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BROOKLYN DAILY EAGL FOUR O'CLOCK. NEW YORK, MONDAY, APRIL 17, 1899. YOL. 59. 1STO.

106. 18 PAGES. COPVltlGHT, 1SSD. BY THE miOOICLYX DAILY HAGIK. THREE CENTS.

THE NINE LIVES SAVED BY THE SAGAMORE. EVIDENCE REGARDING QUAY'S STOCK DEALINGS PAID PRICE MONEY, SWEARS BUHNER, out a pilot and had she waited for one. Captain Sherlock believes ho would have been too late to save the people on the Caspean. Mrs. Gordon, the wife of the captain of the Caspian, was also Keen and she was profuse in her praise of Mr.

Hanan and his men. The Sagamore left Erie Basin early this afternoon and anchored off Seventy second street. North River. Q. What was there at Twenty fourth street? A.

No. 43. a table d'hote place. Q. Does Mr.

Hchiiltz keep that place. A. So far as I know he does. Q. Did you see Mr.

A. Y'es. I met him the door and said: "Mr. Singer. I don't believe it is any use for me going up there." lie "Co In.

you are my guest." We came in. and when we were there a little while Mr. Schultz came in. Q. What else? A.

I was sitting on the table and he asked me what 1 wanted to drink I sovs, "I don't care for anything." He told the waiter to bring me a bottle of beer, and I was drinking the bottle of beer. Mr. SchulU came In and sat down on our table and started to talk and he savs: "Walt till lie got through his dinner." got through his dinner he took me upstairs, tooic me In his 1 edroom and there was a table In It. and he told me 1 should tell him evervthlng. He says: "1 suppose I don't need to tell 'you that Singer tias told all about it." I says: "I don't want to do anything to night: wont to consider the thing.

1 don't say anything." There was another gentleman came In by the name; of Frank Farrell. Q. Is he the keeper or a pool room? A. Y'es, as Schultz told me. Q.

Where is Fan ell's pool room? A I don't know but Schultz has got the pool room on Twen. ty fourth street and Sixth avenue. Q. What was said then? A. Schultz says he was afraid to appear.

O. Schultz said that Singer was? A. No Farrell. Q. Did he mean that you were seared? A.

Y'es. sir: I suppose he lost money on the races. I says "No. I am not afraid." Schultz told me It there was anything I could do for him I should come to work for him on Monday morning Q. Schult said that you should work for him in the pool room? A.

Y'es. sir. Q. Did you tell Mr. Schultz about that' No sir.

Q. What was done after thnt? A. He asked me If I bad any money for expenses. I said I had 5 cents In my pocket. He savs.

"All right He took out a roll and he says "here Is $10 for you Q. Well, what then? A. Then I left him and went home. Q. Did you see them again? A.

I seen them again the next day. Says He Was Instructed to Swear Buttner Took It. Q. Tell me nll aboul A t0l, was willing to do so. but I had to have another man.

He says. "All right." I should find another man. He told me that I should go down to the court and swear that Mr. Buttner took that. He says It does not matter whether I seen It or not.

He told me that I would not he hurt In any way at all. He promised me 550O and a steady Job and 1 went to the pool room. You had nlready told him that vou did not see any robbery committed, hadn't vou? A Y'es. Q. And he said that that made no difference If yoy would swear that you did? A.

I told this to Mr. Singer. Q. Y'es. yon told It to Mr.

Singer and Mr. Singer took you to Mr. Schultz? A. Y'es. sir.

Q. He told you If you would swear to those things which you did not see that vou would be protected and you would get monev. some hundreds of dollars and steady work In the pool room and on the race track? A. Y'es, sir; and protection. Q.

And protection? A. Yes. sir. He promised me and he would give tile steady work and I said if I met that other man The Waiter Told Buttner of the Plot. (J.

At that time you bad seen me, hadn't you? A. Y'es. sir. Q. Y'ou had reported to Mr.

Buttner that they were trying to get you to swear against him? A. Y'es. CJ. And Mr. Buttner referred vou to me? A.

Y'es, sir. O. And told you to En back and not tell them alleged plot of the police against Buttner. Singer aDd Schultz were the men who wanted evidence against Buttner. he said.

Toubig received $31, he declared, in anticipation of the conviction of Buttner. He was to swear that he saw McGowan robbed. In the preparation of the plot, he implicated Curry, a policeman of the Tenderloin precinct. Captain Price, he said, was also anxious to see him. Touhig explained that he escaped from those who were watching him and was never called on to testify.

Mr. Moss brought out the fact that it was by the work of the Parkhurst Society that the plot of the police was foiled. J. C. S.

Ragee was called, but was not present, and Mr. Croker was called at 12:33. Croker on the Stand. Mr. Croker wore a high standing collar this morning and looked in better form than when he appeared Saturday.

During the morning he had remained in the room, not listening to the testimony but intently reading a newspaper. Mr. Moss began with questions as to the contributions of the candidates for the judiciary. At first Mr. Croker began to reply in an indifferent and lethargic way, then he fired up and began to retort spiritedly to Mr.

Moss, who sought to bring out a commitment as to the amounts paid by the candidates for judgeships, and how the finance committee of Tammany Hall paid out the money. Mr. Croker stated that sometimes he received some of the contributions himself. In all cases, ho replied, he turned over the money toj the treasurer of Tammany. Mr.

