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' -J ! ! J ' ".I," . . , , , ' ' K.
Jfy inter, and thnt his testimony on any matter
kS$ ahonld not bo held In the slightest aluc by tho
JJjjf committee. John I'roctor Clarke objected to
!! Mr. Henderson's taking iipthstlmoof the com-
jJn mitten, and Mr. Mazct ruled that when Car:.
If jfi Frlco testified he would then decide vvhnt prlv I-
Jpjj leges and what statu? Copt. Price's attorney
iM hould have beforo the com m I ttoe.
jE , WTO TDK TLUmtlNCl OAR IlKAL.
I Mr Ifonderson limine boen disposed of (or
the time, being. Henry M.McDonald.who was the
vo candidate of tlio SllverUoraoeratn forOovernor
EM last fill, was called an the first witness .Mr.
JB 'McDonald was asked If hohad some knowledge)
iul of the affairs nf the Flushing 0ns Com nan r.
rjZi Attho rc'tiiest of Mr. Moss the witness wont on
J ;!g( totcll ns follows of a conversation with William
J ( B. Iiurnctt. oneof this directors of the Flushing
SGoa Company:
"Jutlgo llurnett. as ho Is called, and I have
been associated in business for the past three
years. Between April and October, 1K08. Judgo
Burnett told mo many things about the Flush
lngfias Company. lie told tno that James A.
Blmmonsand himself had obtained control of
tho company, whose principal business was the
lighting of the village or Hushing. I,. I Ac
cording to the story. Ilurnott and Simmons
went Into the company for purely speculative
purposes and acted as tholi own nromotors.
, They Interested Henry J llraker nnd Howell
tWi VT. Barnes, both, as I understand It. men of
8 means."
J j? Q. Is the Brakorof whom you speak a mem-
I borof the Democratic Club? A. I understand
He that he is.
Jj Q. And tho same person who has boon men-
li tlonedhereas being tliu present owner of the
it building at blxth avenue and Fifty-fifth streot
formerly occupied by the New York Athletic
M Chlb? A. That's ns I understand It.
iHj CROKFn I FT IN F.IST
ill Q.-Frocoed Mr McDonald A -Well. Braker
H and Barnes purchased tho first mortgage
W bonds of the company, and then Braker.
if Barnos, Simmons and Burnett wore made dl
j8 rectors of tho company. Not lone ufterthls
jlfS Van Wyck wns elected Mayor, and after his
It election tho eas company endeavored to get a
5 contract from the city for furnishing gas for
W additional light In Flushing In this they
2b wero not successful. As Burnett told mo
js, tho story, aftor tho company had failed
Ijj to secure what it wanted a meotlnc was
' M arranged botweon Mr. Croker and s ino of
fft tho stockholders nf the company, and as a
Iw result of that meet ing the stockholders agree d
ISr to turn over to Androw Froodraan 'JO per cent.
IH of the 6tock of the company, to be held for
- HI tho benefit of Mr Croker and Mr. Trecdman.
j3 The arrangement halng been effected. Mr
Effj Freedinan was elected a member of the Board
of Directors, as Mr Croknr's reprosentntlo In
jDn tho company All this was done on the under
j jgj standing from Croker and 1'reedmnn that tho
lit company would receives contract for furnish
g$ ing the rns for fitx) or possibly 1,000 additional
lights in tlin tov.n of flushing. I was never
fi told and I do not know whether Air. Croker has
En carried out his part of the contract.
K y. Did Burnett tell you how many lights the
Pj company furnished cus for before this nrrange
Tji nent with Croker and Freedman? A. My
la recollection Is about 100
m Dr. O'Hulllvan asked the witnoss It he had
gR boen arrested recently for passing bogus
18 chocks, and if ho didn't make an arrangement
W. last fall with Chairman Haokott of the Itcpub
El llcan fitato Committee to dollvor tho vote of
is the Chicago riatform Democrats to the Ilo
I nS publicans. The witness said that ho had been
II arrestod for passing bogus checks, but that
) When ho was arraigned beforo a Magistrate
he was promptly discharged, the Magistrate
I saying that there was no ease against him
( Then ho mado a statement that Dr O'Siillivan
j wasn't looking for. He said that after he hid
reported tho conversation which he had had
With Burnott to Mr. Moss ho received a
subpoena to testify before tho committee, and
had mentioned that fact, as he supposed In
I confidence, to n member of tne Democratic,
i Club. The very next da ho was arrested on
j the charge of passing bogus checks. Bo far as
j delivering tho voto of the Silver Democrats to
f the Republican party wasconcerned.be denied
that he had ever mado any such bargain with
j anybody; furthermore, ho couldn't limn mado
' such a bargain with Mr Hackett at all events.
I because at the tlmo to which Dr. O'Sulllvan re
ferred Mr. Hackett was dead.
I 1NII1 FlCEf.DMAN CALLED.
That was all the commlttoo wanted with Mr.
McDonald. Ho was excused and Andrew
j Freedman was called. Mr Freedman Is com-
! monly retorted to act as Mr. Crokor's bandy
man at tho Democratic Club and downtown.
I , Freedman woro a cutaway suit of black chev
I lot His hair was carefully rrlmoed and patent
leather shoes and a sllk-llned overcoat com
pleted his tostumo His jewels were diamond",
rubies and emeralds. On taking tho witness
I chair ho carofully adjusted his rings so that
j all the jewels were displayed Then he tried
to look comfortable and wait for Mr. Moss to
Q Mr. Freedman. jou have hoard the testi
mony of tho preceding witness ? A No. sir.
Q. -Well, he told us that jou held some of
tho stock in tho Flushing Gas Company? A
That's true. sir.
Q.llow much stock did jou hold? A.-Not
aory large amount
0. Well, about how much? A. That's a
personal mattet.
At this now sterootypod answer a titter went
around the room
U. Now. why do ou hesltato to tell? A. I
don't think you have any roasou toosk.
0. -Is that the only ruason? A. That's the
only one.
Bj'1 Q.--H has been testified to hero that, after you
HH.J woro In tho Running Cms Company, some ar-
Hvl rangement was made by which the company
H'l furnished the uaH for moie lamps In Hushing
Bfi'l than it had overdone before, Isthatso' A
H'l That's absolutely false. Tho fact is. we aro
ni'S supplying less gas to tho city than was rui
jjill plied beforo I went Into the company. It's nil
U J, a matter of rocord.
Bit) U. I'd llko to get that record But have not
Hi tho resources of the company Increased since
jji you went into It' No. sir Tho city owes
the company for gas for eighteou months and
l! we can't get any money.
!j Q. Did jou go Into the company after a eon-
i feronco with Mr. Croker? A. Mr. Croker
I didn't know nnjthlng about my going Into tho
i company and doesn't know anything aliout my
j connection with It now.
j 5 Q. Then you novereonforred with him about
i Itf A.-No. Mr
M Q Didn't you buy the stock? A.-Idld.slr
a Q. And paid the money for It ? A. And paid
!' 'a the money for It.
tj Q. When did all this occur? A. About a
I 'fl year ago, I believe
M Q You are connected ivlth the United States
i Fidelity and Ouurunteo Company, are you not .'
Uf ! A.-Yes, sir.
