New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-06-28

MAJOR SEARLE: TN LOSING MY ADA1IRA-
TTON FOR YOU, MR.. GOFF"
Down from the witness stand went the Major
with strut that voud have been the envy OF a
| German regiment parade.
Mr. Ransom-Risht wheel
| The Major wheeled around Mr. COTS chair.
Mr. Ransom-Now double quick
And the Major shot of the courtroom. leav
! ing everybody in commissions of laughter.
This exploit of Mr.. Ransom fully revived his
dropping reputation a humorist.
| Matthew u. O'COnnor called. He testi-
fed that he had been in the railroad business until
| March 2 1898 when his resignation had been called
for through the Vaccinations of Patrick II. Roche
| Tammany Assemblyman of the WITH District and
others, owing to his opposition to Tammany Han
vaIe political grievances hfTe?~
Mr. G2ws MAY as we 5 The PoG5a 8 sr fS
police that it Is impossible to separate them.
senator Cantor-To some minds.
| Q. Cro witness)-Are you Parkhurst agent?
Q.-Do you know Major searle? Ayes, have
| known him for thirty years.
a Subpoena upon him on June i3 in this courtroom?
A A. It was the first time l I had seen
account of a great wrong he had done me.
Mr. G9ff-No matter about that -, ...,..
! and said that unless the Public Works people re-
for them.
WHY THE MAJOR REALLY LEFT THE CITY.
| Odd you read the subpoena? A.-Yes. I,
| called for letters and papers received by him from
| John c. Sheehan Seare said he had just got back
| from Philadelphia. where ne had been having
| glorious time on 500 which Jim" Boyle. Tam
| many leader of the IXth Assembly District hal
| given to him three weeks before. Boyle had given
| him the money. he said 10 get him out Of The way
| OF the Lexow Committee. He said he thought he
| was of being renstated on June t. lie hal
| been promised the place. II he would forget what
| he knew and lose the papers called for Scarle
had said that ne was going to give the Pubic
Works people the finest 'joily" they ever had lie
them n case they went back on HIN. That was
June Is? Ale was. met Mr.. bennett. who
went to t. the , bepsrimeni Of Public Woks and
was told that Searle had been appointed to take
SAID came to the bath drunk he ic1 haven't
drank drop Of liquor for four months. wish
See see If SAT- has no, ed But ihca his tongue
Mr. con We'll. ven leave the Major
The Witness Thank YOU.
cbsrrfd %n2f a9s% So WIZ y2" and
Hartford Railroad. Before that was general
steamshp "G COMPANY the " 6c y When %as at
No. S5 Broadway. That was from 1882 to lS~
ger cEe2 y" A nay d S2"'''i o. '' safe 's'
MORE POLICE EXTORTION.
Odd you pay money 10 policemen? Al did.
mostly in commissions
Q-Commissions? Ayes Say. Il member
Of this committee wanted 20 90 70 London, AMI be
met policeman and asked where the White star
line office was. the policeman wou,d say Where
are You going TO London" You don't want
Monarch line l. Is cheaper and better" Then the
policeman would bring me inquirer INTO ne f9ihee
sod him ticket the policeman would come around
later 10 get his commission
81 50-7i2 per cent on cabin iicke ana 81 or - On a
more than other lines 50 the policemen used to
work hardest for us
sions policemen? Ayes. only not much.
Q-Giye US The names of PoHsemen to Mnom y9q
the Broadway Squad. lie is special officer At the
Murphy, since retired. and a roundsman whose
name | do not remember
Odd they divide the proceeds? Ayes. they all /
made a poo | used 20 hod the money sometimes /
until it was divided. Sometimes paid them 500 a
Q.-When did you 90 20 work for the New-York, !
New-Haven and Hartford Railroad CompAny A.
In 1880 or 1891. was with them three years as re-
ceiying clerk ana genera. foreman GA PIER 80 /
o~Dd the company. pay the policemen on duty |
there? A-No. An officer came TO me and asked !
nsy 70 Go use eSer undT his own or an ASSUMED
name / spoke 20 Mr. Bolander about 1t ana ne re. |
su' ~es PAX lis name as '1 %Ss JHad Of the sHmSS
Squad
FOR THE OLD MAN" or COURSE.
Senator Lexow-Was he to get all the money?
A.-No. He said the old man was looking Tor H. |
told him Mr. Bo,ander would pay nothing. He was
dspeased and denounced the agent In severe terms.
He said We were the only dock along the river that
not paying, AMI that It was mean In Boiander
to refuse. ..-.,., $50
Murtha. who in the courtroom and was idenii-
fed by him. had been taken away suddenly.
had put him down on pier No g. where he got
expec, great deal Of watching over his property
Il he was unwilling to pay he dec,areI ne wou'g
DO {n1ea unused II
Bo,ander didn't 10 terms our piers IN active
use were Nos 80 81 and 80.
ODD Jqdd eyer keep ,hT trucks n1 IN g Re both SS
me that they wouidn,t DO anything Tor the com
Smith stood up to be identlhed.
BOUND TO SQUEEZE OUT MONEY.
o'Connor said that he had Smith June
at Pier o. Smith said that he following Walsh
the contractor The captain told him 10 look sharp
after Walsh as Walsh wasn't doing anything"
O'Connor asked Smith II he had seen the green Of
WaIshs money Not yet" said Smith, "but will
tonight I'm driving him pretty damned not.
IDENTITY OF THE POLICEMAN. SMITH.
Q.-Do you know that the officer you have named
as Smith IS the same policeman who was impli-
Gated yesterday by Mr. Rehm, the pianist! A.
Yes
Q--How long have you been acquainted with
Smith? About four years.
Q-Did you ever meet him In Brooklyn? a
n 'jamboree" in Brooklyn and being arrested there
Q.-What did he say about that? Ale SAID
also spoke about his trial at Police Headquarters
on account of that trouble which was In February.
and ne said that there had been no decision IN
oEWhen did he speak of this? A.-on June TO-
A MAN WITH PLENTY OF MONEY ALL RIGHT.
Odd he say why there had been failure to
take action on his trial? Ale said III a man