Moss wanted to know if the Metropolitan Railway had not contributed $750,000 for campaign purposes. Mr. Croker did not know, nor could he tell of the disposition of any funds except that they were turned over to the treasurer. "Do you know what John F. Carroll does in his financial transactions?" was asked.

"No. Mr. Carroll can answer for himself." "What does Mr. Carroll do at the Garfield Bank every day?" "I can't say." "Have you ever received any money from Mr. Carroll?" "No," emphatically.

Croker Says Piatt Is Moss' Boss. Mr. Croker gave Mr. Moss a jab on the question of bonds. Mr.

Moss wanted to know if all city office holders did not take out bonds in Mr. Croker's guarantee company. "All except those who take them out from your boss, was the reply. Mr. Moss pretended ignorance at first.

Finally he said: "Mr. Piatt, you mean." "Ah, you know who I mean you know your boss." replied Mr. Croker, laughing. The crowd laughed with him. Mr.

Croker said that a number of Tammany men took bonds out in Mr. Piatt's company because he cut rates. This charge of cut rates on the part of Mr. Piatt was applauded by the Tammany men in the hall. Mr.

Croker refused to answer questions about where his bank account was, or how many bank accounts he carried. "If you are going to bully people," he said to Mr. Moss, "you will get nothing. Act like The Caspian's Shipwrecked Crsw Brought to This Port on John H. Hanan's Steam Yacht.

SHIP DISMANTLED IN A GALE. Drifted About Helplessly for Nine Days. Captain Gordon's Wife and Daughter Among the Rescued. John H. Hanan, the well known Brooklyn manufacturer, returned to New York this morning on his steam yacht Sagamore with a party of friends from an extended cruise In West Indian waters.

He brought with him Captain Gordon of the brig Caspian of Char lottetown, Prince Edward Island, his wife and 4 year old daughter, Helen, and the crew of the Caspian, nine persons all told, who were rescued from drowning by the crew of the Sagamore on April 14, seventy miles off the Bermudas. The rescue ot the people on the brig was accomplished amid much danger and after they had endured untold hardships. They had been drifting about on the ocean for JOHN II. Jl.V.VA.V. nine days without sufficient food and with no means tit hand whereby they could attract the notice of any passing vessel.

They had almost resigned themselves to their fate, having suffered greatly from want of food and from exposure. None of them expected to reach land again, when the Sagamore hove in sight, her nose headed straight for the wrecked brig. The happiest mortals in New York to day are Captain Gordon, Mrs. Gordon and teh crew. The Sagamore sailed fjpm New York about eight weeks ago for her Southern trip, the intention of the party being to visit all of the points in Cuba and Porto Rico which were made famous by the late war with Spain.

The first stop was at Jacksonville and thence the yacht proceeded to Nassau, in the Bahamas; Havana, Cienfuegos. Santiago, St. Croix, St. Kitts, Martinique and St. Lucia.

When this trip bad been accomplished the Sagamore sailed to Bermuda for soal. leaving there on April 14. When about seventy miles at sea the yacht espied on the horizon what appeared to he the wreck of a ship. The opinion as to what the object was proved to be true, and when it became possible to see that there were human beings on the dismnsted vessel, which was flying the English flag in distress, the yacht's cutter was lowered, a volunteer crew manned it and it sarted away to the rescue. The people on the brig were taken Into the cutter with what personal effects they desired to take with them, and the cutter safely reached the Sagamore again with its double burden.

The wreck of the brig was then burned. There were heartfelt expressions of gratitude from Captain Gordon and his party. When Captain Gordon had partaken of a substantial meal he told his story of the wreck of the Caspian. The brig, he said, was bound from Halifax to Jacksonville, having sailed from the former port on March Xt), in ballast. The trip was marked by no unusual occurrence until April 5, when the Caspian was off Cape Hat teras.

There the vessel was struck by a cyclone from the northward. A squall accompanied the terrific wind and despite the heroic efforts of the crew to keep the brig righted, her masts were carried away at the deck leaving the vessel a complete wreck. The little craft drifted helplessly along before the wind. The crew succeeded in clearing away the wreckage, but the Caspian was in a helpless condition and for nine days drifted about the ocean. Then the Sagamore was sighted and what followed has already been told.

Mr. Hanan and his guests bestowed every attention upon the captain and his family anil the crew, who tee deems it necessary to subpena the following named persons, namely: The law firm of Tracy, Boardraan Piatt. Ellhu Root. The 'ncorporators of the Astoria Heat, Light and Power Company. Hon.

Thomas O. Piatt. Benjamin B. Odell. Lemuel Eli Quigg.

John D. Crlmmins such additional persons as may be deemed neceeeary. A vote was taken and the resolution defeated by a vote of 2 to 5, Assemblyman Hoffman and Baldwin voting in the affirmative. "I consider that the resolution is simply tabled." said Mr. Hoffman.

The vote was a party vote. I shall appeal to the Assembly." Mr. Hoffman made his resolution public, which caused Chairman Mazet to express great surprise that anything done at a special session should be divulged. Among those who came in before the committee began the day's work was the Rev. Thomas R.

Slicer of All Souls' Church, chairman of the municipal committee of the City Club, who was conspicuous in the protest over the Amsterdam avenue grab. This is the club of which the late George E. Waring was president. Mr. Mazet was late in getting to work.

