New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-04
1906
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anybody who might want TO use it in proceedings
against one of the committees witnesses 1t had
been his intention TO call Commissioner Andrews as
the first witness before the committee yesterday ana
give him an opportunity for vlndlcation. but Mr..
Andrews had TO attend a meeting of the Board OF
Estimate and Apportionment. Mr.. Andrews may
be witness before the committee to-day.
The names OF several witnesses were called. and
several Of the witnesses answered to their names
The name of Evelyn Bel was ca.ed and woman
who was In the room rose, but Mr. Golf said she was
not the witness he wanted. The name was called
again. and then Mr.. Golf said that as Evelyn Bel
had been served with subpoena more than once
and had failed TO appear. he would nave her case
called to the attention of the Grand Jury. August
L. Lewis, the butcher, of No. 7O1 Ninth-ave, VINO
has held the license for the Hotel Torton at Lex
ington-ave and Thirteth-st. for seven years, DUR
ing which time the place has been under the conro'
OF Nine Claude. was called to the witness chair'
In reply to the questions which were ceverly put
by Mr. Golf the witness proceeded 10 admit that
he had guilty of perjury every year FOR seven
years In swearing that he owned the furniture IN
the Hotel Tortoni and was the proprietor All that
he ever did at the place to supply the meat USED
there and get his pay for II, he said. He gave MS
testimony with smile at first. and appeared 70 be
entirely unaware that he was Placing himself in
position to be convicted Of perjury and sent 10
prison
Q-How did you come to get the license for that
place? Al supplying meat there, ana was
Q.-Who asked you to do that? Al dont re-
member 1t was seven or eight years ago.
Odd you go TO the Excise Board? A.-fes. but
/ don't remember how 1t done. Somebody too
me it was only matter OF form.
O-You have been to the Board of Excise each
year for seven years TO get that license renewed?
Ayes
Q-who paid the $500 for the license each time?
AIR Lambert. Nine. Chaude's manager
C-Did you ever own the place or have any In
terest In 1t? Al never did.
LEWIS swORE HE OWNED THE HOTEL
Q-And you swore each year that you owned
the place? Al tod TO say that
Odd you know that you took false oath! "A.
Il did no, think ii wrong then
O.-Do you know what perjury means? A-No
Q-How long have you been in the United States!
About twenty years.
Q.-Are you voter? Ayes.
O-Have you ever served jury? A few
times
O-And you mean to say that you do not know
wha: perjury is? Al didn't think 1t was perjury.
The witness identified his signature on the am
davits which had been presented TO the Excise
Board. declaring that he had purchased from Mihe'
Chaude all Of the furniture in the Hotel Tortoni
and that he the proprietor of the place Sena-
tor Lexow explained to the witness that he was con
Tossing to perjury the penalty LOT "heh might oe
fifteen years in PRISON.
Senator Bradley-Seven times fifteen.
The witness lost his smile and appeared to be
worried
o.-What prompted you to go before the Board Of
Excise and make oath that you owned the place.
Alt was no benefit to me- l thought was uo'hg
a favor / was told that 1t only matter OF
form
O-Who told YOU that? Al can't remember
Members of the committee looked with astonsh-
ment at the man who had been WILING 10 Pe'j"e
himself merely to do favor. and who was so
willing to up to 1t when called as Witness
Mr.. Goff read from an affidavit which Lewis had
signed. declaring that he had bought the interest
IN the Hotel Tortori for $500 from Louise Chaude
Odd YOU ever pay 5000 to Nine. Chaude? A.
No; never paid her anything
O-Then when you made this affidavit you swore
10 what was untrue? Al must have.
THE WITNESS WAS USED AS DUMMY.
The witness declared that he never had received
a bill Of sale of the place. and when such paper
which had been file at the Excise Board. was
shown TO him, he said he did not think ne mao ever
seen II before 1t was apparent from his testi-
mony that the witness had signed amdav'u without
looking at them and had been used as dummy
without In the least approaching the enormity OF
the crime which he had been committing.
O-When did you last see Nine Chaooe? A.
Last Tuesday Sne mas oec'i III '''"' Dc " Wv '
all the time
Mr. GofY took up the license which hao peen
granted to Lewis in 1884, when Mr.. Andrews was
an Excise Commissioner, and read Mr.. Anare"ss
Endorsement on IT, as follows: THE applicant III
this case is a respectable merchant. carrying on
large meat business at No. 2S5 Thirdave who
xxishes to conduct this place as boarding mousse
and restaurant He is personally vouched Tor by
Judge Andrew White
Odd you have your meat ousiieS' III ~
ave. at that time? Ayes
O-Do you know Commissioner Andrews! A.
No / do not think ever saw him.
o-Do YOU know Judge Andrew White? A.-No.
QAughtcr). a..
O-And YOU have sworn falsely every year for
seven years that you were the proprietor OF
Madame Chaudes place? A.-That must be So
Mr.. Gon-Wel, Lewis we will see you Iater
The words caused q sensation in the courtroom
az Il was thought that Mr.. Goff meant that as
Recorder he expected to have Lewis before him.
Lewis looked apprehensive as he left the witness
chair with orders TO return to the courtroom TO-
day.
Michael Ryan, the 'greengoods' man. was then
called and sworn, and 1t evident at once that
he was an unwilling witness. He was at hrst
questioned about subpoena which was served
upon him in this city several weeks ago by an
agent of the committee. He declared that the
subpoena was thrown in at the door Of the fiat In
which he was staying at the time, but 1t was not
served properly, and he had refused to obey it.
He went on to admit that he had told the man with
the subpoena that Mike" Ryan came to the nat
sometimes and that the man had said Ihis ID
for YOU" when the subpoena fell on the moor, put
he declared that the paper did not touch his per.
son. Then he admitted that he had picked up tne
subpoena and had read 1t sufficiently to know that
he was wanted as a witness before the committee
Then he had torn up the subpoena .,
Odd you know that you were committing
misdemeanor? A.-No. ,
Odd you try to deceive the man VINO serVeu
the subpoena? A.-Beyond doubt: 49,
OFF you were an honest man why cid you ho'
respond? Al did not want 10 be witness. anal
O-Were you caught In the courthouse by acci-
dent to-day? Ayes i had an appointment WIN
a friend in the Sherir's Office.
Ryan at first refused to tell who the friend was
but when he understood that his refusal mignt re-
anti In his commitment for contempt he SAID tnat
his friend was Daniel Finn, the Deputy sheriff
who also had acted as his counsel without pay III
sone cases In court. He declined to tell what the
cases were, the ground that his teihns might
do nd