Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-12-05
SOMEONE HAS LIED.
Crooked Stories Told By Witnesse
Before the Lexow Committee.


New York, Dec. 4.-Before the Lexow
committee, today, August l.. Lewis, who
got the license for Hotel Tortoni, took tht
stand. In reply to Mr.. Goff he said he
never saw Mr. Andrews before.
did you tell the excise board, rs Mr..
Andrews said, that you intended to run
the Hotel Tortoni respectfully
mo, SIR"
Witness denied that he had ever spoken
to any Of the excise commissioners, and
said he saw nobody but the clerk. Com
missioner Andrews was recalled and asked
II he had anything to correct in his testi-
mony after hearing Mr.. Lewis. He an
swered:
II did not say that Mr.. Lewis appeared
before the board, but said somebody repre-
senting him came before the board and
applied for license in his name" The
commissioner suddenly said that on second
thought he was Of the opinion that Lewis
really did appear before the board and was
not telling the truth when he said be did
not.
Mr.. Goff asked: "Can you explain how
the board OF excise refused license for
Hotel Tortoni, October 26, 1887 and
granted license December "a, 1897"
Commissioner Andrews replied that
Lewis or man representing himself to be
Lewis came to the board and said Hotel
Tortoni owed him money and he could
not get the debt satisfied unless he carried
on the business.
'"Then you granted the license that
Lewis might collect his money!
Yes sir after "A full discussion before
the board We were satisfied Lewis was
a proper man to conduct business. y
but there Is no record that Lewis made
sach statements.
''Well, somebody representing hiself as
Lewis said so y
"Thcn you in your official capacity are
liable to be deceived very often"
Everybody in official life can be de
ccived.
"You have stated, said Mr.. Goff that
all applicants had to be identified. Was
Lewis identified
81 do not know whether he was
"Was there hearing of Mr.. Lewis be
fore the board?' The commissioner was not
certain about this.
Mr. Golf produced typewriter docu-
nent and asked Mr.. Andrews if he signed
IL. Mr. Andrews identified the signature
as his. He was then asked by Mr.. Goff if
there was hearing of Lambert S applicn-
ton before the excise board.
Il don't remember definitely"
'It appears there was a hearing" said
Mr.. Goff producing the record of the excise
board The record showed that Comis-
sloncrs Andrews, Won Claim and Woodman
agreed to reject Lambert's application for
a license for Hotel Torton.
"Why was it that a license was granted
II days after to Lewis who got no hear
ingy" asked Mr.. Goff.
~ didn't say there was no hearing re
piled the witness.
"Will you swear there was hearing?"
"Most positively there was u hearing. ;"
Mr.. Golf questioned Mr. Andrews upon
II memorandum he wrote on the back of
the application of Lewis and asked him
how he knew the applicant was personally
vouched for by Judge White.
Judge White may have appeared at
the board himself, " said the witness, or
may have written the letter. y
Ex-Judgc White was called. He said :;
Il never saw Mr. Lewis nor never heard
of him until this case was called. / never
vouched for Mr. Lewis at the excise
board "
Commissioner Andrews was recalled and
asked what do you say now after hear
ing Judge Whites testimony"
''I will swear that must have received
some kind of recommendation from
Judge White or else the memorandum
would not have appeared.
"Do you mean that Judge White told
lie on the stand?'
No sir.
Judge White was again recalled and
positively denied that he ever endorsed the
application for q license for Hotel Tortoni.
mir. Andrews, isn't it n fact that you
made that memorandum to cover up a
corrupt transactions"
"No sir y
'Did you not write these words person
ally vouched for by Judge White to cover
up a bribc of $500y''
What | wrote was correct
"You have only your oath to support
YOU and Judge White and other witnesses
against you.
II don't think so.
1.-The record shows it, Commissioner
Andrews. and we have only your naked
word against 1t.
"How is it" continued Mr.. Andrews,
THAT n license was granted Immediately
after Tomlinson says he gave you 5000,
"Tominson never gave me $500.