New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-05-10

500 Broadway. in September, 1892 He said that the
police much out by PinkertOns raid the head
quarters at No 263 Bowery and decided that they must
do something to sustain their reputation and get
square with Pnkertons men, and so planned raid on
No. 500 Broadway.
Q.-was that known to Mr. Up2ngton' Ayes, ne
told rue OF H. Mr. Ryan sent home so that ne would
not be arrested went through the safes and
OF town for few days bns told him that vas no, n9t
out for me The raid had been fixed for September
g. we were an prepared for IT, but It od not taS paes
on that day. Detectives COsgrOve and Mclaughlin nan
been stationed In the office They told Pennington that
they had been sent 60 arrest anybody they lO nhS
doing anything Illegal He told them sit down and II
they found any breaking the law 10 arrest him. one
day Detective Kng-T think that his name-Inistak
ing me- believe, for Uppington. told me that the In
he told me 10 nothing about IT, but to send Detcctve
Reilly - he Inspector. Reilly was outside. He said the
raid would take place until the next day. Tie next
day we were around usual waiting for the arrest
was at the Metropolitan Hotel. So was Uppington We
saw the detectives In the building went over opeheo
the safes and was arrested.
The witness then related bow the trial OF ha case vas
put OF from time to time and finally dismssed by Wnch
time he had come to the conclusion that UppngtCn had
not dealt with HIM fairly and would have sacrificed nm
tthe wtness) If necessary to save himself
Inc witness said that when at mo 599 Bro1dwayI ne
had seen Bernstein give envelopes, which he believed 10
contain money TO understood to be cOnDechd with
the police He had seen Bernstein give envelope to
man whom he understood TO be Captain McCaagh, Win
the remark " There Is S25 a striker"
To Colonel Bliss Clark said that he in the habit OF
45-direeed to Mr. Mason which he understood TO be
for Comstoczs society. Mason Is believed to be the
name assumed by BrittOn, COmstOcks deputy he hau
often seen man whom he believed to be Brton Ia con
yersation with Uppington Mr. Britton was present ~
the room The witness was asked II he could denIy
him. Mr. BrtOn spoiled this opportunity OF testing the
witness by stepping forward and saying - am Mr BRIT
ness but you had beard then. didn't youl" MT BRIT
ton refused TO but when sworn stated that at the
time referred 10 by Clark he wore long side whskers
The witness spoke sllghtngly or Mr. Comstock;, DC
said Cppingion claimed 10 use him az sort Of
corps when the police were not available TO MAKE rSiuS
those who did give him their bus ness II was oe
cause OF letter which he had written to tonsOcA IIs
AZ Adamss place was raided when asked as Opluon
Of Uppingon the witness said that he would not no" De
leye MIN under OATH
TILT BETWEEN BLISS AND COMsToCK.
Mr. ComstOck. who had been interested listener 70
the testimony of Clark called. He denied that ne
had had pecuniary transactions with Cppingon
Az regards Captain wliamss testimony ntimatng that
Mr.. Britt0n had given away" the al Adams raid ne
thought 10 was q libel on Mr.. BrittOn
Colonel Bliss crOssexamined Mr.. Comstock at length;
and at times with much asperty of manner lie saarged
Mr. ComstOek with making loose statements ms mr'
mel Bliss with increasing heat then volunteered the
statement that when be was prosecuting ofnGei he W9i
not 'cept Mr. COmstOcEs statements at all. MI Com
stock glared table Colonel Bliss trembling
with anger Colonel Bliss glared back scene seemed
imminent Mr. Roosevelt brought bis foot down on
the floor stopping the reOinder which Mr. COmstock was
about fling Colonel Bliss, and addressing the latter
sald In Der norv tones that this thug had stopped
and he intended to stop it, that he would allow Colonel
Bliss all the latitude possible In examining VII
nesses but would permit indulge in insulting
personalities concerning them Colonel Bsscooled coWn
Mr.. Comstock recovered mis- temper and toe proceed
iaGs went on smoothly. .
that he had been agent OF The Society for the sup
preston OF Vice for nine years He emphaucay denied
that he had given away the "Al" Adams raid, ana
detailed account OF his movements at that time
Concerning his acquaintance with ppnstOn heisan ne
first him when Mr. ComstOck raided him and arrested
| hin. since then he had met him seVera! tnhes.
He had gone twice 10 bis house while en-
gagged in the same detective WORK for the District
policy business was bring carried on and what truth there
might be in the reports that the Police commissioners
County Clerk Butler and Commissioner OF Jurors tau
field being paid by him $4,000 month TO arOrl
protection to the policy men Cppngton, WIN proIane
emphasis, denied that he paid Money 10 the police OF
anybody else for protection To COLONEL bliss the witness
said that he had times pretended that hc was rene
gade COusOc for the purpose OF getting evidence
under the name OF Mason bis own name, received
money from UppngtOn. .
John H. Nc ullagh Captain Of the Seventeenth Pre-
cinct witness. He said tfat he was never
IN envelope from Bernstein or anybody else IN the
| policy business Co..,
Gustave Frank said he had been detective IN Pinker-
toms plOy since 1865. He got himself introduced rs
who was antagonistc to simmons, because ne
believed Simmons had insugated the police 10
make raids on him. Luthy had gone 10 the
District Attorneys Office and promised that II ne eoa
workings OF the headquarters Inc matter was put lnO
PinkertOn's hands, and Frank was put forward AS q
policy under the name OF Schmidt bic gave great
deal OF information ahOlf TUG rnHibn9s ana
headouarters crowd he was not again 'raided ~ int
notice though ConstOck still troubled him me wines
had policemen in uniform playing DOllcy re ut
not doubt that the in the policy OOoAs se uo"n
opposite p" Pol and Parnell" represented money
The investigation will he continued today at 10
/ o'clock