Richard Croker walked into the hall just before 11 o'clock and took a seat just in front of the political research young women, who made him a cynosure of gazes. Immediately after he had entered Chairman Mazet made the call to order. Assemblyman Wilson of Brooklyn was the only committeeman absent. Mr. Moss announced that Chief Devery and his officers were excused for the day.

Charges That Captain Price Persecuted Buttner. Charles Stephens, a boy emploj'ed as a waiter by Simon Buttner in the Broadway Garden, waB the first witness. He told of the alleged robbery of ex Mayor McGowan of Trenton at the garden, which, he said, he did not witness, but after the case was dismissed he had been visited by a man who had offered him $350 to testify that McGowan bad been robbed. He had seen a onan named Henry Schultz and afterward Frank Farrell, who offered him the same amount. Schultz, the witness said, ran a pool room on Fourteenth street.

He insisted that the witness should testify that Buttner did the robbery. In the meantime, Stephens testified that he informed both Mr. Moss and Buttner. He accepted a place at Schultz's, however and played the races there. "What did you have to do?" asked Mr.

Moss. "Mr. Scultz told me to look out for pickpockets." The witness appeared to have been well coached, and told his story glibly. The witness stated that Shultz said he would have to report to Captain Price to know what to do. The witness stated that he was spirited off to Philadelphia yesterday by advice of Shultz.

Buttner's Story of the Alleged Conspiracy Against Him. Simon Buttner, formerly the proprietor of the Broadway Garden, was introduced. When he first went in business, he said, in New York, he was referred to a man named Price who was then roundsman. Price demanded $100 a month and half of anything that "came off." "I paid Price regularly," said Buttner. Whenever we 'turned a trick' he got half." The witness explained to 'turn a trick' meant to rob a man.

Frequently, he said, he paid money to Price whenever complaints were made against his place about the music being too loud. This was when he had a place on the Bowery in 1890 and 1891. Soon afterward, he said, Price was made captain and left the precinct. Butcner gave his testimony with great feeling. He gave an account of an affair in which Simpson and Newman, Jersey City politicians, were robbed at Silver Dollar Smith's.

He was summoned by both sides in the case, and because he failed to testify as desired had been persecuted by the policemen who acted with a private detective named George Oestricher, known as "Sheeny George." When he first went to the Broadway Garden Buttner stated that he was never troubled, that Captain Sheehan was on the precinct and ail went well until Captain Price came. Price's Terms to Buttner. "I thought Captain Price and I would be college chums," he said. "I thought he would be all right. The first night he came he stood in the door and saw some French women.

He said these women must come out. I said they paid well and they should stay." Buttner said Price informed him that he would charge a week and "the same old thing it anything comes off." Price, he said, informed him that he must "do business" with Bob Nelson. Buttner refused, he said, as he did not care to do anything with a politician and saloonkeeper. Price did not like this and he was advised to go to see Al Adams, the "Policy King." "If you buy from his brewery you am all right," said Buttner. He sent an agent to Al Adams, who informed him that he could not be protected because he had failed to act "with the boys" in the Jersey matter.

Price informed him, he said, that he must keep out of the precinct. Buttner cited a case which he had reported to Price, in which a man in his place was robbed by a woman who divided up with the policeman. Buttner declared he knew of hundreds of such cases. During his recital he was interrupted by Assemblyman Hoffman, who asked several pointed questions. Chairman Mazet suggested that members of the committee should wait until the witness had finished before asking questions.

Buttner's disclosures caused a sensation and several times the members of the Society of Politics Research were expected to retire, but the young women held their ground firmly and listened attentively to all the revelations of the Tenderloin. Buttner eaid that a public citizen is treated better in Russia than in New York. He grew very vehement in narrating his experience and his voice went up to a high pitch, when relating the incident of his alleged persecution. He declared That Bob Nelson bailed out all the Tenderloin women. "It pays better," he said "than the President's place, as for each case Nelsron got $5 for going bail.

In his own place, he said no woman had ever been arrested on an immoral charge. He declared that Silver Dollar Smith had all the immunity he wished. Buttner reviewed the McGowan case, the facts of which recently came out in the police trial. His testimony was suspended to make way for Al Adams. Adams is a man ot middle age with florid countenance.small blue eyes and gray mustache.

He owned the buildiug.he.said.in which "Silver Dollar" Smith operated. After telling that he had received an anonymous letter informing him that he would be subpe naed, Adams began to testify. He was topped, however, and suddenly excused by Mr. Moss, who summoned him to appear next Monday. A Witness Corroborates Buttner.

George Touhig, who had also been a waiter at the Broadway Garden, was called to tell of the McGowan case. He had been summoned by the same men who engaged Stephen, the former witness, to testify la the RUSSIAN STUDENT TROUBLES. More Undergraduates Expelled Prom St. Petersburg College. St.

Petersburg, April 17 Another large batch of students belonging to the Technological Institute were expelled yesterday and were conducted to the railroad station in a body by a detachment of police. They were followed by other students, including many women, who then engaged in an orderly demonstration on the Neweky Prospekt. but were stopped by detachments of foot and mounted police. The latter charged the students, dispersed them and made several arrests. THREE FISHERMEN DROWNED.

Deseronto, April 17 Three fishermen, Jacob Oak. George and William Van Wark. who left here Saturday evening in a small boat for their home near Howless Ferry, have been drowned. Their skiff has been found Boating bottom upward. BISHOP WATTERSON DEAD.