" U Q. When did you connect yourself with that
I'll company? A. In December. IKi"
j 'j JHEEDMAN AND CI.OKKn's HUnETY EVTEnrBISE.
i 5! Q. Are jou aware that a great many of the
i 1 city employees secure thefr bonds from jour
ill company? A. Ihoso whosodeslrodo
;( Q And there are a great mauj.aro thoro
y; C not? A There are several
JJB Q. Aro there 5(H) '' I beliovo not
il ft( Q. Contractors forth olty also take bonds
IvJj, In your "omnany. don't they ? A Yes. sir
j. j( Q. A great mam A Ouite a good raanv
i tv! l'i ' v And persons generally who have deal-
111 I Ings with the city departments and are re-
If. ;Wj oulred to give bord sccuie tho bonds from
li'.t your companj. do they not? A. I Lellevo
JVjii i thoy do.
t 5 0 Do you employ anv methods of-sollclting
H 'i I their business' A. Nomore than the goneral
M tf plan of soliciting usually omployod by such
II t companies.
I u I ' 0. How do you approach city emnloj ees and
I 9j i city contractors? A Oh. jou'll have to ask
I M: I my clerks. I don't attend to such trillcs as
Ik,1 th.t,
p i I (J. But j-ou aro the manager, are you not ?
ft i A. I am, but I don't look after those details
3' v Q Hut you know how it is done1 Well,
4, employeos and contractors aie usually ap
h1) preached by the Piatt people llrst Ihel'latt
'j i comna lyalwajK liken to be a co-surety with
WW nson all lond
3r Q What do you mean by the l'lattcompany'
S', I A The tldilityandDeposIt Companj ul M.irj-
lv i tj How ilo jou know that pmoiisiiTuiiing
Si i bonds aro llrst anproached b the l'i ut com-
u 'j pany? A - Ucraue tlu'lr contract rcpruAvntn-
nl ! ttVB approaehex city employees or cltj con-
jlild , tractors nim e-k to bo placed upon the bond
111' I as co-surety with U3
II! ; l ). IIqi,-ilo jou know that? A. liren told
IU 1 t
so by tho Tlatt company s representative. Mr.
Flynn
Q. Woll. now tell me what your company
does to got business? A. Nothing nioro than
to send out cards and circulars advertising
that wo nro prcp-ired to write bonds at tho
sanio ntes us other c imp. mk'H
Q Will ou ndmlt thnt ninny cityouiployecs
toko out bondt In j our company ? A Uh,yip.
Q Now, us to tin contractors jou say tliey
have to got two sureties' . Mr 'xljlin of
the 1'latt company is er em rgetle In seeking
contractors and trying to get In on their bond"
The Comptroller requires two sureties on each
city contract, and the 1'lntt company Ins been
plnced us a co-sureti with us In nearly every
bondwn hiivo furnished We linvn not, how
over, bt en placed us en-surety with them on
tho boiulsufcaiinl contractors, lain glad tosaj.
WITNESS Tt nSS ITON MOSS
y - Did jou practice that answer for some
tlmo befme jou came here I A -Oh. no! but I
mst Hi. .unlit jou might like to know about
it .Laughter 1
Q. Was that answer put Into jour mouth up
at the Democratic Chin last night No
more than tho uucstlon jou asked mo was put
into jour mouth About nil I put into my
mouth at the Democratic Club is food
(J lias Itlchard Croker done nnjthlng to
nsslkt jou in getting any of jour stock In any
of thccomimnles jou are luteiested In-' A
Hnnovorriid ll tho stock I own I paid for
y HnsMi Ciokorsome stock In thnt bond
companj of jours A cs, r.
y Did lie pay for It? A -He did
y W 111 the books of the company show that
he paid for it A. They will show that tho
stock was paid for
y -That lie paid for It' A. It was pnld foi
y Oh. now jou'ro giving yourself awaj?
A I'tn nothing to givo imsolf awaj nbout
y Well, will the books of the com pany show
that iiionev was nnihe.l from Mr Crokorln
pajnlent foi stock A '1 lie books of the com
tiuv will show thnt th money was rccolwcl
Irom Mr 1 reedinnn, who bought the stock and
paid for It for Mr Croker
y Well, wh didn't jou say that hi thobn-
f:lnulng' K Oh. 1 thought Id let you liavcu
Idle fun: juu seemed to ileslro it
(J Do jou eiijoj it? A -Very much
0 ery weh, then. If you are enjoylugthls
I'll Kiwi jou just as mui h fun of the same kind
as 1 can A l'llch right in; I'm here for that
purpose
y Has jour company iner paid any divi
dends A It's ne er paid a dlv Idcnd.
y Do jou approve of thnt method of doing
business ' K I call It good financiering'
y-!sthatso? A. cs. wo aro accumulat
ing a hrge surplus
0 Woll, there's a sort of rate-cutting war
golngon between tho two companies, is there
not' A iou'11 have to ask about that from
the other company
y Well, speaking for your own company,
how is it? A I don t choose to speak for my
own company That's a matter that don't con
cern jou n bit
y I see you are following jour mentor jou
answer w lint you please ami don't answer what
jou pie ise A I'll nnswer nnj gentlemanly
question that pertains to the business of the
committee that'H asked mo in a gentlcmanlj
wo
Q Ah. pardon me! I thought these wcie
gcntlemnnlv Questions A Well, thej nln't
m'o no right to ask mo anv such questions.
'I hoy don't h ivo anv benrlngon this Investiga
tion. CALLED TO TIMF.
Mr. Maret Look here. Mr. 1'roedman. jou
nro not to bo tho judge of whether any ques
tion has benrlnguponthls Investigation or not
'I he committee will decide that and not the
witness If jou nro asked u question by this
committee jou will answer und not pass an
opinion upon It.
y I'm nsklng if there Isn't n rate war going
on between vour company und the other com
pany ' A You'll have to ask tho l'latt folks
about that
y-I'm nsking nbout your company A
Thero can't Pe a war without two sides
y Tint's jur.t it. and if there are two sides
jou ought to know something about one of
them. Ask tho other companj
Mr. Moss usked the Chairman to direct the
witness to answer the question, nnd tho Chair
man so directed Iho witness refused to an
swer In nnj othei way than he had done. A
moment later lie said 'I will Inform jou as
to tho l'latt companj ' rates as to contractors
Thoy receive one-half of each premium thit
wo receive, no more and no loss Hliould we
recoivejl 0(10 as a 1 percent premium on a
S100.000 bond, we'd get SjOO and the l'latt
company would get $5ts "
y 1 hen, Instead of thero being a war thoro
Is a combination A There aro other do
pnrtments. other branches of tho business.
There is the surety and thero is the fidelity
parts
y Who llrst suggested that jou should go
Into j our company A The President of tno
compiny. John 11. Bland.
y Did jou ever talk it over with Mr. Croker?
A Not that I recollect.
y But jou may have had some consulta
tion with Mr. Croker Inorderto interest htm
inthestock When did jou have such a con
sultation? A. Oh, some time after I wont into
the company.
y - nd vou say that tho company has been
doing business nil this time, ever sirce 18Htl.
and it has nover paid any dividend? A. That s
what I mean to say
y Well, has It accumulated any surplus'
A The stock has appreciated in value, and
continues to appreciate '
Mr. Moss here called the witness's attention
to a portion of Mr. Croker s testimony in ref
erence to Freedman s company Mr. Moss
lead Mr. Croker's testimony on this point,
showing that Mr Croker had testltlod thnt
begot dividends regularly from the company,
paid in cheeks drawn to tho order of Petir
V Mojer A Co
Ihn Witness I can oxplaln that oryeasilj-.
