New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-06-14
POSITION OF THE COMMITTEE.

POSITION OF THE COMMITTEE
c.,,,or r.xo,-Th. committee are unanimous in
the Judgment that action Of theirs should De an
invitation 20 perjury. II persons under hl'c''ne'
shal. give testimony. and IT shall appear 'n"' ~
h,,.. already been punished sufficiently. the COM
,i.... NAV rannes, that they Doe granted immunity
Tin th- consent ~ the Distr!ct-Attorney,, ,..,
NJ %icoll-When the Indictment was disTnlsssri
,b o,hrr d,v UPON the statement Of counsel that
tho prisoner had ruierrI an important -! nli
witness before the comnitt"e io''S@" Wv
t,On IN which thu city u t9-ddy $3.50. ,,,,, ,,bo
Mr. NicoH was interrupted by senator ,G ,,%tiv
explained that the indictment vas dismiss hpshsa
on The ground that the prisoner had been Sna
by two months Imprisonment III tht Loi' hI i.,ro
fSr Iexow 8lso spoke Of bil! when ne nau 'i
ducri in he Ssrste months ago 10 give immum,Hy
20 persons who testified before me con,in, , 90
fear thar it wou.d invite perjured ie5tmU ION, sS an
give Immunity TO persons VINO sho o ,ne committee
dd not favor general jail delivery.
MIR NICOIIls GREAT FEAR"
Mr. Ncoll- The position Of the committee should
T.. clearly defined In order that the 400 men OF
the police force may understand the po-'"o" j"
which they are 20 be- placed The most honest Po-
ucer,n in the world would hesitate to make an ar
res, II n. understood that the prisoner. by givng
uariir-I testimony against him. would be- peth'''ed
'' sssD,,or rexow-There IS no cause for such
Mr. Moss ~ immunity can be offered IN a1yance
nn M+ dsorIery house in h. precinct? shall he
rid II? II the keeper Of The hYuSt - %I'ns b no
,ssraS .'' b Moved immunity? That is the
eject Of the acton IN The cas- ctea sch Inference
IL the captain ralel such house he wouil or IONS
his duty, The testimony bei"ri thr vo hmrses and
mat they took money ior not closing ihem
LEX T.yo,r ihreairn~I 20 have the room cleared
II the demonstration was repeated.
TIE EX -DIsTRICT- ATTORNEY MrRMURS.
Mr. Nlcoll said that the effect Of the action in the
case mentioned had been to paralyze the Police De-
partment and that IT might be- necessary 10 call out
the militia TO keep orer in the city. lie also SAID
e,uethlng about the charges that the counS" for
the Police Department had ben trying % MUM
witnesses before the coinmlti"" anu ABOUT "l'het-
ng sarcasm 10y which Tn" chairman OF thf CON.
mi, tee had carmel the applause OF the multitude
Part of what he said wa unhearl IN tne c'hius'on
white witness was being '"'7' 10 '"' S'''' All"
Tht witness said he was William H. Clough and h"
ran a saloon once at Third-aNr. AM HA'y-''"''-N''
% ,by Mr Moss)-IIow long did you have the
saloon? A.-Three days
so FOR THE WARD MAN THIS TIME.
Odd you have talk with the ward man in
,b. preclnct? A. Yes saw him a. Jones's Wood
I said to him that had bought Il saloon and wanted
IN sell II rlght away | wanted 10 run II without a
uc.ns. until / could sell H. lie asked me what 1t
would b. worth to me TO run ii that way. | gave
him two $aD bills and he said was al! right I'd"
th. slloon for three days and sold H.
The witness said he did not know the name OF the
ward man lie bought tne Saoon on s2 mJy - 'r,n
mat Wa almost impossible to understand when he
,"stinrI M The rate of nearly 20 words minute
toll story about gambling den when ne SAID
was kept by man named Feldmaus' at No i9o
Stanton-st. with s. in his pocket he went 10 me
plScr last week he said. and played faro. He won
S6 Then he quit and wen, away with the money
Two men went to see HIN az his home. at M. 6l2
F'fth-st the next night. and induced him TO 20
back to the gambling place ana pay n'r h, '" ths
men gave him some whskey ana then sto.e ms
pocket book In which he had $3 They overlooked
the other money which he had in another pocket
Next day when he sober. he went and COM
nI,incd 10 Feldmaus who 5lackened both Of his
eyes and said that the money had been won in the
place Ieldma,is also said that the police protected
him Coleman said he then went TO see Captain
Sicbert at the Union Market police station The
captain sent Detectives brennan ana Farrell VINO VINO
The men who stole the pocketbook. Coleman, how
ever went to Police Headquarters and made an.
other complaint 70 Inspector williams. who sent
detectives To Investigate the story about gambling
The detectives afterward made a raid on the place
and arrested Feldmaus and forty-six other men
In the police all OF the prisoners were dis
charged except Feldmaus. who was held In $1,000
bail for examination. The witness said ne nad seen
Detectives brennan and Farrell again, They had
Committee They had said to him not TO talk and
they would make up his S Ss' cd DT nf na' SAID he
TO Mr. Nicoll the witness admitted that ne had
therefore was ahead OF the game lie also SAID
that he was II dancing teacher. ana had SCHOOLS IN
E1ftv -fOurthst. and In Astoria. Tie Tau p'tu III
this city for only five years. he sahi' ana ne was
not a citizen.
INTRODUCED BY THE EX-ASSEMBLYMAN.
The next witness was Henry Hoffman swarthy
man with a black mustache and sinister express
sion who said he lived at No. 100 Second-st lie
,ornsrv kent the disorierly house AT No $50 Allen
q. CBy Mr.. Moss,-HOw long did you keep that
hntise9 A-F'rom April 1893 until last January
DID you know Captain Devery and his ward
man (iennon? A-les. -, -
O-Whcn did you begin paying money FOR pro
lection? Al spoke TO nd ina sad ridn'hp p
wanted $50 a month rent He also said must see
the folks in Eldridge-st.. and he gave me MS cara
with Glannons name on H. ., - . =, ~,
O-Where did you talk with Wiss'gE Ain MS
saloon In Grand-st. " .