Columous, April 17 The R.ight Rev. John Ambrose Watterson, Bishop of the Diocese of Columbus, did suddenly at his home here to day. SOLF AWAITING INSTRUCTIONS. San Francisco, April 17 Dr. W.

E. Solf. recently appointed president of the municipality of Apia, has arrived here en route to Samoa. As it is possible that the new commission may affect his position he says he will await instructions here before leavinf! for the islands. LEE'S FAREWELL TO HIS CORPS.

Says President Would Have Selected It to Attack Havana Had the War Continued. Havana. April 17 The last general order issued by Major General Fitzhugh Lee to his command, the Seventh Army Corps, is in part as follows: "The President's assurance that had the war with Spain continued the Seventh Army Corps would have been selected to lead the assault on the Havana lines proves that the corps possessed the confidence of the commander in chief of the Army and Navy, a confidence shared by his fellow countrymen. It is gratifying in reviewing the career of the corps to remember the harmony which has existed among the 40,000 soldiers who answered the roll call at Tampa, Jacksonville, Savannah and in Cuba, whether it were the volunteers who afterward, at various times, broke ranks and resumed the duties of citizenship or the regulars whose standards, still flying, are now the advance sentinels of American progress and civilization. The soldiers of the North and South took the sunshine and storm of camp together and marched side by side under one Hag.

in one cause and for one country." SURF AVENUE BILL VETOED. Only Benefiting Property Owners Favored the Measure at the Mayor's Hearing. Mayor Van Wyok has vetoed the Surf avenue bill and returned it lo Albany. was designed to relieve Surf avenue. Coney Island, property or two thirds of the assessment leview for the avenue's Improvement and place thai, proportion equally upon the borough of Brooklyn ami the Thirl litst Ward.

Last Wednesday the Mayor held a public hearing on ibis measure, in the course of which strong opposition developed from nil seetiou of Brooklyn. The only people in favor of lite bill were lite benefiting property owners, represented by Lawyer Frank Sperry. Among its opponents were Borough President Edward M. Grout, who sent a lettrr couched in strong terms: Edward Linton and a big delegation of property owners belonging to the Taxpayers' AssociaUou of the Thirty first Ward. The Mayor'.

i unfavorable attitude was anticipated and causes no surprise, especially in view of the fact that it. was expressly agreed at the time of the annexation of Gravesond that. Hrooklyn should not lie liable for any such charges. Mr. Sperry claimed that the assessments Off I were so heavy as to practically confiscate properly, but his.

statements were successfully combatled by the bill's opponents. It was shown that assessed valuations were only nominal while the pr' eny assessed was actually held at very high price, It is not expected that, the bill will bo hard of after this. MAY BE NAMED TO DAY. At noon to day it was said in W'llltnighby slreet that no appoint niptil of Public Administrator had bci made. It was reported, however.

that Mr. Davenport might be named this afternoon. SWEEPING FLOODS FEARED. Saratoga. April 17 All Ihp rivers and streams In 'be have been rising since Saturday and a sweeping Hood is feared.

SIR ROSE X. PRICE DEAD. London, April 17 Sir Rose Lambart Price. the author and soldier, is dead. THE DETROIT AT PORT LIMON.

Washington. D. C. April 17 The Detroit haR arrived at Port Limon. She will sat day for Greytown and aUerward lor Blue Books Fail to Show That the Defendant Paid Any Interest on Loans From Bank.

RETURNS FROM STATE DEPOSIT. Accountant Testifies That Sum Thus Realized Was Divided Between Quay, Haywood and McKee. Philadelphia, April 17 The seeona week of the trial of ex United States Senator Quay on the charge of conspiracy began thlm morning with the commonwealth's expert accountant. Meyer Goldsmith, on the stand. Mr.

Quay, accompanied by his private secretary, came into the court room on the stroke of 10 o'clock. The first question put to Mr. Goldsmith wai relative to his identification of a paper showing the results of his examination of the bank's books. These, he said, were correct. District.

Attorney Rothermel offered the paper in evidence, but was met by strenuous objections from Mr. Shields for the defense. Ha maintained that the paper its elf was simply an explanation of the witness' theory, or opinion, as to what the books showed. District Attorney Rothermel replied at length and quoted several opinions in support of his contention thrt vbere the books In a case arc voluminous it is allo atible to permit an expert v.ii.iess t.i be examined on the results he has obtained from the examination ot the books. Judge Biddle sustained the objection, saying lhat.

such a paper takes the same position as ihe disposition of a witness and cannot be admitted on the same rule of procedure that excludes a deposition. The effect of this decision Is to require th separate examination of all the entries In every book. Ii will undoubtedly add somi days to the length of the trial. The District Attorney asked the witne how many semi annual settlements for call loan borrowers the books showed. Objected to by the defense and objection overruled.

Mr. Goldsmith answered that April and October 31 were set tlement days. The defense also objected to the witness disclosing what the books showed with respect to the commonwealth's deposits for the period ending October 31. 18H7. ThiH was likewise overruled.

The answer was: "From May 1 to June 13. $325,000: June 15 to June 19, $535,000: June 19 to October 6. October 26 lo October 31, $360,000." What was the amount of the loans to M. S. Quay during lhat period?" "How much stock do the books show was purchased for Mr.

