The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-10-17

Robbery in II Public House.
The Monday night following he said
he went out to walk down South street
with one of his shipmates. lie mad $ldO
in his rocket they stopped ut one or
two places and drank beer, and then
met four men who took them into
saloon at lo2 South street and induced
them to treat,
the four men made Il combined attack
upon him right in front OF the bar. ana
knocking him DOWN robbed nm ol al
The proprietor Of the place ard bar
Keeper were present ana saw the as
salt. Neither of them made the
slightest effort to save the sailor from
the ruiilans who had attacked MINI, ana
they escaped with their booty.
away, in the street, but he had not
heard anything of the disturbance, and
no arrests were made. the witness
said he had never recovered any o, ms
money, and was now without cent IN
his pocket.
The name of the place was the knick
Henry Won Claim. MIR. Gotf called at
tcntion to the fact that this was
licensed public house, and said he had
subpoenaed Excise Commissioner pal
ton to testify in regard to its character.
Ex-senator Jonn q. Boyd tcstined that
he had interested himself in behalf of
the sailor, CondrlinuS, and | ad been to
see Morris Tckusky. President of the
Liquor Dealers Association, about the
assault on ms client.
Won Claim Never Intcrfered.
Mr.. Tekulslty was very indignant that
such 1 thing should have happened in a
licensed hotel. l saw Won Claim, the
proprietor, and he admitted that he had
seen the attack upon Condrainus, but
had been powerless to prevent 1t, as there
were too many people in the pace. The
bsrkeeper was also there, but was intimi-
dated by the crowd.
He admitted that he had not done
Yes, practically"
Henry Won CLAIM. the PROPRIETOR of
the place, was called. He testified that
he had kept the saloon and lodging
house known as the kniG ,Rol "a, ut
eleven years. lie was formerly bar
keeper there.
How many voters registered from
II don't know" replied the witness
sullenly.
it?'' >''
Won Claim said he thought it was
about nifty. He had only sixty beds in
his hotel.
Claim described the assault which took
place last Monday on Condrianus.
There were ten men in trent Of the
bar at the time; and l eopldnt 90 any
and stumbled over the dripping pan,
but the men got away with the sailor $
money before cOuiu get any ASSIST
ance
My barkeepep was the only man ar
rested. All the men who hand any,
thing to do With the affair got away"
DO you often have sudden deaths in
your placer
NO, sir. l only remember one"
How many robberies have occurred
This was the only one to my knowl-
edge"
ole n
warning from Mr.. Goff he was allowed
to depart. Commissioner Dalton was
also excused.
MIGUEL. and Mr.. Goff said he had been
sent to him by the Spanish Consul; 1t
was a case of robbery. MIGUEL said he
came from Saragossa, Spain, and was
employed in the clothing trade. He ar
rived here only IA month ago, and was
living at the Hotel de France, in Mac
dougal street.
Efficient "Dc,ectives."
About two weeks ago his valise, con-
tanning SllS2 wor tn of iewelry. was
stolen from his room in the hotel lie
reported his loss at Police Head.
assigned to the case had not been able
to lind any trace of the missing prop
erty:
"They only came to the hotel and wen
away again"
Did they say anything about YOU
paying them money!
MIR. Con said that his object in bring
ing out these facts was to show the gen
eral inefficiency of the police force ant
that a robbery Of this kind could be com
mitted in a hotel of this city and thu
thieves escape without detection.
The evidence showed that nothing hao
b been done by the police in this instance
and that not even the house had beer
searched or the players questioned. :,
Z Senator O'Connor wapted TO know Il
this indicated a fear on the part Of thu
police to arrest crooks. and Mr.. Gof1
remarked that it was Undoubtedly true
> Gustave A. Wolfe, the manager o.
Maillards chocolate factory. was re
called to the witness stand, and he de
MED again very emphatically that he
had paid any money to the police fol-
the, privilege of obstructlng the SIDE
walk.
Called Baycr Liar" In Court.
Didn't you pay 500 month protec
4 tion?" o,u .
Mr.. Wolfe said that numberless com
plants had been made against Maillar,
& Co.. and all by one man, VINO had heei
relentless in his persecution OF the nrm
1--WE have fought these complaint
everywhere, in the police courts TN
district courts and at Police Headauar
tiers, and have had these complaints dis
missed in every court. Still this MAJ
continues to prosecute us
Mr.. Wolfe became very much eTcite'
of Maiilard & Co. had suffered at tn
hands of this Individual, whom he NAMED
as Loren2 Royer.
Mr.. Bayer was in court and stood NJ
while Mr.. Wolfe denounced him in tn
strongest terms, calling him liar an
poriurer before his race. MI. hoi
let the witness go on until he became
tired. and then he excused him and pu
Mr.. Bayer on the stand. The wines
said he was a picture-frame manutac
turer. at l22 West Twenty-ilfth street
adjoining the Maillard Company lac
tory.
The first trouble arose when MI MI
sidewalk in front of the witnesses shoI
IT went to see Mr.. Maillard about II
but he said he could not do anythin
for me, and that | would have 10 stan
II. He ordered me out of his office,
"a Then / went to Capt. Williams an
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