New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-14
CUTLERY.

9O2 Sixth Ave., Cor SYST st.
with a rush. Smell nad coughing fl, and sa'd
YES that's right"
Q.-where did you get it? A.-I-I-recollect !
was stakeholder or custodian FOR a certain a"ou''
Q-W6o appointed you? Any bro'he no NAV
Daniel Patterson. and others asked me to De S'aNe-
WAGER NOW,
Q.-Ex-Assemblyman Patterson? Ayes
Q.-what did he tell you about this fund? A.
He said 1t a wager.
Q-who gave it to you? A.-Barney Rourke; II
In checks
Ono bills? A.-No.
Q.-Sure? A.-Pretty positive.
The witness said the mount was In various
checks and footed up $1,000.
O-Are you often stakeholder for such large
sun" W'.who won the bet? Go answer and laugh
by the listeners which checked by Senator
LcxowD
Tie witness said he couldn't recall any trnnsac-
ton in OF late in which $1,000 or $4,000
was involved
O-On January H. the day before Captain Cree
den was made captain. you deposited $3.50. "hat
was that for? Al can't reco'lect. -. po,
Q-whom did YOU pay ne money toI AI" IN
I" o 'eSi paid out $500 on an order Of some one
AMI don't know what the be; was; A.-NO
Q-Wha, idea had you Of 1t? NY iea Oh II
tina. 1t was to be present for CaP'a" O'o'-
Q-rhe presentation to be made to Sergeant
creedsn when he SsG@me fapia YOU Knew to
whom You were to pay II? A-No ! was toll Dy
n az M& wa Ro 5S pay SSS6
the order after it WA used
THAT'S so"
O-How could you protect yourself ai'er you nad
DESTROYED the order? A.-ThAts so. mopping MS
wet facet
o-You paid It to Rep7enhasen? A-fes.
Q-Who delivered the order Alt came 'n'o"e"
&c, o"H Nov aid it read A.-"Pay to order Of Rep
pcnhagen. and 1t was s'shed d vou receive this
none Al was checks: am positive OF tnat'
,I r i,an rivc you the checks in person
Ayes lie came to my house to see me anu
'T SSbd Rq%rkc tell you you ssHkshGder'
ArMv brothcr-in-law told me ! was selected, ,,o,
mrmorandum was II true or false N-f"lSr
..If.re IL your own checkhook." said Mr.. Con
"ard here's deposit slip showing tha' OF the
ST. o.. deposited in the German'a Bank So''" was
In bills"
That's so" said Smell
. Sow when You sworc several times 1t was
III In check. and bills. was II faisc or true
Al must have sworn to %na' VIZ VIZ YOU swore
scH,ral dimes mere wore no checkt for more ina"
8, o. wa i true or false A-F"'s'
Mir cor trapped the witness IN NUMBER o' ''''
rcriurics .o,-.sho, don't
ve, ,h,nk you can tell us what this '0'c" was
for A.-Pcrhaps. H.. al
lie l.ft tho stand reekihs WIN P''''
/ thoroughly ratified. ,
John \ Morsohhauser. cashier OF Inc "''''a i',
,,.r .,. me next witness His testimony 7ho" 81
u.r-, me passage q the fi'."" tn'o"e" Wv
ins House and the Gerinania Bank
RrprrNHAGEN's BRAZENNEss.
Iohn W Reppenhagcn was then called. ii's ie"'-
/ 81 Y.
urcs are coarse and hi eyes are 80, ~, ,,,
u. Is a hun -hhack Mr. Con looked at MN cuf'-
! or.lv before he began questioning. Reppenhageh
.n,.,-ea 20 Ike the notore,y he found hiinseh so
suddenly possessed OIL. 49,,
"wba, a,A YOU 10 with that '5.c' you got from
snell9' demanded Mr.. con angrily.
| Reppenhagcn's face was peFie'uy V'''' an i"
answered. Il sbenl UNI
NJ, ,,oi,,ess Of the witness was too much for the
listeners and there was loud laugh quickly
checked by Mr.. Lexow. who was argered by H.
/ - po Won want ne to call you thief? A-No.
Bat II You spent hsi n9 On p yoI Ir lie gave ei it
| 10 me- and told me 10 spend 1t ''r pressure anu
'@,'' Mr. Smell gave YOU ,5co to spend in pleasure
ard bisiness9 A~Yes
your order In the Bowery Bank A-f's
THE WITNESS ENTRAPs HIMSELF.
. YIN, was IN. relation between you and
! srcu 10 prompt him to give YOU $1,000 10 spend In
/ Measure and business? Ale gave IT to me foF
| hat uurnose He didn't tell me what to dc
with 4. - ,ro, ,o,d vou 70
spsnd If Tor pleasure or business. did you swear
| TO "A lie the truth?
! Keppenhagen thus caught before he had
been on the stand ten minutes.
@ Where w,rc you when he brought 1t to you
a. AZ my saloon Il tn - hroamey>. o
/ . Were you surprised A-Iss g., -
| Did you ask who sent 1t? A-No. 1t was
| nothing 10 me. , ,
A-Not cent
Tho witness said he had been n candidate foi
Alderman three times for Asscinbyman and cor
oner hut defeated each time
"W.u there Is hope for the Republic yet.
! calculated Mr.. Con.
The witness said he was rich enough 10 sustain
! his election expenses when he was IA candidate
| and that the Sl5go could not nave beeh gwen u
| him because he was poor.
| O-Do you think any In the world VII
believe you given the N5Ycp? Al got 1t that
O;.What did you do for IT,? A.-Nothing:
0-Iiow long did you keep it? A.-Till It was
Q~You have your returned checks. vouchers
bank books. etc? Al don't know; -, ,.n. b.,
checks? Al couldn't tell , T.. .....,os.,
Q.-How much aid you spend In business rh1
A~One-third. perhaps. ! was greatly In debt NM,
! GLOW long did II take you to spend the $4,000?
O. How much for pleasure? A.-About $1,000.
Nov. don't start that racetrack racket How
did you spend 1t? Al kept 1t about me until 1t
oHow checks to 80 draw Ira it out OF the bank
o-Why that particular sum? Al didn't want
az" 0IWhat idea did you have in drawing this out'
Had ,d an df. Of 5 gSInF h kSSy myself
0-sng Sing? Alright be.
S-You didn't go away? A.-No.
"a DISGRACE TO CIVILIZATION"
Mr. Gon paused long enough in his questioning