The evening world., 1894-10-17
GATHERING OF
THE UNIV ASKED.
Mr.. Golf Assemblies Suspected
"Rleaters" for the LeloV
Committee.
TO PROBE EXCISE MATTERS u?
Commissioner Dalton Present This
Morning by Virtue Of a
Subpoena.
DIRECTOR JOHNS0N's "TIPS.'
Says It's Customary to PAY Police
men for Doing Their Buty at
Weddings, Balls, &c.
TO PROBE EXCISE MATTERS L?
DIRECTOR JOHNsON'S "TIPS."

From the generally seedy and dilapi-
dated appearance Of the crowd that &C.
cupied the seats reserved for witnesses
In Part III. of the Superior Court this
morning, 1t might readily have been in
ferred that Mr.. COTS subpoena servers
= had made a descent last night upon the
east-side lodging-houses in search Of
''hoaters' and ante-election "colonists"
There was also a liberal sprinklIng Of
swarthy skinned individuals in this con-
tingent that suggested visit to
Little Italy," while the pres
ence of number of policemen IN
uniform together with Excise Com
missioner Dalton. who admitted that he
had come down with a subpoena In his
rocket, seemed to indicate that there
:. would be no radical change to-day in
- general tenor of the investigation
unless Mr.. Goff proposed to follow up
the fraudulent registration vein which
ne tapped yesterday.
Mr. Moss said that the counsel for the
Committee were anxious to push mat
tiers to a climax. but that with the mass
of testimony that had been prepared
II was impossible to go ahead more
rapidly than at present without jeopar-
dizlng the ultimate success of the In
Vestigation. AS soon as a solid founda-
ton of fact has been laid. lie said,
the Committee would be in position
to follow the evii-doines up through the
higher ranks Of the police service. but
II was lilo when Chairman Lexow
called the Committee TO order, the other
members present being seniors Bradley,
pound, O'Conn0r, Cantor and Robertson.
lIr., Moss called as his first witness
sQ -aIk II. Johnson, nice-looking young
! 4 an, who said his business was that
I manager of assemblies, weddings
ID parties He said he frequently had
: D put up awnings over sidewalks, and
.dmitted that he usually paid the Of
I fcer on post Sc on such occasions.
II wasn't asked by him for the money,
the people giving the entertainment, be-
cause he rendered valuable services In
keeping the streets clear. and prevent
ing blockade of the carriages
you can say, that this is the GUS
toma ~ practice"'
"oh, yes. The officer is always sup
Mr.. Johnson could not remember the
names of any officers to whom he had
ever paid money.
May Get Back Her Children.
Senator Cantor announced that he had
q conversation with President Goodhart,
OF the Hebrew Sheltering and Guardian
Society, and that the later had assured
turn the children OF Mrs. Caela Urchit-
tel how in it's charge, to the mother as
soon as the Lexow Committee and its
counsel made n formal request
Mr.. Goodhorst. Senator Cantor sara
\ had caused an investigation to be made
ocf Mrs. Urchi.tsls story, and they had
f6und that she was in every way re-
sp3ectable and worthy woman. and en-
titled to the custody Of tha children.
The Society was, therefore, ready to
Surrender them at once.
y Mr.. Moss said he was very glad 10 neal
: that the Society was willing TO give the
children up without contest, as the
counsel OF the Committee had been pre-
pairing to take legal steps TO recover
= thent for the mother. These proceedings
Xtwould now be given up.
y Mr.. Con. who had come In mean
II while, offered In evidence letter which
he had received from the Commissioners
Of Charities and Correction In reply to
hts communication. OF Oct. 10, Calling
their attention to the reports OF fraudu-
lent registration in the Sixteenth As,
sembly District, from the inmates OF
public institutions on Blackwells Isl
and.
The Commissioners stated that they
had sent, a notice to the heads Of a.
departments requesting that no inmate
of any of the institutions under Their
charge be allowed to register this fall
md a copy of this notice was incloser
In the comm unication, which was signed
by Commissioner Porter. This order
had been issued this year particularly
pn account of the prevalence of these
rumors of fraudulent registration.