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

KARL WERNER
said: Yes but 1t Is not my money" I said he
ought not to charge $50 month when business was
so bad
Odd he make any abatement in the charge?
A-No.
Q-How long were you there after Devery came?
A.-Three months.
Odd you have any trouble about DIT. Park
hurst? Al used to get tip every day about 3
or in the afternoon whether TO close up that
night That Is not every day. but sometimes It
was three or four days.
HOW HE GOT A TIP" TO CLOSE UP
O.-Who gave you the tip? A.-One OF those
small politicians He said generally We could keep
Open but would have to be very quiet.
Q-Why did you close the place Al couldn't
afford TO pay so much rent We didn't do bust
ness for two three weeks, and II didn't seem as
II We could begin again.
Odd the police close you up? A-No, We got
a tip close up.
Q.-what did you pay for the house? a. 300
Q.-What was the furniture worth? About
$500.
o.-And the rest was for good wlll' Ayes.
Senator Lexow-Did they say anything about
how often you had to pay 500? Alt was good
as long as the captain stayed In the precinct
O-How did YOU know how much you would have
TO paw? A-The woman who lived there told me.
All the captains in thai precinct did H.
"
l don't know
O.-Do YOU know that Cross was there? A-Yes.
O-Dont YOU know he had a ward man named
George W Smith? Al heard so.
ODD you ever see him in your house? A
Yes think lie was a gentleman. didn't
pay him anything
Q.-Wnen you took ;he house. was Cross cap
tain? Al don't know.
O-But you always paid $50 month? Ayes
Q-To whom did you pay 1t? Al don't know.
The man who with nae paid 81.
O-You remember the trouble with the Gerry
society? A.-Yes.
o-How much did you pay Roesch in that? A
II cost N.4O0
JUSTICE ROEsCH AND DIsORDERLY HOUSES.
Q-Who, was the attorney for all those houses!
A-They had only Roesch.
Odd you know an officer on the beat named
Rlngler? Ayes
O-Was Ringler transferred? A.-Yes, TO Hous-
ton-st
o-How was he transferred? Al sent re-
quest 20 Senator Roesch by friend.
Q-Why did you want him transferred? Ale
knew me before was in prison. didn't want
people to know that had been 20 prison
Q-What was that Gerry case? A girl under
age was found IN the house. | was hnei ~" ana
gave Roesch 500
Q-What became OF the rest OF the NiO? a
II went to a lawyer namel Levy.
Devery? Across and Mclaughlin.
Q-Whne they there did the payments go
on every month? A.-Yes.
O-Do you remember mans breaking the glass
In your door? Ayes.
O-And three policemen came in? Ayes. One
was from the Bowery. He said | was arrested
one OF the others who was from Delancey-st.' SAID
II was al right / gave him g. and they went ont.
He came back and gave him 81 more.
o.-Where was your saloon uptown AT
Ninety nfth-st and Coumbus-ave.
O-Iow long di1 you keep II open before you got
your license? A-Two three weeks
Odd any policeman come 10 see YOU A'NheS'
a ward man.
o-Wha, was his name? Al don't know. He
was Captain Murphy's ward man.
Q-What ia he say? Ale SAID he was sent De-
cause a complaint had been made against me nut
II paid II would be all right gave him ~ me
next day he sent another ward man. but wonidn't
rive him ANYTHING The first man came again. ana
I gave him 50 more
SOr-EEZED BY ONE AND THEN ANOTHER.
Odd you meet any politicians when you were
irving 10 get your license? Al went to George
Krauss's place and introduced 10 some poiih-
clans was told to spend some money, and spent
$50 or $40 for wine
ODD you see an excise Inspector? Ayes; his
name was Green ] ga not have a license then. /
g,vo him g. He gave his card with the ad-
dress of his home and told me 10 send MIN some
brandy
o-Dll Won do II? A.-No. lie back and
gave him g. dii not send him any brandy
O-You had a place at No. lls Essex-st? A.
Yes, a concert hall .
Q-fIow long dld you have 1t? A-Six months
Odd YOU see an excise inspector there? A.
Yes ,
o.-What was his name? A-Morr!s. think.
He squeezed me Ike a lemon ne ""' ' "
man ever saw.
O-Where DID you zee him? Ale told me to
meet him I'm a cigar store In Broome-st. IL he was
not there | was TO leave the money for him In an
envelope
O.-IIow many times d!d you give him money
Ask seven.
O.-.IIow much at a time? As or ~
Odd YOU have trouble with the Salvation
Army? Ayes. They came into my cohcer, nan
ard started TO pray. turned down the ngnts'
rbov went 10 the station house and complained
The cantaIn sent a man around 10 me to say that
{, would be the best thing to keep on good terms
with the Salvation Army-to let them come III HeA'
time and say nothing. And did
O-Whcn you had your saloon last year. DID you
give money 10 a ward man? Ayes: $40
CAPTAIN MURPHY LIKED THE LETTER.
o-Was A. Murphy's ward,man? A.-No: 1t was
the captain himself The ward man said the cap
tain would be around that night, and had petter
make IL all right with him. lie came about
o.c.ock lie was very nice. I took him into my
private room. / gave him the money In an envelope
and said: II guess that's the kind OF letter you
like TO read" He smiled and put the envelope ~
his pocket He didn't open H.
Ex-Surrogate Ransom then, under pretence OF
crossexaminatlon brought out other facts unfavor-
able to Roesch and TO the police
Q-why were you sent to State prison? A-For
giving stray bail