The evening world., 1894-06-13
SAYS He PAID
/. DEvERY'S man.
Continued from First Pdoe)

came to this country thirteen years
lago and went into the wool business
D while. when he got into trouble. he
y said. with the District Attorney's office.
4 What the trouble was he did not state,
result was that Werner said he went to
years.
Opened n Disorderly House.
After served my time" said he. 81
came back to New York, and opened a
house at 6 Delaney street"
What sort Of a house was it?" asked
Mr.. jerome.
"A ladies' boarding house"
DO you mean a disorderIy house,
] took the f house in January, 1892. and and
been out Of business since then"
Werner said that a man named Blatt
the houses at g. 10, IL, IA and IS Delan-
8 cey street. He paid $40 a month rent
for the house. and said that six girls
Did you have anything to do with
the police while you were there?'
Yes; Capt: Devery came to see me
precinct, with his ward man, Giennon
They came in about Q o'clock one
evening last August, and the Captain
was in citizens clothes.
snys Capt. Devery Called on Him.
1.-THE Captain first asked me about a
big dog | had, and 1 thought he want
he said to me: I'm the Captain. and
this is my ward man. Whatever he
says is all right. and you must do as
IT then made an ARRANGEMENT to meet
the wardman next day. at the station
house in Eldridge street..
The Captain then opened the closet in
which l mad my wines and liquors and
wanted to know what ! did with that.
told him II was my private stock, and
then we sat down and had something
to drink. and then they went away.
THE next evening ! met Glennon at
the station by appointment, and asked
him what must do to make things all
right with the Captain. and he said the
II objected, to that and said that the
price. used to be only $500. Glennon
said he could not help that and that l
keep open. So I said i would pay it,
but he must wait for a few days.
Sent $500 to GIennon.
THAT satisfied him, and three days
afterwards I paid him 5000. l did not
give the money myself, but sent 1t to
he r station by BY friend whose name
tive Of mine. and used to pay the
money for me. ! know he paid It. be-
cause Gle , told me s,o afterwards.
ferent instalments. After I paid the
frst money to Glennon, ] saw him
again in about a week: 1t was one
and he told me that would have to
pay $50 month in addition to what
I had already given.
Glennon &c. but he said to me that he
did not get the money. but that it all
ibid he say who got it," asked Mr..
mo, he never told me, and I never
asked him. / paid $50 a month to Glen
non for three months. when ! had to
/close up on account Of the Parkhurst
Society" .s- ..
Got Tipped When to Close.
About that time, last November, the
witness said, he used to get a tip every
day from the ward man or one Of the Of
fcers from the station whether he could
keep es open ps o that night or not Some Some
and keep open for several days. but was
always warned to be careful and not
Werner said It cost him $500 to get
the house, $500 of which went to pay for
the furniture ana the rest was for the
good Will OF the business. 1t was large
house. and had always done a good bust
ness. In ALL he said, he had paid $3.50 to
Glannon and Capt. Devery.
Mr.. Jerome asked the witness II he had
rot had dealings with Capts. Cross, Nc
Laughlin, the lat:cr's ward man Smith.
or Capt. Cassidy. and he replied that he
had not. Werner stuck to his assertion
persistently; The o,S only eSaptainr, with
Capt. Devery. although he had been in
the precinct nearly two years, according
to bis own testimony.
did you ever have any trouble with
the Gerry Society,""
.ROesch WINS His Lawyer.
Eyes, / was arrested, and employed
Senator Roesch as my lawyer. had
d dH PAY him sl'4oo to get me out of my
What was the charge against you?."
That had girl in my house who
was under sixteen years of age
for all the houses on your st-eet?" =.
Yes, they all had the same one. 1t
% WAS Senator 9t R4esth He got all the
Did you not get an officer named
Kinslsr on post In your street trans
SIS asked for his transfer and he was
sent to Houston street. Rngler knew
about me. and my doing time. and l
d didn,t want to have him about that
Werner said that another lawyer
In connection with the Gerry case.
year at Ninety,,nfth street and Column;
soon had visits from the ward men.
don't know their names. but Capt. MUIR
ply was In charge of the precinct ,
THE first ward man that came tossee
me wanted money. and l gave him S.
but when the second one came I refused
to give him any money. Then the first
man came back and / gave him SO more
After that Ward Man No. came in
frequently and got drinks. and once
opened bottle Of champagne for him.
Says He Gave Capt. Murphy $40
zone day he came around and told me
that the Captain would be around that
evening and i must have $40 for him.
put the money In an envelope, and when
the Captain came around 1 gave 1t to
him."
Did he take it?"
Yes. put 1t in his hand"
Werner said he was also taxed by an
excise inspector named Green, to whom
he had paid 50 on several occasions. Al
another time previously, the witness said
he had run a concert saloon in Essex
street. An excise inspector named
Morris had come to him and demanded
"He squeezed me like lemon" said
Werner. II used to meet him In a
cigar store on Broome street and pay
him the money"
."Dld you ever have any trouble with
the Salvation Army?'
Yes, they came In one evening and
went into the parlor and began pray.
ing. I turned out the gas. Then they
went down to the station and made
a complaint against me, but I never
heard anything about 1t afterwards"
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