The evening world., 1894-06-06
CAPT. SIEBERT
IS INVOLVED.
Mrs. Cohen Says BE GaI0
Her Permission TO- Open
DiSorderly House
ALLEGEO.bR|bE TO WARD MEn
Swears She Paid Farrell and
Brennan $500 and $50 q I
Month for Protection.
GRANGER AGAIN ON The STAND.
He Gives More Details Of Commls-
sioner McCIave's Alleged
Bride Taking.
GRANGER AGAIN ON The STAND.

MTs. leTa SOneH, u prlsOutr w tu& 3
Tombs. where she is awaiting trial for
keeping l disorderly house. wao taken
before the Lexow Committee to-day to
testify as to police blackmail.
IN swors she paid $500 to Ward Men
Farrell and Brennan, OF the Union Mar
ket station. for the privilege OF opening
a disorderly house 10 East Houston
street.
She sail she met the men by appoints
ment liz a saloon opposite the police
station and gave them the money. which
her husband had borrowed from
friend.
In addition to this $500 fee. she said
she paid $50 a month for protection.
Mrs. Cohen aid that she got 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 q twenty
days vacation yesterday. h8l
wncn Senator Lexow n his fcIlovt-
inquisitors resumed their work In Part
I. Superior Court this morning Gideon
Granger. the prodigal ex-son-in-iaw Of
Commissioner McClave.. was ready to
go on the witness stand again. n SUBJ
NIT to the cross-examinatton which was
begun yesterday by De Lancey Nicoll.
He arrived some time before the
Committee was called to order. accom-
panied by Sergeart-at-Arms 6cbram,
who had been keeping watch on him
since yesterdays session.
He's all right" said the officer.
mo danger Of his running away now
that he has been given a guarantees
Of safety by the other side"
Granger 'ooked even more gay and
clipper than yesterday. n had evf-
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 h Commit
tee to ass, nble. He had told everything
he had to say about police corruptie
and bribery. and thus far the ere
examination has not been able to sh;
his story.
Both the counsel for the Commits
and the members themselves are em-
phatic In their condemnation of the
course which II IL 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 h Police DEPARTMENT.
The unanimous opinion expressed
this morning was that the Commission
ers should keep their hands of no long
as the investigation by the Senate Com
mittee was going on.
at is absurd" said Mr.. Jerome, 'fof
the Commissioners. who are really CO..
defendants Of the men who have been
charged with blackmail and corruptiOns
to sit as judges and try these men when
the present inquiry is still going on. ~
only hampers and interferes with ~
work before the Committee"
Absent Witnesses to he Indicted.
In opening the proceedings Senator
O'Connor announced that the Commit
tee had authorized Mr.. Con, Its counsel.
to go before the Grand Jury and secure
indictments against the witnesses who
had ~disobeyed the subpoenas Of the
Commit ee.
Mr.. Con said there were four or nv
OF them. one OF whom Is said TO DO
]. Oscar Kline. proprietor Of The
Palm saloon. In Division avenus.
Brooklyn. and formerly reputed TO be
the keeper of a notorious resort ut -
Delaney street,
When Granger took the witness stand
Mr.. Nicoll called his attention to the
payment of $50 which he said he had
made to Mr.. McClave In 1855.
That was the Cohen case" said
Granger, III gave that 800 to Mr., Nc
"pidn't you testify that was for IND
doctorsP"
I D he gave II to the doctors, or
Cohen would MOI. have passed the medt
cal examination"
Didn't YOU testify you gave the money
to the doctors yourselt!'
"po You still say in regard to the note
for $500 which was Endorsed by Mr.. Judd
tina the signature was written by Mr..
Yes. I saw him write IT,"
mo, I did not"
Granger explained that the money was
borrowed from Mr.. McClave to be used
In the produce business. nj that 100
was paid back within q few days after
the note WIS made. A check for 100
given b Granger at that time.
The witneks explained that the cheek
for $500 or $3.50. which he gave Mcciaye
for getting a man named Cooper on
the force. was another t~ran1actiou.