , T.man) Hall hs I sp? ? ? <<?-! He had never
heard, hi aid, thai s llquoi tl? aler In Eighth .1
hwi been asked t" Interfere In lhal way with
newsdealer In front of his liquor store, The wit?
,,,..< :M?,u.- ol one newSpaptw ai .'i "filthy sheet,"
an,I said h?- "had no im? for II " Il had published
someihlns about the padrone system which had
offended hint Hs refused to mention ihe name <>f
?m,.Uni newspaper which he had referred to n.? m
"filthy she? t "
1, Are you sffsld of th? m espapers? A, I am
,, ?in-.- 11? ihe name of that other newspaper?
A.- I am nol prepared t" '!<> that,
genatoi l-eioa Answer the t|ueatlon
III. Witness I ??HI not.
SENATOR CANTOH ?HIPS EXCITED.
Senator Lsxow told the stenographer to tak-- his
ruling thai the committee Inalated on an answer
Senator Cantor declared thai the committee mus?
t?- consulted previous to the ruling. Both Senators
began t-> talk al once, giving contrary orders to
the tenographer, and there was much excitement
m the room
Senator Lexow banged away with the gavel and
siM "The Chair ?alls the Betator to order."
??Aul 1 call you tn order." shouted Senator Can?
tor '"You may ni.-ik?- nil the noise you ilk?- with
the gavel, bul yon ean'1 speSS for the commutes
without conferring srlth them."
There was .?..m.- applause an-i much hissing m
the room for 1 moment,
Mr ? loir mads n motion la have the room cleared
of spectators outHt.l? of the rail. He said h<- had
heard thai by permission of Senator Cantor and
the srttiMss s number >>r members ->:' the Pequod
Club had been admitted to the room to Interrupt
th?- proeeadlnss wRh applause, it was lair, be
BaM, that Senator funior should hav.- .-m i.|i|M,r
tunlty t-- -n.?-r<--in Mi-h a report
PEQUOD CLUB SUPPORTERS.
whii.- \ii. ?;?.fr iras spaa king, a nUtd-manaerod
Httis man m th.- oilier .nd of the long table
Jumped up, tV-iran to rub his r-tvek an,! ular- at
mm of th.- ttoorfceepen while h?- sxclalmed: "Hs
hit me!" The little man was soon quiete,I. s-n
ator Cantor sold he htd not been a party to pass?
ing any Pe?juod Club men Into th? room, and Com
ioner ?-'heehan suhl there were only two iti'tn
bers of the cltib present and one ??f thorn was a
newspaper reporter. Senator Lexow sai'i he was
sure that Senator Cantor ha I not done anything
Improper. The chair, he said, had the right to
make ?i ruling lint, and if ? member of the eom
mlttec objected to the rulin,- there would b? an
appeal to the c imtnti t? e.
Commissioner Bheeh?sn then s.-iid he was not able
to name anoth?-r newspaper as a "Ulthy sh<seL"
Mr. Ooff withdrew h!s motion to have the room
cleared of spectators, but Benator Lesow declared
that if th.- spectators ?main Indulged in hissing
th.- room would be cleared, Mr, Ooff then resumed
the examination of the ?ritness.
Q.- How many captains were appointed on your
i a since you became a Commissioner? A.?
Two; I i'iaii.-y and Plckett.
'} Horn many sergeants? A.?Four or five, prob?
ably.
UK PICKED OUT Till: LOWEST MAN.
i-i i see i.y the rerord that you appointe l John
Townsend a sergeant He was the lowest man on
tin- .lull,I,- list. How ?lo you a?, otitit for that?
A. i think there were four men to in- appointed
sergeants, an.I there were only twelve names on
th.- III.
Q. How much money did you receive for the np
p'.'ii' i.t of Townsend? A. Not t penny.
i.i Did nol Townsend pay 18.000 t.? Al?lerman
Parks tor you" a i never heard of it.
i}. Mil not thiit money reach you at the time of
th.- appointment of Townsend? A No. sir.
H when i-? your bankbook? A.-I have i: hen
In court,
ij. I., i me see It? A. You tix the date ami I'll
turn th.. bankbook over to you.
