The evening world., 1894-10-04
AQU|ET ROAST" FROM GOFF.
Had Hardly Left When One of
His Agents Was Accuse Of
Attempted BlaokmaiL
POLICEMAN TRIED ASSAULT.
Mrs. Sarah Brown Said She Drove
Savage from Her House and
Was Later Arrested.

1t was expected to-day that the Lexow
Committee would follow up the doings OF
the Essex Market gang, into which the
probing operation was so successfully
begun yesterday. but the presence In the
old General Sessions Court room this
morning of a number Of stout ladies' or
color seemed to indicate that the neigh
borhood of Thompson street might be
made the subject of investigation.
Among the police officials In attendance
were Capts. Cortright, Slevin and
Schultz. The latter seemed to be In
particularly genial humor.
Some people are getting mad at Con
and the Committee and the rest of
them" he said confidentially, but 1t
doesn't bother me. II lawyer gives me
pounding, why just say to myself.
It's all right; that's his business. Such
little things don't trouble old salts like
me.
THE fact Is, my father wanted to
make a ,parson of me, and then they
wanted me to learn to play the fiddle.
got away from all of them by running
off to sea And now I'm a Police Cap
tain. see?'
Norberth Pfeffer, the Lexow witness
who was threatened with bullet yester-
day in court by edward Man Hussey,
was on hand He said that the counsel
for the Committee had seventy-fve cases
OF oppression on the list, every one as
bad or worse than those Of Mrs. Urchit-
tel and Mr.. Mauvel, which would no
doubt be brought out in due time.
Pfeffer has made study of the Essex
Market gang, and is well acquainted
a,1I Iu - fENNlr
ing the poor people OF the district, who
are its special Victims. He Will make
one of the most Interesting OF witnesses
when he is finally put upon the stand;
date for ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. was pres
ent for the first time this morning since
his nomination. He received the con-
gratulations of a number of acquaint-
ances who happened to drop In before
the Committee got to work.
Chairamn Lexow was In his usual
place again, and Senators Bradley and
Pound made up the quorum, when, at
II o'clock, Mr. Moss announced that he
was ready to proceed, and started in
with an explanation nS of the TIE manner manner IN
police officials, clubbers and others.
which he had submitted at Tuesdays
session. He said that the individual
records contained in his report were all
taken from the books of the Department
at Police Headquarters.
Mr.. Moss said that there had been
complaints against some Of the off,
GERS He referred to the cases Of Pa
trolmen Frederick u. Miller and Patrick
Cash, against the first of whom there
were thirty-two compla ints, and the lat
ter twenty-six, as worthy or note.
Police boards Constituency"
They had both been charged the last
time with the same offense. that OF
Apparently they were together, yet Mil
Ter was dismissed from the force while
Cash was only fined three days pay
which was identically the same in each
case, to show why any distinction should
be made between them or any difference
in the punishment.
Senator Bradley thought It was very
queer, and Mr.. Moss said he couldn't
explain it. Mr.. Con-, who was absent at
the opening came in at this point.
The Grst witness called was Max Mos
kowitz, of l54 Ridge street, who told
about a friend of his who was arrested
last July for selling hsIs IN kass
store near by.
this saloon?"
There might have been. but I don't
Notice such things"
The sandwich man, whose name was
Isler, was taken to the Union Market
station and the witness went with a
friend to go on his ball.
THE Sergeant who was on duty re-
fused to take bail until my friend.
MIR Buttner. paid a man at the door
So Then the Sergeant accepted Mr..
Buttner as bondsman for lsler."
Mr.. Gom then called William 7.
Meredith to the stand.
Banker Meredith's Experience.
He said he was banker at As Wall
street, and resided at II West Twelfth
street.
Meredith II was robbed and assaulted.
Ii was about $50 p. NJ. Tuesday, Sept.
IS | had been dining at the Berkeley
Hotel and was walking up Fifth avenue.
Between Eleventh and Twelfth streets,
in front of the Presbyterian Church, I
heard some music, and looking back
saw a procession coming up the street
THE upper part of the street was COM
pletely deserted. / thought IL strange,
and | stopped 10 see what II was. When
the head of the crowd coming up reached
me 1t also stopped, and formed line
across the street completely enclrcling
me.
"A short, thick-set man rushed out Of
the crowd towards me. and in an In
slant he tore my watch from my waist
coat and ran into the crowd,
II tried to pursue him, but l was SUR
rounded. One man tripped me up, and
when / fell the others began 10 pound
me, I saw them allow the thief TO
escape.
~ got up and tried 10 pursue the that