The evening world., 1894-06-07
and Capt. Siebert and Ward Men Bren-
nan and Farrell were lined up before


haven't anything to say against the
Captain" she sai1. and have no hard
feelings against him.,
Bile.
ix-Surrogate Ransom said that Capt
Siebert would like to be sworn and
deny the statements made by Mrs.
Cohen yesterday, but Chairman Lexow
said that this could not be allowed.
The Captain would have ample op:
when the proper time came.
An exception had been made in the
case of ex-senator Roesch. and II was
Sc se aks es se se
II he wished he had not been In such
q hurry to answer the questions OF the
Mrs Cohen also testified that she had
been taken before. Judge MARITIME. In
General Sessions, this morning and dis
charged by him.
after recess II was rumored that Capt.
Price had actually sent In his resigna-
III things go on this way" remarked
Senator Bradley, my prediction that no;
ts es ses tRe cy w be BSSf n
by next November will come true
Several additional witnesses had been
brought In, including another woman
Mrs. Fischer, who was present In the
| morning, was on hand again.
Ex-senator Roesch. who was ready to
resume. the witness stand again, had
somewhat rcgained his composure
When asked II he had any intention OF
| resigning his office as Civil Justice he
replied:
He had apparently nerved himself for
another broadside from Mr. Cons legal
battery. Still he appeared to be rather
nervous, and was evidently III at ease
The s,o ox.eyed ssS daisy was stlll in the lapel
When Mr. Con tackeied Fin again he
said that he had brought the cash slips
with him this morning simply to show
the mode of doing business in his office
he mad nothing to conceal, but II oc-
CURED to him he might be questioned
In regard to other transactions, so he
brought his ledger also.
pred June /. 1898, and all money re-
ceived since that date was entered in
FISCHER. who was a keeper OF q disor-
derly house at 10 Stuyvesant place. The
amount was 5000 The cash slip in Mrs.
Thurow's case had been destroyed.
How many times have you visited
the District-Attorney's office in the in
terest Of Keepers of dlsorderly houses?"
I'm the past three years can recol-
lect only three occasions when made
such visits. l was retained as counsel
and l went there to plead for my
Didn't Know He Wa. Called n
Nuisance. ~'-
Don't you know that you were called
nuisance Mt the District ttorney's s
office on account Of the frequency Of
house keepers?"s
-! never heard Of It before this"
Mr.. Roesch said he knew dive
keeper named Buttner. and his brothers
who went by thu name OF Gambossl
You e. got license for Buttner, didn't
'.Ves 7 hiu oono,al
:. Didn't he pay you $1,000 for getting
HE Had been refused license by the
Excise Board because 1t was n disorder
Yes some Of the newspapers said So"
And then he went to you?"
| Il believe So"
Well how much did he pay you?"
II cannot remember"
MIR. Goff mentioned every figure from
1000 down 10 500. The witness said he
could not swear It was less than 5000. but
1t might have been.
The witness knew Mr.. Palmer, and
recognized him when he stood up in
He keeps a respectable saloon, doesn't
II believe So"
been refused by the B9ard?"
"eYs. He was Client Of mine. He
PAID me sioo as retainer and $50 more for
Ex-senator Roerch did not remember
Of Mrs; Fischer. He also denied ali
Sessions when she was charged with
keeping IA disorderly house.
wns nsd 'a hs af oI eiSeF ae aassn 81 the
ment ofpartlcular policeman to particular
polling, places In order that they might
be IN duty In the election districts where
they lived.
Not for Party Interests.
Didn't you obtain these assignments
advantage - your party in your dis
riet?"
No; ! did not"
w. With whom did you arrange for
with Capt Doherty. while he was
In command"
But some Of the policemen came
Doherty have to do with them?"
~ don't know how 1t was done"
Mr., Roesch remembered having Sc
sky to the police force. but never saved
him from being broke. He denied again
that he had ever received money or a
benefit. directly or Indirectly, for maxi
."Didn't you receive money from ex-
police force?"
| Never"
He admitted that he had tried to Sc
cure the pardon of Carl Warner. who
was in State prison, but denied that he
had ever received any money for his
work
Was not a list OF policemen for each
polling place prepared In your club
house before election?' r-
"No. cir"
Couldn't the captain select the officers
| they wanted?"
II never heard OF it,
Mr.. Roesch remebered that n man
nj med Summers, once went abroad IN
his district. collecting money for political
purposes, and had been arrested on his
complaint III
Mr. Rocsch wanted to have his clerk.
Peterson, or Mr.. Fay put on the stand
to corrobora te him. but Mr.. Con objected
and the Committee sustained him.
Ex-Judge Ransom asked Mr.. Roesch
II he had ever paid A cent to any ofiicer
OF the Police Department to secure pro-
lection from any person whatever.
Mr.. Con objected to this because, he
SAID that there was no evidence that
Mr.. Roesch had paid any money to any
one. On the contrary. the evidence was
he said, that Mr. Roesch had kept ali
the money and the police had quarrelled
with him about It,"
The witness was allowed to answer
the question, and he denied he had paid
anything.
Policeman Morrison Called.