The evening world., 1894-06-29
MEN
PAID TRIBUTE,

went into the push-cart business at
Barclay street he went three times to
the station to see Ward Man Wilson.
II asked him to give me corner where
l could stand. and after awhile he said
could stand at Barclay street. I gave
him $40. The second month also paid
chestnuts and wilson i' said would II have
to pay, more. After that I paid SIS
Who was the Italian you paid?"
He was the bootblack at the station
house. and he used to come around and
collect Of others in that neighborhood.
/ don't know his name"
paper, with some writing on It, when he
PAID his S as month at the statio on.
and Broadw adv s S we're on DH Il. 1t was
more like little blank book, used for
advertising purposes. Ward Man, VIII.
son put the he writing in the book and said
What was the book given to you
II thought it was to tell the date when
Weren't you told to show the book
to the Sergeant at the station If you were
mo: 1 was arrested many, times. bu.
some push-cart men who showed their
books and the policemen let them alone;
Others who had no books were arrested
How much did you pay altogether"
about $50. This was in August. Sep
TENDER and October. last year. After
that l went into the restaurant bust
ness in Roosevelt street. l kept a
restaurant for my countrymen.'
How many push-cart men paid Ward
Man Wilson. that you know Off"
Between twenty-five and thirty.
Did you ever do business before pay
ing anything" asked Senator Lexow
Eyes, 1 used to peddle in the streets.
and was always getting arrested;
were not troubled. 1 paid. too, and was
allowed to stand on the corner"
Fined While Paying for Protection.
To Mr.. Nicoll the witness said he was
arrested last September. held in $500
bail. and subsequently fined IS at Spe-
ciai Sessions. This was while he was
hss1 for Before sss that
Mr.. Nicoll took up as much time as
possible in his cross-examination. A
specimen question Is: IA,
Was this conversation with Ward
Man Wilson conducted In Greek?"
Velmachus said that there was very
little need Of converse ton. as Wilson
knew very well what he had come come for q:
money. An italian push-cart man went
No one was ever present when he paid
money to Wilson. He usually paid him
outside Of the station-house.
At the close OF this cross-examination
Mr.. Nicoll referred to the testimony OF
the Witness Drouthleff. who said ysster-
day that he had been in the Tombs
since Jan. q last. and had not been able
to get n trial, although he had been
taken to General Sessions twenty-seven
times.
There seems to have been some re-
Election made on the District Attorney 8
Office said Mr.. Nicoll, but I have
papers here which show that there are
three indictments against this man for
grand larceny and extortion, and from
the Endorsements on them the ad-
iournments were made at the request Of
the defendant or because he was not
ready and did not appear"
Mr.. Con- replied that all three indict;;
ments grew out OF the same alleged
transaction, SO the number Of them did
not count for anything. There was also
notice Of a motion to be made by Law
yer SedEwick. Drouthef's counsel, on
June u, for dismissal of the indict-
ments, in which 1t was stated In the
latter's affidavit that many efforts had
been made to bring the case to trial.