Quay during that period?" Objected to by the defense on the ground that the entries in the books are not evidence against Mr. Quay. The court decided that such questions are admissible as tending to prove a conspiracy between Hopkius, Quay and Haywood. The answer to the question was $143,200." These purchases were: On October is and 21. isiis two blocks of firtted Gas Improvement were purchased for $1 1.830; December 15.

1S96. three hundred shares Metropolitan, $22,337.50 June 11. 1S97, two hundred Metropolitan' $21,975: June 11. 1X97. one hundred Sugar' August.

Xn. 1S97. five hundred Metropolitan, Total. SH3.200. "Suite whether the booh show that M.

Quay paid any interest on those loans which you have detailed." said the District Attorney. Objected lo. objection overruled. "None whatever; cither on those loans which were used lor the purchase of stocks, or for loans which were not so used." "What amount of Interest do the books nhfiw was paid out on commonwealth's fimri inr that period of six months?" Objected: objection overruled "What amount was paid to Stale Treasurer Havwood?" "SI, I "To whom he books how the balance I of the interest on stale deposit was paid?" II. McKee." At this juicltire Mr.

in an earnest i speech, challenged the commonwealth in the interest of public justice to prove one single transaction testified to by tile w'tnes. "The matter goes to the public and doei Immense harm to innocent men." '1 he court Vour time has not come; make your challenge on cross examination. The rule of the administration of justice makes it necessary that one side shall be heard at a time. In answer to a question witness staled that Ihe books show that, of the state deposit 20 per cent, was used for Ihe bank without interest; was set asi.le for the use of M. S.

Quay, and interest on Ihe balance was computed and divided between M. S. Quay, B. J. Haywood and C.

H. McKee. Mr. Shields for the defense asked that the answer be stricken from the record on the grounds that no entry in the hooks warrants such statements. "Make him produce, for instance, the entry showing that $200,000 or one penny was set aside for Mr.

Quay." The judge declined, saying if the statements are false they can be pruveti so on cross examination. The witness mentioned the balances due by M. S. Quay at certain periods (luring the six months for which no interest was paid and upon which calculations of interest were made at the end of period. He also gave a long list of call loan borrowers who paid interest on the loans and which was appropriated, he said, to pay interest on state funds to C.

H. McGee and Ii. J. Haywood. These amounts ranged from $9.20 to $2, 295.5'.': the latter being paid to the bank by K.

It. Quay. He followed with a list of those who. imoks showed, failed to pay the Interest, but which was added to th" indebtedness, and a list of those that the books showed paid their interest. Thsc amounted in the first instance to $0.29.51.

and in ihe latter to $13, 931. 57. M. S. Quay's p.ante was neit mentioned by the witness.

The latter then went over the period I'tum (Violet I lo April 30. IS97. The same line nf questions re asked the District Attorney. Tile state deposits during lhat time from Stil5.nu0 on November 1 In J525.0OO on April 3n. "What a.

iiouut.i do the books snow for that period w.i.s borrowed by M. S. was the answer. As olbe defendant's stock rn act ions, the witness said tnere was an it: lehtedtiess el K. 18S.S0 remaining from the years and when $400,020.20 worth was wold out of.

$500, S09.0:. October IS to 21. 1S9I. l.ruM shares of United Gas bought for August 15. i.vnj, no snares ot i nttett tas tor 12,425 September 17, IS90.

shares of United Gas for A dividend of was col lected, leaving the balance 202. 50. On Dt rnibcr iS9o. shares of "Met" were bought for $32,337.50, making the total tlfii iOd 4k nol.Wmir I .1 tVto. 1., the period ending Aprii 30.

1S97. the interest ion Senator Quay's loan i0 out nc paid omy 2ou. a. ttecesa was tnea. takso.

Declares to Moss That He Was Taxed Regularly by the Police Captain. CROKER AGAIN A WITNESS. Broadway Garden Waiters Tell of Alleged Bribery in the Magowan Case. FIELD DAY FOR THE COMMITTEE. Croker Is Directed to Answer Questions About Stock and Refuses to Do So.

Richard Croker came again before the Mazet committee to day, hut before the Tammany leader appeared a sensational exposure of Tenderloin doings was made. This came through Simon Buttner, formerly proprietor el a resort known as the Broe.dway Garden. Buttner gave a long account of how, as he alleged, money was extorted from him by Captain Price of the Tenderloin Precinct, and divulged in a rather dramatic way a so called plot to persecute him. because he had to pay the required blackmail. Mr.

Croker was side tracked until after '12 o'clock. He came to the stand in a con fident manner and before the investigation nad proceeded far came back at Frank Moss in such a spirited way that the lawyer was conspicuously embarrassed. Mr. Croker refused to answer any personal questions and iwould not tell of certain stock companies Which Mr. Moss charged that he was interested in.

He stated that he did not sell Manhattan short and denied the charge that ne had shared Bourke Cockran'e fee, as was Intimated last Saturday. The committee adjourned at 1:20, to meet at 2:15 o'clock. Croker Will Stay in New York and Retaliation May Begin. I Mr. Croker anticipated any action of the ommrttee as to contempt proceedings in the Announcement that he will not sail for Europe to morrow.

As suggested in Sunday's Eagle, Mr. Croker will remain in New York. He makes the simple statement that his stay may be a little longer than the committee desires. By some this is interpreted to mean that retaliatory measures will be pushed through the Municipal Assembly and that the Board of Aldermen and Council will be urged to do some investigating on the part of the city. Mr.

