The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-28
werner
A PERJuRE|R.
Was in Sing Sing at tho Time
He SVOre He Paid the
BlaCkmaiL.
IDENTIFIED IN THE T0MDs.
State Detective jackson Says The /.
Man Was in Jail for
Six Years.
STEPHENSON UP TOMORROW.
The Latter Ready for Trial, but
WsIIman Hopes to
Convict Him, MI
STEPHENSON UP TOMORROW.

fOnCe captain btopuSnnOuS OAu|
the Mulberry street station. was on
hand at Police Headquarters this morn
ing. ready to fight for his golden shield +
and his reputation against the accusa-
ton of q dozen merchants, who charge
him with having extorted blood money
from them for the privilege Of violating
the municipal laws relative to the en-
numbering of sidewalks while he was In
command of the Leonard and the
Church street stations.
Mr.. wellman peepeG In at the door and
took look at the Captain In his new
uniform and at his array Of eminsnt
counsel, and remarked. sententiously: II
"If the witnesses testify as they HAYS
told the story to me. Capt. stephenson
might hire Judge Noah Davis, Joe
Choate, and all the rest Of the legal tall
ent, and they couldn't save him."
Mr.. Wellman was amused at the story
OF how Katie Schubert, or Mrs. MAJ
Adler" as she Ia known In private
ps s 'G from on h esr sarasus Gn "a
and Second street Saturday;
II know Just yhsre Katie schubsrs
from The reportoriai and police view:
She is where / can touch her wheneyer
l want her: She has not run ". sw rtv ~
| It was Il O'Clock whsn the Connis<'
sioners all took their seats on the
rssu% aas the fs saeis IL the &
Mr.. House said he had twenty or thirty.
witnesses in Burns's defense and wouia
Then, on the motion OF Mr.. weilman..
the trial Of Capt. Stephenson was post
CAPTAIN S his lawyers and twenty Wit.
nesses, left the building.
The prosecution announced the case'
MI. House made nineteen motions e
dismiss, Some of them were that the
Board had no right to try him on such
s the Supreme en- aSurs' General FERN. hav.
that a ConSiction must nrst have been
"T The Board denied the motion.
Mr.. Wellman said the Board WOULD
dismiss the the charse Of bribery by f disn
in permitting Priens house g do busi-
ness. MI. House objected to this.
P Re Msrn u sadF en hos BoSsS aid
"oh. then the hoard decides motion
SssisSr ms without nTt In f HSSse whA
President Martin f,usSed . little. and
when House refused to recite his motion
It. ana p then decided that tie hoard de-
MED the motion and dismissed the Prien'
charge Of bribery. The same ruling re-
Carl Werner and Evelyn Bell Charges.
} Mr.. Wellman spoke n whisper 70 tns
G CO.. NJ House obdscts9 ~, e
man remarked that the contrast between
what had been experienced during the
past weck-the soft-mannered MI, Hes
and what they had returned to-was 700
Mr.. House protested intepselyx and
President Martin said severely;
I'VE can't have this sparrins. NJ
| House."
Then advise Mr.. wellman to thar
effect. I shat not accept the nipiic4t
Ss eA% retortsd House.
And It looks as II we would Get soaked
. ace. Now. let's go on with business,
Mr.. Heuse then entered 9 protest. On
the ground that shs %
intimating that one or more Of the mem
bers had not taken the oath OF once.
prosecution for its failure to pFodues
Nj, Wsii%an ssgs .s;sa I, that ina 4, the ,s a.;
wanted him, Mr.. HOUSE said he wasn't
producing the prosecutions witnesses.
and read. against all attempts to stop
jackson, of Sing Sing. showing that Can
, s Mstaf n man IN ISL and sent up 5or
charged till Dec. q. 1889.
Ianceiot w. Armstrong. OF 70 Licking
ton avenue, was called as the frst Wit
ness for tn, defense. He built the Pro
duee Exchange, Army and Navy build
ing, churches and other STRUCTURES ~
his thirty-ive years as builder, Hs
: had never paid dollar to the police.
z "rhomas Z. Crimmins." called MT
Now, II Mr.. Crimmins Is called on ths
same line, ] object to his being sworn. :
said Mr. Wellman.
"All right" retorted House; you al
= wise the Commissioners that wayi. lie
A them refuse TO swear one OF our VII
= nesses I would like that"
But the brother and partner or Johi
II. Crimmins, the richest oontractor 4
New York and a leading Tammany Hal
man, was sworn, He testified that n
had never paid or been asked 10 pay
s dollar 10 a policeman.
n Mr.. Wellman prot ested against ~
n swearing of James j, Waliace. anothe
" builder, and advised the Commissioners
that II they asked Mr., House 70 =;
whether he called Waliace 70 ASK N
same questions as he had to- Armstron
and Crimmins, House would have
O mo lawyer would dare TO refuse 3
o. answer IL a court asked such 4 quea
. ton" said Mr., Wellman. 100 Il.
well, Messrs. Commissioners. With
out any disIespect for you, i will ta|
you now that should you ask me VIA
/ proposed to prove by any witpeoe
should dare TO refuse and should nns
Z no fear OF the CONSEQUENTIAL
d Wallace testified Ike the others. -.