The evening world., 1894-06-15

velope to Campbell"
creased, the witness said, Campbell In
sisted on increasing the monthly pay
ments. The highest amount ever paid
A list II the members Of the Assoc
citation was furnished to Campbell, and
those whose names were on the list
were not interfered with. but were al.
lowed &c sell liquor on Sunday without
molestation.
These payments were made regularly
every month through 1880. IN Po.plsil
months. but when he. came back the As.
ISOLATION had ceased Nving the ward
a This was the Summer OF 1891.
They Dent Pay Vow.
I'VE haven't paid a cent for protection
since then said the witness. 1--WE only
What is done with the duesr,
oh. we have ways OF spending the
money" u.,,, ..u,,.
"Sometimes."
And YOU ,EEe, tips when the law is to
The witness did not nswer He ad-
mittcd that Campbell had asked him to
try and get all the Rohemlans In me
the tax could be raised, but there were
a good many who could not be induced
They closed up their places on Sunday.
but the members of the Association
could run their places with open doors.
The r%emarkab!s feature Of pospisil's
emphaticaily every, suggestion that
money was paid to the police, and then
finally admitted that the Association
was organized for no other purpose.
Did Tammany Get a share?
when the Committee took a recess
Mr.. Con was laboring with the witness
over the Recording ,secretary's book,
%an%Ssv IN lie 70 SUMNER snS% 9y Of T i fsa'' hat en ,hs
Association passed a resolution author
izing the trfbute which they had been
paying to the police to be turned oyer
district, and In addition to this the As
ISOLATION pledged itself to work for the
Tammany ticket. In consideration OF
In their Sunday business.
ing over The record, and attempted a
stand. Mention was made of the TWEEN
ty-second Assembly District Association.
presumably Tammany Hall. and the
sums Of $1,000 and 500 were also alluded
to, but Pospisil was unable to supply an
intelligible context.
He said he would work out the prob
Ward, Man Campbell, but he was not in
the courtroom.
The first witness called at the after
noon session was Joseph. Vopelak, Pos
l'Tfs ~ = y ~ tiS II
cular he had promised to produce. The
witness was also a Bohemian. and had
kept a saloon for nine years at Seventy
He used to belong to the Bohemian
Liquor Dealers Association, and was
once its Secretary. while Pospisil was
years ago. He didn't remember about a
committee being appointed to see the
ward man.
What did 0 do with your money!"
t'IIe ~AY e1nA -N -~~ 49,. " Co.,.
enty-third street to put up a Bohemian
but we got a paper which l gave to
Nj; Popisil; We never paid more than
Was any money ever paid to the po-
don't k Know m whe It was VAS c oaiS tol'. but l
the police?"
Poor Memory for Money Matters.
lit might have been once or twice or
months, but i didn't have anything to
do with it, and don't know anything
dent to pay money to the police, didn'
Yes"
You were Secretary and put 1t dowr
II can't remember. 1t is too Ions
Vopelak said he had paid many n 81,
when arrested. He knew Ward Mar
Campbell, he said, but never had paid
HIN any, money The witness said he
paid to the police. because he had not
seen II given over.
He mi Pospisil had talked over their
snbPosein . last hight and he had talked
cess. .Vopelak is the Secretary, who
Pospisil said. went with him to pay
> Campbell Gnnth' ut the cS %sra ask mSn' th 500 wi syers
about this. but he denied 1t.
II never paid any money. to Campbell
or any other policeman. All l paid wa;
drew $40 out OF the Association twice
, for paying a lawyer when i got ar
rested"
Of the Association about the police OF
wardmen or about paying them any
money.
> Money sent to Albany.
Mr.. Con- asked about the bill intro,
! duced in Albany in 1891 to permit the
J saloons to open Sunday afternoons
H Hods : ka rem ,ssn Srdn II: The n, Secretary spd y,
I mysterious entry referred to.
Vopelak said that it meant the liquor
I dealers OF the Twenty-second Assembly
E the bohemian Association was to pay
$500 when the bill became a law. There
E was another Liquor Dealers Associa
e ton in the district.
ITO whom was this money to be
! paid?"
! II don't know. only know the Com
who was on the committee"
Mr.: Pospisil. Mr.. Deshch and Mr.
Miroffsky."
What is this other entry about thu
committeeT" asked Mr.. Con. pointing t.
: THAT says the Committee collected
y the money and put 1t in the right place
What do you mean by the RICH
: placer"
II don't know, l only tell you what /
says"
Vopelah knew the Tammany leader o
the district very well. but said he ha'
never heard Of any Republican leader o
Republican organization there.
Didn't you ever hear Of John Gun
D nerg' asked MT. Nicoll. Hes the Re
= publican leader"
No, sir"
"or the Ivy Club7' inquired Senate
. Cantor.
y mo, sir; I don't know what II is
President Paspisil was then recalled
D He brought his circular and the lis
OF liquor dealers to whom the motto,
t was sent last Saturday night.
The names were written on the bacI
OF the circular. TIL witness said the
ryVtttap thAra hxy Mr. rnpIa uh