Everybody In the i .antro im knew then that the
critical inn" had arrived. Commissioner Bheiehan
had determined to take tin- ground th.-it h- would
permit an examination of in-- bankbooks for an
alleged entry, and f.?" thai only, and t^.it he would
not aurrender the books t'..r a general examination,
A CRITICAL MOMENT.
Th" Commissioner ?elected on.- of th.. bankbooks,
turn? i i. papers which he had brought, and
then s r i "Townsend waa appointed a aergeant
?.n December -" on t'a- recommendation of Alder?
man l'i-t-1 .1 Doollng." Then he turned over the
i of th? | ok book i .t I be h id found the
page for December Z7 He held out the hook to
Mr Goff, saying; "! hand you the book to let you
inenl : can. ii-.it l receive I
.T \MEB W H IYLE
wii.. ii you '? ? r rd ? ir priv ite an ; :
to-- tram u-tloni You have handed t. m? on?
book showing ?Uposits In the Oarfleld Hank from
?ipi - ?.. ? '? Von notice ?!. it
i : k at ?ok onlj to tat? l timw
U What oth.-i i.r.ii.k. have > .i here' A. r
' ive ? ,i< an i a number ol
bankbooks which refer to my lui'-:
i .'? wttnes? m< i It ml i i i ?aid th-it
.- ? i ? ?
Mr ? ;? 11 i now ask you for all of the bank
in: MAKES HIS STATEMENT
? -k up the p iper to
? ?? had be? ri a- the time he
ha I ; - ? , II,.
permitted to r? ll ift? \t- ? ; ,ff had ob- '
? I that the wit
mus' bi I? a- to present
nt read b) the a Unes??
? ? ? ? ? - ? thai he h id I idi -? ?1 b)
? ? i ihat there was ? . warr tnl In la a b)
; re Into hi per ??-...il
.? ?> -a m? n of af
? ' thi n.i ' 'll ?' Of a!!
He de? ?are.! thai he had
?? ? ? fr ?m ? rigid exai tin itlon >l I
? - ? bul he w a-. ? for a principle,
loi ia *o?s The "!??? ? oi i of the -.-. Itnea a an
.. ? nil? 1
BHEEHAN'B ABBOLCTE RKFI'BAL.
Q Do you -till refuse t- produce the !? oka?
a i a .. for the re isoi tat?d
?V itoi I..a..? a majority ?.r the committee
hold that corruption In th? P< ] ? part ment lias
I h? '..la 'til III of Do- ? ' ? -mills
ion? r with the ?lepar! Ifles the presump?
tion th" the i at- had n p ?it In the
itloi 'I !i" 1'umtnl ?I.t'- objections would
he \ iii.t if he were i privat?? cltliten, but a- he is
s,, closely connected with the department tns ol,.
i, lion? must be ovi rrul-l
Mr ?;?>'!' haul -i back the bankl.h of thi ?'.ir?
te ! I Rank and then made another demand far it
for a general examination Commiasloner Bhee
hiin r>-fu ?i-d to t;!v'- up th ? Look for that purr ose
i) Commiasloner McClave protluced his bank
I.ki and .mplled with the request of the com
mit tee i,, presen! for examination .?ll of his ?c?
counts and vouchers \r you a leas honest man
than McClave? \ No, ?tr
(j, W'hi are you sfraid? \ I am not afraid.
I am landing on ? principle
?.i Ar you atandlng on omr technical right '
A I am standing on n" I? gal ria hi
BOCND T? > CONCEAL THE BOOKS
?,i with rhsrgea ?>' bribery and corruption
?gainai you, will you refu?e to have your bank
hooks examined? A l will allow you to examine
the i.k for an) tran actl ?n
Mr ?loti We don't think you would i"- fool
h t.. maki anj Incriminating entry <.n the
da oi the tranaa?
? 'oniml aloner She h in ftiank j ou.
Mi ? ; iff You atand a?-cuse?l of blackmail, and
you refus? io pro In '?? the hooka
Commissioner ahechan I ?ill allow an examina?
tion for .in. particular charge, lull not lo mike a
nan'nil examination of .ill mj prt\ ? ;?? and business
account?.
i,i .\i,,i y .u ?re in honeat man? A Yes.
<*i Aia! !ni\. nothing to conceal? A No.
