The evening world., 1894-06-21

sponded twice in the courts. In neither
ibid you. ever make any presents to
the police 2" asked Mr.. Goff.
No, sir, not directly, but Indirectly "
How was this done?"
The money was put in an envelope
and called for"
privilege OF obstructinE the sidewalks?'"
The price was SO annually Tor each
store"
The witness said that was the under-
standing when he went into business
there; that 1t was necessary. for him to
pay this price to avoid trouble. 1t was
walk, and this could not he avoided in
the produce business.
Did you know n police officer named
Kelly"
II have heard Of him"
Did you ever pay money to him.
mo, sir"
Have YOU heard that he was a col
lector of these tolls or assessments
Money Put In nm Envelope.
YES, that's the general understand
Where was the envelope that you
speak. of placed Chairman Lcxow IN
Thc witness did MT want to answer at
first. but finally said ne left II on the
desk uf "A nciYhboring merchant, Il. j.
Roberts. who had been the first TO IN
| lbIHl MN Una lHt pay Hltlll 'N''
sa,v II he wished to avoid complaints
against his place,
He had received a notice from The
about the matter, He had never seen
any one call for the money. He simply
left It in Mr.. 1iobcrts's store,
You say that II Ia generally under
stood among men in your trade that
the regular price for using the siaewa
is SOS "a year, 49,,
Yes, sir. l believe every one pays It."
Your Association presented a petition
to the Board OF Aldermen once?"
And the object was to get rid of these
exactions?"
Would not merchants In your trade
prefer to have n regular permit to use
the sidewalk during certain hours OF the
day. AMI to pay the city for this. than
to pay the police oficers?'
"DeCidedly, yes"
Mr.. smith said the produce men prac:
tically were paying rent for the use Of
the sidewalks to the police.
IT you don't make a yme You
O'Connor.
Well, we'd be apt. to get a notice
from the corporation
The witness said on c~rosS-eNaminn-
ton that he did not know Of his own
knowledge where the money went to.
but he had IA very strong impression
He didn't know the Captain of the
precinct and had never seen him. He
didn't believe that any of the honey
he paid got into the city treasury.
Here's Another ObstructiOnist.
]. Albert See, another produce dealer
at 200 Washington street, had frequently
been complained of for obstructing the
sidewalk with goods. The only time he
was Ger fined was about two months
ago, when the penalty was $3.50. on
previous occasions he was excused.
Mr.. See thou(it his being fined was
due to his taking part in II movement
e a t.sn, ,EttI At,a Ia
cause a roundsman of the Leonard street
station had been around very often to
see him. and he could not keep any
him on the sidewalk an hour without
being annoyed.
This roundsman accused me of being
n Parkhurst, man. and he used to watch
my store all the time. | think my last
last fne was due to my taking part In
this movement
Previously to this Mr.. See said he was
never visited by the police. except once
a year, when a policeman named James
Kelly came around and collected the an
nual rent.
arranged to pay him So a year. l al
ways gave him the money In an envel-
ope with my business card inside. This
was done at Kelly's request, who said
he had to take the money to the station
house and put 1t In a drawer there"
You gave him the money yourself?'
And he said he had to put 1t in n
drawer?'
,o rYes, Hs told me the money WIS not
Mr.. Lee said he last paid his annua
rent a year ago in April;
You didn't pay anything this last
mo, sir. They didn't come after It,"
Some produce merchants. the witness
said. said that they did not have to pay
anything to the police. but all the men
he knew paid a regular yearly fee.
Mr.. Con- called for Mr.. Allison and
Mr.: Lynch, but they did not respond,
and william Mayston. the cutlery ped
against Ward Man Sheridan when
charges were preferred against him in
connection with the clubbing affair in
the Merchants Hotel pool-room. took
the stand.
Push Curt Men Taxed.
Mayston said that Capt. Devery al
lowed six push cart peddiers to stand In
Fulton street, between Nassau and Will
lam streets.
They paid 81 a week for this privi-
leGe." said Mayston. and no other ped
dlers were allowed to stand there. !
meyer hal a cart n4t Sarrieh a satShel..
Gently TO sell cutlery on Fu.ton street.
but was chased away. The first day he
stood there he saw a policeman OF the
Second Precinct come over and whisper
to the officer on post.
Then the latter came over and said to
me, Get out of this. you -
and | went"
The next day Mayston said he went to
, see Devery about getting "A license. He
was willing to pay 81.
II saw n sergeant there, and some
body gave II away that | was to be. "A
witness against Capt. O'Connor in the
I Merchants Hotel case, and / didn't
4 have to pay anything. The next day
I | stood in Fulton street all right. l had
t my subpoena in my pocket and showed
1t to the sergeant
DO you have any trouble with the
, police now?"
Su,s He L. Ucinx Uounded.
, "Yes. they are bounding me all the
r time now. | suppose | have. given up
more scissors to policemen than there
: are persons in this ROOM
What do you give up scissors for?'
ITO stay on the street
e LYNCH PULLED HIS GUN.