The evening world., 1894-05-29
Hix crowd Present.

has been promiying II hlg sensation FOR
the last two or three days brought, more
than the usual CrONd 10 the tuurt-liousc
for the opening OF the session.
roIr9niu patri'k H. SAGA. whose tes-
ttnbny was interrupted by the last ad.
jonInment VA on hand rnrlI, ana 1t wac
explain WITH greater dc At thnn he could
last VIZ what ne dii with the. 1910
wh,,h Nicc-r resident II, Walter Webb.
Inst before h,s appointment t. the force.
Lawyers Wi!Iiam \, sutherland and
Henry GrasEc were also In attendance,
the clntnct OF tn" inrrstiSitipn now
that MIR. Gur and his associates, Mir.
jerome and Mr.. Moss, ave taken charge.
Son-!n-;a" ,i!1"Gn Granger was not IN
sight and All the lawyers protested that
they hld heard nothing from the missing
witness.
senator Lcxow had finished HIS law
eases up In RoCklnnd County, and was
on hand to open the proceedings. The
other members OF the Committee pres
cnt were Senators bradley. Cantor, Roo
crtaun and D'tounur.
There was "a long. consultation be
tween Mr.. Guif. Mr.. NicOll ana the Com
mittee as to whether or not Il session
should be held to morrow. Ii was finally
decided that, hen the adjournment
was taken to-day. 1t would h" until neXt
Friday morning,
Among those IT, sidr the rail in the seats
reserved for with, Saes and distinguished
' iF'l'I0 WIZ N'l'b lfi8t i'ltlli'' ~ ~
hamtrn, II friend Of S"nItor- b'Connor.
Assistant District Attorney Francis q.
Wrllman AMI rouns Nor o'Neill.
After Mr.. .Nicoll had made his re.
marks abodt Matchmaking the taking of
testimony was begun The trst
witness called was John Algeo. the man.
HRrr Of the RiNeldalc office of the
American Express Company. where Shea
was formerly employed.
He simply identified some, books and
way bills OF the Company which he hal
produced upon subpoena.
Policeman Shea Called.
The books were marked for Identified
ton, II then Policeman Shea was re-
Chilled to the stand. lie said that his
hl orGa hsI sa ne wn .s MEASURED ''r the
You have seen MIR. Algeo since you
testified last week o. Inquired Mr.. Con.
Yes, ! have seen him once or twice
And YOU have talked with him about
your testimony here
II might have don So
"D.dn't you say to some one before
you came into the courtroom last
Thursdhy hat the Committee thought
they had you, but they were mistah-
en-
After some further fencing with Mr..
Con. Shea admitted that he might have
said something To that effect.
Shen said he wanted to correct n state
mont he made In this previous testimony
hat he had paid siO.to a tailor for his
police uniform.
II did not pay cash, az I testified
the III mon money ff5mr' oIi6cr purposes"
The tailor was named Levy and hat
a shop in Mulberry street, near Ponce
Headquarters. !Shea said he saw Lew
on Friday, the day after he testified be
fore the Committee. lie went then t
get n new uniform. ~,
You don't want to change your test.i
mony as a result of seeing Levy. d'
NO. sir" said the witness.
But you had a talk with Levy abou
your testimony -
$ YOU didn't use any of the $500 Mr.
Webb loaned you to pay Tor your UNI
FORM.
You say you paid your brother $40
that yCu owed him? When was that
In the latter part OF, september, ooo n,
"What did you 90 with the other $2VDE
81 gave MIR, .Algeo $50 that | owed hin
You say you we're short in your &C
cunts, becnusc people to whom you de
livered packages did not pay your
Name some person who owed yot
money and paid you Afterwards
Miss Coombes, who keeps The Chest
nuts II clearinghouse Mt Riverdale
She owed me $40 or 81 last SeptembeI
for packages delivered"
shea couldn't remember my OF tn,
details, and said he hadn't kept an.
books. He said he could keep the mat
ter in his head Mt the time. but he haC
forgotten now who owed him money 70
the month OF September last.
MIR. Con gave him a file OF deliver!
slips OF the Express Company, and aske,
him to point out the parcels he had de
llvered to Miss Cooney, In which he ha'
these slips out when he delivered pack
ages, and the persons who received tn
parcels had to sign, them.
He found several, the amount beinl
:. about 81. Senator LeXow said he Ill,
moi see the materially OF this, as tn
witness stated that all he money h.
had paid 10 AlSeo. he received hacl
again within d few days after from tn
varlou- persons who owed him money.
II don't see that he has yet accounte
for any more than 800 which he paid I
his hrother." said the Chairman.
Shea Accused Of Prcvnricstion.
Il think the Committe is very we
satisfied" said senator oConnor, tina
this witness Is pot telling the truth an
II Is "A waste OF Wine to try to get him I
Yes" said Senator Bradley. there
too much mental reservation here -.
The amOunt of the whole thing !:
officer. that you swear never paid
cent In consideration Of. your nppoin'
/, mcnt to the police force
= Il do" replied shea Further :nort
s3OO resulted In his accounting for SIS !
addition to what he aid he gave to hi
brother. OF which so went. for bedding
Vas on probation, sl2 for a revolver. /
for equipments, 81 for ruhbers. s. 10
. patrol shoes. and 81 for n pair Of nipper'
YOU wouldn't give It away II you ha
-. paid money to get on the force. woul
: your" inquired Mr., Con. -.
m | was foolish enough"-began tn
".tnl,.c onsurr my question 4" snIl NJ