Croker's decision to remain will put him at the disposal of Mr. Moss during the lull existence of the committee and means that he will defy the investigators. He is Arm, however, in his position that Mr. Moss has no authority to dig into his private affairs and states that his decision to make a standing engagement with the Mazte committee is due to the proposed action of the Legislature against him. The first action of Chairman Mazet upon his return to Albany will be to refer the case of John F.

Carroll to the Assembly. Carroll 1b the only witness who has refused to answer questions upon the ruling of Chairman Mazet. Mr. Croker and Peter F. Meyer, his partner, declined to answer many questions npon the "private affair" excuse.

Chairman Mazet did not direct them to reply and made no specific ruling in their cases. Action by the Legislature will have the most important bearing upon the work of the committee. Assemblyman Hoffman, one of the two Democratic members of the committee, has already placed himself on record as being opposed to these "personal" questions. Women Listened to Testimony of the Tenderloin. To day's session was held at the Board of Trade Building, 203 Broadway.

In jumping ebout from one place to the other Mr. Mazet and his committee have put the witnesses and all other attendants to the greatest discomfiture. As early as 8 o'clock to day the crowd began to gather. A dramatic day was expected and hundreds of outsiders were massed and jammed in the narrow hallway. For the first time women were admitted.

At 10 o'clock a committee of four young women from the Society for Political Study were admitted by the sergeant at arms and took eats just to the left of Chairman Mazet's platform. They remained quiet and meek onlookers while preparations for the session went on. They did not appear disturbed at all by the stir caused among the witnesses and others by their entrance. Dr. O'Sullivan came In at 10 o'clock and took his usual seat.

Chairman Mazet appeared ten minutes later. Hoffman Wants Piatt Investigated. A development of an unexpected nature came before the session was called to order. A meeting of the investigating committee was held prior to the regular session. Assemblyman Hoffman, the Democratic committeeman, was heard from.

He was armed with a resolution of an explosive nature which was framed upon the demand of Mr. Croker at Saturday's session, calling for an Investigation of Piatt and his law firm. Here Is the resolution: Whereas, It is rumored that a certain law firm in the City of New York by and with the assistance of other persons, by corrupt methods, eecured the passage through the Assembly of the State of New York of the bill known as the Astoria Gas franchises, and Whoraos. It is. said the real purpose of the Astoria Gas franchise was to enable the Con eolidated Gas Company to force a consolidation of all the gas interests of the said city, to the end that the supply of gas might be ontrolled and the price of the same regulated ty the so called consolidation, and Whereas, the price of gas in the said city Is of great concern to the consumers and is a peee8ity to the people and almost indispensable to householders.

be it resolved, that this commit that you had seen me or Mr. Buttner or anvbodv? A. Y'es. sir. Q.

What was the next thing caid? A. I war. on account of this man. going all around and could not find him ami I was always working in the afternoon In the pool room. Q.

Y'ou did get work in tiie pool room? A. Y'es. sir. Mr. Schultz came in and several persons came in and they said "Y'ou can play the horses and make some money." Q.

Did you play the races? A. Yes. sir. Q. Did you win anything? A.

Y'es, sir. Q. How much? A. I won i'A. Q.

So that you won $14 on the $5 that you got? A. Y'es, ir. Q. Y'ou also had your day's pav of sio? A. FIvi dollars.

Q. What did you do for the what kind of work did you do in the pool room? A. He told me to look around for pickpockets. Q. Did you find any pickpockets? A.

No. sir. Q. YVere there any pickpockets there? A. I don't know.

Q. Would you know a pickpocket if vou saw him? A. No, sir. Playing the Races in the Twenty fourth Street Pool Room. Q.

What were the men doing in that pool room? A. They were playing the race. Q. Was It up stairs? A. Y'es.

sir. How many men piaved the race3 up there at a time? A. About thirty or forty. Q. Thirty or forty all the time? A.

Y'es. sir. Q. The men going In and out? A. Yes.

sir. y. Did you see any police officer come in there Willie you were there? A. No. sir.

Q. Did you see any police ameers In the place? A. No, sir. Q. You did not see any police officers at all, dlil you? A.

No. sir. Q. Did you ree any police officere try' to Btop the pool selling? A. No.

sir. q. Nor any interference with it at all? A. No. sir.

Q. Dili you see Mr. Farrell In that place? A. Monday afternoon, yes. sir.

Q. Mr. Farrell w'as there? A. Y'es. sir.

Q. Whose pool room was It? A. Mr. Schultz's pool room, as far as I know. y.

Was he In the office attending to the business? A. Mr. Schultz? ves. sir. Q.

How many days did you work In the pool A. I worked in the p.iolr oom four days. Q. Was there a second man found? A. Yes.

sir. y. Who did you Ilnd: who was that? A. fellow named George Tuohig was found. Q.

Did you and Ceorge Tuohig together see Mr. Schultz and Mr. Singer together? A. I went to see them together, but they took him upstairs: 1 was downstairs. y.

Dicl lie always leave you downstairs then? A. No. sir: at that tide lie did. y. Did Mr.

Tuohig tell you what had occurred upstairs? A. They called me upstairs. y. Tell me about that? A. When 1 came upstairs Mr.

Schult said. "Tuohig is all right." y. Me said that vou? A. Y'es. sir.

IJ. He said that you? A. Y'es. sir. y.

