The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-06-26
-" Who Says I'm Afraid ?"

italian, with perpetual grin on his
swarthy face. was called to the stand.
He said his name was Francisco SEQ
iastico and that he had stand at III
Fulton street 1t was not on the side
walk. but inside the stoop line In front
of the store of Haslin Bros. Il CO., who
had allowed him to keep his stand there
for four years past In consideration OF
his cleaning the windows and sweeping
the sidewalk.
Did the police ever make You pay
money. Francisco?" inquired Mr.. Goff.
tive came to me and said they were
making all the stands move off the street
and that I would have to move to-mor-
II said to him, You can fix that all
right and he said. 1 guess So and
then he wanted to know what | could
giv, I said S., and he said 1t was not
enough. because he had to give s. to
some one else"
Who did he say he had to give It to-"
He didn't tell me. l offered him $40,
and he said 1t would be all right. | paid
the money inside the door; Afterwards
pay. as they could not put me off so long
as he said I could stay"
"p d It. the police ever ask you for money
''Yes, they would come around and try
to make me pay half dollar. but I
Did you ever shine their shoes for
them?'
"Oh, yes; often"
Did they ever pay you?''
Some of them do. but the others
Moss Pays All Right.
Francisco recognized Mr. Moss as one
OF his customers.
Poe" .6S vs he pay o ySny asked ns Mr.; COT
reply. and Mr.; Moss looked relieved.
Mr.. Nicoll did not attempt any cross
examination of the witness.
cess was $. p. Downs produce mer-
chant of 329 Washington street. who 81 id
that Wardman Kelly came To him in
1890 and wanted Sl5 for the privilege OF
playing his wares. He said he had not
paid anything at that time and had paid
nothing since.
He admitted, however, that he knew
that produce merchants generally were
subjected to this hlackmail, and many
OF them had been paying 1t for the last
twenty years in one form or another.
One of his neighhors, he said. who
and had stood out AGAINST the imp
ton. had been continually harrassei and
annoyed, and his men We're always being
arrested and dragged 10 court.
Willis Holly There.
Willis Holly. the Mayors private sec
rotary. dropped in at the Committee
room during the afternoon. 1t was re-
marked by those who saw him talking
with Chairman LeNow that as a song
ambulance team they would be out Of
sight. and no need Of any makeup.
Neither Mr. Housr nor Mr.. Fr!end at
tended the afternoon session. and they
had retired shortly after the proceed
inss began in the morning. EX-Judge
Ransom said that he was not aware
that they represented any portion of the
n y .4 N
In opening, Mr., Coz read the law in
the case Of Jacob Sharp. in which IL
was held that any person who testified
under comphlsion - the giving Of II
such testimony could not be used against
him in any other proceeding.
Mr.. Nlcoll had something to say in
opposition 10 MIR Gon views ana still
held that the citizen who paid a rolice-
man to secure for himself privileges TO
which he was not entitled by law, and
IN deroGation Of the rights II others. Was
guilty of hribsr".
Chairman LeX0w finally settled the DIS
pute by holding that all the witnesses
who testified 10 police hlackmdli wer"
NJ. Lyon, "A fruit merchant Of - Wash
ington street, was called as witness.
Paid Regularly.
He had little trouble he said. with the
police over using the sidewalk until about
TWO months tED, NDtn ne lul ittl ..ll' -,
Prior to twe!V" years ago he had a'ro
been annoyed by mes, and h" had ar
ranged with Ward Man Hickey, Of tho
Church street station, 10 pay HIM go
"A year for the privilege of using IN"
street He paid this sum every year til
three wears ago, when he moved To- Ibis
present place in the Leonard street pre-
CiuCt.
Hickey, and told MN Ia arrange mat
tiers with the ward man In the other
precinct This was done. and the pay
mrnts went right on.
\ new ward man came INTO II" uro-
Cinct two years ago @itA the new cap
tain.
Il saw him taking down our name "
sad he, and asked MN what that wHs
for h said he was LullC tn report uH
for using d." sidewalk tr!I H..F !
had been paving fpr ton years ana dltut
propose to be reported. a
SI5,oOU for the Captain, n
"Then he said he wanted II nul u
how much H. rOu.l raise. lie ~tI4 be-
must collect $1,000 IN three months, fur
the Captain had paid that much for ms
appointment, and the money must tu
raised within certain iiu"
"pii he tell you trut2' inquired Soma
tor O'Connor In astonishw"ut
Yes sir, those were his Very WORKS.
He said the Captain had To- rhi~" the
$500 10 pay Tor his appointment"
What Was the ward mans Nance
- don't know, amt ! never knew
How did you pay1'
Every six months, on July and Jan.
|. They never failed 10 come around
promptly"
ON cross examination Mr.. Lyon said
he had paid Hickey the SO for eight
What S this in your mind?" asked
III ssss band come out" laugh
IBID you Hsr bride any other men