The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-12-05
RICHMOND VA WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 5 1894

at No. 80 Exchange Place. and NO. -
Wall street He was engaged in the aus
trian bond and Hungarian bono pusi-
ness. He got out of that business tW9
years ago. having sold II TO a man named
Spooner. -.
''You have been swlndllng your coun-
trymen for ten years out OF hundreds OIL
thousands OF dollars with the conniVahee
OF the police?'
NO. sir; / have not"
the witness volunteered the statement
that he had never paid blacknall TO tne
police He denied that the German pa
pers had been calling him thlet lor
years
COMMISSIONER ANDREWS DENIAL
Commissioner Andrews then took the
stand. Chairman Lexow told MIR. An
drews that on taking the oath he should
understand he was subJecting himseif 70
cross-examination Of counsel.
II understand,that." said Commissioner
Andrews. land I simply want to place on
the record my denial OF what the wit
ness TomlinsOn. stated when ne said ne
gave me a brbe Of 500 to influence me
in performing my duty.
II deny that Tomlinson either spoke
to me about the granting of the license
except I'm the ordinary official way and
declare that there is not word of truth
in what he said about him giving me
money.
"I am beginning an action I'm the Su-
preme Court with the intention OF having
this matter tried before judge and a
jury and subject Tomlinson to cross-eX-
animation"
Commissioner Andrews then, at great
length, explained how Mr.. Lewis, the
butcher. got the license for the Hotel
Tortoni renewed.
His check" said he, was found to
he respectable, and We grantee the IL
Commissioner Andrews then said that
tie motive TomlinsoL had was that he
(Andrews). in 1892, had refused to sup
port Tomlinson's return as chief inspector
70 the board.
80 Tomlinson's testimony was a pure
fabrication?" said Senator O'Connor:,
LAS far as / am concerned it was, re-
piled the commissioner
Ma. ANDREWS coSTRADIcrrD.
Mr.. Goff here asked Mr.. Andrews to
stand aside for a moment
August l.. Lewis, who got the Incense
for the Hotel Tortoni, was called, ana
said he never saw Mr.. Andrews before.
Did you tell the Excise Board, as
Mr. Andrews said. that you offended TO
run the Hotel Tortoni respectfully
The witness denied that he had ever
spoken to any of the excise commission
ers, and said that he saw nobody but the
clerk.
Commissioner Andrews was then re-
called. Mr. Goff asked him If he had
anything to correct in his testimony ar
ter hearing Mr.. Lewis The commissioner
appear before the board, and was not
telling the truth when he said ne did
not
Commissioner Andrews said. further,
that Lewis, or a man representing him
self to be Lewis. came to the board and
said that the Hotel Tortoni owed him
money, and that he could not get his
debt satisfied unless he carried on the
business. The license was granted after
a full discussion before the board.
HAD BORROWED MONEY.
Upon the back of Lewis application
Mr. Andrews had made a memorandum
that Lewis was vouched for by Judge
White. The latter took the stand, and
stated that he never saw Lewis until this
case was called and had not vouched for
him.
Andrews then asserted that he un-
doubtedly received some kind OF a recon-
mendation from Judge White or his mem
orandum would not have appeared on the
application.
He repudated Goffs intimation that the
memorandum was made TO cover up some
kind Of corrupt transaction.
Goff brought out the fact that An
drews had borrowed $1,000 from Senator
Plunkitt who Is n heavy contractor FOR
the street cleaning department, and he
endeavored TO make Andrews admit that
this was a bribe, but did not succeed.