The evening world., 1894-06-07

witxs noiiticsi work Just then.
t.shS said that the police we're psrs.scu,;, 7. Nn;
told ~mS that another house In First
street. where a sailor was ASSAULTED, was
running. She said she kept quiet house.
The 800 Was His Fee.
must 'psc cay me ne sioS oSfifs Il she wanted to con:
laid II on the table. told my brother
Cheries Roesoh. to get charge ,esn6 sup
and afterwards the entry was made In
the LEDGER by my managing clerk Henry
Mr. Roesch produced his ledger, and
although there was no date affixed, the
entry was: Mrs. Thurow, n0O,legal
services" The witness explained that
n .s. dd not put retSnns as'es
as ) lawyer. No money was ever sent
to the Club. and no other money was
ever paid to me by Mrs. Thurow.
story dSn,s Siiters sef from IN that that tod By Mrs.
Thurpw," said Senator OConnor, who
had come in and had listened attentively
70 s:ls NJ ros:cns e no in
she consulted you and paid you 500"
This. seemed to please the witness sat at
but hs ssgea tssrs ws' Fay sSSS SSd
nothing to do with IT," he said, .and
Mrs. Thurow never went to the Club to
aBcsides was charged with taking her
money to secure police protection, which
deny. II only took It to protect her in
tsreatb a. . lawyer"
"Well. you knew what her complaint
Was and your services were to be rem
dered in preventing the police from in
terfering with herr' asked Senator
.:No: ! didn't accept it for any such
She wanted the man in front of her
house !vs. kept awayT
Ibid she tell you how she had paid
money to Hock?" asked Mr.. Goff.
Mock's Name Not Mentioned.
'.Never saba word about Hook; 1t was
"You mean to say that as the. leader
of the Tammany organization. Of your
district you could not, AFFORD TO take
money from woman IKE n,srs.,s Mrs ThIrow hni
George F.sfsoesch, a lawyer, you could?"
MOT exactly that As lawyer
think could accept a retainer from any
..she knew you were leader of the
Mr. Roesch branched off here and said
he noticed Charles Hesse in the court
testify In regard to himself. He wanted
to explain about this but the Committee
would not let him.
Then Mr.. Roesch said that he had an
important statement to make. which Mr..
Con might take advantage of. Two men,
ne said, had come to his house In st.
Marks place. who said they had sub,
probably testify that she had paid money
TO him (Adr Roesch).
Z, zone Of them said AID his name was Otto to
street, and the other julius Fieisch.
They said IL they! received some money
they could keep this witness away from
the COMMITTEES today. They were sub
turned them out of the house and
told them I would have nothing to do
With such g proposition" said Mr..
Quire into this matter later.
4 After some questions in regard to his
political career, In answer to which the
witness said he had been elected to the
two terms as State Senator. besides be-
ing elected Civil Justice. and believed
he was pretty well known. Mr.. Gof
asked him about the Discrepancy between
portsrs the day after Mr.. Thurow tes-
tifieds and that which he made now.
Has Statement TO Reporters.
you told the reporters" said Mr.. Con-,
ssthat you told Mrs. Thurow you had
never taken o case Of that kind, and
sGnld Ss1S ,s'a aot afford to have anything to do
''I don't think I said that" replied Mr..
! -Eoesch, "at least ] had In mind the
charge that / took money to influence
law. % pGe could "a certainly Certain take her % mones es
a. 2 retainer for my advice"
you say you were the district leader
iss VIII what thu; the duties Of a. district leader
I .sHe is . person charged with looking
after TIE political fortunes fortune. Ct s. hts or
isn't he supposed to keep solid with
the boys by getting them out of trouble
II they get into a scrapef" asked Sem
ator O O'Connor.
Were your legal services sought for
on account of your political standing in
the district or your standing as law
Both may. have had some influence"
But wasn't 1t your standing as leader
that brought you In most business?"
!" II may have been. senators are also
sometimes retained to argue railroad
cases before, the legislature FOR the
same same reason" he replied. :" and Senator
MI. Goff had warned the witness that
he was placing himself In a very ticklish
position when he volunteered to answer
about this time Mr.. Roesch seemed to
realize the truth Of the warning.
Dtd you ever accept fee from any
OtueT Keeper OF Qlsorderly hOuseY
Mrs. Fischer Paid Him $500.
.'Yes; q Mrs. Fischer. Of 10 stuyve-
INT place" And he found the entry:
10. Fischer. July 1. 1893. $500. legal
Mi. Roesch said he had appeared for
this woman several times at Essex
Market and that her case was still
pending on appeal.
f"YeV say two men came to you last
Might and proposed that you should buy
them OF to prevent Mrs. Fischer from
testifying Did you not know that that
was q crime?"
Did you take any steps to have these
pereon's punished?"
What could dor
Wasn't II your duty to call a police
man and turn them over to him ?'
ITS our duty to do a good many
things that we don't do. Now, remem.
ber IL. told the men to come bach
again at $50 o'clock and i would tall
with them. 1t was my dinner houi
when they came"
why did you tell them to come bncl
sssin; s.,,s6 80 that you might consider thu
No, to get all the particulars SO as
gould disclose the plot to you here to
aay That was my only motive in par
Both weisberger and Fleische wer
called for. and the later came forwar,
and was identified by Mr.. Roesch as on
OF the men who had visited him las