Mr Croker was a stockholder In tho company
and is also interested in the buslnoss success
of tho ofnee foi our territory, which includes
the Metropolitan dlstrii t. I am lce-Presldont
of the companj, but I also receivo a salary and
a commission
y That i. vou get n salary and commission
besides having jourlntercst in tho stock ' A
Mr Croker is Interested with me In tho busi
ness dividfs KEr.jTin:.o ir with crtohLn.
0 In the commissions in addition to the
stock' A Yes, sir.
y So jou divide jour salary and commis
sions witl Mr Croker? A Yes
y Has ho more of an interest than a stock
holder's Interest' A e. sir
This statement on the part of Freedman that
the boss of Tammany Hall was not only a
stockholdei In the coinpanv which rurnlshes
the majority of the bonds foi city employees,
but was also a shnrerln thneommlsslonswhlch
Sir I reedinan rtcelesouiilibur.inessnnd also
n sharer in 1 reedunii snhrj, caused some
thing of n sensation in tho committee room
(J Is there anv contract to show tho relation
between you and Mr. Croker? A. There is no
contract
y 1 hen. if j ou saw fit to break your agree
men t with Mr. Croker. lie lias no way to recover
from jou through a suit at law? A. No, sir,
Mr Croker relies on my word
As the witness said this hu drew hlmsolf up
in his chnlr, threw back the lapels of his coat
nnd displayed his jewels
y When did you give jour word to Mr.
Croker A Homo tlmo after I mado the en
gagement with this company
0 Well, what did you say to him and what
did he saj to jou' A I will not toll vou just
what I said to him or just what he said to me
y That's private business, I suppose' A.
Y'es, that's private business
y Private business I Even though jour
company is bonding the city officers nnd bond
ing the city contractors and not paving any
dividends I told jou we nro bonding tho
contractors ntthesamo rale as any otheroom
pany y Never mind tho rates. I'm talking nbout
eityotlleinls A. Wo give the samn rates to
city ofllilals as anj other comnanj
y Hold up n moment, Mr Freedman. You
fccent danger to jou In theso Inquiries and
don't give attention to the question You nro
constantly afraid thnt thore Is something In
th"30 questions that's going to hob up and
hit jou A Look here. Mr Moss. I'm not
nfiaid of jou nor any statement you can bit
me with.
y You are not afraid to be fair and answer
questions, then A. I have no fear of you at
nil, Mr Moss.
CIlOKFn'S NAME A Dnvwlsr, TAItD
y Just answei the question, then A
Well, I'll tell jou that I was verj anxious to
have Mr Crokur's friendship and association In
this eiiinpnuj on account of tho friends ho has
all over this country I realized that if Mr
Croker was a stockholdei in this enterprise
It would he most successful, because hi s
got more friends who are willing toseive him
through pure friendship than any other man In
thlseoun'rj
y Is Mi Croker s connection with the com
pany announced In tho advertising matter of
the lompnnj' A Decidedly not, but his
friends know it
y Now, )i it was s ild between jou and Mr
Croker. milking a sort of erbal comma, uuUoi
which he gets his nimiPT out of tho company '
A That 8.i personalquistionand myporsonnl
buslni ss
y vre vou afraid to let the other stockhold
ers knownbout thlsarraugcment ' A I guess
the stoi kholders nro very well pleased with It.
from nil n counts
y Don t jou know that thero has been a
complaint from tho stockholders of jour com
pany tiecnusrt noillvldends bavo been declared'
A I never heard of it
y Do jou receive a salary from jour com
pauj ' A Yes, sir. a good deal more than jou
are receiving fordolngthls job I receive Mo,.
(KH) a jtai, Mr Moss, aim 1 workverj hard
for it
y And vou divide your commissions with
Mr Croker A I won t say I divide, Mr. Cro
ker receives n proportion of mj commissions
y And n proportion of tho salnrj ' A No.
sir,
y - What propoitlon of thecomniissions' A
I told jou beforo 1 didn't think It was iinv of
your business
Mi Mnet 'J he witness Is dirocled to answer
the question.
ULIItSTJIt, roMMITTKI.
The Witness lull I icfiise to do as directed
y tDocsMi I rokei iceelvo .rt),0U0 a jJiir
A -No. sir
y- Do his commissions amount to $'J,"i,OOo a
juu? A, 1 refuse to saj.
O -Whj do jou say that they do notnmount
to SoO.000, uu I won't say whither they are
P
I
1 $25,000 or not? A, I did not want to make
1 on envious by telling you It was 30.000.
'iho witnoss was again directed, t6 answer
I tho question and again he refused, nnd then
Mr Moss naked: " Does Mr Croker under-
i stand that tho money bo receives is a part of
jour commissions' A Ask Mr. Croker, ,
y Have you told him? A -This In also n
private matter, Mr. Moss, nnd I 'don't believe
vou have got any right to Inquire into my pri
vate business , ,,
i y Do toii divide an j commissions with 3Ir
Cioker other than thoo jou receive from tho
business of the liond company A 1 also in
fuse to answerthat question.
y How much monoj have jou sent to Mi
Crokor during the ast venr? A I don t re
member , ...
y Have jou anj records to show' A. No,
sir
y Did jou glvn him the amount In money '
A I ve generally given it to tiiln In hills
y 'J here Is nbsolutelv no record on this
subject A None that I know of,
y Do jou know whether his recollection
about this Isnny bettei than your, A Oo
nsk him
y Then jou don't knowhowmudi money
jou paid to Mr. ( roker ' A No, sir, not ex
actly I have mimv financial tran nctlous. and
I am interested In Iho dlfforont companies.
TIIAVSAITIOVS OS A l ISU IllBI"
y - Do you conduct vour tinnsaetlons in nil
thosedompniiles on n cash basis. or do jou
Issue checks A Many of them nre on a cash
basis
y. Is it u common thing for jou to conduct
financial transactions of which jou keep no ac
count A Very often
y And that's tho waj jou transact business
of companies In whlchotlierpeonle hold stock
A Not tortho companies, onlj tor no self.
y nd do jou alwajs carry enough money
for tho-o transactions on jour person and also
for handing what jou think is proper to Mr.
Croker' A I wotildn t like to answer that
question because I don t want It known how
much moriej I enrrv laughter
y Is tin lea record Ct anv of tho commis
sions jou have paid Mr Croker on the books
of jour cjimpaio ' A Thero is a record of
everj transaction on our books
Thin All Muss nsked th" witness If he gave
Air I rokei to understnnd that the money he
received from the bond company was stock
dividends 'the witness said ho had not. nnd
lie was then asked
"Dldj'ou liiterd he should so understand
It?" A I did not; but that was what Mr
Croker Intended to convoy when ho spoko
about thedividenilsof tho company.
y How did jou como to voluuteei what 3Ir.
