Show MORE CO this ii h imbat file lie 11 tion reveal hiort OF TUF THE pat but that major grant made 1 H is little Dint liter a tot of NEW YORK june 23 the state senate committee this morning mornin he heard ard the may of richard croker the tammany lealer leader in rebuttal of the I 1 sensational evidence given by hie his brother inlaw in law Patri patricia cir mccaan some time ago involving mayor grant and 0 others hers croker declared that mccanns I 1 elory tory to the effect that witness had bad in a satchel to bribe aldermen to confirm grants appointment to the of public works ka was absolutely untrue in all particulars particulate no N i such gom sum was raised nor had grant raised as alleged the witness itney asked mccann about a rumor that had been raised to keep flut haibert ert 0 thompson in in that position aitio mccann referred him to r commissioner cia Luls adams who eald said be he knew nothing of it that tammany as fishtine figh tine the of thomp son this a waa wag in in 1831 1834 john kelley was then elite and bos bossi of tammany Tam Tamm anys candid candi eale was as john me quade manis it t was untrue that witness was to receive recene ten cents per barrel on all cement used by the depa department rement of pil public alic works if grant was made corn cow missioner grant as godfather of witnesses daughter flossie on two oc capious made her presents of there was no previous understanding about it it was invested in in real e detate z for or her it toted benefit witness was net indebted n d to 31 decann Ve Cann as alleged alle eed on cross examination the old tweed ring was brought up A document was eb inn witness s goed by a number of aldermen including croker in which they snore swore not to confirm anyone any one or pass any important bill without consulting coue henry W vr genet and other tammany leaders one signature WAS cut out objection was fade ade to this testimony to y lawyer ivins for the prose prore aution ftp said sai d he lie proposed t to 0 show allow that the fag tag ends of politics of tweeds time blell ruled new york politics at this point a relefa was taken after recess ivins I 1 vine took up once more mayor grinte grants presents pree enta to floes 10 croker the first croker testified was presented in the early part of 1880 1886 did the present create any surprise on your part I 1 recognized the fact that grant m as doing a very generous act mrs croker took the en I 1 delope containing the money from LF flossie and put it in in the eafe palo did you van buy that thit safe ears no it waa was bought for me by sir mr flack croker said be did not invest the money right awa away because he owned some property me which h he be was trying to sell and be he wanted to add this mo money ey to that he be already had bad before bay buying fag any more property benator senator mcnaughton eaid said the committee had no buei bus ineve inquiring into crokers Cro kere trusteeship of money given by grant to flossie croker A at t this reply to inne lying the tanam tomm many a 11 yates ites applauded croker declared that no tax w was a levied on any officeholder for election purposes pur pases the expenses however in various districts were very beat heavy v croker did not know what contributions iju had been made by judge bookstaver mayor arnt mayor hewitt and other candidates I 1 mrs A ire croker w was a put upon tale the stand she denied gh she a ever told me cann that croker had sow gone to europe and left her uti provided for that she bad ever eaid said mayor grant gave flossie or that she ever eat sat up all night to guard the isawo ali 0 which bad had been rot raided ned to secure grant the appointment as commissioner commissioner of public works rhe she paid she put the money given little flossie by mayor mayo grant gran t into the eafe safe and it remal remained ned there until the property was bought |