?/ Why, then, do you refuse? A, For the rea
solis Mated
? .i No corruption ever r? iched voir' a It ?lid
ho'
?i 11, ...u keep ? horse carriage or coachman?
a - No
?,i Whal real propert) have yu'' A. I bought
the hou?e m which i 1 >v? - aoon after I waa married,
,ni i that was u ?ii after i i-1-, nu- a Commissioner
Th? ho me i ? In w e?t Twenty -thlr ! I
?i Row about Hi" !."? In West Elghty-flrat I
A i ?tu nol own that house. Ii waa bought bj
M, ?i-i; lai. mj partner, and .it ins request the
tule v.. ? ' .la n In mj name, bui l passed the de?ed
i.a i t.. him
WHAT HIS i:i:i'i BAL MEAN!
i? ii,, you n il./'- that your refusal i?? pr?tent
lour bankbook?? places you under the ban of being
m the position ot s dishonest man? A. tl la no
?UCh tiling
?.j Are you satlefled with your position? A. i
am satisfied that people will consider that I am
?landing for a principle.
g ini Mr McClave'a examination have anything
to do with your refusal to produce your hooks.'
A. No.
?,? nid >ou not say that he was a f.?ol for pro?
ducing his books? A. I ?r.d not. i might have said
that he should have stood on his rtirliis
ii Did ?on s.iv ne was i fool for having an entry
of 13,33131 In his book? a No.
i,? t?ai you say anything about that sum being
exactly on.-third of ?10,000, the sum supposed to b?
paid tor ite- appointment of a poll..aptatn? A i
don't think BO,
?.j An- there any entries In your bankbooks which
you .it.- .ut.ii.i t.. let the committee see? A.?No,
q um aaid thai you newer owned that hous.? in
Eight) tint"! Did you not commit a felony when
you mortgaged that house to the American Bursty
Company. a Certalnl) not Mr. O'Brien wms
with m>- when tin- mortcaga whs given, it was
proper ttia-t l should give the mortgage, us the title
t.. tin- property whs in my in was. The mirtg.i?e
aras to protMl the Amen, .in Burety Company in
going on our lion I for work In Long Island city.
SHKKHAN MAY III: INDltTKD.
Mr (?off. at the request of Senator Lexow, went
through the formality of having the Commissioner
admit the regularity an?t the aervlce of the sub?
poena calling for the production of the bankbooks
and other accounts. Then another formal demand
was ma?l" for the hooks, and the ?'otnmlssloner
mads snother refusal to allow th- books to be ex?
amine i.
Then Mr. ('.off sal down, and Senator I.exow
said:
"The committee directs th.- < ounsel upon pro?
curing an extract of the minutes to present the
matter through th>. channels of the Lustrii-t-At
torn- v.-- oflli-e to the ?'.ran'! Jury."
That was a plain way of IcuIiik i'ommissloner
Sheehan ??now that there would be aa attempt to
have him in-lict.-l for contempt. The Commls
sloner l< ane-l back in his chair, looked ever at his
brother and smll I. The l.ieutcn.int-Oovernoe
SHEEHAN: "TRY IT. MR OOFF COMMIT MHT
smlled Louis J. tirant, the COSMntSstOner*S coun?
sel, smiled.
S.u.?t..r Lexow arin.ii:n--"-l a "Mess for an hour,
and as the crowd l.'ft th" courtroom there wer?
many expression? of surprise thai Commissioner
Sheehan ha.I dared t-> place himself In a position
where be might be tried for contempt
THE PRISON OATE8 YAWN FOR HIM.
Senator l?exow -..?-i t,, a reporter: "Il Is prob
ii-i that the case of Commissioner Sheehan may
reach the Orand Jury by to-morrow. II be Is in
illcted .u:.t convicted of misdemeaa ir, which he bas
committed, he might b? sentenced to Imprisonment
for one year and a fin nol to ex i BOO Mut
Just see what a po.?ll on he has placed himself In
bef? r the peopl? B rel g to p -t mil an sx?
?? ? it Ion .>,' tu-; bankbooks he practically ti'ik.-s
a confession that tie has been guilty ot i.-j?.:.-, ?
bribes i cannot understand how a man ?t hir
posltl m could ? lake i ich s blunder as that."
HAVE THEY FORMED A COMPACT!