Croker Intended? How do jou know what he
Intended' A e'ecnuso joupurnoselj Intended
to confuse the evl Jetieoof Mr Croker and insin
uated thnt he had Hidden false statement
y You misunderstood ray purpose My pur
rose is to show thnt you misled the leader of
Tammanv Hall Into supposing that ho was re
ceiving dividends on his stock, when he wns
renllj receiving a part of your commissions nn
business vou secured fnrthe eomp my Do jou
believe for a moment that Mr Croker knew he
was dividing commissions with you' A -I be
lieve Mr Croker Is justified in engaging in any
honorable business Mr. Croker has simply
had a business arrangement with me, the samn
as Mr Piatt's sou has had with his fnthe-,
y Oh, that's jour little speech, .Mr Freed
man. Now toll me, hor. long is tills division of
commissions to continue ? A. I don't proposo
to answer that question
QUITE A LITTLE RCENK.
-Tust l.cic another passage occurred between
tho Chairman, the witness and Mr Moss,
during which the witness got up. walked over
to the chair in which ho had been sitting be
fore taking the stand, and took several sheets
of pnioi out of his overcoit pocket. When he
resumed the stand Mr Mosssnld- "Now that
jou'Migot jour ovonoaf. Mr Freedman. and
have takon a paper out of It, jou mav produce
the paper If it has nnjthlng to do with this In
quirj ' V I will produce inypaner when It Is
matt rial to my own wishes. I'll produco it
when I sen fit. Mr Moss
y Well, whenever tho paper Is produced
and ti stilled from jou know It will hnvo to
come to mo .' A. W ill I get it back ? Laugh
ter I
"Y'es. but you won't need it now, Mr Freed
man, for I am going to excuse jou.
Mr Freedman went straight from tho witness
stand to the long table where the reporters
were sitting and threw n typewritten docu
ment before them Thon he said in a loud
voice1 "I give this paper to tou reporters
It's a statement from me about the husiness
done by my company, Piatt's companj, and all
the othor companies I want tho public to
know tho i ontents of this statement "
TIinEAT OF CONTEMPT rnorEEDISOS.
"Mr. Ireedman," said Mr. Moss, "go back
on the stand " Then turning to the committee
Mr. Moss said: "Mr. Freedman has just given
the most flagrant exhibition of had manners I
have ever witnessed. He had no right to do
tliisthlng. Itlsa contempt of thecommlttee
and ol mvself " Turning to Mr Freedman, he
said "You maj think that contempt of this
committee is a verj light matter, but I want
jou t understand that we look on Itvery seri
ously. Wo haven't dono anything jet witli
thosn guilty of contemptof this committee, but
let mo tell you when wo got enough of them
we'll nttend to them in a bunch "
"I'll be in excellent company, then," said
Mr. Freedman,
y Mr rreedman. what aro the contents of
that paper which jou just handed to the re
porters and which you characterized as jour
statement' A I refuse to tell jou Itlsa
private statement, prepared
y By whom 1 won't tell jou.
By t hnirman Mnzet Mr. Freedman. who
prepared this pater ' Y'ou must tell us this
and also what It contains Lvorjthlng In
that paper Is a matter of publlo record
Mr. Mnret asked this question seven times;
I'.acli tlmo the witness made the same replj
' W hsre was this paper prepared, Mr. 1 reed
innn ' 'nsked Mr Moss
"I won t tell you," said Mr Freedman. sulk-
Chairmnn Mnzet ordered Mr Freedman to
nnswer tho question, but he positively re
fused to
"Do jou refuse to becau-o jou nro afraid
that the nnswer will degrade jou or convict
jou of a dime '".asked Mr Moss
"Y'ou cant degrade or convict mo of any
crime." answered Mr Freedman. jumping out
of tho witness chair and trvlng to look very
angrv
"Hit down. Mr. Freedmen." said Chairman
Mazet "Now. tell me. does this paper show
the commissions received by Mr Croker from
jour companj '
"No. nor what Mr Tlatt's commissions nre."
In answer to other questions. Mr Freedman
admitted that he had only glanced at the state
ment tic fore giving It out When Mr Moss
asked him How lie knew evervthlng in it was
trim vv lien he had only glanced at it, be becamo
confused nnd fin illy wild tha' ho could gener
ally absorb the-contents of nnjthlnghe glnnced
over This produced a roar of laughter from
the spectators.
"Well, now, do jou swear to tho truth of
ever j thing In this statement that you have just
given out '" nsked Mr. Moss
"Woll. I'll swear that It Is nil truo to the best
of mj knowledge."
Mr. Moss tiled to secure possession of tlio
statement, but It had been sent out of tho room
by one of the reporters. Mr Moss ordered tho
re porter to see that his office gave the paper to
him when it was through with It. Freedman
I ordered the reporter to see that it wns given
i back to li i m There was eomenrgument over
the matter, but Mi. Moss flnnlly said ho was
satisfied to let It go
FJIELDMAN'S STATEMENT.
Freedman s statement consisted of six type
written pages purporting to show tho receipts,
disbursements, profits nnd amount of busi
ness In tho city departments, done by tho vnii
oussurety compunlesof this eltj Iho state
ment shovveil tli it at present Mr rrecdmnu's
companj is doing almost $il,000,txxj worth of
, business in the city departments ngalnst less
I than $'J ooo ono done by the company referred
I to as "Mr PlattV " By otherllgures the state
ment purports to show thnt the bulk of tho
I business In tlin city departments In lrfi? was
done by the other company, while Ids company
i had tho short end
There was considerable laughter in the room
as Mr Fieedman went out His conduct on
I tho stand, having been in overy word and poso
almost an exact imitation of Mr Crokor's. tho
spectators had derived i-onslderablo amuse
ment from It Outside of Mr Carroll. Mr.
Freedman ninde the poorest witness repre
senting Tammany Hall that has jet appeared
beforo the committee
Tax Commissioner Edward C flhoohy wns
the next witnoss eillcit Mr. Sheohv wns put
on the stand for only a moment, and tho only
question usked him was whether or not he had
brought some books from tho Tat Depart
ment, as he h id been ordered to do. Mr
I Micelo called for Frank Bell. and Mr Bell
I camo foi waul with the bonks Then Mr SIoss
bin! some fun with Assemblrman Hoffman.
I the Tammany member of thecommlttee. who
I becomes moio demonstrative In hlsdofencoof
witnesses and their rights at ovory session,
Mi Moss told Commlsstonei Shcehy that ho
could go Mr noffman Insisted that Mi Nliechy
goon the stand, as he had some rpjostlonsto
i ask him Clinliman Mazet said that Mr
Slieehj wouldn't go on the stand unless Mr
Muss wanted him to Then Mr Hoffman got
up and. addressing the spectators, said.
TAXES ON t riOht ll's U0U8E.
"I desire to state publicly thnt In my esti
mation the nnson tho committee will not
allow Mr Svheelo to goon the stand Is to pre.
