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representing them, and handed me their moneJ
each month Then put these sums In one bull
and handed Il TO Captain Webb.
o--And did he allow you anything7 A.-Yes
about 20 per cent
o.-During the years you were 40 engaged did
you not wear q uniform Al did not.
o.-And practically you whole business was
~ a collector Of tributes for your Captains A.
Yes.
o.-Now. give MS the scale Of payments mad,
BY The different places protected A.-Each poo
room peid $50 month.
q. How did you arrive at that sunni A-By
aereement Policy shops paid $50 q month
eseh: liquor dealers. about 81 q month each.
and houses Of Ill fame from $40 to S25, accord
ing 20 the number Of inmates.
Q.-What was the average monthly total Of
your collection A.-Under Webb about $500.
o.-And the hiRhest1 A.-seO0
Q.-Eow, about the LIQUOR dealers. How came
they TO pay 90 small an amount7 Al did not
collect from each liquor dealer. The total, or
al OF them who we're protected, was paid 10 me
By the President Of the local Liquor Dealers
Association.
o.-were there any liquor dealers who did not
,psy1 A.-Those who were not members Of the
association.
o.--wbst difference did their membership
nake1 A.-Those who were m embers and paid
were not liable to be arrested for selling on
Sunday. Those who were not members were
liable to arrest.
o.-who was the President Of the Liquor
Dealers Association who paid you that lump
sum monthly A.-Alderman Clancy.
The witness said that the policy shops also
paid to one person, and that person most OF the
time was . Mr.. McCsbe. but q man named
Friedman also paid for them.
o.-How did the disorderly houses pay1 A.
Sometimes the keepers paid directly TO me. and
At Others paid through AT agent.
Q.-who was that agent7 A.-A Max Hoch-
slim.
o.--who was professional bondsman1 A.
Not a professional; 1 think he had money TO go
on bond.
soMETIMEs PICKED UP LITTLE THINGS HIMSELF.
The witness said there were no green goods
Webb was 20 give him all Of the collections and
then tho Captain would return 70 per cent.
that is, the Captain did not check of tho |
monthly returns, although he had a list Of the |
projected places and knew the scale Of prices |
.o.zzDid you pay him all that you collectedr
ididn,t; iittle things 1 picked up myself and
thought belonged TO me.
have desersed as ss SrSe yod 70 Capt. WEBB from
Sasd ,ot the law 80 That the
THAT wss ns' the en,des
.Q.y;And those who paid you so understood
q. chairman Lexowl-was there an agree
ment between you and Capt. Webb that you
were to receive 90 per cent. OF your collections3
The witness said that no did not pay this
money IN , an envelope but made roll OF the
Captain. who counted 1t, computed 20 per cent, |
took out that amount, and give 1t to the wit
A.-And you accepted that as q com pensation
for your servicesf A.-Yes.
NO CHANGE UNDER DoHERTY.
A computation was made. and in answer 70 .
No wi M aatd thath ~.
had altogether collected for Capt Webb in
thirty months aS9S, sIa 600; Capt Dohsrty
mained in command until the spring Of 1892,
about seventeen months.
.o.IIdAiad o.II Az did you make collections for him'
o. From. all of those who were protected
-sctly. / wish 10 correct myself about that
When Doherty came In went to McCabe and
The witness said that the collections for Capt
20 Dohsry averaged about s400 amonth, Instead
m a cent Ssars shs he D. S
be CaptAin,s share OF the tribute.
pg your own m pcroentsses @ AL hardly Know. 1o~c
Q.-You thought as you were dealing. with
HTSst %as abou. s the size Of Gh H. the 'Aie
9;-CaRt poherty authorized and approved
pool rco@ policy hop and Saor
lsnisrs s;, and yoq gave him those collections ss
ois,s the iawi X"Yes. sir. that is sao so p"'a 10
COLLECTIONS WENT UP UNDER EAKINs
The witness said that during Doherty's time
J. .idsrman der Clancy continued to pay for the Z
wss ssS paHSS
% the end of the eo
eetions went on under Capt Eskins by the wilt
;.kins abou, the matter, he .aid, assuming n
hat he would continue the collection, as that '
rakinss term the collections went up, averag. ,
ng more than $500, although payments ceased
ection of the members OF the Liquor De- Dealers er
SS;3WSiyi Al had some information not
9.-What year was thatp A.-1sQa.
QnDont you know that instead Of paying [
ther power which relieved them from police .
lsekmaii, Al don't know. can't under
0.T%ho told you not to cOlles. from Alder ,
40 Twelfth after Doherty, but was only
here a day or two. 1t was he who told me not q
ras eolieGt any more from tho liquor dealers o
o.SSsus You ala collect from some directly, '
ls Liquor Dealers Association. 'S :" "
The witness said that he got from Alderman
le association. and after Clancy ceased to pay
itness made his own assessments on those who I,
as made UP by raising the rate on the policy =,
iops from $40 70 $50 a month. y
Scd that they were @ @ paying % $50 IN other epSse Sse.
nets. and, OF course, I insisted upon as much X
the others got. v,
Q.-You wanted TO hold up your end to the Il
'nor Of the old Twelfthf G.,WeIl Yes, sir. 5.
COLLECTED THE TRIBUTE UNTIL SEPTEMBER.
Tho witness pursued the same method under
apt. kakins, deducting his 20 per cent. and -,
rntng oyer the rest. After he had answered | y
Q legal" questions put to him by Mr.. Con,
Q.=Did you ever meet with a refusal TO pay a
NO; II was understood they had 10 pay.
Chairman LexOw-lt was a case OF put up or | n
ut upl A.-That was IL. ny
Capt. Eakins was paid by the witness accord =. :.
z TO the computation made about 5000 He %
As succeeded by Capt, Schultz. for whom the
tpess made the usual collections until Sep n
NJ Der last when, with all the ward men, he 4,
IS 'remanded TO patrol duty. The pool room 70 70
hultzs term. but the liquor dealers not In the
disorderly houses. and policy shops =,
ntlpued paying tribute, contributing alto a.
Z her about $500 month. H ~
l.-Until last SeptembeT2 A.-Yes. sir b,
lEWhy. that Was right along through the -
settings OF this cOmmttteei A.-Yes sir. w,
hr, Gon-NeH, WELL TO think OF it-beneath ~
z frown or the Lexow committee the old IA %
liar blackmai went on. "a,
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