That Tuohig was all right? A. Y'es. sir: and they asKOtl me a couple rif questions. Tuohig and Stephans Had to Get the Story Down Pat. Q.

What did they ask you? A. About how the money was taken from Magowan, and so. and I could not answer him. so lie says. "I suppose he was drunk the other day: ho did not remember it." He said, "Singer, come outside and lei those two talk together." t.

That Is you and Tuohig? A. Y'es. and Tuohig said in Schultz's presence that we had to get the story so that we could tell one storv. y. They said to you that you two should come together so that you could tell one storv? A.

Yes. Q. What ele? A. Me mid Tuohig was slaying there a little while and Schultz came back ami he brought a poker deck cards. y.

What Is that? Cards you sjiV? A. "ards nn'l chips, and they told us to play poker, wv playe.t for a little while poker and Schultz and Tuohig. and lie went out and said there was some friends downstairs and lie wanted to see them. Afterward he came back again and called me to htm and he gave me Jr. and he said "That is your wages." and he gave Tuohig $10 for expenses.

Then we were called downstairs and Mr. Schuitz and Mr. Singer was there and Mrs. Schultz and another gentleman, and were talking there and Mr. Schultz said that he had time for a couple of days yet.

y. That Is. it was not necessary for you to make any affidavit for a couple of days? A. Yes; so me and Tuol.ig couid talk together Q. And get your story up? A.

Y'es; get tiie story up. So me and Tuohig left there that night and wept home. Q. What then? A. The next day I went to work again.

I went to tiie poolroom and told Mr. Schultz I said: "Was Tuohig here?" He said: "No. but you better go and look ror him and find him and talk with htm." He aays: "Come back again later on and stay nround the poolroom." I could not find Tuohig and 1 went down later that night In the poolroom and that was the same day. I did not get no wages that day. More Money for Stephans.

Q. Go to the next day. A. The next day I went to tiie poolroom again. I went up there with Mr.

Singer and Mr. Singer brought me up and he says: "Y'ou stay around 1 told Singer: "Schultz elid not give me any money." and he says: "Y'ou stay around the window until you see Singer and he will give you money." I stayed around the window and when I saw Singer he gave me $. and thai same night he gave me more. Tuohig disappeared that night and went away. 1 saw Tuohig and he said to me: "You iell Mr.

Schultz that I am not coming In the morning at a o'clock" we were supposed to be tlieie in the morningr at 9 o'clock and appear against Mr. Buttnet Tuohig Failed to Appear Against Butt y. That Saturday was he day you were going to swear against Buttner? A. Ves. Tuohig told me to tell the that, he would not be there So I went to work and Mr.

Schultz told nie, he said: "You mee; me downstairs." When came there he was sitting there with two more etiiie men and 1 tol.l him that Tuohig was not coming and lie gor excited. y. Who got excited? a. Schultz got excited He said: "I hn ve see Tuohig." Q. Who were the other gentlemen? A.

I don't know. y. Was one of them a KilIce omrer' A I don'1 IVOOW y. Did yo eet any police at any of U. Go on.

A. He said: "Come over 10 the house. Singer is there with his little boy and we will send the boy home and you and Singer can look after him you can look for Tuohig We went around to and Tuohig was out he was not there and then we went to and' he was not there, and that niun gave fr singer the address of Tuohig and we were llnj look for him there. We went there and everything was dark, and Singer said: "Walt until I look for a policeman." He went out and he talked to a policeman and waked the Janitor lll'i and he was asked If he coukl tell where Tuohig lived, and he said, "Y'es: on the first floor right on the back right on the side the east side" y. Anything else? A So the policeman went upstairs with us and lie knocked on the door and lie wasn't In.

Singer says: "1 wm MJ1V here with the policeman and you go down anil see Mr. Schultz: you tell him he should go to work and go to Captain Price and see that lie, gets a man to come up here so we can knock In the door." went down to Mr. Schultz anil told him that. He says: "Y'ou go up to Singer and tell hlin to go home." y. What.

wn the next? A. The next was the next day. Saturday, I was mibpenaed. Q. You were subpenaed on Satufday to appear" subpenaed on Saturday I saw Mr.

Continued on Pag 2. a gentleman and "I consider myself great to be able to bully Mr. Croker," said Mr. Moss. "Be a little greater and you may do it," was the reply.

The testimony then turned on the new Democratic Club, and the Building Department. The testimony of the day follows: A Broadway Garden Waiter Called. Charles Stephana was the first witness sworn and examined by Mr. Moss. "I wish, before asking this witness any questions," said Mr.

Moss, "to call Mr. Tuohig. who has been served with a subpena, for the purpose of fixing his position. This matter before you now is not connected with the examination of Mr. Croker and I put It in here because I introduce this evidence now somewhat out of order, because I may lose it it I don't use it now." Tuohig was not present, so Stephans' examination proceeded, as follows: Q.

Mr. Steplians. were you employed as a waiter In ihe place generally known as the Broadway Garden? A. Yes, sir. Q.

By Simon Buttner? A. Yes, sir. Q. Ami liow long were you in that place? A. I was there about twelve weeks.

Q. Were you there during the time that Mr. Buttner was under arrest, charged with liuvinif stolen money from a man named Magowan A. Yes. sir.

Q. I believe you testified upon the hearing in tavor ot jmttnor. dm yon? A. les sir. Q.

Ami tile complaint against Mr. Buttner was dismissed? A. Yes. sir. Saw Magowan on the Night He Was Robbed.