1 vent me from showing by hlni thnt the vaiua
I turn placed on Mi Crokor's houso Is higher
th in that on tho adjoining houses "
Mr Hoffman sat down looking satisfied with
himself, and Mi Bell took the stand Mr
Moss's llrst question showed that his object In
lulling Mr Hell was to get at the verj facts
which Mr IlolTman claimed woro being sup.
pressed Tin re was a roar of laughter from
thespectatois. nnd Mr Hoffman looked verj
foolish Mr Moss then explained that ns Mr
Bell had been a clerk In tho Department of
Taxes und Assessments for fourteen je art, and
hud had full control of the books during that
time, he was b-tter able to answer questions
thnn Mr hheolo
Mi Moss showed by tho books that Itlcharl
Ciokers house, at ,i last hoventj-lourth
street, was usseshed at S4.r,lK)0, that a red line
To Cure n Cold in One J)nr
TVo LaifttlvelirnmuQulnlnrTshleti. AUclnigelt
nfnu.ttliHinciniy If It falls to Hire. J5r, Tbegea
Blue hat I.. 1J. ej. on ec.L Ublct.-.a.
hod boen drawn through this and 840.000
Written In rod Ink to the right of It. ,
y What does this mean? A. Thnt Is tho
corrected valuation The llrst valuation wo
the work of tho deputy; tho second, that of tlio
Commissioner.
y I notice that the next bouse, owned bv
.Mnry O Maxwell, was assessed $4:i.o0 nnd
then leduied In the same wny to40.ooo xlso
that of the next house, that of Henry y Bar-ho)-,
was assessed nt JLU.oexj nnd then reduced
to $'20 ooo Now, wero all thrco of these reduc
tions mndebj the Commissioners after oilglmil
nnd higher valuations wore mndu hi deputies
A -Yes
y What aro these figures In pencil marks
which I Hud to tho right of tlio reductions A
'I hey are tho chniigcs for IHO
U -Well, theso pencil marks show that tho
valuation on Sir roker s house litis been
raised to$44.0oei: that the snine estimate has
been put on the Mnxwell house, und that Mr
Harhej's Ins been raised to $'J4.0io Now,
other llgures in this book show increases on
Ulth avenue In the snmo Ineilitv of from $10.
oootoSL'o.O'H) over the assessed valuntlon of
Inst je ii What Is the reason for this' A -1
hat is the Judgment nf the deputy
y But nlij are such small advances mado
on Mr Cioker' prbpeit) nnd the property nil
Joining It, nnd such tremendous changes mado
on Filth avenue A All those tilings nro
dono according to tho judgment of the deputj.
llErUTV TJIVT Din ii not'Ni tu.
y YVlio wns the deputy who put the assess
ment of $4.".000 on Mr Crokor's house In
1KIW ' A Hubert W .Miller.
y III the case of Mr. Croker'n house and tho
other two houses I have mentioned, why were
rediu tlons ftmnde? A They wero recom
mended y -By whom' A.-Mr. Miller
y Was he n deputy under tho preceding
Commissioners'' A Ho was appointed at
that time
y And ho has since been removed? A Yes.
0 W hy A 1 do not know
Air Moss mado eompatlsons in tho assessed
valuations of two houses on Fhth avenue, one
owned by Hi niv C Miner, the thentiical mana
ger, who Is a Tnmmnny man, nnd one owned
liynn unnamed person, presumably not affili
ated with Tammany Hall In 1K0H the assessed
valuation on those two houses was $t '.'0.000
each; tho pencil marks show that the contem
plated changes for 100 advanced Mr Miners
property &IO.000 mid the other propertj $'J0.
000. Mr Moss callod Mr Bell's uttentlon to
the fnct that tie ponell mnrks omioslto Mr.
Miner's Property showed thnt SI.'o.ooo hid
been put down us the assessed valuation foi
1KW. and then SE10.000 written over that. Mr
Bell could not explain
ins ronviFn mkjknfsh all oone.
Abraham Hlnimelw right, manager of the
lloobllnc. Construction Companj. wns called
next When he was on the witness stand Inst
week be was the meekest witness called up to
thnt time, nnd was not only willing hut anx
ious to answer all quostlons. even when they
concerned Frank Croker s connection with the
company There was a completo change In
Mr llltiunelwrlght's demeanor yestordnj. He
wns dellnnr then. Questioning brought out
the fnct thnt the witness had consulted counsel
since the Inst time ho was on the stand Mr
Moss's llrst question to Mr Himmelwrlght
was
"Does Mr. Brlggs. the Treasurer of the Hoob
llng Companj, attend tho Liberty street office
regulurlj '"
" I hat Is a private business matter." said the
witness
"Mr. Himmelwrlght." said Mr Moss. "I am
sorry to eoo a respectable mnn liko jou adopt
ing ;hls lino of answering. 1 think thnt tho ex
pression which jou have jnt used and which
has been used so much recently by others who
have appeared beforo this committee, will be
used foi years to come by people who don't
want toglvefactsnhouttrans lutioiisof nnnture
lam qulto sure vou are not mixed up In. I
must now nsk the committee to order jou to
answer my question
"You must answer it." said Air Mazet.
" May I make a statement?" nsked tho wit
ness "Vo. ' said Mr. Mazet. "Just answer tho
question."
" I II make a statement or I won't answer the
question."
By Mr Moss- Q Would It tend to convict
sou of a crime to nnswer this question. A.
I won't answer
Mr Mazet ordered the witness to answer, but
he persisted In his refusal.
A SUBTLE " INFLUENPF."
"It Is a remarkable thing." said Mr. Moss.
" how this Intluenco of which wo hnvo heard
so much, and which we are trying to reveal,
gets into u private business like that done by
thlscompnnj. and so demoralizes It that Its
manager Is afraid to even tell whether the
Treasurer of the com piny uttends his office
dally"
"As representative of a firm doing an honor
able business, ' said the witnoss. "I refuse to
answer vour question I might ns well tell
jou right nowthnt this Is the course I have
adopteil for to-daj '
y Hns vourconecrn nut in any petitions for
eltj work In the last month ' A. Yes, sir: but
why am I being submitted to this Why
should jou ask mo theso questions
"Wehnveoui reasons tor wanting to get at
theso things," aid Mr Moss, "and by making
such a fuss ovc r such simple questions you
open yourself to tho suspicion of wrongdoing."
"Lvorymnn is Innocent until he is proven
gulltv." said the witness
"That's precisely the attitude of every rascal
that in hroughtintoa criminal court, is it not? '
nsked Mr Moss
"I presume so." said Mr. -Jlimmclwright.
sulkilv
y - Who advised jou to adopt this line of an
swering to-daj ' I refuse to answer.
y.-l)ld Mr Roebllng or Mr. Mctaun .' A.-I
won't snv
y Well, jou may find it a mora serious
matter than jou think. . I nm not alroid
y Did jou get your advice from counsel for
the cit) departmi nts? No, sir
y You hav lieen ndvlsocl hy some counsel,
havejounof A Well, that's a prlvntomat
ter. but I don't mind sajlngthat I hnvo con
sulted counsel
y H,ih not Mr Brlggs, tho Treasurer of
jour companj-. kept away fiom the office to
avoid being served with n suhrxpua A tlivo
me a minute to think
WITNFRS M-GINS lOTIIAVVOlT
y If jou mear to give monn honorable an
swor. why do jou want a minute to think?
A 1 want to consider mj rights
y (after a minute's delaj I Well, come
along; what do yon say to this' A I have
concluded it is a private matter, and I will not
answer It
Mr. Maet ordered tho witness to answer tho
question, but he persisted In his refusal Mr
Himmelwrlght was very nervous Hotook out
Ids watch several times, w lib h led Mr Moss
to inquire
" What's the matter are jou impntient V"
"1 don t want to wnsto the dav here."
