The evening world., 1894-06-06
Swears She Paid Farrell and
Brennan $500 and $50 a
Month for Protection.
GRANGER AGAIN ON lHE STAND.
He Gives More Details OF Commits
sioner McCIave's Alleged
Bride Taking.

"Is. LeHh NOltH, u DTlsOleT III tne
Tombs, where she is awaiting trial for
keeping L disorderly house, was taken
before the Lexow Committee to-day to
testify as to police blackmail.
She swore she paid $500 to Ward Men
Farrell and Brennan. of the Union Mar
ket station. for the privilege of opening
a d%isorderly house Ia East Houston
street.
She said she met the men by appoint.
ment in a saloon opposite the police
station and gave them the money. which
her husband had borrowed from a
friend.
In addition to this $500 fee. she said
she paid $50 a month for protection.
Mrs. Cohen said that she got a per-
nit from the Captain of the Union
Market station to open her house. but
she didn't know his name.
Capt. Jacob Siebert. of the Union
Market station, was granted a twenty
days vacation yesterday.
When Senator Lexow and his fellow.
inquisitors resumed their work In Part
I. Superior Court this morning Gideon
Granger, the ~prodigal ex-son-in-law OF
COMMISSIONS McClave. was ready to
&C on the witness stand again. and sub
NIT to the cross-examination which was
begun yesterday by De Lancey Nicoll.
He arrived some time before the
Committee was called to order. accom-
panied by Sergeant,at-Arms Schram,
who had been keeping watch on him
since yesterdays session.
Hes all right" said the officer.
No danger of his running away now
that he has been given n guarantee
OF safety by the other side"
Granger 'ooked even more gay and
clipper than yesterday, and had evil
IDENTIFY been enjoying a good nights rest.
He was perfectly free and unconcerned
as he sat chatting with his counsel. Mr..
Jerome, while waiting for the Commit
tee to ass. nble. He had told everything
he had to say about police corruption
and bribery. and thus far the cross
examination has not been able to shake
his story.
Both the counse for the Committee
and the members themselves are en-
phatic In their condemnation OF the
course which 1t Is said the Police Com
missioners intend to take with respect
to the Investigation of the charges
which have been made thus far against
members of the Police Department.
The unanimous opinion expressed
this morning was that the Commission
ers should keep their hands off so long
as the investigation by the Senate Com
mittee was going on.
'It is absurd" said Mr.. Jerome, for
the Commissioners. who are really CO.
1afanhapfo Of tha man nhn ho,,a haap
charged with blackmail and corruption,
to sit as Judges and try these men when
the present inquiry Is still going on. 1t
only hampers and interferes with the
work before the Committee"
Absent Witnesses To he Indicted.
In opening the proceedings Senator
O'Connor announced hat the Commit
tee had authorized Mr.. Goff. Its counsel
to go before the Grand Jury and secure
indictments against the witnesses whc
had disobeyed the subpoenas of the
Committee.
Mr.. Goff said there were our or five
J. Oscar Kline. proprietor OF 'The
Palm saloon. In Division avenue,
Brooklyn. and formerly reputed to be
the keeper OF Il HotoIlouS IesOTt AT IL
Delaney street.
When Granger took the witness stand
Mr. Nicoll called his attention to the
payment OF $50 which he aid he had
made to Mr., McClave In 1855.
THAT was the Cohen case" said
Granger aH n mv, eli gave that $50 to Mr. Me
Didn't you testify that was for the
doctors?"
Eyes, but / gave It to Mr.. McClave
/ suppose he gave II to the doctors, OF
Cohen would not have passed the medi'
cal examination"
Didn't you testify you gave the money
to the doctors yourself?"
81 did not"
DO you still say in regard to the note
for $500 which was indorsed by Mr.. Judd
that the signature was written by Mr.
"Yes. / saw him write it."
Didn't you write 1t yourse!f?"
mo, / did not"
Granger explained that the money was
| borrowed from Mr.. McClave to be used
in the produce business, and that $50
was paid back within a few days after
| the note was made. A check for 500
was given by Granger at that time.
The witness explained that the check
for $500 or $50. which he ave McClav,
for getting a man named Cooper or
the force. was another transaction
That occurred early In February. 1858
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