New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-06

before the committee was reddy 10 Heai .e''i'o",
at 11;4o A. m Commissioner Strauss. OF the boaro
of Education was present 10 Nste" ~ TIC '
mony also.
Mr. Moss called as the first witness for the Gay
an Italian with g.ass eye. who SAID ne was
Ralph Angelo. and lived at No. lol Bieeeker-s-
on August 90 1893, Angelo said. he was trying ~
ston q fight in the hallway OF the house. wnen
Policeman Zimmerman of the Mercer-st squad MT
him with a cub and knocked out his left eye ne
had got g.ass eye .ater but he had never ihao0
a complaint against Zimmerman .
ower you arrested AYf ps S9t cou Mi' The
Judge only looked at me and said might so' TAG
d3 nGS syN d a You not make complaint against the
policeman? Al thought I'll, Il f was da n1 ANo
Did You have lawyer at the police court, COURT
Ayt IS r He 81 from TO the policeman ans to get
o-was that the policeman wh0 haa knocked
a DO YOU know II the lawyer paid any OF w
money to the policeman? Al saw him hand SONS
nSh nSeo % said he did not know the name OF The
lawyer who had an oee near ne name and bring
Il back TO the committees counsel M. M t,,ad -
advise the aan 70 bring against the pTss
man because the lawyers at the py he nrsoners
In league with the police TO fleece the p''So"e
BADLY SCARED WITNESS.
Frank Kammitta. a German, who keeps a liquor.
store at No 23l Park Row, was badly scared IN
the witness chair He refused to identity Poiice-
men Loomey and Griffin who were in the court
room and he refused to admit that they hau oee"
in his place between the hours OF and ~ d. ~;
ohakv when he was asked If he knew Policemen
Masterson and Kehoe He admitted Una. ne A"'"
oWWere not Masterson and Kehoe in your place
on that Sunday morning A'-No' '""' "''O"
Odd they not arrest you there A-No' -
q Did not Mssterson take you into closet ana
demand so from you and afterward let you s"'
senator a' teSow"Be careful. Kammtta You must
not commit perjury here reor memory. II you hang
Kammtta declared that he never had been ar ar
rested FOR violating the Excise law ana never NAG
naid aanv money 10 the police for protection he
was trembling with fear when ne WAS aN'"eu ~
'ea Miss Rebecca Fream OF No. 80 Cannon,st who
recently caused the arrest %. his place open
ON sunday told the committee now she hau ieS
ld hm TO arrest the quordeaer when there
was plenty OF evidence that the law Was to,Ics
violated e sna in the ESSEX Market Court before
he would consent to hold the prisoner ior ,,ax,;
work on the East Side OF the city since 1881 and
had number Of tssb to n ,se on
one occasion by Police Justice Koch after she
had made appeal to the Grand ; Sury ana na0
HE said to me Now. you've been to the Grand
you? And yo ss out of ana
don't s You ever come here again said to him;
God PITY the yS% cali In ssa @' ss
be expected OF haf-drunken judge vo Wh nan,d
S was ner st on the bench There policeman
there with gold braid on his sleeve ana ne x
:By Gee. l wouldn't take that saiu' lou
would have to II you were IN MS ~ interest IN
Mrs. Granns appeared u 'aNe ~e~'
Miss Fream's testimony
CAPTAIN HAUGHEY SMASHED" HIM IN THE
p,acido Galendo, who spoke a mixture of English
ID understand,
e.a that he kent the house No. lOl West Third-s~
when Police Captain Haughey was IN comma"u as
the Mercer-st. police station. one night fohce"e"
Derrigan Sloane and Hallen went INTO the houS'
and made a disturbance in order to arrest NUM-
her OF men there. They made the men s give uD
What money they had in their pockets; and HaIe e
put about 500 into his own pocket aner ssatinn
There Galendo was taken into the captains private
room. Haughey asked him # he Ssn asd gwen any
Q~what did the captain do o. then then times
smashed in the face three ss or lSr Wanted 70
drive him away from the house Ia W Sosn might
in et order and tha pay Ta%a n The
time went to the house and saia sne Nan she had
been having $50 a month to Haughey, and he had
demanded 1900 for opening another house IN 'ns
William L. soyer detective in the EN- employ I1,,s q
the committees counsel testified tn h ~ and
Nineteenth precincts. and had found the houses
0P Senator Lexow asked II the testimony did not
indicate that il was Impossible to keep such houses
closed in view OF the fact that they were open
after the police had been publicly accused OF re.
ceiving backmail from such places MT MOSS sac
the houses had been closed until about two weeks
ago. when they were suddenly reopened; ne s sh
he thought that the necessity or revenue Tor tho
police had caused the opening OF the houses
Senator Lexow-Do you think the police are ~
ceIving blackmail from those houses now!
Mr. Moss-That is the inference Inc Supern-
tendent has the right to issue warrants upon which
Policemen could break into any house to get evil
dence II he desired and yet we have testimony
that is possible for any person to enter the houses
and get the evidence .
Senator OConnor-Could the police on the Super.
intendents warrant break into any house!
Mr. Moss-Yes. the power Of the superintendent y
equal to that Of the police In Russia 49,.
decent house? -. A., - -.
Mr. Gof Suddenly appearing from the rear Ok
the room)-That has been done.
Senator OConnor-If they broke into my house
they would know IL!
Mr. Goff-Policemen moved by spleen have broken
into decent houses On the warrant OF the SUPER
intendent any house could be broken into by the
police The law meant for good purpose, but
II has been applied for an evil purpose
Mr. Observation-Disclosures Murray issued his war.