"You'll waste mnnv davs here If jou persist
in tills course." said Mr Moss, "unless, of
course, jou goto Jersej to join the Treasurer
otjoiir companj. where we can't get nt you.
Now ntisvvi mm this question."
y, Was It not oneosnggosted tojou thnt jou
goand see Con Dalj by an official of the Build
ing Department A. (after live minutes with
Ills fnen hurled in blshandsl It was.
y Who suggested it' A (after threo mi n
uti s in deep thought) Mr. Dooner.
y W hen ? A I don't remembei the da y
Is Mr. Dooner In tho room?' called Mr.
Moss
Mr Doonei was In the room nnd camo for
ward xt Mr Moss's request bo sat clown In
fiont of tho witness
y Is this tho Mr Dooner who suggested
that you go and sen Con Daly A Yes
Asthe examination proceeded Mr Himinel
wrlght Increasod in importnnco visibly in Ids
own estimation, and becamo momentarily
more pomKus in his manner of speech, yues
tionn that he coul. 1 not or would not answer ho
tossed aside with an alrj wave of the hand,
nnd ho occasionally substituted a short noil
for tho waste of breath required In mnking a
vocul reply. After Identifying Mr Dooner. the
witness looked tho other wny, nnd, during the
questioning that followed, kept his eyes turned
"Laugh Out, Oh,
Murmuring Spring'
It is the time to laugh, the
year's fresh prime. Sensible
people now do the same that
Nature does aim to be puri
fied, and for the same reasons.
They usethat marvelous blood
purifier, Hood' s Sarsaparilla,
that never disappoints.
Its work nnd vvotth ,-uo known world
wide' ns n household medicine.
I Icor "That other sufferer might benefit
from my horrible experience of 1H months
I with nino gooit sized ulcere below the knee
. Doctors frankly said ' Incurable,' but I would
' not give up look Hood's Sarsapnilllu for
nearly n jeir and was thoroughly ured It Is
i now 1 li veins since and I am woll and heart!-."
Mrs U.l.EN l.LOY D. Box 4, Plains. Pa
Tho nbovo Is condensed from a grateful
l.fiOO-vioicl letter
Palpitation of tlip Heart "I followed
many prescriptions In vuln for pilpltatlon of
the heart and awful distress in my stomach
One bottle of Hood's Sarsapai Ilia improved nm
and no cure was trulj wonderful ' .Mrs KIT
TIE hMlTH. JiJil Dano btrcet, Waterloo, Iowa.
JwodS SaUabWiiKo
lined k I'illicu r liver ills the nun irritating ami
onl) cathartic totnke with lfnod's hamieparilla,
i
away from that gentleman, who sat In. Ir.
i Moss's chair. Mr, Moss continued the subject
interrupted by the bringing In of Dooner by
asking; ... ...
. "What woro you discussing when Mr.
I Dooner camo In " A. I don't remember. ,
I y. You wore discussing something In rela
tion to the cltv department In which Mr
Dooner Is an official, weren t jou? A. My
recollection Is that thero was somothlng of tho
sort going on
y What wa9 the language used'' A I
have u notion that I was advised to see Mr.
Duly
y Where woro you to see him' A. Ah,
uptown sotnowheros. iCnrelcsslj-.l I didn't go,
niohow
y Yes: I know you didn't go. 1 hero was a
reason why you didn't go W hnt wns that rea
son' , tin affected surprise) reason?
1 y Yes, there was a reason why you didn't
I goto see Mr Dily Toll us what it was. A.
Oh, well, the lesson probably was I didn't
think Daly could help us, anyway
DIDN'T HltsrMT TKICK.
Q Y'ou wero directed to meet Mr. Daly Inn
liquor store, weren't jou ' A I don't remem
ber that 1 wns to meet him nt any store.
y What did Mr. Dooner say that Mr Daly
could do for you A Nothing wns specified
thnt he could do.
y. You know that Mr. Daly wasn't In tho
Building Dernrtmont' A -Didn't know It ab
solutely y. Didn't you suspect a trick, oi that Mr.
Dooner was trjlng to get jou Into trouble'
At this the witness straightened out In his
chali, cleared his throat, looked around the
room.andnnnouuced lu ndoclamatory fashion:
"I'm not uf raid of nnj thing, and 1 don't sus
pect nnjlodr. I'm looking out for no self:
that's what I'm doing.
y Certainly But didn't jou refuse to move
In tho matter because vou thought It was a
trick? A, Don't remember
y Did j-our concern employ Mr. Orady last
jear? A. No
y Did jourconeern employ Mr. Grady this
J oar? A. Xo
y-At any tlmo'
' Not so far ns I know." said tho witness.
The ii he begun to"hucklooverwhnt he consid
ered n good opportunity to show how- ttnle
pemlent ho could be, and added botween llttlo
gurgles of glee
"1 wish to retract those answers because I
think It's ii business matter, and I'm not going
to answer about mj private affuirs."
'That sort of thing won't do jou any good.
Mr Hlmmolvvright." said Law jer Moss calmly.
"Hnvo jou nt nnj time omployed Mr Orndv as
jourlawjer'" A I'll tnko piy former stand
on that and decline to answer on tho ground
that It Isn't connected with 'any city depart
ment y How much money has your firm paid
Mr Orady this year A (with nn expression
of bored martyrdom) It's useless to nsk me
questions liko that, Mr .Moss
0 Do you refuse to answer? A. Y'es
y What wns tho first acceptance of your
material In 'OH? A I don't remember.
y Do jou remembei the name of the archi
tect' x No.
y Didn't tho architect have the assistance
of counsel? A. I don't think eo
y Who wns the architect of tho Bvrne
building in Fifth avenue? A. Jeremiah
O'ltourke.
y Did he have tho assistance of counsel?
A. Not that I know of.
y Was Mr. Orady omplojcd In connection
with this mutter? A I won't answerthat.
TOUNCI M,n. IUMMELWHIOIIT's FUK.
Mr Moss I ask that tho witness be directed
to answer,
Mr Mnzet I direct jou to answer.
The witnoss mado no reply whatever, but sat
staring up at the celling with a smile.
Mi Moss Do jou decline to answer?
No reply
Mr Mnzet Do you decline to answer the
question '
The witness cast a look out of tho corner of
bis eje nt the Chairman of tlio committee and
condescended to nod.
Mr. Mnzet The stenographers do not got a
record vvhon jou nod.
"Beg pardon," said tho witness, with elabo
rate politeness "I'll try to remember that. I
decline to answer."
y How much did j ou pay Orady ? A. That's
useless
y Wliowusthn architect of tho building at
Bro.adwav and Fortj-second street In which
join material was used? A Henry F. Kilburn.
y Und be the services of nn attorney ? A.
Decline to answer. If you want to save time.
Mr. Moss
"Htop!" cried Mr. Moss, so sharply that tho
witness started, and then subsided. "Don't
try to advise me in my business Attend to
youi own and answer the quest ons Who was
the architect of the building on Fourth avenue,
between Tenth nnd Eleventh streets ' '
"At Wl Fourth nvenue?"sald tho witness.
' I don't remember."
y Had ho the aid of an attorney? A. I
don't know.
