The evening world., 1894-06-28

Who asked you to collect this
Nobody did. ! was never asked to
and good nature, and wanted to make
the pile as big as could"
Then you know where the money
went?"
ooh, yes. 1 know about where it
Golden swore that he did not know
he was let on with $40, while his neigh
bors paid $25 on consideration that he
should do the collecting.
James Carney. who IL liquor dealer
at COL Columbus avenue. said he had
never in his life had any. trouble with
the police in regard to excise violations.
He admitted afterwards. however, that
ne had been arrested twice for violating |
ago. He had been dealing with Peter
McQuade. Phelan & Duval and Park q
Tilford, wholesale dealers in liquor. No |
pressure was brought to bear on him
to trade with Phelan & Duval
He had never complained Of a police
man being placed outside of hts store.
He was excused.
Daniel Holland. a norid faced. curly |
haired gentleman. also in the liquor
business, at 1880 Second avenue. was |
the next witness. He has been Presi-
Dealers e for ' t%o years ana hf Me
was subpoenaed to bring the books OF
the Association. but said that he had |
not done so. because he did not have
charge OF the recording and financial
secretaries. The Treasurer also had a
book. There was also Board OF Trus-
tees, or Finance Comrnitteei which had
charge OF payments.
Duties of the Com mittees.
The Excise Committee was the prlnci-
pal standing Committee and another
CALLED the. Grievance Committee. The
State Association attended to legislation.
The duties OF the LExcise Committee in
into trouble and exercising general SUI
pervision over the interests of the men,
bers.
There were branch associations in
every district, members of which paid $50
year dues The Central Association
was made up of the President and three
delegates from each district association.
The Central Association met on the sec.
ond Friday OF each month. A special
meeting. was held last February, but
Mr.; Holland said this had nothing to do
annual ball Of the ASSOCIATION,
Henry Kelly. of 2li2 Third avenue.
also liquor dealer, and Recording Sec
rretary Of the Wine. Liquor and Beer
next took the stand The. Executive
Committee was composed. he said, of
the Presidents of all the local organiza-
tons.
The Central Association sometimes
had executive sessions he said, the last
one being to consider some means for
TeuuClI1S the VI lCe. oHly very
few such meetings were held. and the
proceedings were recorded in the regu-
lar minute book.
hooks stolen,
Have you those minute books now?"
asked Mr. Goff
mo, sir; they were surreptitiously
taken from me"
stolen from you, you mean?"
And since this Committee began its
sessions?"
And isn't 1t your opinion that they
were taken SO that they could not be
produced before, this Committee?"
THAT is my belief"
Mr.. Con- here stated that he knew Mr.
Kieltz personally, but had not seen him
before for over year. He asked Mr..
Kelly to state the grounds for his belief
The witness said that on the Sunday
evening. prior to April 10, when there
was to be a meeting Of the Central As
ISOLATION, he and Morris Teku,sky, the
President of the State Association. had
looked over the minutes. Mr. Tekulsky
cautioned me to take care of the min
utes. and l took the books to my bed
room.
AT the meeting on the following Tues
day they wanted to examine the minute
book, and | wrote an order telling my
wife to give 1t to the bearer and gave
this to President Holland.
| II supposed a member of the organiza
ton was going for it, but l found out
| afterwards that 1t was a district mes
! senger boy, and have not seen 1t since.
1t was the minute book covering n per-
Tod OF about five years. The book was
not brought down to the meeting, which
was held at Union Square"
Rough Minute Book Also Stolen.
THAT same meeting there was a good
deal of excitement. and while my atten-
ton was distracted LILY rough minute
book, in which l took notes to copy
afterwards, and which vas lying on the
table, also disappeared. It covered notes
| of meetings for about two years.
| Mr.. Kielty said there was nothing in
either book which he thought would con-
tradict the testimony of Mr.. Tekulsky,
last April, though II the counsel had had
the books then he could have asked
much more searching questions OF Mr..
He did not think Mr., ,Tekulsky had
| Tekulsky SO after he had appeared
before the ,,,s i was s bnnS
were stolen from Mr. Kielty, who said
that Tekulsky had never asked him to
produce the, books before the Commit
Mr.. kelly said Mr.. Tekslsky COM
planned when he met him at the meet
brought the minute book with him. as
1t had been arranged to go over 1t with
some of the older heads of the Associa-
/ tlOn a1tef the meeting 10 see III IL con-
tained anything that would be detri-
mental to the organization II made
public.
II left the book home because of Mr..
! Tekuisky's warning, and l did not
understand that 1t was to be wanted at
| that meeting. ] then sent for 1t. J
heard it was outside afterwards, but l
| did not see It,"
Did you ever hear of that book being
burned?'
! mo, sir. think some member Of the
Association has 1t now"
You say the rough minute book was
taken when your attention was distract
ed. What distracted you?"
II don't know The last person I saw
| handling the book was Alderman Rim.
won't say he took II.
AT a next meeting Mr.. Tekulsky got
up and deprecated the fact that the books
were missing. ana he wanted every mein-
/ Der TO say nothing about 1t till an inves-
| tigation was held"
| WAS any investigation ever held?"
/ mot that l ever heard Of"
And you haven't seen the books
| since?'
Il have not"
Mr.. Kelly thought that Mr. Holland
| gave the order for the minute hook TO
| =. j. Doolan. a member of the organiza-
ton and LIQUOR dealer at Forty-ninth
/ street and Ninth avenue,
Mr. kelly produced acopy OF the min
utes of the special meeting of April II.