The evening world. Newspaper, June 4, 1900, Page 2

Ame —_ | EE ee ap een arate THK WORLD: MONDAY EVENING, JUNE 4, 1900, “THE SCOPE OF THE INVESTIGATION IS WIDE ENOUGH TO ENABLE OFFICIALS TO BE EXAMINED IN PARTICULARS!” ‘The constitutional It is sald that more than state formal conclusions, grounds on whieh; this statute is now claimed to be void are two t confer Justices of the Supreme Court a non-judicial power or function That it z " fee lawful for the Lezislature to provide for auch an investigation cannot | LET IN ICE TRUST De denied. It is then dificult to see why the Legislature co nomake it 7 & judicial investigation, surrounded with all the calteverts to individual . Pights which are part and parcel of judicial procedure and put tn the hans BY CROKER S MAN, of the judiciary, Tt t# said that the investigation cannot be a judicial function because ee ee no Judgment is to be given in the matter by the Judge who conducts Thi The Mayor fa equally true of the taking of depositions by our judges to be ured in a a da vuntries, to mention 4 The Mayor's Brother tions pending in the courts of other States or foretgn no other instance. It is also true of the investigation provided for by the acts to prevent monopolies, passed in 1897, whieh has been held to be in that Teapect constitional, The taking of the evidence with the rulings upon Questions of admissibility and upon the privileges of witnesses to refuse ty Qnswer and the compelling of witnesses () answer Is Judicial in its nature This is sufficient to classify an investigat! this as judicial and Appropriate to the Judicial Department of government ‘Would seem to me to be straining constitutional interpretation to an ex- The Boss (Croker The Deputy Ross Carroll). The Boss's Son. The Dock Commissioners, Clerks of the Dock Commissioners. Chief Engineer of the Dock Department, SUPREME COURT JUDGES, —e¢e —— | Will Take Action Promptly on“ The World's Citizens’ Petition for Dismissal from Office. i mn like To rule otherwise tent not dreamed of by the founders of our system of government, an a: Republican Judges. eusation which many think our courts have already laid themselves justly Democratic Judges. et nessilla cas GRR ee ea wo i n to. “4 Sunni | v9 t proatmity on the list to the mames -— is the investigation without a judicial object, which might make The Commissioner of Lighting and Supplies, the Grand Centra! Depot this morning|of Mayor Van Wyck, former Justice| : Former Mayors of New York. for ‘he State Camp at Peekakill, He] A¥sustus Van Wyck, Richard Croker ft obnoxious to some decisions One of its main purposes is to bring out | ‘ chi will g> trom there later in the day to[*" ® host of Tammanyites. The facts which may verve as foundation for a taxpayer's sult to prevent the The Boss of Kings County's Democratic Machine Albany. and tochughe ait confer with |24me Of Randolph Guggenheimer, who spoliation of the city's funds or property, or, if that be too late, to compe! A Former Governor of New York. A Markey GRUMBEY Davibe ei tabibess woule soteets Mayor Van Wyck in ‘ he event of ¢ S € 0 featitution. It is also claimed that this statute ts unconstitutional and A Member of Platt’s Law Firm Ee the Wola aitiseadt: pabean taare> fttee T ateoe bx wives rem val Void, because It compels witnesses to give evidence which would tend to A Son of Boss Platt ee Mayor Van Wyck with meifeasance| share Mr. Guggenhetmer declares eonvict them imi s, without ding for a full | i “ ; thet be @ . UST ANSWER QUESTIONS President of the Croker-Carroll Ice Trust Bank, Shaver trem Gils Md to be tnely. |e" tor legal services nd that when M dl Various Members of His Family. But ‘ov, Roosevelt refuses to dlecus6} i ist ne turned In the share to 9" al Tt prowides that the answers of a witness “shall not be used agminst Brooklyn's Park Commissioner his provable action umtlh ne has the! Ger: Geishenen, of the Garfield ia xk. them in criminal proceedings.’ Prior to its passage it had been deetded by y' f the Be 4 ¢ Edueat opinion of Mr Davies. and recelved $9 for it. He did this in| + our highest -ourt that this degree of immunity waa sufficient to do away A Former President of the Board of Education, | An Kvening Worlt reporter came from | preterence to exchanging It for a share} with the constitutional privilege of a witness not to testify against himsel? Democratic Candidate for Vice-President in 1896. ran‘ ee ate atl tin am Pay: | and to enable a court or judge to require him to so testify | Various Local “ Leaders” with Influence. THA ror vad cut short! 1, Mayor Van flo aig This decision was given under a statute containing precisely the same | AND OTHERS WHO ARE NOT LEADERS, BUT WHO +) sprain ntion to the] World's charges againet hie of mate Words in this respect as does the present statute, which seems to have been | P HOLD HIGH OFFICE IN THE CITY HALL. ee ‘ssance In offlee, In that he is the own @rawn to conform to such decision, If this decision wore still the law I =— i WORLD'S PETITION FIRST. |°" bi Rar i Ta i vo uae should have to require the witnesses in this proceeding Lo testify to mat uit Wie: dat beatae pridiots| terested ts (ha aa Foy Steal 4 tere that would incriminate them, if such a contingency should arise But After these people got “in the wha: my a wit mit | furnish. ibe city baadltettene cree ie } fa the recent case of Counselman vs. Hiteheock |! was held by the Supreme | a i rent , Aa : Mayor will e admit he has rex) ' ‘ iy ‘ ve citigens’ pe! n address n ‘ved (he charges from the Gi 5 Court of the United States that the mere immunity to a witness of not price of ice Wwas doubled in New York Saturday by ee World, prayin and Gor, Reocerall & ua: areenet, having his testimony used against him tn a criminal prosecution was not rernoval at Mayor Van Wyck | point. Secretary Youngs gné Ames sufficient to deprive him of his constitutional privilege of refusing to In- and 5-cent portions were tahen away | ented me.” he satd. \ Knapp. (he Governor's military messen- eriminate himself, but that nothing short of full immunity against the War i vay bed Moe 7 sill ai feghened bps stcre from Oyster Bay | : ‘ sons and © e tal up fire | 'o 'DIs etty yesterday, Setere pressention for 6xy erimina! offeges which his testimony tended to from the poor. make a «hort stop at | Notification to Mayor Van Wyek on isclose would suffice; and a still later case in this State fully adopta this derision. Tt follows that witnesses examined under this present statute cannot be compelled to bear witness against themselves in respect of a criminal offense. Tf any part of it had to be construed to the contrary that part only would) be void. ekskiil and will then Toontght 1 will meet Attar, J} we will go over tt would mean that the Governor's idea is at once suspend the Mayor for thirty | days and institute proceedings for his permanent removal by the appointment | of 4 Commissioner to review the charges io The World's citizens’ petition. | TO AVOID DELAY. ter together “L expe t to give an early decision, but until | have onsulted with the Attors BANDITS IN CITIZENS M Se Eya eer ee ee THE FIGHT — HAZEL WING ON SILVER, IN SENATE. unewiin tn Confer at the| Favorably Reported for Hoffman House on Judge by Judiciary | the Platform. Committee. The few questions of paramount In-| WASHINGTON, June t—The Judlele creat among the Democrats assembled | sey Committ ve Beniie has fave at the Hoffman House thie morning | iiiy reported nomination of John were whether the Cateago platform of) yiige!, of New York, to be Judge 164 shoud be reaMirmed ant whether! o¢ pie Western District of New York. Aue fue Van Wyck should sent 00] niy vote was cast against him ¢ an City as the Delegate Aree, | Hage! is sunt 1 by deni } At noon to-day both questions WeF@] ww. anty adverse vote cast In the in 4s nebulous a condition as they MOVE T gi ie Committe’ was that of Senater week. Provabilitte® | meteue, who took the postition that the atform Would | istimony was rio cause Van Wyck would | racy hands of (xe Kings County Dem coment of former Congressman vw Senator Me- Naither James Sheviln np ih Mabany concerning the sale of a yacht! Carren, of Hrooklyn, hat a at he Government iv lal con- the Hoffman House up to t a'elock, nor | | (0" Government received special tope| had any prominent member of Tam | tion that. the balance many Hall | tn e testimony in that case was tn Dlr, 1t was clearly observable that a bitter Hew * favor, and on thie « count they b ni Murphy | ‘7ie! to oMirm him fight was on between Hii! an | Jn the House to-day Mr, Alexander for the control of the State Committee, cogntzed a question of nd theae't rmed were inclined to which was of the bits psn wr oa aed maigheRgN| now. being waged in. Norther make the 'a as re agacis: the nomination ting. Tammany and Kings are certain’y for the Troy man, but Hill hae much lerk’s esl and he rength, for Danforth and Campbell | M {rome 8 9p eye mane «a both favor him. Ne 4 an all ged interview) Cal, Danfortn stated The Evening |with Mr. hich the latter) Saath that th tform question would he had recelved World that Meteo a r ihe «ve of the be amicably settled late this afternoon. | the Government Norman BE Mick told Senator Hil * t Chicago platfor: as not re | statement, Mr,! that if the Chicag fi a nd had read an affle affirmed in ’ nis twenty-fou Mr it veel delegates from Erie would vote solidly of the sal against any platform be (HID) mig Hagel dem propose as a aubstitut i "fs,000 t Mr. McCarthy, of Syrac t ne { one of the moat emphatic talkers in the q t ¢sewhere lobby, loudly declared aso had read the “Hill to hell! We are the people and | davit of Mr Connor. the peee o ' » i sl | Yacht, substentiating Mr. Hagel's state. we want Bryan! “Hill to ty hould | yach yy ee? ate. | be the motto of th onvention to- mor. | row, Just raise that ery and you can't find an anti-Bryan man in the butlds | f influence the; Mr proceeded to paplaip ni part He tranraction. aak:' see the Assistant Secretary of sure a hie room on | Deived’ a request trom iar, baes f dele- Senator Hill, seated the fifth flaor, received and heard thetr w tng im to lorens he Navy rewarding a board ey). He had complied with that re- Btate delegations were here, ‘vere and | quest. He knew absojutely nothing everywhere, ehouting and moring for | more ape the transaction the Chicago piatform. whi me | cuss “ald he. Ta conctoiee ae from the lower part of t cause a Senator at the other end of non-sommittal, but seemed jisposed to | Capltol had seen At tostnsert the et Nisagree with Senator Hill ax to the ade | Bery Of Nt, Mabany ote te soo | visability of an unequivocal indorsement | |r #0 do VALID AND CONSTITUTIONAL. Wy Let. Gor, aoborvls Wael @ret $1 uusity tas Gotctree ettes ioe cueacl” Bee’ teeee ee oo tue aed faa | ; i. 0 on ec ° Ove Y The part which empowers the Judge to punish witnesses for refusing | Het of the American lee Trust stock ernor wig coneult the Altorney-Cene U1 | the platform be reaffirmed, be ‘=| _ SOCIALISTS Ow} CONVENTION, to answer does not apply to questions which a witness may refuse to an- fe ders p =e ks Pang 4 ch Ms He 1s anxious to avold delay, and says] MT Hi must wee that the great 6 surt to find in tt the ; lority of the dele * not on | Pwer under his constitutional privilege, but only to questions which he | bs ast #ix judges of the suoreme th expects to take immediate action, | : ce B ys pe r rare in Labor Makes | Rebert Mow precludes 1 fay c atfor re may be lawfully required to answer. This Interpretation of the statute Lassie tate gn tg beh pie saat fh Keown Permanent Chairman Makes {t constitutional It ts > urged that if this statute be valld the * UOGES AS STOCKHOLDERS. « by the rt edit tar one ; 1) was also sald that Mr Hill was not | for the Day. city officials who have been ordered to be examined as witnesses in this | — —_—. : a at the Sualiaen We ding | a ain city officials. Such a pee to utterly opposed to tre stiver plank as| ‘The tenth annual convention of ee adacsid nal be: gure + alk, Wak (hat ibale ? age Bi ceeding would be complicated by the Ne (8 to that clause of the platfo Labor party was con’ Proceeding should no! worn as such at al ut that thelr claim of priv Cannonball Express Held Car Houres in St. Louis|* area w Iarebbteury wits feuekd @ctecy § el which attacked the probity of orning In the Grand & floge against {ncriminating themselves should be allowed in advance and x Gorse ¢ ett New Vorw Cit ee Cady Herrick in bebait oe 'cny | United Staten Sapreme Court Henry juen. the National 54 exempt them from being sworn, for the reason that the object of the pro-, Up Near Longview, Protected by the | dearge | ham, Se tied 1 Trust offictals as wet bap the Ate the alled government by injunction. | rupert Me teeow 5 ’ Md aasl ceeding as disclosed by the affidavit on which it hae been instituted ts to in Texas Pos | | torney General's Inquiry now pending)!!! will got hard on these questions, | war made Permanent. Chal ws osse. | | before Referee Nussbaum but he will be beaten aniess Tammany | the day 4 Thomas Boland. of Ne Ghow seh officials to be guilty of criminal offenses and that therefore they | 5 aes ‘A motion will be made t and the Kings County men come as a| York. Vice-Chairman. Could be asked nothing that would not tend to Incriminate them — eter ndey ‘by The Amerlean fee init to hie wid eee Tt i suffictent to say that the scope of the Investigation is wide enough LONG VIEW. Texvs, June t Toe] gt Loris fine (The eltigens of) agar L. Pareman, Troy, 8. ¥. 1 (com Supreme Court Justice itr: The Biate Committer will meet o- BRITISH WARSHIP IS to enable these officials to be examined in particulars which could not tend i vay roca ; 4 re N ‘ Tes | ne nator comitetus fret eX) Chester 0. Melaaghiin, Fort | sees Nusebain wit proceed without fe. deal wae Tre ‘ ries Die bs ont ORDERED TO Col Mernational and Great N = tluns now troubling the to incriminate them. When this ts the case the witness bas to be sworn, | j.\4 perio tenre with apn when rv gicopilen, Tae wine protect, the ite be amucanly mt Z cud (be cond A r i er \ ettled an be ond is left to assert his privilege if it should be infringed upon during his Swi h, sixty milees . h ret: Gene Were) SAY. further beac bon of the bo: Be and ps to-morrow will be as much « love feast} HALIFAX. N.S, June 4—The B examination A pile of ties was placed on the ard duty ot the Lag | WHAT JUDGES | 2PTE of whe company until the validity ay was the Platt convention month. |warship Alert, which arrived The Mayor, for instance, might be able to testify as to some facts in| 284 4% te train came to a stop th a bare coma|_ Justice Pitagernid. of the dt heen pas wie a See boners Have net 4 at | trom How, Foundinnd. hag bee | masked men climbet into the engine . ¢ transit com! court wae ceen at Nie home In regard | Jy) s order t@ vacated on pe- Upon the siternates. lito proceed to Pelation to the offeial action of the Commissioner of Docks They forced the «ngineer ant fireman t }to hie with the American [ge | view in the Appellate Division of the. ——-—— ——_—_—— ; The motion to va > order is denied, and the testimony will be uncouph the mat and eapred tly the members Of! company He refused to either amiren | Sort | 0 o'clock in the forenoon: Satur une are and pul At two miles fro , to acrtet mille’ oe deny the report that ne was @ stocll: | eam FRENCH CHEER PORTER. Sas at 30 vfclock In the forenoon on seat Osturdar, Sune 9, 1900, at the 10% cut pal nem out tne mle from | eatin. Phase et om guard wih | ai |i Dlace e last hearin robbers then comminded Kxpreas | held In reserve at the different police |”) care to talk about that @t | 94, | oan a — ger Rutherforg pen the door | Stations | all, Ty wouldn't be right.” log 7 | to Rochambena Unvatied at ar. Patling Tecpong. | A harrecks has ter provided tor thee W w he had aul 4 his | th action e | Vendome To-Da»—Protuse * ey: ia ‘ yew in ont there the men @ill! stock ye replied in the same words gy Mlle gy Pe % | rl: i dette fs cable chart eo es ants I oa | metas France, June pe . fone the fireman D6 line care, the police baing retained f Justice George L Ingraham was sean Y ed by setiarinnen: Se y trl that service Jat his home, {3 Weat Nonth street On LEASED SIX PIERS. H : e the lg ei: . Me : ie wo m ing and swearing | being informed that hie same ap aT ing rr Ding at mo yd mee: | n here, who in 17% wee j Pr ara pu " vase cueliet af ed La al Syregpea of the | when the Mayor and pe k Commis —— | with 4) men to the | 0 ‘ | transit ayatem et cars today, | “ft don't own any stock Im the y of the referee F. Raynor & Co., of at rit Woe tae and be ‘ Interference with ngera in come) Trust. | haven't any Interest in any | ponies : ek oe ~~ Bila laa, sll’ | sectline of the city by strike spmpa-| trust. 1 wouldn't own stock tm a trust Charities, Stock Exchange, ' 4 the Held by Widow Shaugh-' $75,000,000 Trust Elects nfusion Engineer Lnere We DeORGe Sane 2 On| Oe Soames {city ome S id. i? i He much as a pe ole worth to get! “Haw do you account for your ap m: uspend. State : engine. pulled P nessy, Whose Husband New Directors -Daly 1 ora te eee nes | off otreet car along South Broadway. | pearing in the Het of stockholders?” he 0 ie — eS Se Wasn't Removed ; quick run wae mate t Men, women end chiblren join in the! was asked. hg ‘ vemoved, for President, «. ffwen tiles where t aseult on any eht riding on the 1 don't know how it waa” he an-lion pull’ [etree Naeehaum’ ey FOF Raynor & (o. brokers, of through there ie niide were secured Redonda, rls Are, sticks, stones ond fate being wsi| swered, and brought the interview to aa} ge Werrlcks's. writ Broad street, suspended to-day, but of am = —— m all alle the mert a ° Oe ‘ e lor " won “at ' - N y 4 - = . * tice Henry Ao Gilt ve received | Pooks A, Yoo ur! ‘i i ome fe eanty ~t that me nt Q We a reporter at his home, 2 Weet Fortys| ater hearing arguments.” assignment had been mad ese ' bsg street. In respon @ question ih hes 6 rik for, Mayor Van! whe concern consisted of Edwin F i w \ onne i yek's reme use of his connec ; . CHARLES WH . | ae ta his renorted connection with the, Nn Mh th. "Amercan Ice Trust was| Raynor and G Wo Magowan, and Thy te ow rive \ ar | Ko as a stockholder he said * emented iny by 4 second) organized as a Stock Exchani irm io Bhauenesss. of West 1 . haven't any stock. 1 don't! petition of | sture Bresented (9) september. 1% A branch office is In treet, by © ker after s lke ms a got my name in the itet Nageevelt | the Sturtevant House. pald dim W ane cave emove t Then he added, with a smile lommneand T le Governor received the ib inquirers at (he office to-day dod 1 I haven't get some. tte a ents pA gene ge ved Mined 00 es ot her pllss rry | haven't got 901 e " 1 & We lawe Ealvary to Lutheran « and hel tr fn E ore inne to have.” meet with due and proper conside Pigg Wis iescway wr S| Bad fatied to Jo » GR ¢ Secreta: ~ - © Fursman, who is now pr R Wendel's place |x at # Wert Porty-| ” bs posed fe a Tre agt! ha rs original branch of the tupreme W i “The suspension, which \s only aol fourth street. He : 2 * Henry Mo Mowers Willttem Be f Court tn this elty, and who has been at My Foe fe due to bad collections, We ers William Rocketelie ; ering ot th porary, ts Morning was a pre ocer Wert 4 ; be ent on sr Nandiaeae | Has Prince- Georgia ‘eraiedie Dee his nome in Troy, hag not returned to , ‘uae tee the Cniversiiy xpect to have matiers htened out gg pd gt Pind pi: Aidhan ’ ton Boake P priate Hullting The trust and ‘a short time Nes berage was $6 more d = ee sophomores Prac- clares that Senator uatice Barrett te in Ruro The firm reprevented J. Overton Paine. Asked © Q n - bee. ; : - sdme time ago it rumore aghtted what be had done for ae money |x os petite tically in Pawn, Betray d It. The names of the Judges are in close |? . Brooklyn. apd ode time ag> it was rumored in ip @ proud and peeriass . “ | — widerebie money The opinion in the record. rocord “I paid & the graves opened ’ amen y a ¥ wmpanies of the « t Y -_— -— om greet is that persona) speculation