Q Well, who was bo A. (laughing merrily)
oh. I forgot I w as answering
"Mr. Chairman." said Sir Moss, "I want it
recorded In the stenographer's notes that tho
witness's reply was mado whllo laughing and
in a flippant maunor. 1'nfortunatoly the ste
nographer s notes don't take photographic Im
pressions, but woennat least gotthlson record
for future use."
At this Mr. Hlmmelwright's expression
changed, nnd he contemplated the celling with
ns much solemn 1 1 as if all that ho held dear
est were burled thero For a few moments
thereafter th're was a marked change In his
tore, but later he recovered his spirits.
Mr. Moss Why Is it necessnry tocmploj an
attorney In somo cases and not In others? A
I decline to answer
Mr Mnet You nro directed to answer tho
question A. Hame answer.
y YYhat attornov did you employ to go to
Die Building Department in jour behulf A
bnmo answer
Mr Mazet Did jou oinploy more than ono
attornov A 1 decline to answer
Mr Mosk Did jou naj $1.00) for each rep
resentation beforo the Building Department
A. Same answer
y -If the attorney gol (1,000 from jou In
ono ease and received the help ot the Building
Department, why was it necessnry to emi loy
him furthor and pay him a new fen each time'
A That Is tho private matter of the firm, and I
decline to answer
y. Doesn t that indicate corruption in the
department A. Not necessarily
EXTORTION A miYATE MATTER.
y Wasn't the money you paid practically
extortion ' A That's n private matter
y YYasn't it pnld because tlio nttornoywns
in collusion with tho Building Department and
that was the only way to get jour material af
firmed' A (after long pauso for thought) I
don't know about th it.
y. Isn't it possible thnt it Is so? A You can
put any construction vou want on it
y You don't say it Is not so' A. I can't tell;
it's out of my department.
y What was your attorney's name? A.
That's a prlv ate matter.
y Do you lifeline to give this committee
any help In getting at this corruption by an
swering question regarding jour attorney's
dealings with tho Building Department? A.
Bv answering thnt I'd have to infer that I know
all tho circumstances under which the com
pany employed the attorney, and I don't know
thnt.
y Will vou. now. so far as jou can of j-our
own knowledge, onllghten this committee by
answering to tho best of jour ability tliooues
tions which you hnvo refused to answer' Or
do vou persist In your relusal ' A. Cort'nlj-,
y You persist ? A Cert'nlj.
That s all for the present: jou are sub
pondod,"sald Mr Moss, motioning tho witness
to step down.
But stepping down wnsn't the next number
on .Mr. Hlmmelwright's programme. Ho
wanted to hold tho stage a little longer, and,
turning to tho committee, said:
" If you're through I'd llko to mako a state
ment '
" No statement," said Mr. Moss. " We're
through with you now"
" There nro some things I wnnt to sny." per
sisted Mr. Hluitnelvvright. getting to his feet.
" Step off the stand." ordered Mr Moss.
" Not until I'vo snld
"bit down." cried Chairman Mnzot, and his
gavel fell with a bang.
Instead of obeying, the witness said calmly:
"I can talk better standing "
"I wnnt to nsk the witness some questions,"
put in Assemblyman Hodman, who is lisunlly
nulf n lap behind, but conscientiously does his
best to uphold every witness who exhibits
contumacy toward tho committee. ' Let him
go on."
WITNESS SEIZES A CHANCE
"Y'es. givo iuo ailmnce.' said Mr Himmel
wright. and. tucklnghls left hind In tho bosom
of his cont. ho turned squarely to the commit
tee and took his chain e without waiting for it
to bo given
"I ftlunvs speak easlei nnd say moro when
I'm on my feet," ho began
"There s where we made our mistake," put
in Mr Moss, "not letting jou stand up all the
time"
"When I wns here before," continued the wit
ness smiling upon thu law j er. "the testimony
elicited from me led the prei-s and tho pulilio
to infer that our company bid a monopoly of
school woik '
"If jou'ro bound to tilk. go ahead then.'
snld Mr, Moss on tho principle that when op
position to a witness's Hood of speeih is sud
denly removed that speech Is likely to carry
the witness Imther than he Intended to go;
nn.l It happened so in tills ein-e His speech
was on business matters nnd its object wns to
show that thnBoobling (ompinv had school
business as far back as IMkl, to whloh end ho
produced n copy of n cuntraet
"There's something for tlio committee to
see," ho declared, thrusting It toward Mr.
Mnzet
Let me n-o It." said Mr Moss
"ll's lor the committee. ' said the witness
"I ak that it be marked lu evidence," said
xssemblymnn Hoffman, waking up
1 oca brief period the Chairman's gavel mado
the composite remarks ot those most con-c-erncd
indistinguishable: but when order wns
Piutly testoren Mr Moss had the upper hand,
and loaning forward until he was almost undoi
the standing w Itness, uskod
"Isn't that contrnit ptlvate business'"
' Well, inai ls!."admltted the onitoi ; " but It's
been shown
' Htnp' You'vo lofuseel to answer questions
on the ground that It was your prlv nto business,
nnd now jou want to give us such private busi
ness us suits you. I object to that, unless you
Ul. $ $loane
Are displaying an unsualty attractive assortment of
cBigetow Brussels
and Wilton Carpets
In many new and effective designs and color effects.
The splendid wearing qualities of these goods have
made them deservedly popular.
Broadway $ i$tb Street;
' '
answernll tho questions you refused to answer
before "
HE DLCOXIEB EXCITED.
" But this is school business."
"No: It's just as much private as the other.
Either answer all or" - ....
"oh, I'll 8peok,"oxclalmod Himmelwrlght.
shaking his hand at tho lawyer "It's school
business. I defy jou to say anything dlfforont.
I wnnt to Mulsh my statement "
"Not unless you answer all the former ques
tions," rotorted Mr Moss.
"Whatever I've said before," began Hlmtnol
wright in shrill tones, waving his arms In the
air, "It's been"
"Mr. Chairman," Interrupted Mr. Moss. I
ask that tho Hergoant-at-Arms ba instructed
to remove the witness."
"I protest." said Assemblyman Hoffman.
"Tho witness ougjit to got a chance to ex-
"If' ho'll answer all tho questions." said
Lawyer Moss.
"Lot's havo 'em, then." cried nimmelwrlght,
throwing out his chest
"Not now," said Mr Moss composedly. At
nnother time you'll be called again."
This enraged the witness. His cheeks fairly
puffed with tho words that struggled for exit
between his teeth, and for a moment ho was
incoherent When ho recovered intelligible
speech it was to pant out :
"Now Is tho tlmo. Have I no rights as a
citizen '"
The llttlo man with his sharp nose tilted up
and his swelling bosom looksd so Incongruous
demanding u citizon's rights, when he had
been doingthe bulk ot tho talking for fifteen
minutes, that there was an Involuntary burst
of laughter, and Chairman Mazet's face was
suspiciously contorted as he replied with a de
cided negative, enforced by a rnp of the gavel.
