The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-10-19
MIR. BRODSKY'S quill"
GOTHAM LAWYER WHO COULD PRO-
TECT vIOLATORs OF THE LAW.
Owners of SOda-Water stands Paid
Which Went to Police Captains.

NEW YORK, Oct. 1S.-Charles II. Light,
treasurer of the Saltwater Manufacturers
Association, concluded his evidence before
the Lexow police Investigating committee
to-day. He positively asserted that the
$500 paid TO John Brodsky was to have an
ordinance passed by the Board of Alder
men. 1T was a common thing" said he,
"to get up collections and presents for the
captain. We charged the stand owners s.
rent besides, and this money went for the
captains. The collections for Captain
Schultz did not surprise me-" Here the
witnesses communictivenes ceased. He
was asked what Johnny Brodsky did with
the $500 which the Manufacturers Pro-
tective Association turned over to him.
The witness finally said the money was
paid Brodsky for legal services.
Come now. was not the money a tax
not in the city budgetg' asked Senator
Lexow.
How much did you raise the year pre-
vious?'
"A thousand dollars"
ference with the stands that INSTRUCTED
the sidewalks?'
Who got the money!
Il don't know. The money was collected
for all the downtown captains"
II WITNESS tncn QcCllneQ 10 speak IuT-
Their. and Chairman Lexow excused him
for the present.
Wolf Walach, one of the soda water COM
bine, was the next witness called. He has
twenty-five customers, from each of whom
last summer he collected So and gave the
money. TO Brodsky. Those who pay S."
he said, ARE not troubled If they have. to
go TO court nothing comes OF it: Brodsky
fixes II. Last April all the stoop-line soda
fountains were closed for two or three days
by police orders. The order to open came
from .Brodsky. who said things were all
right" Witness personally contributed
What for?' was asked.
For the permits"
did any part of the Brodsky fund go to
the police?"
More testimony in the same line was
given, and then the familiar subject of
police clubbing was taken up for a few
Captain Copeland, of the harbor police,
waS~ealled to the stand shortly after re-
TO subordinates TO refuse TO allow the coun-
sci for committee to examine the station
blotter. Moss finally succeeded in procur-
ing the blotter, and called attention to an
entry made June Is, which stated that a
a man named II. r. Klein was going
ties. The man said he was acting under
Instructions from Captain Copeland. Cope
land claimed that ne had investigated the
matter. but that he could not find any per-
questioned concerning the violations of the
excise law in the harbor. He admitted
that violations were going on. but said
that it was useless to try to bring the
offenders to justice. The patrol operated
by the police department is a large boat,
and when the officers reached any OF these
excursion boats they could not find any
traces of liquor selling.
Mrs. Kittie Kamach, a poor Slav woman
told q story Of a banker getting her money
away from her. She had secured the arrest
of the banker, but the case had been post
poned again and again, and lawyers and
police officials were getting all of her money
w. Il. Valentine, who does an alleged
commission business, testified that he was
the president Of the Stearns Commission
Company. 1t was claimed that he was deal
ing in bogus mining stocks. He was giver
until tomorrow TO find out additional par
ticulars concerning some of the mines. The
committee then adjourned.