Q. Did you see Mr. Magowan in Runners' place the night that lie alleged that lie was robbed? A. Yes. sir.

Q. Did you see him all the time that he was there? A. Well. I seen yes, I seen him nearly all the time, ail night. Q.

What was his condition: was he drunk or sober, or was he partly drunk and partly sober? A. 1 couldn't say either one. lie was always sitting down. Q. Silling down drinking? A.

Yes. sir. Q. And having a good time? A. Yes.

sir. Q. Was any money stolen from him, so far as you could see? A. No, sir. Q.

And had Mr. Buttner any dealings or relations witli Mr. Magowan thai night, so far as you couicl see A. 1 could not se Q. You did not see any.

you mean? A. I did not see any. Q. But you could have seen if there had been any stolen, could A. Yes.

sir. Q. Were yon recently approached by a man named Schultz and a man named Singer, were you not? A. Yes, sir. Q.

Did they come to you recently? A. Yes, sir. Q. Who came to you first? A. 1 was called by a messenger boy.

Q. You were called hy a messenger hoy to go to whom? A. To go to 524 Sixth avenue: was work for me, and there was a man waiting for me. A messenger boy told you to go to Sixth avenue, that there was a man waiting for you and would lie work for you? A. Y'es.

sir. Q. At that lime you wore out of employment, were you not? A. Yes, sir. Q.

Buttner's place had been closed by the police? A. Yes, sir. Q. Did yon go to Sixth avenue? A. Yep.

Q. Do you remember what day it was? A. Y'es. a week ago last Saturday. Offered Money to Swear He Saw Magowan Robbed.

Q. Who did you see there? A. His name is Singer, who used to be head waiter in Weber 6 Fields Q. Clharlcv Singer, who used to.be head waiter in Weber Fields'? A. Yes.

Q. you know him before that time? A. I knowed him when he worked In Weber Q. Did you work in Weber Fields', too? A. I was sent there to go to work and lie told me lie don't need anybody.

Q. You only knew him when you saw him: vou didn't Know him to speak to him? Did vou "have a speaking acquaintance with him? A. Y'es. He was a waiter also at CIM. and he hits been around there mostly all the time.

Q. What did Mr. Singer tell you? A. He asked if I wanted to make jrtr.O easy. Q.

He asked you If you wanted to make $360 easv? A. Ycp. Q. What did you say? A. I says "Yes.

but I don't know how." Q. C'o ahead and tell us all that happened there. A lie told me. he says, that I should swear that the robbery occurred In the Broadway Otirden. tj.

Did he say what robbery? a. Magowan that the mr.tiev was stolen off of Magowan. I). What did you say to tl.nt? A. I told him.

1 says. 1 went on the witness stand and said the truth and swore to the trutii. Q. You said you went on lii witness stand and that yuu said the truth and swore to the truth? A. Y'es.

Q. Which was what? A. That It was not stolen in niv presence: that I didn't see it. Q. What did he say then? A.

He says: "This is the only easy way to make money: you can make money; don't in: fooilsh: I have seen people on the witness stand swear to things which they never seen, and they only intend to make money." Q. What did you say then? A. I says 1 wanted to consider the thing: I wouldn't tell anything at present he could meet me the same night about 7 o'clock, in ihe same place. Q. Was t'uat all that happened at that, time" A.

Yes. He ordered a drink and then we went out. Q. Did vuii go ba 'k there at 7 o'clock? A. Y'es i.

Wiio did you meet then? A. Singer again. Q. Anyone else? A. No: he was sitting with a couple of waiters on the table.

J. What was said and done at that time? A. lie told me to go down with him to a man In Tiventv fourth street: I. went down with him. Went to See a Man in Twenty fourth Street.

Q. You went down with him direct to Twenty I fourth street? A. Yea; a man named Hearr Schuita. 1 JOHN H. HANAN'S SAGAMORE, Which, on April 14.

Rescued Nine Persons From the Brig Caspian. Seventy Miles Bermuda. expressed their appreciation of the kindness many times. The Caspian registered ions and was built at Charlottetown. The yacht Sagamore is a three masted screw schooner and was designed by W.

I'. Puttee. She was built by the New England Ship Building Company at Bath. and launched i 18S8. She was built, for Edganl T.

Scott of hiladelphia and has sailed uml colors of the Corinthian Club of Philadelphia and the New York Yacht Club. She Is IS'i feet over all and l(l feet on the load water line. Her depth of hold is 14 feel 3 inches, her beam 2C feer and her draft feet. Her gross tonnage is she is equipped with a triple expansion engine condensing vertical, with three cylinders, la, 24 and 37'4 by HO inches. She carries a crew of twenty nine men.

Al noon to day the yacht steamed into Erie Basin. An Eagle reporter saw Captain Edward Sherlock of the Sagamore, at the Erie Basin, this afternoon. Captain Sherlock told Ihe story of the practically as related above. The wrecked brig, he said, was at the time in latitude 33 degrees 18 minutes north and longitude 65 degrees 19 minutes west. The receiving party from the Sagamore was commanded by Mate Cordson and consisted of Boatswnin Miller and three other seamen.

Captain Sherlock said that the Caspian was In a sinking condition when the Sagamore's crew reached here and would undoubtedly hove gone down In a few hours. The Sagamore left Bermuda on Friday wlth.