"No? What what-wh j." cackled the wit
ness, now quite dangerously swollen. "Y'ou got
me here before and took advantage of mo to"
"That will do." cried the Chairman In a voice
that put u suddon stop to the eloquence. "Tho
Nergeant-nt-Arms will soo that tho witness
steps down "
At this nil tho wrath wont out of Hlmmel
wright's face and In Its stead came an expression
of lofty resignation the look of a martyr nbout
to be led to the stake In a righteous cause. The
histrionic potentialities of tho scene were not
lost upon tho witness. Drawing himself up to his
full height he folded his arms across his breast
and faced his fate. ThU rate was Hergeant-at-Arms
Crawford, whose broad shoulders were
making n path through tho crowd. Assembly
man Hoffman put in one moro lick
" I demand that the witness be heard." said
he
"The witnoss will bo removed." directed
Chairman Mnzot.
As He ret Crawford reached the stand nim
melwrlght stretchod nut a hand with n superb
gesture nnd said: "Take mo down."
Mr. Crawford took him down, and he re
tired amid tutors from tho audience and pro
tests from the faithful Hoffman. The next
witness was School Commissioner Georgo Liv
ingston, who said he was a Tammany man, but
not a member of the Domocrntio Club. Ha
testified as to a contract for tho flooring in
rubllcHchool No. 175 Ho said that he sup
posed tho reason why terra cotta flooring was
stricken out in the contract and the Booking
Eroduut put In wns that the Roebllng wan
etter. Ho didn't know why the terracotta
system was afterward put back into the con
tract. Nor did he know Walking Delegate
Donnelly of Brooklyn Union No 7. brother-in-law
of Mr. Doonor of the Building Depart
ment, who, Mr. Moss said, had the torra cotta
restored Mr. Livingston's examination was
brief, and he was followed by Mr. Donuellj.
WALKIMl DFLEOATE'S TESTIMONT.
" ro you tho walking dolegate of Bricklay
ers' L'nlon No 7?" asked Mr. Moss A. At
present tho office is known as business agont.
I nm.
y -Did jou talk with Superintendent Snyder
of tho Department of Buildlngsof the Board of
Education about the terra cotta sjstem being
cut out of School 17f? A Yes: I foamed that
tlio Boebling sjstem was to be put in and got a
copy of the specifications nnd reported to my
orgmization
y Did It seom thnt a preference was exhib
ited for the Itoebllug construction A. It
seemed so Looked to be non-c-ompetltlve
y. And the terra cotta was put back after
our protest ' Y as that protest the reason for
it' A. So far as I know. I know of no othor
reason.
y Are jou relntcd to John A. Doonor,
Deputy Commissioner of Buildings? A. Y'es;
he's my brother-in-law.
y. Is be amemherof Bricklayers' Union No.
7 A. Yes: nnd I took it tor granted he was a
dud lover of tho hollow block system, and was
alwajs In favor of it
IThe witness had previously explained that
the hollow block systems, of which the terra
cotta is one. nro favored by the bricklayers as
affording them more work than the other
systems 1
y Did you think this because of his love for
tho union or because of his financial interest In
a hollow block sjstem A. Bocause of tho
union
y Do j on remember offering a bill at Albany
in relation to building matters ' A. Y'es: a bill
amending the construction of flreprooflng.
y. Was its purposo to let in the Boebling
construction' A Thnt and others like It.
Q YVho introduced the bill? A.-Senator
Sullivan.
A SLEEriN-0 PenTNFB
Wilson P Marehbank, an emplojeo of the
firm of liuggonholmer. Untermjer A Marshall,
was next called. Mi. Marehbank is that ac
commodating article known as a sleeping
partner, and It developed In regard to the Con
tractors' Supplj Company, in relation to which
ho wns questioned, that he had fallen asleep
very early In Its history nnd never waked up
sufficiently thereafter to know what was going
on Ho identified himself ns one of the found
ers ot tho Contractors' Supply Company (In
whlcli Blchaid S. Crokor is supposed to be In
terested) and Mr. Moss asked him-
"Does that company deal In sewer pipes?"
"I bollcvo so," answered the witness after n
dsuso.
"Believe so!" crlod tho lawyer. "Don't you
know'"
No. sir, "said tho witness in tones of polite
regret. " I'vo forgotten "
'I hero was a roar of laughter, followed by a
bigger ono, when Mr Moss asked the witness
If ho was nn officer of tho companj- and re
oeivod tho reply, "Y'es, sir; I was the Presi
dent "
y YYheie wnstho company organized? A.
In the office of Ouggenheimer. Untormyer.fc
Marshall.
y Do tou hold any stock' A I did hold
two shares ns Incorporator, but I indorsed It
in blank, und it has gone out of our hands.
y Wns n meeting of stockholders held? A.
Yes: the organization meeting.
y Who was present? A. Mr Neary. J. C.
L.ltoggj and mj self I presided ILaughtor.
y That Is the Boggy w ho was formerly con
nected with tho Department ot Sowers' A
Yes
y Was there nny money at the meeting?
A Monoj for tlin stock Boggy paid for mine
and Lent j 'sand his own
y What wns tho company organized for?
A 1 think to get contracts You see my po
sition Is this I wasn't actively Interested, and
I know nothing nliout the business I just act
to oblige In these mnttors Laughtsr.l
C Aro many companies organized In that
ofllie ' A Y os. n good mnn j .
John A Dooner was ne.xt called, but it was
the ii 4 o'clock, nnd us thero was a roquost from
some of the committeemen to adjourn, ho was
suspendod until this morning, nnd an adjourn
ment wns tnken Chilrman Mazit said that
i tin re would be two sessions to-day. n session
i until 'J ii clock Mondnj, nnd no sessions on
I rldiivund Mturday of next week Ho did not
I know, he said, whet her tho commit te. would to
. suine u week fiom Monday or not.
"Tim Legislature adjourns next week," ho
1 said, "and the uiiMiihers will want to get home
for a while, mi our plans aren't settled "
He was asked If mi asures would be taken to
punish Himmelwrlght and answered signifi
cantly, "Walt mid see '
It Is said that tho committee recognize a
growing spirit of rebelliousness in the element
which furnishes Its witnesses and that n sharp
lesson will be forthcoming at the proier tlmo
That time. It Is said, will come sooner than
somo people expoit
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FEItRARO SESTESCKD TO DEATH.
Counsel Will Endeavor to Have the Brook
lyn Murderer Declared Insane.
Antonio Ferraro was sentenced by Supreme
Court Justice Smith In Brooklyn yesterday af
ternoon to be executed In Ring Sine prison
during tho week beginning Sunday. Juna 11.
for the murder of Lugio Mussachlo In Front
street on Sept. 4 last. Bafore the sentence
was pronounced I srraro said be did not know
wher he wns born or how old ha was.
"Where do you live?" asked the clerk,
hverynhere." said tho prisoner.
What Is jour religion?'' the clsrjc aked.
"The one I found." replied Ferraro.
After sentence had been pronounced Fer
raro said: "If tho law does not give m what
Is due me, they may ns well burn me to-day."
Hugo Hlrsch. counsel for Ferraro. contend
ed during the trial that his client was Insane.
Ha said he would take nn appeal from the con
viction and sentence. Ferraro will bs taken to
Sing Sing to-dnj.
No Injunction for the Nassau County Sapav
ilnoin.
Supremo Court Justice Dickey of Brooklyn
has quashed tho temporary Injunction re
straining the Supervisors of Nassau county
from selecting plans or awarding contracts for
the new county buildings at Mineola unless
they associate themselves with two experts as
advisers.
"Not nn experiment."
So many people have asked,
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