The evening world., 1894-06-22

he had power of attorney to draw
,n,L %Didn't q you draw check for $500 in
,"f might have done so. fixed up my
place about that time"
Ordered to Bring His Check-Book.
Mr.. Gofr tried to get out Of him what
ne ne PAID for this fixing up" but stajer
he paid to the different tradesmen. He
| was told to bring his check.b book and
| msmorandum book next Tuesday.
fountain at als East Ninety eighth
street. said he knew Morris Phillips. and
was member OF the Hebrew Associa-
Her. 1i9n: the members & which, nc said
Tammany leader of the district.
Nathan said lie had brother Louis
VINO had been subpoenaed as a witness
before the Lcxow Committee. Two days
| ago man went to his stand and took
glass OF soda-watcr.
" He wouldn't take any change" said
Levy. and then he asked me II my
brother was not summoned as a witness
| before the Committee.
said he was. and then the man told
me | had better try and keep him away.
! said | would have nothing to do with
1t. and then he told me 1 would have to
give up my stand
Notified to Move His stand.
Levy said he received a notice from the
bureau of membranes yesterday or
dering him to take his soda fountain
and he produced the notice. Mr.. Moss
said that Louis Levy, the brother, had
been subpoenaed, but was not in court.
or he would call him.
Isldor Berg, another woollen rag and
wool dealer, was called. He said he was
annoyed by frequent COMPLAINTS and
a oa whe he aa
II got tired OF being fined, so spoke
to policeman on the beat about 1t. and
asked him what Icould do to avoid
| man to see me.
THE man came around the next day,
and said he thought he could arrange
matters so would not, be ANNOYED. l
said $50 for the year.
Paid the Policeman S25.
"I told Elm that was too much. and
offered, s25, and the officer said he'd
try IT,
"Do you know his name-Kelly. wasn't
it?'
II believe It was"
"How did you pay him?"
II put the money In an envelope, at
| Ke.ly's suggestion. He was very careful
to. tell me 1t must be put in an en-
velope."
did you ever see Kelly again?'
Yes, he came around about a year
afterwards"
What did he say to your"
"He said he had Come to renew the
| lease"
- wish the Senators would take ssPe-
said al he shta Mr tod him
came to renew the rent.
The witness said that so long as he
paid this tribute he was never troubled
| or annoyed with complaints or arrests.
Ex-Judge Ransom, who had come in
asked Mr.. Berg If he did not know he
was committing an illegal act when he
paid the $25 to Kelly.
mo, l did not. had to pay 1t to
escape annoyance and interference in
my business. Others who blocked the
did had no trouble and only felt that
quired"
Samuel L. Brewster, of 7 Britton
| street, Jersey City, a stout, gray-beard-
ed old gentleman, who said he was
Superintendent of the American line
was the next witness. The Company
had two piers. Herman Interman was
the policeman on the passenger pier.
and Beck the officer on the Red Star
and Antwerp pier
Policemen on the Pny-Rolls.
Mr.. Brewster said that Interman was
paid $40 week and Beck IS for the
for the Company They were both on
the payrolls They looked out for the
hacks and trucks. and made arrests
l
| ."It is necessary to have a man In
| uniform" said Mr.. Brewster. land that
is the reason why we employ policemen
for this purpose. We regard It as a
obliged to pay it,
AN the steamship companies have Of
fcers Ger: on their docks. don't they"
| THAT Is generally understood"
DO they all pay these officers as you
did?"
ly." ''p'''e d. ~" N'
Both of these policemen are steamboat
know what they did with their money.
Don't you know that they 81 share "a 1t
Goff. COT '"e' superior '''e A'Ae' '
81 don't know anything about It," re-
piled the witness. I'VE pay the men for
their services and they earn their
Accuses Capt. Williams.
Henry Schenchert. a German carpen-
ter, who has lived in this city for forty
five years, related an experience he had
who was then in the Oak street station
II was keeping a boarding house use at Il I
Rose street said Sch sshenche,t 6ut ho. had ID
moved in with my wife. I had one ser
want girl, and took in three men board
"Some OF the policemen on the beat
denied 1t. They said to me: You are
going to do something else Then man
came to see me. and that night Capt
| Williams and two detectives came In and
took my key out of the front door.
Il asked them what they meant by
coming into my house that way. but
went upstairs. and they took my wife
and me and the servant and the thret
gentlemen and marched us around tC
the station.
ION the way asked the Captain wha
1t all meant. as / had only a little pr
vate house and was living there quietly
He said Why did you start in thi.
business without seeing me flrst?'
II said: L am not doing anything
wrong, and he said Yes, you are;
know what you are doing: you ar,
keeping a bad house
Then he told me / must pay him 81
down and pay some...ing every month
besides. / refused to pay, and then h,
told me he would make It hot for me.
I'VE were taken to the station ant
put under 5000 bail. ! never heard o
the case afterward, and was never tried
but ! had to give up my house and q
out OF the neighborhood."
| Mr.. Schenchert. who spoke with
strong German accent, got very much
excited while telling his story to tn,
Committee, and raised his voice to 9
: high pitch. He became still more ex
cited when Mr.. Acoll got hold of hin
and tried to make him fix definitely tn,
date OF the transaction.