The evening world., 1894-09-26
CALLED A DESERTER.
But Charles Krumm's Friends Say
He Was Honorab.y Discharged.
He Has Been in the koltes G. A. R,
Post for Twenty Years.
The Lexow WITNESSES Enemies Said
to BE hard ut Work.

The enemies of Charles Krumm. the
Chrystie street saloon-keeper, who tes-
titled before the LeXow Committee that
he had paid tribute to various police
captains in his district, and that they
had finally conspired to ruin his bust
ness, are apparently not satisfied in their
efforts to make life unpleasant for him.
Although they are not attacking or
annoying him openly, they are. he
claims, seeking by underhand means
to injure his reputation, and stories
have been circulated recently about him
which show that they are still at work.
Mr.. Krumm has been member in good
| standing of koltes Post, of the G. A r.,
for twenty years. This Is the largest
German post in the country, numbering
nearly 500 members. This organization
has Its headquarters at 22l Bowery, and
meets semi-monthly.
Most of the members live downtown on
the east side, and not a few of them, like
| Mr. Krumm, are saloon-keepers, and
have friendly relations with the police OF
| that neighborhood.
The stories which have been current
| for the last few weeks affecting Mr..
| krumm's record as a esoldier are be-
| lieved by him and his friends to have
| been started by some Of these members
| OF the post Mt the instgation of the po-
| lice, for the purpose OF in1urng Mr..
' Krumm in the estimation of his friends
and comrades.
According to these insidious reports,
which seem to have been very industri-
ously circulated, Mr.. krumm was a de-
serter from his regiment, and has no
Fight to be a member OF the G. A. r.,
and 1t was rumored that an attempt
would lie made to have him expelled
from the post
This story has not yet been definitely
traced to the starting point, but 1t Is
said that there is very good reason to
believe that the hatred of the police for
mony which he gave before the SEN
ate Investigating Committee, is at the
bottom of the matter.
Mr.. Krumm and his friends indignant
ly 1eny the report, and the former has
his papers to show that he served with
honor during the war in the twentieth
which was the famous Turner Rcgi-
ment, and that he received an honora-
BILE discharge when he had served his
time as a soldier.
talk about the matter but an Evening
World" reporter saw one of the. officers
of the organization this morning and
questioned him about the story.
Yes. | have heard some such report
he said. hut it cannot possibly affect
Mr.. Krumm's standing in the Post. He
Is too ola a member, and his record is
mo one would dare to make propo-
sltion to expel him. and | think the story
is circulated with the idea OF annoying
him, and possibly injurlng his business
In my opinion, however II Is a base Sian
der. and can very easily be disproved.
Nothing has ever been said about II at
any of our meetings, and ] heard the
story before our last meeting which Was
held on Friday, Sept. q. I think you
may put 1t down as mean game which
is being played by some of Mr.. Erumm 8
enemies, who are In league with the
police to injure him.
Mr.. Krumm could not be found al his
saloon in Chrystie street this morning,
but his wife said that he was very
much annoyed at the story, which had
not paid much attention to II, AS long
as the police did not openly interfere
with his business. and there had been
no attempt to- do so lately, he was sat
isfed that they could not injure him
greatly by circulating such absurd
stories about him.
one OF Mr. Krumm's friends referred
the reporter TO Capt. Henry Kloeber,
who keeps "A salCC'l at Broome and
Eldridge streets, a 5 on' who might know
something about the Story.
Capt. kloeher didn't seem to care to
answer any questions about the mat
ter, and replied grutlly to the questions
put to him,
That's all talk about Krumm." he
said. Il don't know anything about it.
There's no effort being made 20 get HIM
| guess his record Is all right"
DO you know how the story ABOUT
Krumm started2"
No, | don't. Why do you come to me
about it," and Capt. Kloeber turned his,
back and hustled off into another loom.