The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-11-02

than buzz went around the court room. and woman entered, escorted by a detective. It was Mrs- Mathilde Her mann. the missing witness, who had been brought over from Jersey City. Mir. Hunton testified that Policeman Corey told him before he went on the police force that he had use for $300, and that he gave him a check for that amount. He did not know what the money was for. The check was after wards returned.
 Officer Corey was called. Asked what he did with the $500 he replied that he gave it to his father. who lives In Ly- man. Grafton county, New Hampshire His sister carried 1t to his father. Wit ness returned the check to MT. Hunton and drew the money from his own &C., count In the bank. Asked who recom- mended him to the police force he said that Coroner Messemer gave him let tr to Commissioner Mclean.
 Mir. Goff then called Mrs. Herman. She stepped on the stand. Mrs. Herr man am glad to meet you," said MT. Golf. q am sorry to meet you, MT. Goff," replied the witness.
 You have come here of your own free will?" "Yes sir"
 "It Is we'll" said MT. Golf, "to place 1t on the record that Mrs. Herman came here of her own free will" When did you leave New York?" "On September 10, 1894"
 MT. Golf here said that as Mrs. Herr man must be tired and nervous he would excuse her for the evening" Mrs. Herman thanked him.
 Edgar M. Tomlinson, chief inspector of the excise board, was called. He tes- tified that Madame Chaude proprietress of the Cafe Tortoni, on Lexington ave- nue, came to his house and asked his wife to have her husband intercede for her with the excise board. Her estab- lishment had been closed up by Inspec- tor Williams, who claimed that 1t was a disorderly house, although the captain of. the precinct reported that the house the witness wife that she paid out a lot of money to inspectors and other officials and got nothing for 1t. Mrs. Tomlinson was then called to the stand. She said that Mrs. Chaude called at her house B second time and said she was wiling to pay $500 for a license. She brought the money, with her. Mrs. Tomlinson took the money and gave 1t to her husband. The next day she went with her husband to the excise board and there she saw her husband talking with Commissioner An drews (now street commissioner).
 Mr. Tomlinson again took the stand He said the preprietress of the Hote. Tortoni told him she had paid an at- torney,. named Price, $500 to set her a license Witness saw Commissioner An drews and asked him if there was any reason why the Hotel Torteni should mot get a license, and he mentioned that the proprietress was wiling to pay $500 MT. Andrews said that license must be got out in another name, and that the character of the house should be completely changed. The witness then came down to his visit with his wife to the excise board. |, Who was in the rom when you went in 2" "Only MT. Andrews.1n,, . .,
 ""Did you have conversation with MT. Andrews?" , Yes. I told him had the $500. I took the money out of my pocket and gave it to Commissioner Andrews" raT-
 MT. Golf then read the license paper issued to A. L. Lewis for the Maison Tor. toni by the excise board. '-
 'Did you understand that the $500 was paid to Commissioner Andrews as bribe?" asked Senator Cantor q could not say anything else."
 ''Did you get any of the money "' Mot cent"
 Have you feeling of enmity against MT. Andrews?" "Yes, sir. I say frankly that I have" The witness said he was discharged from the excise board for political reasons. MT. Golf asked the committee to an- nounce to the public that Mrs. Herman was under the protection of the com- mittee and that anybody attempting to interfere with her would be punished severely. .--
 Senator O'connor asked MT. Golf he would allow MT. Andrews to make a statement. MT. Andrews was anxious to deny under oath the testimony of the last witness. MT. Golf said he would have an opportunity to do so tomorrow
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