The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-10-19
BR0DSKY FIXED IT
SODA WATER SELLERS PAY TAKE;
NOT DOWN on TIE LIST.
Paving the Police fer Privilege OF vi
oIatiny City Ordinance - Collec-
tions for Excursion PartieS-How
the Slav Woman Was Made Ac-
quainted With the Laws Delay.

NEW YORK. Oct ia number OF
clergymen were in attendance at the hear
ing of the Lexow investigating committee
today when Counsel Moss called Treasurer
Laight of the Soda Water Manufacturers
association to the stand. Mr.. Laight was
questioned concerning the methods adopt
ell by the association in raising money to
influence legislation and make presents 70
tie police captains because many OF the
members kept their soda water stands in
the street. he admitted that good deal
of money was expended TO protect stand
keepers from police interference, but could
not remember the details of many of the
transactions. He positively asserted that
the s.. 500 paid TO John Brodsky was to
have an ordinance passed by the board OF
aldermen.
"It was a common thing" said he, ito
get uD collections and presents Tor the cap
tain. We charged the stand owners s.
rent besides and this money went for the
captains. The collections for Captain
Schultz did not surprise me.
Here the witness commissioners
erased. He was asked what Johnny
Brodsky did with the So $50 which the
Manufacturers Protective association
turned over to him. The witness finally
said that the money WAS paid Brodsky for
other services.
Come, now. wasn't the money tax
not in the city's budgets" asked Senator
Lexow.
Yes" reluctantly admitted the witness
How much did you raise the year
previousS"
"A thousand dollars
And that went to prevent police inter-
ference with the stands that INSTRUCTED
the Sidewalks
Yes"
"WhO got the money!"
81 don't know. The money was col
lected for all the down-towa captains"
Wolf Walsch, one of the soda water
combine, was the next witness called. He
had twenty-five customers, from each of
whom last summer he collected 81 and
gave the money To Brodsky.
Those who pay -, he said, ARE not
troubled. Ii they have TO go 10 court
nothing comes of it-Brodsky fixes il.
Last April all the Stopp Line soda fount-
aims were closed FOR two or three days
by police orders. The rler 70 omen
came from BrJdsky, who said thin = We're
all right"
Witness personally contributed $3.50
What for:"
For the permits"
ANY part of the Brodsky fund 60 to the
police?"
None that know OF.
MONEY FOR EXCURSION PARTIES.
Captain Copeland, of the harbor police,
was called 20 the stand shortly after re-
cess. He denied that he had given orders
to subordInates to refuse To allow the
counsel for the committee TO examine the
station blotter
Moss finally succeeded in procuring the
blotter and called attention 70 an entry
made June - which stated that a citizen
had reported to the sergeant that man
named Klein was going around collecting
money for excursion parties. The man
said he was acting under instructions from
Captain Copeland. Copeland claimed he
had Investigated the matter but that he
could not find any person by the name Of
Klein. He was then questioned concern
ing the violations of excise law in
the harbor. He admitted that viola
lions were going on. but said
it was useless TO try to
bring the offenders to justice. The patrol
large boat and when the officers reached
any of these excursion boats they could
not find any trace of liquor selling.
TIE PROUD MANS CONTUMELY.
Mrs. Kittie Kamech, a poor Slav woman,
told story of banker getting her money
away from her. She had secured
the arrest Of the banker but the
case had been postponed again
aud again and lawyers and police
officials were getting all her money.
W. d. Valentine, who does an alleged com-
mission business testified that he WAS the
president OF the Stearn's Commission
company. It was claimed that was IL was
dealing iu bogus mining stocks. tie was
given until tomorrow to lind out add
tionaI partic ulars concerning some Of the
mines. The committee then adjourned.