The evening world., 1894-03-26
TEKULSKY A WITNESS
Liquor Dealers President Before
the Lexow Committee.
The Associations Records May Be
Produced at the Next Hearing.
Complainant Phillips Says Capt.
Devery Caused His Arrest.

, The Lexow Investigating Committee
resumed its inquiry into Police Depart
| mcnt matters in the Tweed Court House
| this morning.
Moses Phillips. OF 35 Bowery. a Re-
publican watcher In the Second Election
! District of the Third Assembly Dis
tr'c, IN the last election, was the first
witness. He is a laborer out of em-
| ployment.
He testified that at 9 A. NJ. on the
morning of the last election he chal-
| lenged one John McCafrrey. who regis
tered from the lodging-hou 35 Bow
cry, on the ground of false registration.
McCaffrey was not allowed to vote. and
was arrested by Policeman Werner on
his charge.
Phillips accompanied the officer and the
prisoner to the lodginghouse. where It
was ascertained that McCaffrey was not
a lodger. Then, at the officers request
Phillips testified. he went to the Eldridge
street station-house to enter a charge
against the prisoner of false registra-
| ton.
Capt. Devery stood outside the rail-"
said Phillips. when / made the charge
Of false registration. and after hearing
|
OF intoxiction be made against me and
that be taken with McCaffrey at once
to Essex Market Police Court. Justice
Ryan was sitting on the bench. and. al
though l was sober, fined me IS, while
| McCaffrey was discharged"
! Phillips also testified that he had pro-
tested against Mr.. Brockman, proprie-
out pastors within fifteen feet of the
polling place, but the policeman on duty
refused to take any notice of him.
On cy9ssexsmnaon ss ami exDstreh 3o sa Ssse
ELECTED the fact that between and Z
o'clock on the morning. In question
Phaps had drunk two gassss sn, q baye
drunk more during the day." said the
witness. "but ! don't remember now"
In ansTsr questions .as BY tg,t Sa man
Caffrey and that he was forcibly elected
from the court on Justice Ryan's orders
returned to the polls and remained until
II P. NJ. but was not again molested
by the police. Notwithstanding that he
had been convicted and fined for intoxi
cation.
Walter A. Bahan. lawyer. of 24s West
Fourteenth street, was the next witness.
OF 1898 by Tammany Hall, but upon be-
refused nat SI,h ran on an
the Tammany candidate. and was de-
Mr.. Bahan testified that he called on
the clerk Of the Police Department for
| three days in succession after filing his
certificate OF nomination, and was in
formed that no objections to the nomina-
Three days being the statute Limitation
In which to fie- objections, Mr.. Bahan
said he requested his name be printed on
the regular ballots. At the expiration
of six days Mr.. Bahan learned that the
Police Commissioners had rejected his
nomination because several people who
afIidavits to the Commissioners declaring
that they did not know what they were
signing.
He at once served a writ Of man.
damus on the Board and compelled
them to print his name on the ballots.
"Although ! was not personally sub;
Mr., Bahan. three Of my friends were OBJ
liged to close their saloons. because they
had refused TO allow their names to be
ers Were I'M intmdated nH S in nerta eertan Ways
and the power Of the police was exer-
cised asainst my friends who desired my
Major W. H. Kipp, Chief Clerk OF the
the, stand He testified that Mr..
Oct % asa sSf S he denea ss
certificate and petitions of citizens to the
Gommissioners. praying that Mr..
| ffdnan 3 CertlnCate DE accepted.
Chairman LeXow took the witness in
hand after he had been relinquished by
Mr. Sutherland. and asked:
Have there not been complaints en-
tered against Capt. Devery for interfer-
ence OF his police In the Third District"
mot mot that I know Of"
ference, IL the. Second and Third Dis
Hl,N; tTiGts by Capt Devry and Inspector
"Only what have read have the
documents" the witness continued, but
no complaints on Ne"
+ There was a considerable stir among
Morris Tekulsky President of the State
Lquor-Dealers' Association. was called
ons the stSHd Altsr few dormnl
You have had occasion to call upon
in behalf of liquor delers, have you
"Yes. a thousand times"
Did you ever go to Mr.; Croker with
eompan Of police ySpr esse@0" and
No sir: never"
Did you not so to him within the
last six months with committee and
loon-keepers belonging to your organisa-
tion,s"
"Did Mr.. Croker tell you before or
since last election that he would have
the police captains instructed to be
ers, with regard to excise arrests"
mo, sir; positively no"
Ibid he tell you he would consult you
with regard to the issuing OF licenses
and excise arrests"
Most positively no.
Didn't yop, report to your organiza-
tion that excise arrests would not oc-
cur without the direction OF the Tam
many leader OF the district"
mot a bit OF II. That's not true"
"Can any one get a license without the
consent OF the Tammany district
II Sometimes"
leaderr'
Isn't II true that no licenses are is
! sued that are not recommended by the
Tammany district leader?'
sometimes they are"
you have had patrolmen transferred.
haven't your"
II had one officer transferred for In
wasn't it because he arrested mem