The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-06-28
MINUTE BOOKS
WERE STOLEN.
Secretary Of the Liquor Deal
erS' Association Tells q
Startling Story.
THINKS 4 MEMBER HAS THEM.
Records Of Important Meetings
Have Disappeared Since the
Lexow Committees Sessions
WARTS AND WCLAvE ACCUSED.
Miller Says He Gave the Late Cap.
tain $3.50 to Pay for Appoint
ment on the Force.
THINKS A MEMBER HAS Them.
WARTS AND McLAvE ACCUSED.

Senator Robertson was present at -
days session OF the Lexow investigators
Committee. He did not express any re-
gret at having missed seeing his old
friend Major John Mortimer Branigan
searle at yesterdays hearing, and from
his manner of abiding to his o!d-time
companion In arms. II might have been
inferred that he remained away purpose-
ly to avoid meeting the brick-scarrod
veteran. .a ~
II was suitry and close In the court
room this morning. and four stout wo-
men, who occupied seats In the witneAs-
pen, famed themselves vigorously whilo
waiting for the Committee to settle down
to work. rs
A story was current that Gen. Benja-
min F. Tracy had been retained a. adj
ditional counsel by the Police Department.
but that he would not appear In the pre-
ceedings until after the Summer vacar
ton. --t s'st
Ex-Judge Ransom said he ala noe
believe there was any truth In the story.
IF Gen. Tracy has been retained .ERe
said. lit has not been by the PIN -
who have retained me. who are 4S6eo6.
lice Commissioners and the higher ON
members 'e of the anif ePnefs force have
engaged counsel to represent them, Z
have received no ofiicial notification oe
Commissioners and the Department gen
orally" 'lI b NE.s
Lawyer Emanuel Friend dropped -
gathered gave some in lsMa nSi to ia
stenographer and then disappeared.
Exactly what portion of the uniformed
force he represented he has not yet
stated
limo Of Adjournment Not Decided.
1t has not yet been decided whether
the Summer at the close of the present
week. No meeting has yet been held
to take definite action upon this point
ton would probably be settled after the
close of to-day's session.
Senators Bradley, Cantor. O'Connor,
LeNow Gapped for
IL o'clock. and Mr.. Con ran over the
list OF about twenty five witnesses, who
had been summoned for the day. Many
OF them were absent. &
Wife of Ward Man Kelly.
The first witness called was Mrs. Mary
Kelly. who said she vas the wife oe
Policeman James Kelly. formerly for.
three years ward man Of the Leo4Sf8
street station. to whom SO many d1SE.
usinK the as side%aIks. Nae He Is retired now
her husband for three weeks. he ~
no baggage with him, She did not know
where he went or where he ID now. nor
had she heard anything from him since
ITS he iivingr' asked Mr.. COT.
g! supgose, SO. should have heard 4
II suppose the people he is with would
Have You any childreny.
Yes , have ss six III Ths Oldest is so
DO any OF your children know whers
he Is now, .t
mo. sir"
Went Out on Business.
Mrs. Kelly said her husband went out
after breakfast one morning and said
he was going away on business. and
might be gone some time. 8;
You. didn't ask him where he was
going" .
"And you haven't made any search for
him"
mo, sir"
You came here after making up your
DO you mean that?" asked Senator
~ mean I don't know where he Is. and
/ can't tell anything about him."
" When did your husband go away like
He goes away every Summer Last
year ne went 10 Binghamton, and the
year before 10 Bridgeport"
"Didn't you tell the subpoena server
who brought the subpoena to your
house that ne could catch your husband
II ne could, and that you wouldn't ten
where he was?'
mo, sir; never said any such thing"
Now Mrs. Kelly, didn't you have
sone conversation with your husband
ahClt his going away" 80
mo. sir; he only said he was going on
on business.
Kelly?"
Yes SIR"
And You know the penalty for false
swearing?'
Eyes, SIR" M
well, II you can stand II, can"
Lived ON IA Pension.
Mrs. Kelly afterwards stated that an
her husband ever recsis ed was mis- salary
of 500 a month as policeman, and that
he had for the last few years been living
On his pension. 49,
She had a son, James +. Kelly. on the
police force, and her other children were
grown up. and SHE was not dependoo4
upon her husband. u.
She also said she owned house e T
Brooklyn, worth 1900. on which she haA ,
paid 5000. She bought IL through q
building ana loan association. l
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