The evening world., 1894-10-16
WHO IS TELLING THE TRUTH?
Contradictory Testimony at the
Trial of Detective Zundt.
His Story Flatly Contradicted by
Sleuths McManus and Lang.

Rank perjury was committed by some
one at the trial of Detectlve-Sergt.
George V. Zundt, before Police Commits
sioner WelleS, of Brooklyn, this morning.
Xundt was on trial for failing to pay 10
the Police Pension Fund 10 per cent. of
the reward which he received from
Charles NJ. Patterson, a New York mer
chant. for recovering a diamond stud,
which had been stolen from Patterson
while the latter was riding on an ele-
waited train in Brooklyn.
The trial was the outcome of Mr.. Pat
terson's testimony before the Lexow
Committee, in which he practically de-
clared that the New York and Brooklyn
detectives were in scheme to swindle
him.
Former Deputy Police Commissioner
testified that Zundt had applied for and
| received permission to accept $50 reward
| from Patterson.
"Zundt told me that the money was to
go to the New York detectives who had
recov, FED the stud,' said Mr. Dallon.
Mr.. Dalon said that under the police
| rules which he had framed. Zundt should
| have padded 10 per cent. OF the reward
INTO the pension fund.
Zundt neXt testified.
Il never at any time in this transac-
ton received or retained for myself one
cent as a reward from Mr.. Patterson,
| he declared.
Continuing, he said that hte New
| York detectives, McManus and Lang,
had recovered the diamond; they were
entitled to the reward, Patterson had
given him two cnecks, one for $50 10
repay loan made by Zundt to enable
Patterson to get his diamond from the
pawnbroker. and another check for sS'
as a reward. Patterson stopped pay
mpnt on the S6O check,
Zundt emphatically declared that after
receiving the check he, in company witt
met Lang and McManus in a saloon neal
the bridge, and that he offered to give
the New York men the reward. Thu
money was In ten IS bills, He had shown
had stopped payment on the check, anc
they refused to take the money.
You'd better keep It, Zundt testified
that the New York men said handint
back the money, "as you're out on TIT
deal"
Then split the money up and gave
the New York men % apiece, saying
swore. He also declared that they tool
the money.
Zundt admitted that he retained $40
much because of his loss of the $50 loan
and also because the New York men re
fused to take 1t.
on cross-examination. he ADMITTED
, that he had not asked permission to re
ceive $50; he thought his former appli
cation to receive the $50 was sufficient.
Ex-Detective Cornelius Mahoney. whe
had offered the $50 to Lang and Nc
,, Manus: that they refused It and tina
i he saw Zundt take two IS bills from tn
r mem. an" saying yh ! "There's the price Of
hat" H. would not swear that the Me-
Q York men took the money.
= moment, he said. while i believe the
took it. did not actually witness tn
4 Both Zundt and Mahoney swore tina
McManus had first produced the paw
q ticket for the stud.
McManus and Lang then went on tn
: stand, and swore most positively tina
% the ticket had been produced by Zund
2 and that they never got a cent. Nc
g Manus, who was reduced to the ranks
because of Zundts testimony befor
ton. has since been restored to his oil
q rank as detective-sergeant.
p On the occasion when Zundt swore n
. had given them each a Sc bill McManu
i testified that he met the Brooklyn detet
saloon. zundt asked him to have
drink; .,o .ko ran,,-a,"
IBID he give yoou IS. and say that
e the price of a hat? A.. ~.
time we s.r didn't M t know VII he had receive
= ANYTHING from Mr.. Patterson
. Cross-examined by Lawyer Wilbu
. who appeared for Zundt. McManus sal
n he had been New York policeman e
t eleven years. He had known Zundt fc
IS six or seven years. ,
you knew him pretty well, didn
oyu?"
), What do you mean by that?'
- Not as well as do now; not as we
as I wish l had"
n McManus swore that he heard nothir
d about the reward until June Y; near
u Then he again met Zundt and Malone,
zundt told him that he intended I'd do y,
= that Patterson had stopped payment
!; the check; The witness swors bosittii I'VE
e for Patterson's diamond.
Lans's story was in the main aainsr % &c
II bur sought to show that the New Yoi
N men had srudge against Z au, bee eau
n missioner Welles ruled out this line
inquiry.