New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-06-30

tended for The three shops were in different pre-
OFF you pay In one, You pay in all. don't
you? A.-well, some people are lenient and some
Senator Lexow,You mean some captains are
er at at clock X-Tes SIR hS is that the only
Mr. GOr-No: all Of them. Mr. Kelly: ,o
Some one @ THAI The Cor nCsd m ,ne
checkbook again. showed it under Ryan's nose' and
That reminds me- What was that check of $50
for Kelly. the police officer. for"
a he sub so6 and s he tad ge
all the audience roared
NO LAUGHING MATTER.
This is Joke" said Senator Lexow. severely
to Ryan. you swore that you had paid no money
to the police. You may have committed perjury"
81 haven't paid anything" persisted Ryan.
Mr. Gof-Do you know Kelly? Ayes; have
known him for ten years.
Gle was ward man? Ayes
3-Yon sent word tS e Kelly &C. Awre sent t,a,
Recess was taken. and deputy sergeant t-arms
sent'with Ryan to get his cancelled checks
THE INSIDE OF THE POLICY BUSINESS.
After recess the witness Ryan ready to re-
sumo his place on the stand, but Mr. Goff wanted to
have change He told Mr. Moss to take the com
mittee into a policy shop. fguratlvely speaking. and
introduce them to gigs" in the game Mr.. Moss
called TO the witness stand dark skinned young
Austrian. who answered to the name of Moritz
Oswitz, and said ne lived at No. Y Broome-st
Q-What Is your business? A.-Sewlng machines
Q-Have you not beer a policy writer? Al was
for a year. r,
one was at NO l55 Ludiow-si. 80
Q-Where were, the other PAGES? A-No. 1913
De.ancey-st. and No. l56 StantOn-s'
Q-Who kept the place in Ludlow-st? A.
o"Who kept the pace in De!ancey-st.? A
Q-Who kept the third place? Al was the boss
Q~Who was the hacker for the PAGES? A.-Cor-
ne,ius Parker was hacker for the places In De
backer for for FTic6eTs's pace;
day when you were writing policy Tor FriebergE
ocHow many persons DID that represent
o-How was the po;icy shop arranged? AmT Ih re
was cigar and candy stos sS in 'front.' and back OF
o-was there any concealment Of the policy pay
ing Al 81. sat "a. ona wSo Came no be pace
and let people knew pass through the door IN
the partition
POLICEMAN BECK PLAYER.
Odd policemen go in there to play polcy7
A-Policeman Beck the only policeman ever
knew who played there
Odd he 20 there often? A-Once or twice
week he would make play on gig. He never
maid and kicked about 1t to the boss. because the
price of his gigs came out OF my salary -.
3 -IbiJ" he aso help himself to clgarsY AYES
and he didn't pay for them. either. -
o. Did he win when he played policy! Ale
never did. 49,, ,,... ,,
A~That is 2S-3J6', ,,.,.
Q.-Are the winnings according to drawing at
a Central place? A.-rhey must be
HOW HE TOOK REVENGE
O.-What happened when you objected 10 paying
for the polIceman's gig? A.-Wel one day Beck
came and wanted to play the sick glg lO-2O-2o ana
when ! wrote the slip for him ] marked 1t C. y.
d He said was too fresh AMI he would make
trouble for me- About three weeks later he came
70 the place In plain clothes and mad two TRENDS
with him / was suspicious when saw nc was
moi in uniform because | thought he might be on
special duty. and wouldn't let him In lie nam
thing out of sight 4ie broke the door OF the par
tito1 and came IN Then he wanted me TO sell him
a Gig and ] refused | said was not selling any
gigs that day. The boss came with wrench 10
TX the broken door and gave the policeman II
oding Beck said he only wanted 10 scare me:
Then the boss tod me 10 write slip Tor ieck
wrote the beer gig. i-16-2l. and while ! was writ,
ing H. Beck picked up "A bulldog which he had
brought TO the place and. swung u over my mead
Then he took up the wrench and struck az me !
dodged and the wrench struck the partition ana
made a hole I'm It. The boss told him that there
were other persons TO pull me II was TO be pulled
brother He finally took the brother to the police
station In Eldridge-st. The was bleeding when
he TOOK him away At the police station Beck
Charged him with writing policy. but at the Tombs
he charged him with assault The boss and ana