There ??as ,i repon In th-- courtroom that the
p It Ion taken i.y Commissioner Sheehan tras the
one which other official*, at th-- Central ? .nice had
agreed to tak?- lmn -diiid? after lbs twn mine ties
of Mr. McClave. It ha-l been th larad that Mr.
McClave'a downfall r.a.l !-?? n . msed by th- pro
ductlon of tiis private accounts, and that he had
been a fool t, permit an examination int.? hi? per?
?on a I arfairs There ivas ai-., a report that the
advice t .k--n b. Commissioner Sh----h.ni had ein"
far her than strictly lugal advice and that be had
r-> el ved some assurance that he would tv-t bs In?
<ii.-t.??!. N > confirmation of that report c >ulJ be
>.!.:.-tic! \? st. ; lay.
THAT I'NSAVORY BUFFALO RECORD.
Commissioner Sheehan's unsavory Buffalo record
wu t.ik-n up at th.- afternoon session sod thor
. sifted. Tin-- unwiiling witness tried to evade
Mr. ?;? ' -.. truest ons, but ail to ne i>ur
pose Louis .1. Hr.ii. tried lo stop this lin-- of in
qulry but o I) - c ?? led In getting hin:-;:' heavily
"sai upon" i.y the chairman. Ttmothi J. Maaoney,
who foil w- o Mr. Si,- ha., a- i ontroller ol Buffalo,
I u upon i.'i- u i : te In the al lernoon au i
m? rnoai damnatory evidenra, a:th..u?{h to
all appearance* uuwilllngly, againsi tl Commis?
sloner. m> arpearance was evidently .? most un
welcome nurprise ? - Mr Sheehan, and Mr. Ooff bad
kipi him oui of ilghi un-i; thi Poll t Commis?
had committed himself I'he ?esslon closed
with Mr Ooff again putting Mr. ahechan on the
ntand and if--:- ?aj ng thai b) I ? my vl
Mr Mahoney Sheehan nad b.- .. proved to be guilty
of grand larceny, ??king h.;n again to ?;\- up h..?
bank-books. Mi .-;- ehan said Mr Ooff was a
. -.?! refu isd il ell up the 1 loks,
It wa? about i o'clock when Chairman l.--\.,w
r.ii,-,.-.i for order and sa|d: "Art you :. idy, Me.
- ; id "
Mr Sheehan, Wh? to itaod again, Hid ha
??? .- the chairman of th? Hoard I - . In tt-a
Police Department. Mr. ?i.tf asked htm wh- tl.?
officer? were .f the UuiTalo s , | N . .-? Company,
which Ii "I t,-.i ?; a number of ihe <-;.:-,t, booths la
the cltj i- did - - k:. .... .?!?? ,1. Cummlasloner
Murra ? i to do with that Hi knt - n ?thing
:t until Mr Murra) bad ask? l him to look
at on? ? th? i. . ? hi it- lid :; i k: .-. v. ???;h- r
ii.- . -.n :.in) i i - ? i ? p< ion b oths f?-r
\ - ? r he had sign ? 1 urn
? - ild he had dictated It.
"I > ? ? thai uno? -. ? ract tne c .u -
pu ?? !? violating tbe law in the matt r of hours aiii.
. . ' ?aid Mi Oofl
HE HADE N" EFFORT.
i l?.. .v - it It." repl -l th v. ? ???.
i :? .. Im ? ivl iK a com ,? -i from tiie
Itu Idlng Tra : ? .-'??.:. m ol t1;.. i ?- ntral l. ib r Union
calling att nl the i .-? H k- a U was hts
thai the work was carried "ti properly,
but :: .-:t tbe subject hat
- ta- i... itf.s were finished. Hs had
no act! In l nal
"\\ ?i it do ) .a: til nk :' I istli ? I! i- in'i ?I it ment,
report? i In : . i tpers to-day, thai ih? polira fore?
:-i i i. /.. I. in it L'ltii? ns sra t- Ins
i right and eft thai thlevi ; are administer?
itu knock-ou I drops, and the whole police force
: d iins notl ntei feria ; ?rlth ,u,d
? r? .?.-./? n- who hav? done nothinc smwigT*
?i .i ? i . ? rtogaa's re
?-,.,.?: Shi ehan.
Mr '. f w.ini i to kn i ? wh it he th.nicht of the
ol the l'?-'..??? i ' ?? irtmt nt. H< tbougbt it
w ? - . ?.
