The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-11-14
/ SHADOWY PROTECTION.
cierINo GLrnPsEs At THE POLICY
tbor NEWS CASH ACCOUNT.

thar Sh'' - SAo" HtSObNf,
Que -
on ron Said that the $4,000 yye.t 70
roysh Moaey-Now ne Say. It Was
indie TO Keenan,. tho defendant - Ex
eiaihty Cferh tsutisr's value ss a wit.es.
dea
.uit to recover $40. 900 alleged "protec
Honey. which, George p. Upington say
81 to Boss John keenan, in the early par
gag was continued before Judge Trusx, II
v. Of the Supreme Court. yesterday
Horomise OF sensational developm emit,
ers at in the frat days OF tho trial was moi
cruz out for the counsel on both sidet
pr'p disincilned to bring out the names o.
ne opposed to have been mixed up in the
SEM transactions that have resulted In
present suit. But in spite OF the lack oil
no ons, there was plenty OF testimony tina,
sitNed the hundred or more old-time New
:. who gathered In the court room az
tne, tho doors opened.
s8fae Canlfeld. ex- Com mission OF Jurors.
urned the witness chair. He admitted to
Bliss. Keenan's counsel. that Upington
offered to lend him money in 1880 and
the had availed himself OF tho offor.
d. Bliss then brought matters down to tho
se7t time and asked Caulfleld II no remem-
ers conversation he had had with eI-
'oet Clerk Butler early this fall. The wit
I'D he did:
sler told me-" he said. that Keenan's
eeias to come up In October, and said that
Suaoot and Col. George Bliss were to be In
posked who Root was and Butler said he
vlt fellow who claimed to be . lawyer.
'na lie added that II he was not in town when
10 went to trial II would not be much OF
and that 1t would be easy for him to
way"
ep no mention any sum OF money" asked
M,lonei.
Us" answered Caulaeld. tho said he
Nv need $1,000 or LOO after the case
uu,son."
on Col. Bliss read extracts from the stem
hers notes Of Buffers testimony regard
Same conversation in which the ex-
y Clerk had said that he would not testify
ething but the truth even II he was to re-
las much money as Keenan, took to
,,,a with him. But Caulfeld said again on
~ and that Butlor had mado no such re-
min Lawyer Hunt. for Plaintiff rpington.
turn a. the witns. h. tr@ et
eng money from Upington. Witness said
mo and up to 1894. He never kept any ac-
Deed no collateral. not even a receipt.
tEtoa use used 70 eaif csaiaeii tneIs
I'd that they were very friendly,
W next Witness were Cyrus y Hannum Of
OF, Staten Island. and F. T. tuthey Of
Ss e sse hss e; se
SONS: ana the latter told al he could re-
IbusIs h6ose Police adj Taid on Bernsteins
wsn these two minor affairs had been dis
RI Of . fine-looking old man with long
sss aSs tG0f ns ssn q, r Ts. faa he
sthssn went on to tel that he paid Upine-
sim n. So Broads saSse fhdp C WHY
nmade no bones about calling . spade
o.. and counsel were kept continually on
s1ert to prevent him from becoming too
mmons said that Upineto had frequently
spenE.dinG lass: suns H Fl money for
,ts Occurred about every thirty days. "
,tfic purpose :" asked Judge TruaL
What was that purpose p
spington calledit protection said tho
4 Bliss then tried to find out what names
swith this "protection !" business. but the
10 refused to admit the answer. The
e 6 paid nnat the witness said was $4,000 and
kniel ). bernstein. who was simmons's
NAL representative in, this city. at the
ths peiSy traS IL issl ws' the next
time In the policy business and had no
pDinaton had been indicted together. but
fnstsia corroborated simmons's festi.
stly told him OF large sums Of money spent
Eat III: sDsso saa ss S sSs'
I'D ne ever tell you how much he had paid
10 aggregate for protection ?" asked the
70 did" said bernstein.
Low, much pSsl. aid d II s amTfou9s to"
Bllss again tried to ascertain whom tho
ey had been paid to- but the questions
rnstein then said that in 1887 Upineton
SonsS to wHe ass oSects
keGn AM was not the man who received it.
Who II natter ss spy hs the Sny man in the
IN after the court resum ed business in tho
noon there was a lively set-to between
"a il svidsnee ths inSlot@ 9lenss
sted strongly to their admission. Tho
to decision was to admit certain parts Of
ndietment as relating to this case and to
than Frank. who admitted that he had
2 gam bier, policy seller. and bookmnker.
ian and say, that for $500 or 81 900 he
d testify In his favor In this suit. Frank
ed Butler as saying that Keenan, had lots
f eeea.6 9a 70 So io mt uD and that
INK did not ike to admit that he used to
. pool room. but be preferred to speak OF
o commission business where gents
, In and gave us commission to send
money to the race track.
> last witness was u clerk named Thomas
own. who bad figured up, the Interest on
VARIOUS loans" alleged to have. been
apisal. the sum footed up toss2, 0d4..
ming his speech for the defence on the
nd Of lack OF time before the hour OF
az. Thereupon Judge Truax said he
d give each counsel one hour to close in
n orning. and adjourned court until 1880
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