New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-06-23

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LOUIS sTAGER.
member Of the Hebrew association which has been
mentioned in connection with John J. Ryan? A
Yes.
Q.-Your brother has been subpoenaed to appear
before this committee? Ayes.
Qmyou keep a soda water stand in front Of
Q.-we, what has happened to you lately? a
OF soda water. Then he said: You are a brother
of Louis Levy, who is going to testify against
the city" l said: What for DO this? 1t is my
6hF0tners business T not mine shall do nothing
10 give up your soda water fountain Two or
three days afterward got this order to close up
The order was produced and offered in evidence
ton Counsers Office and it ordered Levy to remove
his stand. the ground that 1t was obstruction
written upon it in pencil: "Rosenson and another
owners Of property at No. 2l3 East Ninety-eghth-
Mr.. Moss-We may subpoena this complainant
Louis II. Levy has been n~court several times. but
! have not had opportunity to examine him
Friends Of Ryan have been in court and have
In reply to a question by Senator Lexow. Levy
said that he had set up his stand on May g. and
when policeman spoke to him. until he got the
notice to close MP. Thus does Tammany bully and
intimidate people
BURKE DRIVEN TO LIKE METHODS.
Isidor Burke Of No. AZ West Forty-fourth-st a
the stand He was in business at No l72 Duane
in lsS9-ls9 and it while there that the
facts to which he testified occurred
Odd you have trouble with the police in
Duane-st.? Ayes. l was put the docket in
the district courts several times and fined for VIC
latiops Of the laws about obstrucng the sidewalks.
l got tired OF being fined. and as it was necessary
Tor M TO use the Sidewalks IN my business IN
receiving ana shRpng GOODS as tried TO orange
that ii was done by others; that there was gem
era custom Of arranging with the police
with the a policeman bic ON on the beat lie told me
could fix ii all right and that he would send me
some one 10 arrange matters so l would not be
gid he send some one? A-He did. The man
although won't be sure about TIE first name A.,
lie sad SO ana declined TO pay much Ri
tGa to mn pro t o me- for 70 that D enough anu ~ ~ Il"
Q.-Did you pay the money to Kelly? Al did.
qe.-How? An an envelope; . .....,...
Kelly He said If I haa anything to send to any
body. put it IN an envelope
I do remember
Q.-Was your name printed on the envelope? A
Probably; ia not reco!lect
HE CAME 70 RENEW THE LEASE"
Q.-Dld You ever give Kelly any more money? \.
I do not recall whether paid him any more or
not The s25 was for twelve months, ana left that
place about the time the year was yp. Kelly came
around, remember. lie said he came to renew the
ON the year you paid were you ever bothered?
Q.-You enjoyed perfect immunity? Ayes.
Did other merchants pay? Al understood
so have no personal knowledge.
lice Department. but he really ought TO draw a
small salary from the committee for MS cross
examination Of witnesses Ike Burke. He almost in
variably gets ont something new 70 the damage Of
the police, or leads the witness to put his chaTge
against the police into more Formidable form lie
induced Burke to say fatty that he had paid money
10 police TO keep from being ANNOYED Ry thr Sa
fpaG nd ne * ~fir "a
did not think at the time that he was DONG an
1 UIdsT 10 carry aGT IN on his Bushes in peace
Senator OCOnnOr-GOol heavens, IT'S wonder
these policemen left any sunshine and air to the
NJ Gon-1 understand that there PROPOSE
ton to roof over the city.
POLICE on THE PAYROLL.
Samuel r. Brewster. Of Jersey City. superintendent
of the piers Of the American Line Of steamships.
was next called. He said that the American Line
had two piers in the North River, only one Of which
was in use by the company. Beeck the policeman
who testified on Thursday, was employed on the
one which was used by the Red Star Line 10 Ant
werp The name Of the policeman on the American
Line pier was Hermann lnterman. Interman put In
q good deal of extra time on tne per. ne HAd peeh
there three or four years. His predecessor was
Thomas brennan VINO was now pensoned off and
was working for the Peoples Line as gaiekeepeT
Beerk cot s. week II hal be1 The long
Mr.. Brewster could remember - iiy, IIIicei,i
He believed all steamship cDnpdn9s Hh IN. S|n"
He did not know what lnterman ala win the money
he
Q.-Was 1nerman stationed on the PIER A es.
Q-s 1t private PER- h e1 ana we nav" roce i3.j
and sent away 1920 PASSENGERS. we regard 'he
payment to Interman as gratuity. not as pay.
,pse f e on telling his story Win tropical uxuri
ance Of details He had to tell his story IN MS own
way No short cuts were possible Nothing could
stop him In the of his examination Mr.
NicoI tried Senator Lexow's patience soreY but
the chairman event. tempered enough 70 content
himself with emphatcally CverruIlhg MI Moo" >
objections and telling him that the commltiee NaS
able Ia
ness name was Henry Shuckert a carpenter by
trade The following IS a condensed account Oh
his testimony:
He FAILED TO SEE THE CAPTAIN.
q Rv Mr. Ierome)-Dd you know Inspector
Williams when he captain of the oak-st. sta
ton house? Ayes. ! kept boarding house al
No II Rose-st then a decent boarding house
The house was sold and | moved TO Fearl-S''
where fitted up a little house for restaurant
and bar and n couple Of rooms TO rent was a
am and fitted II up myself a policeman
came along while l was at work and he SAID
o, MAJ are r Going 10 keep different kind Of house
Don't you know you ought not TO 40 sn@' & ~
seeing the captain first said WASH so..b ~
Keen another kind Of place ana "oullh -
.he captain. had box Of bottled peer; inv "i homs
tnted lipstairs myself. and there were ~ lhe hop
myself my wife and three gentlemen VINO Do'''e"
w The witness took. probably. twenty times as
many words as here 10 tell the story ~ , ne
sorrnSaS ola Se fn I e alone NJ jerome
recognized that fact after question or ,m rw an" p
and under a pretencc Of saving fey cent. 10 ne
state for stenographers fees. eAcitenE any h,I lie
shnytened Everybody present lnclu MI -Nicol;
nrohably realized that the demand wa Hps"m an
stoo1 that the exDistrict- Attorney was nnigat
playing the galleries senator rco,est To- let
The witness go in his own way PronNI"gN iro
the committee would look out s% @na nt I@xow had
Preonested him several times to Let me Mr.
on IN pear pear objection il overrued. VIII You please