has aot epee’ | en be country rs Sire saving eet (he tnt a tend the ttm’ fowntat on, Outre, Of constant cone je +4 we y r ” rt . , t s¥ N Pathe had ? es.” It 16 atic to MMLIOLHD and 18 privlege . An anew Mod today at Tren ll and Micvole Policeman Bdwin J.) "0 “more than $7200. Creditors. will Oe owe obstinate ile ia Permit ant ‘ " ‘ xercine! before many years 1 os Newark band by the Hor Syniionte ef New Debeon, whe happened to come Slene, ltiaw the Hem 9 liguldate. : ate ee Ra no a Fees WIFE DIVORCES PREACHER set" doom JUNE GRAND j me the great” fone hee wate thea ond othere, to the sult epentiy eaitie “i Dodson went after Farina a num- § R dry bmg | URY m . > cass Frakes | ber of his friends surrounded him and Sailice sates yd many women en@aged Prof Vone and bh 4 the charges brought thre him. All pulled kolves, worman’s natural herle f . sie. Th's @ And Dotson drew ois revolver and stood | Rev. Charles B. Preston Was the Judge estan Meas 0 Mention | PURSMAN SOLD | Ick STOCK. ces 6 eee : ssuues Guseids tea Gade tes them off whie he arrested Patina, who| Centre of Much Seandal—Pied tage; disorders and diese A dat in pe al ae Precheee: poration ad, afer was held for trial this morning. with Charch Worker, ' arne Anation of Supreme Court says te “NET! HY plenty Of hore approached tn the! ag. (Rpecia! to The Rrening World) hope. See cis seers ace tet S00 shaven aa Paid |,7™ 107% Matched for hours Gecrate rn. «| Scow Trimmers Tried to ONE CB HBARING OFF NEWPORT, R. 1, June 4—An abeo- | iahon in Part 1. of the the ora ewark 4. and then sent o formed a similar company tn the] ‘ lute decree on statut: nds was for It by Cheek, a Prof “s ee ot General Hessions this morn-| justice Eager L. Furaman, of 7 t avtevans Sice then Prof. | State and proceeded to secure the rights Drown John Mc sceaiah te Senate be Sessiee a tnt 008 Judge MoMahon reat ¢ m the | cin och ye bg had Pleo by ay ED GN Oe RR Bed e which ihe Georgia men | Carthy. | Before Referee Nuse-| for divoree from Charley E. Preston to- a ee mitted tie morning that he wee at | have been wnhunored had alresdy bargained for with the Hon: eee The decree also eave Mrs. Preston ggpeg these AS regards their ime s stockholder in the American) To-ta omy awyer, who ie) dvras authorities a j Daam so Anwol Tracts Charter | 1) custody of her two minor children, of Gn4 gave them the statutory ware Adjourned Till Wednesday. The adjourned proceedings instituted le mpany ) 1 bought 9 shares of American Ice ald that there were 102 persone tn [Company stock a year ago.” sald Jus Tombs awaiting indictments and tice man, “paying for the stock with De expected be jury to h with feonal check, fairly. He made no mention in an months tone 1 the block at a MORGAN AND ISELINS ON LINER TEUTONIC. Of the investigation of the "ront of 1H on the wi LIVERPOOL, June 4—The liner Teu- 1 own none of the Robert Wetsel, twenty years old, of |tonie, which sails for New York on! of New Gs Bast Fifteenth street, ea sil ae, se hy 5 on banned. 3. the the Tie ot th ‘ il er charged that the plans} | John MeCarthy, of £24 Rast Piny-sintn| Georgls company were secured py | Chauncey M. Depew and others through street, was fehing from « garbage fo" by Attorney-General Davied for the the treachery fraud cf ex-Becretary at Bast Forty-eighth street yesterday taking of testimony before Referee of the Navy Penjamin F. Tracy and the | Nussbaum preliminary to the bringing jaw firm of Jennings @ Russell, who | oe ee ee © OF jot 8 outt for the annulment of the Amer- | fre oreeented the compiainant SS BUFFALO HORSESHOERS STRIKE FOR BETTER PAY. may ata afternoon with Gaetano Farina, a ecow! eh | ‘The respondent in this eave te Rev. Charles BE. Preston, who created a sen sation last October by leaving « letter in a etateroom on board the Fall River Line steamer Puritan conveying the hia- pression that he had committed suicide! by jumping overboard He was afterwards found in « lodging- house in Troy tn company with one of the earnest Workers in ni church tn