The evening world., 1894-04-17

son said he went back to the Merchants
Hotel with his companions and a re-
porter. sheridan was talking with the
Ivneb be sa 1hd Il as soon as he saw
more satisfaction? p"
AT the same time he made n motion
as though he would pull out his billy
Lawyer O'Neill askel the witness
ABOUT a number of pool-rooms running
downtown. AMI he testified there were
such places In operation at 3 Barclay
way.
He said he had been in the pool-room
DAYS ago. The people usually congre-
gated in the saloon, which was owned
by II man named FLYNN, while the game
was run by Ridge Levie.
who backs the game at . Greenwich
street. asked Lawyer O'Nelli.
Mr.: Howe objected to this, and 1t vas
ruled out. The witness said there used
to be 4 pool-room running in the Glen
Island Hotel. at Cortlandt and Green
wich streets. He thought It had stopped
doing business recently.
While the witness and his party were
at the police station, Mayson said they
begged Capt. O'Connor to lock them
up, but no one would make any charge
against them.
At present the business at 3 Barclay
street "a conducted very carefully, the
witness said. Persons who wished to
make a bet were met in the saloon by IA
man who had "A slip of paper containing
the names of the horses and he odds.
After making the selection the bettor's
initials would be written on n pad by the
pool-seller, and after he had paid his
money the transaction would be COM
plete.
Don't they give you a ticket?" asked
Mr.: Howe.
NO tickets" answered Mayson.
NJ on cross x3mlnation by Mr.; Howe,
the Merchants Hotel pool-room nearly
every time he visited 1t. At least he
had seen him there two or three times a
week.
81 don't believe you have ever been
there at ALL" said MIR. Howe. indignant
~, for which remark Commissioner Mac
Lean called the lawyer to order.
Mr.. Howe questioned the witness very
sharply, about his business affairs. May
son said he dealt in knives, scissors,
shears. corkscrews and lead-pencil-sharp-
fees.
He also admitted that he spent most
Or the money he made In pool-rooms'
times he wagered more when he mad the
money.
How long have you been playing in
pool-rooms?" inquired Mr.. Howe.
about fifteen years"
Mayson volunteered the rather star,
ting Information that he had signed and
sworn to several a~fidavits in connection
4 tie BItDGilt thSc lih "V iai- my
read. One OF these was an affidavit
made before Supt. Byrnes. another
drawn in the Observation-Disclosures office
and n third in the Police Court.
After Mr.. Howe had finished his cross.
examination. Mr.. O'Neill said he wanted
to show the Commissioners that an at
tempt had been made to intimidate the
witness and prevent hin from attend
ing the trial to-day.
This, however, was not permitted. OBJ
lection being sustained by all the Com
80 a1t ~ n go n nd "a n NylG than a II
After recess Mr.. O'Neill mace another
motion for an adjournment until he
could procure the other witnesses. The
Commissioners. however, decided that
the trial must go on, and II the com
p%lainants had no other witnesses. the
testimony for the defense must be pre-
scented.
At this point 1.-The world' reporter.
who first heard the story from Lynch
and his companions on the night OF the
assault, appeared and wal called to the
witness stand.
The witness described his visit to the
Merchants Hotel with Lynch. Mayson
and two others on the evening or April
3; He said he found Sheridan there IN
saw Lynch. went up to him and asked
him what he was doing there again, and
If he wanted any further satisfaction.
II asked Sheridan to step out into the
hall. and in answer to my questions he
said he was officer Sheridan. and hat
there nau peen IL row Ill tne piaCe Just
before 6 o'clock.
HE said he happened to be passing
by in the street at the time, and vas
called in by the proprietor TO stop the
trouble. Sheridan also admitted that he
had used his club freely"
Continuing his testimony the witness
said that he had visited a number Of
pool-rooms in Capt. O'Connor's precinct
within the past month, and had placed
bets there at various times.
He stated that he could not give the
exact location of these %pool-rooms with
out his memoranda. which he did not
have with him. He was not cross
examined.
The first witness called for the defense
was George +. Blake. the proprietor OF
the Merchants Hotel. where the assault
Upon Lynch and his companions tool
place.
Burke said that Lynch was In the bar
room drinking with a number CT friends
on the afternoon of April 3 last. He was
intoxicated and became so boisterOus
and disorderly that he (Burke) called
in Detective Sheridan and asked to have
these men put out.
Sheridan came In. and. after some trou-
BILE. and with the assistance of two
other officers. the men were put out.
Burke denied that there was any pool
room in his hotel.