The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-09-12

rendered me. after he promised to go on
"If your intention is, MIR. Goff, to
show that our witnesses are being in
terfered with" said Senator beXow, II
think the case of Mayson, which is
spoken of in The World to-day, Is even
stranger one than this"
We will attend to that In due time,
said MIR Golf. I'VE have sent for him.
Policeman Henry Cohen, who arrested
Werner. was then called. He said he
was sent by Capt cross to Werners
saloon and told to make an arrest II
Werner was doing business. lie went IN
"Didn't you know 1t is against the rule
to 20 ana get evidence against saloon
keepers in citizens dress?" asked Mr..
Con
mo sir ] only obcyed orders"
"fIad you gone out before that in citi-
zen's dress to make arrests?'
did the Captain send you to any other
place that night?'
NO that was the only one"
Didn't you see any other liquor places
doing business that Sunday night
"NJ. sir"
Don't you know that every saloon in
that nelghborhood violates the law every
Not of my knowledge"
Have you heard of Supt. Byrnes's re-
port in which he says there are 5000
violations Of the liquor law every Sun
day observed by detectives whore no ar
rests are madoY'
YES | believe So"
Cohen went on to say that after TAX
ing his prisoner to Essex Market Court
Werner had asked him to let him off
easy.
Make it an exposure, and not SELL
ing said Werner to me.
'Then ] felt him slip something into
my hand, and found 1t was iive-dollar
wait moment. You say you felt
gpmpth hing In hand How. IiI
feelH'
soft like"
And your fingers instinctively closed
on IT,
Lets see how you did it Please
Cohen dd so, and Mr.. Gof surveyed
Il notice your right hand is a little
| further from the hip than the left; that
the, correct position, ! suppose
| Everybody roared and Senator l.eXow
raped for order.
II also notice that the fingers Of the
| right hand are somewhat more widely
extended and that they are bent In
| ward"
There was another giggle, and Cohen
| looked foolish. MIR. Con had some moro
fun with the officer and the latter said
he had shown the bill to Policeman Arr
ken, who was with him, and asked him
what To do.
Why didn't, didn't you arrest Werner at
!
because | knew he was n I.eXow wit
ness. and I didn't want to take the re-
sponsibillty."
"on. then yon. did know he was a
"Yes, ! believe Arfken had told me
so. He said the mans real name was
Carl Werner. We only had the bar
not arrested I'll! afterwards" ,.
what did you do with the bill?
asked Senator I.exow.
| II gave 1t back to him.
why did YOU not keep 1t as evidence
| of Werners bribery
81 had a witness In Arfken, and we
reported to the Captain when we went
| back to the station"
Capt Cross was angry because We
| had not arrested Werner, as he said he
had committed crime In our presence
He told us, to go with him to see the
| Superintendent.
''Thc whole matter was gone over
again before the Superintendent and In.
spector Williams. and as result ]
was told to go to the Judge and get n
warrant for Werner and arrest him at
! WAS anything said at Headquarters
| about Werner's being "A LeNOw witness?
| asked senator LeNow.
Not that ] heard. ! didn't say any
| thing about It,"
"Iiut you say the only reason you
| didn't arrest him was that you knew he
was l.exow witnesses"
IAN said was that | WAS sorry that
had not arrested Werner on the spot
and they told me ! had made mistake
In judgment"
How long had officer Arfken known
| TINT Werner was n LeXow witness"
II don't know, but | believe he was ac
qualnted with him
| The next witness was Charles NJ
Patterson, Of Shrewsbury, n. j., n
merchant of this city, who said he had
had some experience with the police
in regard to the loss of some iewelry.
He lost II diamond scarfpin he said
| while crossing the Brooklyn Bridge.
II was - oien by n thief who snatched
| II from hi. tie n year ago. lie Offered
Il reward of so for the return of the
pin and $50 more for the arrest OF thu
thief.
The case was reported to the Rrookl{ 7
as well as the New York police. The
next day George Iant. one of the Brook
lyn detectives, wrote him that he had 10
Gated the pair In IA sixth avenue pawn
shop, and wanted MIR. Paterson 10 aC
company him there.
II went up with him from Henry
Nichols Il Co, and, going up Sixth ave
nue.. several friends of Xant Joined us
We went to Schman's pawnShop, an,
Xunt produced the diamond. which wa'
Identified. and | was told that ! mus
pay $50 for advances made on tn,
stone,