"Excellent!" ? "ho? l thi lawyer "Judging from
your answers, ?? ?u knov very little about it. Of
. you liav? exercised ?? great deal of car-- as
to the appointment ??? men to the police foro ?"'
? Bu? h - are as I ou"-l."
?? \i: i. bo far a- you know, von never retool?
m -i : m) ippolntmeni who was unfit
pj .-? ill) or i.-. : , for ipnolntmenl t.< the fore-?
a Not it the time i mad? thi i commendation.
THEY WERE ALL LOVELY MEN.
?^ V - ; net <r knowing ? n rommen led or allow ?4
;-?! . ppolntm -it to be m ide - t ? man whom you bad
1-..1- n ; t, ?i -ve hs i i bad record, or h.ij a dishon?
?-st r. .-?rl. or hi! heon guilt) ol o 1er offea ? ?
A i ne? r did If i .?il i ai?? lys m >v?sd .? n o:i
? iii.m of the i ?
The \? itn.--.s said emphatically thai no mas who
had been guilty of ? crime should be appointed to
the i.-!!,-.' force. lb- could not recall how many
men he had ippo nted: th* books would show, atij
at Mr Ooff's request the Commissioner handed him
two books, m which he said be kepi s record ->f
Mme of m-- people who had requested appoint
mrnts made. Mr Ooff looked over the books. He
f.nin-1 the name of Thomas Rlordan, of N?. itii
\v.<r Twent) flfth-st., wh-, was recommendtrd by
the Columbia Chowder Club He was described ass
"large, well-bulll man.'' Mi ?loff asked if his
sise had anything t. do with his being appointed
The ?-. Itness sal I it had not.
Th?- -o tnsel also called attention to the nstri? ot
Mlles s. Sullivan, who was recommended by Mary
?' Sullivan and was followed by the name ?Jilroy.
Mr Sheehan knew nothing about it. th" entry wai
made by his .-l.-rk The man had not b?>en ap?
point.-.! Mr Ooff kept turning over tne leaves,
Suddenly, he si :
AN OFFER TO SELL A DECI8IOM.
"I see here the name of C C Baldwin. I^n't hi
th?- man to whom you offered to sell a decision o:
th<- ?'onrt of Appeals""
"No, sir."
?,. \v, il. you went te ses him. didn't you? A.
i> ' Whit -lid you go to see h:m about? Waen'l
?i 'about the decision os th.- Sugar Trust? A.
v.s. I talked t" htm about It, but i sever offer?-?;
to sell him anything
,, \\i-u did ?,"i -??" Cord Meyer for? A.?He
wait m Mr Baldwin's office si the time.
y Whal did von see Mr Dowd lor'.' Wasn't U
about the de? islon? A. it was n->i
y u.ii what did you see them for? A.?I
?ranted t..' .?sk them If it ?xa- not a good time tc
buy s gar ata k
<i. \\ li.it -lid you ito to see Bearles and Have
meyer for? A ' did nol see Mr. Havemeyer, .me
l never offered t.. ?.-Il Information aboui the ?e
clston to any ot them.
Mr Ooff read Interviews wltn the men men?
tioned from "The Times." In which they said
ihn Sheehan had called on th"in and ha-l ntTer??u
t.? ?.-iv Information concerning the decision in thi
Sugar Trust f?.r a consideration. They refused ic
mak-- i h.il with him. This U th" way th" Inter
\ it? srlth Cord M? rer read:
"Mr. She.'hau called on me an-: sat.I he h;ii
some Information about Sugar. I did not like th?
man und would not bava anything to do wltJt
him."
CONTBAMCTI THEM FLATLY.
Q, Whs Mr Meyer correct when he said ths
you Offer id t-> sell the Information? A.?He wa?
not correct.
y. I?ld you ever deny It la public? A -I did.
y. In whiit paper? A.- I don't remember; al
of them. I think.
y. I ?Id you ever see it In print? A.?I can"
recall.
y Hid you ever write a letter to Mr. Meyer
Mr. Baldwin or Mr. Dowd? A. -I did not. It wa.
all In the newspapers at the time.
y It was reported and charged by these gen
tlemen that you know what the Court of Appeal!
decision was going to be. A.?-I never made an)
such statement.
Q.?And they lied, too? A.-2 don't say they Red

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