The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-03
Levy TELLS
HIS STORY.
(he Ez.WG7l Man Positively
3.s7ies Krumm's Charges
OF Bribery,
|DM|TS he Drank WITH HIM.
athletic Tale of How Krumm
Pleaded to Be Allowed to
Run His Place.
'ELLMAN'S KEEN QUESTIONS.
he Accused Policeman Makes
EELLMAN'S KEEN QUESTIONS.
he Accused Policeman Makes
Rather a Poor Showing Be-
fore His MerciIess labs.

lit was promised this morning that
be trial of ex-Precinct Detective Jere-
kiah s. Levy, for bribery, would reach
Is end to-day. The case for the prose-
|ution was completed when Judge Mar
)ne adjourned the trial last evening.
kbraham Levy, counsel for the accused
|oliceman, promised that he should not
bike more than ten minutes in opening
be case for the defense. and that he
|ouId have all his testimony in in four
ours. At that rate. the case would
TO the jury by o'clock this after
Don.
&ded whether to call the accused as
iness In his own behalf or not.
Assistant Dlstrict-Attorney Wellman
ecared that he would ask no better fun
| han to cross-eXam!ne Levy.
Policeman Levy was still pale from the
Rfecs of his prostration of Wednesday
hight when he was called to the bar at
4 10 o'clock.
Among the listeners to Abe Levy's
opening speech was Capt. Allalre.
MIR. Levy Id that the witnesses called
10 corroborate Capt. Charles krumm,
Necessary under the law, were only
3dents, and that they could not be held
morally to be corroborating witnesses.
PIE would call only such witnesses as
were necessary to explain what might
pc taken to be criminal acts II left I'M
explained
You are not here to pass upon his
deficiency or inefficiency. as a police
|Offcer," said Mr. Levy, "but to deter
mine whether he committed the very
heinous crime charged against him.
The simple question is. was Officer Levy
etribed to neglect his official duty? Did
kirumm tell the truth when he testified
mat he entered into a corrupt agree
i lsyy for being allowed to break the
Mr.. Levy set out to show what a pres
lure Ge mad been put upon the Defendant.
ne told how Policeman Levy had been
been called hastily to trial in advance
o. more than 100 accused persons. who
were anguishing in the Tombs.
Sudse MARITIME stopped him. cautioning
denied any intention to criticise.
HI ne Speaker said that Capt. Krumm
p Su long held an enmity, against the
and Hii ms nIIepartment and that his spite
bs sd several policemen, and that he
naa engaged of late in efforts to procure
esses against Policeman Levy.
nv asked If the jury would pick Levy
clamOr '"'e " "ppe"'' P'''N
Capt. AIIaire IA witness.
hSapt. Anthony Allaire was called as
bad hhist witness. He testified that he
psr,r Oten member of the Police De-
on iSaient since 1866, as five golden stripes
uns cum partially indica ted.
Eli,ah.tk captain at one. time or the
fsrrsa9eth street squad. Krumm pre-
apo charges against him ten years
sO ana the charges were dismissed.
v capt; Allaire said the Krumm place
tba, ofdeIly so far as he knew, and
tbs thu, 1t was conducted lawfully. except
unon hiumm frequently encroached
li1,,nr prescribed hours in the sale Of
taln Allaire has been a Police Cap
| the E SIrGe 1907, and was nine years at
NJ 'qrldge street station.
Ailair. Levy wanted to prove by Capt.
plsoa mat kuenstler Halle was bad
thai 70 oHt when Judge MARITIME said
KrumrnOO MS mind, If 1t were shown that
mn H make Policeman Levy's crime so
that line eer MT Levy dropped
ls SnO Stroll, an electrician, at IS De-
that he utet. the next witness, testified
bell" ne ne 'epalred that famous push
J batter our months ago, having fixed the
MT TWO months before that.
was ny Gilman objected that the bell
IT, not on trial.
tenJiSSee MARITIME said it was material as
Kf,Imps, TO affect the credit of Capt.
t.st,sahd as witness, Krumm having
fftsene That the bell had been there
In Years, and that It had not been
"yn,H ION 10 use in year.
asked nave seen that bell operate ?"
b .n' "eil Was 10 Warn minutes.
stage !,lr; The bell was back of the
front 4 me button was out on The
reachsJT Oor where II could be easily
musicIan When the bell was rung tho
playing ana the singers. who were
said unH singing, all disappeared "
II out thS,' Hilin cruss-cNaminel, ana drew
side tSa ihe push-button was not out
"eoncssledd 92,9r' but Just inside the all,
LEW pleased Mr.. wellman, but Mr..
button H s who told him to conceal the
M snd what for.
The Mrqmm told me to conceal Il so
Zee Il Saia ga; and the police could not
-eerick selig. assistant leader OF