The evening world., 1893-11-13
WHO GOT THE MONEY? ?
Large Amounts Alleged to Have
Been Paid for Projections"
Sensational Testimony in the Up
ington-Keenan Suit.
Witnesses Not Permitted to Men
tion Any Names.

Judge Trua:- laced a crowded. court
room in Part ~. of the Supreme Court
when the case of George p. Upington
against eXCounty Clerk John keenan,
was continued, this morning The So
called "Bismarck' of the once power
full County Democracy spent half an
hour before the Judge sounded his gavel
in an earnest conference with his coun-
sci. Col. George Bliss
In spite OF the denial of Col. Bliss,
who, in opening for the defense, denied
that there would be any exposure, or that
any money had ueen paid by the policy
dealers of this city for protection" the
public are still inclined to believe that
'ensation will be, the outcome; SO
denied he whole transaction. He says
that tpingtons charges are the result
q r6e sS E1SSnnE mssVGG W6TS 51s HpnssGn srsuSy
stated sues Keenan, for 1884, ,OOO
In In answer .n to Judge Truax; Col. Bliss
the rest of the day, and after all other
jurors had been discharged eX-Commis-
sioner of Jurors Caulteld was called.
during s1a IN and fePy 5 Se fe SSd SG bses ss' in 'hs
broadway. Some time during. that period
he had conversation with Upington.
os M6 M iPid na and me hqd Il he PP PtSe
witness, ever wanted money at any
time he could get it for. the asking. He
admitted having availed himself Of the
Opportunity presented.
He denied, however. that tNis had any
relation whatever to Mr.. ..eenan. On
matters which he did not care to go
into.
He then went into q detailed account
OF conversation he had with ex-County
Butler asked him IL he knew the case
against Keenan, was coming up. on Oct, s.
and Eiihu Root and Col. Bliss are going
III 1 am not there when the case
comes up II VIII go against Keenan,, as
l am the only respectable witness they
have against him." Butler is alleged 20
have said.
should see keenan,, and he did. After
wards he saw Butler again and told
him that Keenan, would not pay any
money for his going away. Keenan,.
however, was willing to pay Butler for
any information that would defeat Up
tngt. n. Matters. however never got to
$4,000
On cross-examination the witness ad-
mitted that Keenan, had been interested
with him in a few contracts. An at
tempt was made to show that the wit
ness had no occupation and that he
lied in his direct examination on Friday
when nc said he owned p farm. The
farm is in his wifes name.
He was appointed Commissioner of
JHrorS in 1881, and stayed there until
lS: Before that he was an inspector of
Weights and Measures, and had always
been friend of Keenan,
ington in lS79--siO0-and the borrowing
process continued for about three years:
hnt re kept a no acc account t Of the 'lSanso tSo
money he loaned Upington-about six or
seven times.
His memory was very defective as to
evs, es ran Wh uPngt9n when
Iachariah Il. Simmons, Of Lexington,
Ky, who lived in New York during 1884
te one State of the
for thirteen or fourteen years, He had
& aSoa 2e otery Sn upFen in a.Sr y
they made an Arrangement by which
upington was to receive 800 week to
| policy and lottery business here.
Col Bliss wanted to show that all the
moneys alleged to have been give TO
had FssS seeH s2 6n S by the the
direction for entirely different purposes:
MAJ nmat Cp1inSton d1 did not have enough
done, Dc N''"a" which he claims to have
simmons proved star witness In many
ways. Both lawyers, however, tried to
public is SO anxious to know-the names
vi the officials to whom money had been
him. the witness SAID, that he had paid
Ss'o0o for It, but did not say to whom
Il was paid. The names of some officials
nad been mentioned, but the witness was
not aLowed 20 tell whether the name of
John Keenan, had been used.
iS2urlng this part OF the proceedings eX-
eN-Gourty Clerk Patrick Keenan, and
Anthony Comstock entered and took a
lively interest in the proceedings
,r rnie' Daniel J. Bernstein, who had also
worked in the office 1893 Broadway,
known tplngton fourteen years and had
been interested with him In the policy
business in Broad street in 1887 in con
bod bboGu3n on wltt BUCKET shop The two
AZ $50 broadway the witness received
az IN money from the sub-policy offices.
snye Only the amounts REQUIRED for current
to Simmons. Money was taken to
the office twice n day.
Upington anr he had many convcrsa-
lions on the question of protection, Up
in9ton had told him In August and Sep
tenlber. 1871, that he had to pay S6,UG
ahd nhd later az much as $500 month
he clplmed altogether to have paid out
to whom upingtOn paid the money.
AZ lar back as 1887 lpington told him
ne Kowas was going to bring suit against
What do you mean by that, George :?
! !. asked him" went on the witness
dun You tell me keenan, had hcvcr
then can YOU sue himP"
,ho Never NSi,: mind , ne said to me. He Is
you have, no idea OF. There Is a stake
@ ISr you In this thing II YOU stick by
The witness said he had other conyer.
batlonB OF like nature with IIninRton