WITNESSES KEEPING AWAY Published: February 8. 1889 DANIEL EB. FINN AND OTHERS SOUGHT HOR :IN VAIN. FURTHER EVIDENCE THAT THE LEASING OF THE NEW MARKET STANDS WAS DISHONESTLY CONDICTED. Daniel E, Finn, ex-Assemblyman—who is a great reader, a8 well aaa slugger, powerful When not expected to slug, and a good sprinter when slugging is likely to be done with him as ity object—did not appear before the Commis- sioners of Accounts yesterday. He had read in the nowpapors that he was wanted ‘to give an explanation of the means by which he,& more County Democratic student of history and polities, had prooured possession of stands in the new West Washington Market, to the oxclusion of men who have devoted thoir lives to building up bual- nesses for whose maiutenanco such stands are Necessary. Willinm Patterson, affectionately Enown as“ Billy,” who was atruek by the tea- timony that he, also a more County Democrat, Dad likewise prooured snch stands, was similarly absent from the gaze and inquisition of the Commissioners of Accounts. Messrs. Tubba, Callahan, and Maloney, other County Demo- erata who have beneited by stands, were also loo modest to #ppear. :Mr, De Lancey Nicoll was pained and mause indignant by the absence of the County De- mocrasy gontlewen. He wanted to examins them. He wanted to doit not only beacause he ja the counsel of a4ome Persons Who Were In the old market and are not In the pew one, but alao becouse be is a Tammany Man interested in, proving that County Domoorats ate extromely Dad persons, not even excluding Controller Myoera, who distributed the market stands. As- siatant Corporation Counsel Wickes somowhat ameliorated Mr. Nicoll’a pain by promising to got Slugger Finn and his County Democracy 2s- soclates tO aypear as wituoessges, if possible, efter Controller Myers had teld his tale to the investigating Commissioners, : James M. Pldcock, a son of Congressman Pid- cock of New-Jersey, testified that he and bis brother have six stands tn the new market, not- Withstanding that Controller Myers expressed the purpose to keep the market for the business purposes of New-Yorkera, John EF. Pldcock said that he had not sublet bis three atwuds in the new market, but hud allowed Bamuel Nagle, who used to sublease from himin the old mar- ket, to use them, while he was making up his mind to go into partnerabip with Nagle. Richard D. Browo was rocalled. He is tha Mmurketwun who, on Wednesday last, presented for examination his ledger, showing that he paid on 2 certain date in the latter part of last year $75 for “berrels,” this word being written Where an erasnre bad beon made, and whore some witneases testified the blunt word “huedie” had been wrilten. Mr. Brown said he had nu further oxplanation to make. Ho had net found a receipt for the money be had paid for “burrols.” He had net looked for one. He had not even talked to bis hookkeaper about the utter, He tell Commissioner Holaban that he had written some of the entries ob the page that bora the word “varrels,” but he was not export enough to tell why his handwriting had varied.Mr. Nivo}l remarked that in his ¢pinion Mr. Brown had committed perjury. He suggested that Mr. Brown's conse should be referred to the Grand Jury, and said he would chuerfully prose- cute Mr. Brown. “The Grand Jury will laugh at the matter,” remarked Lawyer Georze W. McAdam. “Don't you maka any mistuke about that,” responded Mr. Nicoll hotly. “ I have seen more Grand Jurors than you have.” Commissioner Holahan said Mr. Brown had left himself open to grave suspicion, but that he preferred not to actin the mattor until after he had heard the testimony of Mr. Brown's pookxeeper. Mr. Brown prumised to send the bookkesper before the Commissioners. He wanted to take away his ledger, but Commis- sioner Barker grasped and held it Francis J.bfoMuliin has three stands. His part- ner bus three. In the old market they had ¢ach two stands. He explained te Mr. Nisoll the pur- poses of theold West Washincton Market Aasocia- tion and what Controller Myers had told him re- spacting the distribution of stands in the new warket, Heand some other members of tha association salled on the Controller to fix the alletment of stands. The Controller told tham that bis office was competeut to distribute the stands and that he had a referm palioy. “Did ho tell you that he had a reform policy that permitted pollticians to get market stands i” ‘ “ He did pot.” “Did hoe tell you that his reform polley, said to be for the benefit of New-Vorkers, would ro- eult In some Jerseymen getting more room in the new market than they had in the old one, while others got no room?” .° “No, Stir.”