New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-06-14
AND WARD MEN

c,r,or had boasted on Tuesday that al
Tammany man he was present at the
w.. ,han his absence would nave deprlVeu the
-, Committee OF a quorum. Yesterday oend'ols
ecror and Saxton Joined the four-Lexow' BRAD
oOVnta-,eon and Cantor-who had sat the pre-
~ ~. dav Each member Of the committee wore
,o.a Of the kind that now sold on the streets
re- - orts a dozen The hearing begun before
- ,ock and proceeded swiftly. William Travers
,,a first called the attention OF the committee
an instance OF police intimidation which, while
y, a. serious an affair as wholesale o'acKmail' yer
~.sd how an officer vent his spite. Mr. Jerome
'.vaa Gustav Kosmak. who is manager Of Hillens
uouor store. al Ohaihoeis-S'' anu
I-ore asked him:
nurars Won in your place the night before last
.,, s.I5 o'clock? Al
Did not large powerful man come In. who
- hssn drinking and did he not make dis
,r-ance? AYES.
ODD you have a scuffie with him. and were you
thrown? Ayes
Odd you then SEND your porter for an oiiicer'
o--What is your por;er's name? A.-Patrick
Ganney.
wasn't there and didn't get policeman?
Ayes.
and he arrested the man? Ayes
o-YOu went 10 the station with him? Ayes
Carney and did
Odd you meet Oificer Reomond OH '"e wa!
Ayes.
o-What did Gaffney say? Ale said that
,ught to make complaint against the first officer
Tor not coming when he summoned.
o-What time did you close up that day?
About twenty minutes of s.
Odd Ganney leave at that time' Ayes.
O-Was he sober? Ayes.
o-where did you see him next? Am the
Tombs
o-And Policeman No SIG the one who re-
fused 10 come 10 your place at first? Ayes.
POLICEMAN REDMOND'S VENGEANCE.
- ex-surrogate Ransom Kosmak said that the
man who raised the disturbance gave the name OF
william Jackson. but was really weli-known man.
The witness was asked to tell who this man was
Mr. Nicoii made witness Of Mr.. Jerome. and
asked him what he doing in the barroom MT
Jerome gave the natural explanation that he was
taking drink. That seemed 10 satisfy the counsel
for the Police Department.
patrick J. Gaffney the porter in Hlen's place
then tod how Policeman Redmond had got even
With him" for suggesting that Kosmak ought TO
make a complaint against Policeman No. S76. When
he was first sent out for officer Gaffney found
yo Sc and tod him that he was wanted in Hi
EMS right away at the same time catching hoid OF
hs arm The policeman pushed him back and SAID;
Don't you see | am talking TO my friend? Gam
,ey had 70 return without an officer. on the way
station Carney tOl kOSrndh, III tle HcSi i"o
athe two policemen. that he ought TO make COM
lsInt against No. Sc That night the witness
vent on I'VE closed about twenty minutes to 3.
vent 10 the corner Of Church-st and Chambers
4 to wait for friend. had been there for about
u,nty minutes when Policeman Redmond came
a-x swinging his club l watched him. and ne
as: What are you looking at? said that was
nv business He took hold Of me and threw me
AVN Then he arrested me. Another officer went
WITH IA N the station on the way he said: Leave
him 10 me I'll have a cnch with him he 5
fresh kid I don't know his name At the station
they charged me with being drunk and raising
disturbance In the Tombs was fined s.
Mr. Nlcoll-Were you ever called fresh Kid be-
fore? Ayes. but not by officer.
Mr. Ransom wanted 10 strike out all TINS tes-
tmony but his motion overrued.
ANOTHER TALE OF BLACKMAILING.
The next witness told a story Of wholesale black
mall in which Police Captains Devery and Muir
ply several ward and two excise inspectors
were implicated Cva Justice Roesch had adj
dtional infamy thrust upon him by this witness.
whose name was Karl Werner Mr.. Jerome exam
med him.
o-Of what nationality arc you? Al am an
Austrian
o-And you were educated in the technical
schools Of Austria TO be a manufacturer OF textile
fabrics? Ayes.
Q-How long have you been here? A-Ihrteen
years.
DIN what business did you first engage here?
Ain the wool business
Q-How long were you in that? Alive years.
Q-What did you do then? Al went into the
beer business as a collector. I also had a saloon
at No 80 Essex-st. for six months.
Q-What did you do next? Al didn't do any
hing for long time. l had trouble with the Dis
uicf-Atlorney's Office.
Q-And you were sent to State prison for seven
years? Ayes. l was rsilroaded.
Q-Where did you live afterward? Alt No.
Delancey-st
Q.-Was that a dsordery house? Ayes
Q.-How long did you keep it: A.--From Janu-
any. 1872 10 November. 1893.
Q-And after that? A-Nothng. until recently.
am now in the real estate business.
Odd you also have a saloon at Ninety fifth
ST. Ayes
Q-From whom did you rent your place In De-
Ahcey-st? A-From Mr.. Blatt
Q-And he also owned Nos. S. ~. II and l6? A
Yes
Q-They all houses of the kind A
Yes
,e-what rent did you pay? A.--sliO month.
ne gets only $50 now.
o-How many girls did you have? Ask
o-Were you there when Devery became cap
Ain? Ayes
A CALL FROM CAPTAIN DEVERY.
e-Did you see him? About three days after
DC took charge he came TO my house
%-What time It? Ain the night; about Q
Or 10 O'clock
e-Was he in citizens clothes? A.-Yes.
S-Who was with him? A.--Glennon. his ward
man
3-What said and done? A-Devery asked
"nat the big dog doing there He my dog
Sna was afraid somebody had made a complaint
SCOUT him. Devery said he the captain.
c, ms is my ward man. he said. pointing to
vernon whatever he says is all right" Then he
vent to the closet where | had wine and liquors
WHAT'S this for?" he asked. IT'S for my private
use said. Then they away.
@-Did they take drink? Al offered them
we but am not sure whether they took H. We
had smoke.
S'-Did you see Devery again? A-No.
ibid you see Glennon? Ayes.
S-Where? Alt FeldsteIns. in Grand-st