The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-06-10
THE BRIBERY DRAG NET.
.,o,r SFNsATIONS BEFORE THE
YyTEsTIoATING COMMITTEE.
~,,h Of Prey and Fish which are Preyed
Upon-John j. Ryan, tho Ian
many Leader.

The drag-nct thrown out by the coun-
eel for the Senate investigating commit
zee SAYS the New York sun OF yester-
sav IS bringing 10 the surface a
strangely assorted catch. There are hsh
of prey and hsh which are preyed upon;
sharks and suckers. bright-hued FISH and
and shiny things which prove by their
arnearance how heavily weighted the
net has been, for 1t has scraped some OF
rs contents from out OF the very mud
@. the bottom OF the pool which the fish
e.1uon are dragging.
Necessarily, IN The eUort 10 get al
tat may have even remote bearing on
he subject which Chairman LeXoN
committee was appointed 20 investigate,
some witnesses are brought before the
committee whose stories have no peril
ncnt value. yet possess a great value 10
the sOciologisr who cares 10 STUDY inc
laser depths Of this metropolis lester-
aay. for instance, there was detailed at
great length the history OF band or
small swindiers who play y Ounco game
on credulous aspirants for a policeman
badge This history was the story OF Nor
rs Jacobs. his testimony, up to the ume
OF is interruption by the day s adjourn
meut was important 10 the work OF the
committee only because Of the alleged
threats OF violence against him which he
testined had been made 10y policemen who
knew that he was 70 appear before the
committee.
CUBAN PATRIOT.
Opposed to this character Of witness
was SerapiO Artcaga, q Cuban PATROL a
man little past nifty. who had lived IN
luxurious idleness on his inherited for
tune untu that fortune was lost ihroush
the long Cuban revolution Of lS6S-'i6 ana
who since then. had endeavored 10 make
a living IN this city. first a grocer,
then az q cigar dealer next as saIooh
keeper. and finally as the proprietor OF &
concert hall-the Eighth-aVenue concert
hall. by the way, recently run BY warren
Then an entirely different class Of
metropolitan low life was told by n wo-
man. who was permitted 10 remain I'M
Known. under the assumed name OF floIa
Walters. She was yOuog, good looking ana
Intelligent, and had been for four months
the Keeper OF Kind OF place known on
the east side as a cafe with eirls.' Ac-
cording 10 her testimony there were uh-
Oh very few months ago 20 such places
tween Houston and Sixth streets. None
Of these places, according TO her story,
had excise licenses. although all Of them
sold wines, beer and whisky
III eI>st1Io> THE Day.
Reviewing the testimony before the
coumiue. r.o,v. n sp,-4.l 10 t"v rhiia-
delphia Ledger, says.
The sensation in the police investiga-
ton to-day was caused by the testimony
Of Morris Jacobs, a tailor, who lives IN
the IWenty-nfth assembly district ana
who is a member of the Tammany Han
General Committee. He began 10y assert
ing that policeman belonging 10 Cap
tain WesterVelts precinct had come TO
him and threatened TO lock him up
and knock his head off the first chan
DE got If Jacobs testified before the
LeXow Committee. He had also received
word that John j. Ryan, The Idinmdhy
leader In tnat district. had threatened
% railroad him into jail u the witness
mentioned his name IN his esimohy.
Yesterday one Tammany leader JuaSe
K.e7cu. suffered riDly by the INV SUI
CATION. To-day another leader. this John
D. RYAN. received roasting. jacobs
charged that Ryan had compelled MN
H. put a lot of money into his organiza-
ton on the promise that he would get
him appointed on the police force WI
ness was present at meeting OF me
Tammany Captains Of his district before
the election Of 1892 when Ryan ordered
them 10 roll up a biz majority Tor the
Tammany ticket, saying they had ma
jority Of the election inspectors, ana
that the police were with lhem ana
would give them their protection, while
the enemy would not get their protec-
ton
HOW he WAS 'BLED.
Jacobs then related how ne had been
bled in the attempt 20 get dppoluleu "a
policeman. II was Policeman We III rage
WHO proposed 10 him to apply for the APP
pOlntment saying that IL would cost MN
500 Woodbridge introduced MIN to Two
men. VINO said they We're agents 81 thS
Commissioners. The most senaato
statement made by Jacobs was that q
policeman named Barmstroff unprecedented
him before the Civil Service examiners
and answered all the questions in ms
name. Brand. a clerk IN the police De
partment performed the same service
for another applicant. BarmSuOH VINO j.
no longer on the force. then went on the
stand and confirmed Jacobs testimony.
He admitted that ne had appeared Tor
jacobs before the examiners, ana tnat
Brand had done the same for Damei
RYAN who was afterwards apI 0lntcd
Another witness to-day was SerapiO Ar
teago, a Cuban who testified 20 going 10
see the police captain IN charge or the
Thirty-seventh-Street station. in regard 10
opening his concert hall license TOT
which had been refused by Mayor Grant.
The captain told him that he would send
his ward man TO him TO see what could
be done. The ward man came around and
assessed him 50 a month.
FL0RA WATERS.
Fora Waters who kept a cafe IN Sixth
street. testified 10 paying Sl5 month
Tor protection. The committee are evil
IDENTIFY spreading a net for Police Com
missioner Shcehan. To-day they called
Louis Munznger. treasurer % the Pc
quOd Club. of which Mr.. Sheehan is
PRESIDENT This is Tanmany orGaniza-
u1n Although treasurer Of the club.
Munzinger didn't know that there was a
printed list Of the members until Lawyer
COZ surprised him by producing the list.
His testimony was suspend" Pc
can get the books Of the club. which Mr.
Cor wants TO inspect. The committee
adjourned until Tuesday, after John j.
RYAN attempted % be heard in denial OF |
he statements OF the witness Jacobs. |
De was told that he would be allowed TO |
testify In regular order.
TIRGINIA RACE HORSES.