| Show NEW YORKS BOSS ON THE STAND Richard Croker Before the Hazel Investigating Committee HE MAKES SHAHl1 AXSWKH8 A Veranda AloIII firAdslare first 1olln1 TOIIr 11finmrpo by Illmllepulalloii fur TIN TI-N York April IIThf Mitel In veillgutlne Committee reiumed Its Sell Ion here today Th Investigation of the city government laid no far been conflcnd chleRy to Ills police nnd building I build-ing department land lo direct and Indirect In-direct effort lo ascertain the extent ut the Influence exercised by HIchuM Crosser Tho undenlandlng that Mr Crokcr would take the witness stand today I to-day created Interest and Hi room Ivan crowded Justice Uventrlll ot tho pupreme courUmmedlately upon Iho Commerce anent of the proceeding addressed the member of the commlllee laying Shoat ho had been culled here to testify and that the business of his court wu Puttering Put-tering thereby Mr MOM 1 excised the justice until further notice The name of Hlchird Crosser wax called I The Tammany Hill leader R aworn lou Ihe nl th Democratic do you noir aked Mr MOM Yes air laid Mr Crosser You are she leader of the political orginliullon generally known 01 Tom many Hall me you not r 11 I don know that I am lenerally I conceded to be are you n IW asked r MOM luately Well Mid Mr Crosier I aint talkIng talk-Ing for myself It other I I am I woo Sir Crosser agreed with IlrMOM that the government of the city and county < depended upon the existence of Political Polit-ical I parllcl Mr Made 1 Asked II the leadership 1 generally accorded AS r Cruller wai not blamed largely I upon llm fuel that tie hud the reputation of being a truthful man Mr Crosser said he tried to be a truthful man Mr Mo i had aiked Mr Croker a number of peetninsly Immaterial questions regardIng regard-Ing the organization of Tammany Hall I i when Mr Crokr Interrupted him and al1 haply I is nol neceary lo bring all thai UI which everybody know There la I lisp use playing to the gullerle and there U no uw of making imeche I We nil know rlblll thai hai Iwcii Mid Wo know thai I am list leader o tile party and I acknowlMge It and that nil target people are my frlenda and that I am going to Hick to them all 1 She 111sk Then was a roar of npplau of Mi Crosser nnlihcd this lenience Chairman Chair-man Matrl rapped for silence father urcatlcally Mr Mail aid the AP 1 i PUUM visa 1 right and thai he hoped Iho chairman would allow II ono In A while I did not dlconcerl him Just die mis good ilralght talk went on Mr 1 Crokcr nf I lie 11Iuo had ceaed that IS 1 nit I An talking good 1 straight talk and that 16 I I I want 1 Ilieie gentlemen know I milk canlilcicd She leader All time gen firmest are my friends You have taken half nn hour for nothing What I I she uo of IhulT 1111VO will try lo accommodate YOU Mr Croker replied the collages llr Cr old that ho Rate tile prominent Tammany Hall morl a Train amount nf advlc and dl 101 t4ornettines they followed It1101ne times they Old not insist of them tot lnwe1 I Mr Alfais rvvl 11 Hit of the Tammany ntchemi Mr Irk a I mltteil tint 1 or nearly all of them goviorInent held prominent positions In Hie city Mr Crosser admllteit that he had been lonulted rigadlng tile selection or men for pmltloni In the city govern anent but denied that ho had dictated appointment tin conceded the proio I II 111 on that he had probably I ireuter In finance wllh the municipal nilmlnlilru luI lion than any other cltlien He wo a believer In the Ilioory that she party In I tincr ihould hat Ih omce I had IntercMed hlnwlf In Iho Amlerd avenue unit Aitorla RNA question Ink cnuw fill I > eopl i right wcre liuolved and ho had notified Tammany meml er of the municipal nixmbly to atlwul 4ulon and are on theme questions IM I cause I was their duly tu do an Jill rould tell nothing cohnst contributors to campaign fund and rendered no account ac-count lo tile nnnnce rmnmlUc of Total many of whleli commlllc lie I Wait chairman of tile moneyi dUbunod by bln its Hid Judicial cundldale had 1 contributed to the campaign fund but not by compullon their Individual donation might hove Iwen Ad much G IITOI or M 0 > none of them hid paid aa much no 110000 Mr 1 MOM flood Mr Crosser told been deiioied from tho tHillce looting because he wai not In lyimutby with the parly In power II tits worlc wai all Hint but lots politic wer ut fault Mr Crosser laid Ills I lartner In Iho real 1 estate bul noted was Teler F Mejer wh was also conwcletl with the duck board Mr HUM I tried to bring out that Ju tilt at 10 had Iwen glten lo Crokeri rval estate nrm on account of the 42tor I m Indolence of the wllne Mr Crokoi aid that at persons hie ln had nearly near-ly ull of tho Judicial Palo IY4141 t1helludicial have i controlllnir voice In lite affair ot that party Asked Mr Allied and secure they nm Illation ot true mn you m the-y be sure that at lend In tile real estate exchange and In the firm nf Meyer l Crosser YOU will ai I true Democrat got Rome ot that proiltr Wo at front ejcprtt to tw befriended paid 1 Mr Cruller Then > ou are working for Your own 1 goes Il ItAll the limo tile lame tits you are H li to Ibo party belongs the pat p-at 11 I Crosser And to the bass belong the lions I hare ot the plunder neered M Ir loss lluNu rlunler no malt Crosser Yowl I Cast ca it whatever you like Ilecause men are 11 IIal In u > you call that plunder I plun-der When you send your bill In for the uork you are dolni here for the Icl l tier Insure you Initial no well call that plan I tierIle SAW nothing wroner in recoolvinir prunts aro Caine through appointation I if tile organliatlo Mr Cruker was excused tiamporaril J Rmloml tortiloarr still Wheeler II I Itckha rmrfy president at tile liar association took lie witness chair Of his own knowledgn lie oOllld not gar 1 purposes judges but were ill avatabod judge About for t lie could not nto bd told him the amount paid by Ihe Judc ranitel 1 he way from lioooo In 6909 each IliJudmt Joseph V Ualy 1 sold ho mil not been notified I by Cmker that he rould not expert a recombination rll It oolnAlion on Ilia irround that he had refuied In I mlk an appointment I and had aboo refused tit make a Judicial order The nnler related lo the removal of the mil ci tells Sale 1 from the real estate echAn off ill Mloyce room Dr OCulllmn brought out tile fart hit JiKlie Italy o nnt nominated lor the bench by the Tweed tdmlnlitra 11 on lon Judge Italy admitted that ho hd Cone 10 fr Crosser to uk that he Dea IYI be mlnI1 n I delegate to tho lullonl Convention MrCrok r > rrtily 1 waa that vai matter helonirtnir lo the dlitrlct IvAdiri and One had I nothing In do with It i > lmg rl Judge llomr A Ilerro I tmllnMl that lit had at IHchard Croker1 suggestion contrlliuteil HOftX t < I the campaign und when lie was nominal for j = lea nf the lupnmo court and In this urn he had Added IM Itit owns his check for IIOon payable I lo Mr Crosser but the check had been returned to him with Iho request that I loss l Inndi nut payable 1 to order of bearer lie had nosiroirgavho oVr lever while 1 nn tho 1 bench I received ally Inllmllon from Mr Crik lu how Ital lothar h 10 should decide any 1 txfuni trial |
