The evening world., 1894-06-21
EXTRA WORK,
McLaren Says Policemen Arc
Tipped by All Steamship
Companies.
|sERGEANTs IN THE DEAL.
Produce Merchants Pay for the
Privilege of 0bstruoting
Sidewalks
MANY POOL. ROOMS ARE OPEN.
PeddIer Mayston Tells About Them
and Also Of a Petty Black
mail System.
|sERGEANTs IN THE DEAL.
MANY PooL-RooMs ARE OPEN.

Half 2 dozen b,uecoats. among whom
was Ward Mar George Sheridan. OF h
Church street station. occupied seats
this morning in the witness pen in Part
III. of the Superior Court, when he
Lexow Police Invt~ stigating COMMITTEES
resumed operations.
Sheridan was tried not long ago before
the Police Commissioners for clubbing
]. ]. Lynch and one or two other Jersey
City men. in an alleged pool room In the
Merchants Hotel. at Cortlandt n
West streets Decision in his case 10
still pending. 1t was charged that hs
protected the pool room.
There was also another instalment Of
gentle June buds from the Tenderioin.
as Counsellor Gofr described his female
witnesses from hat quarter Of the town.
who were ushered into the courtroom
by a detachment of detectives from the
P~arkhurst society. One OF them was .
very pretty blue-eyed young woman, m
a dark blus gown. wearing q styfQ;as~&S'
with a veil drawn tightly over her
face. Two OF the women were said to
be from the Eleventh Precinct, and the
contrast was striking. They ell carried
their subpoena papers In their hands,
NAa1 as atAt S Nooo oho 8S8EO2
by their unfamiliar SURROUNDINGS.
When members of the COMMITTEES took
their places on the bench at II o'clock
Senator saxton was the only absentee.
There was some delay, as Mr.. Coz had
not appeared. and Chairman Lexow be-
came impatient and called for the eoun-
sellor.
Ex-Judge Ransom said he saw Mr.. Moss
outside with a luiv ma ROT a lAtto1N
but at that moment both Mr.. Goft and
Mr.. Moss came in.
The former, after another delay spent
in a whispered consultation with the
Chairman OF the Committee. called on
the names Of about a score of witnesses.
nearly all of whom proved to be present.
While there was no promise OF another
field day. the outlook was not u%nfavora-
BILE for an interesting session. One Of
the witnesses called. who did not re-
spond to her name was Lena De Mer-
Vile.
Butcher Stein Recalled.
The first witness was Butcher Joseph
| Stein, who testified yesterday. He was
simply called to identify the note for
1926 which was given by Charles Del
madge for n D made to him by 81 ein
to enable him. 1t Is said, to procure an
appointment as a patrolman on the po-
lice force.
MIR. Golf then called Frank c. Earle.
who said ne was General Freight Agent
for the Peoples line of steamers. run
ming between New York and Albany.
He employed from nifty TO one hundred
men al the dock at the foot of Canal
street.
Have you any connection with the
police?' r.
"Only thai we have one on the pier
all the time"
who is there now?"
"Richard Burke. I believe hts name
is"
do you pay him anything for his
services"
mo, SIR" rsTLsf
docs the C~ompanyT' - u -
mo, SIR"
docs he receive Any considerationr'
well, he. No, sir; no. sir"
"Why do you hesitateT'
well, he Is paid for work he does
for us out OF his regular hours. He
sometimes stays on the dock at the noon
hour, and until I or s o'clock In the
lie r not paid for his police work.
NO, only for working FOR us In keep
ing trucks in line and enabling US 70
carry on our business. He Is paid Tor
When performing this duty for the
Company, Mr.. Earle said, the ohicer
went outside the gate OF the pier and
prevented blcckades In the street II
was at the request OF the witness that
the officer did this extra duty.
WHAT do you give m
Gives Free Passes to Albany.
son our dock the officer gets his
dinner. or we would give him a pass
for himself and family to Albany II he
"""pid You ever give the Captain =
p";Neyer, to my certain knowlsdge..
"Do YOU ever give him money COM
pensutIon7" asked Sen tor Lexow. TI
mo, sir but We would give a pass 10
any policeman along the river front
who wanted one" 49,
'ihen the policemen are ready to DO
three or four extra hours work q day
for a dinner or an occasional passr"
well, they seem TO be wiling"
"Are there not some dummy names On
your pay-rolr' t.4l
mo, sir"
dummles?"