The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-10-18
COPELAND
ON The RACK
Continual from First ensel

another member OF the Soda water
Manqfactqrers protective As,s, oria,i"n
trstihel that he had contributed SoC Oh
the purse u $500 made up Tor MT
Bruisky. 49,.
Soda Water Manufacturers Associations
was then recalled. He testified That me
money paid to MIR. Brodsky WAS for ms
rurpu~r II securing noniutcrf"Trnr" 10y
, the city authorities In the soda water
Mr. Moss went over the minutes Of
the Association and found the record
Of several fines mat were imposed on
WHAT are those fines for" h. asked.
That's when one manufacturer takes
customer from another He is fined
the minutes showed that MIR Rrod-
sky was employed several times to
render legal services TO the Associa-
ton. and that he usually charged larger
bills than the Association wanted to
pay They always paid them, how
ever after some kicking. There was no
record In the minutes of the payment OF
$500 10 Mir, Brodsky. That was a
private pool. the witness said, and had
nothing TO do with the regular business
Of the Association.
Bribery by Wholesale.
Nathan /. MAILMAN. a private detec-
tive u the Committee. employed in
working up the saltwater business,
was then put on the stand lie had
spent about three weeks in invcstigat-
ing the business on the east side and
had interviewed hundreds OF stand
keepers
The custom Vas general. he said. To-
pay g. t.r protection, or for a permit, a.
it was ylllet In addition to this the
soda ptandkrerper was obliged lo pay
SO So or 81 at the opening OF the sea
son for the rental OF the apparatus.
The f." of s. was collected by the man
ufacturrrs Of a-water themselves,
. W. nn,lnratpnl that this :
FOR protection against police Interior
ence
The witness related conversation he
had with Manufacturer Jacobs, Of whom
hr pretended to want an outht for a
stand Jacobs, he said. told him he
could protect him from all INTERFERENCE
down He had two hundred stands in
different parts OF the city, and they
mere all flee from molestation from the
Bureau Of Incumhrances.
He also had similar talk with
Manufacturer Waller. who told him
that the Association paid 1000 a year
Tor protection, and that he could guar
antee any customer against interference
by the police or the Bureau of lncum-
branCeS. All that the customer would
have to do was to pay St To the manu-
faCturcr, and the latter would do the
rest.
There was another call for eX-Assem-
blyman Phil WissiE. but he had not
come in. and Anthony herman was
called as the next witness. He lives at
100 Orchard street and said he had
known Phil Wissig for three years.
WissiRs SON InsuIted His wife.
"Wissig,s son sent me letter that
II he or his father met me he would
XIII me"
You had trouble with wissIg?"
Yes, | went u walk with my wife
= in the Eighth Street Park one night
last Summer when a man came up and
insulted my wife. ! called him to ac-
count and he tod me | had better not
say anything to him, as he was Phil
for me
After that Wisslg followed me about
and tried to pick II quarrel with me-"
story OF how Wissig and two policemen
assaulted him night before last in front
OF Wissig,ss saloon, at stanton and Allen
I dubbed ana his face was covered with
blood. he said. There were no signs OF
bruises % Bierman's u face today; ~,
dubbed him, but they had prevented
! him. He had, therefore. come to the
| Committee and placed himself under It's
II can corroborate this witnesses state.
ment," said Mr. Moss. for he came
to me in fear and trembling yesterday
morning and asked for protection. He
said he was afraid to go anywhere
alone"
/ Lawyer John e. Brodsky and his
brother. Edward Rrodsky, were present
ator Bradley presided in the absence OF
1 Chairman Lexow.
Capt. Copeland on the Rack.
The first witness called was Capt
/ Copeland, of the harbor police. He de
MED that he had given orders to any
, OF his subordinates to refuse to allow
the counsel for the Committee to ex
Il, ,,l,,. h. -tn
| Mr. Moss had the blotter, and called
attention to an entry made June L.
which stated that n citizen whose nam,
was not given had reported 10 thu
Klein, OF AS West street, was gonl
around and collecting money for cXCur
sion parties. and said he was acting
under orders from Capt. Copeland.
The Captain said he saw the entr!
when ne came in, and went out i'm
mediately to investigate II. He wen
to 40 West street, but was unable t.
that was all he had ever been able 4
learn of the matter. He said he ha,
given no orders To any one to collec
money from excursion boats. and ha
never collected any money from eX
Cursion people.
Have you any knowledge that the Tx
else law Is being violated by excursio
. boats in the hlrhOr2" asked Mr.. GOtf
"Oh, yes; | have had a suspicion fo
some time
How long have you had that susp
Cion?"
For the last two years Ever sine
, ! have been in command Of the police
- boat"
And do you not know that you
officers have been collecting blaCkma
: from these excursion boats all TIL
? time"
4 No, don't know any such thing"
, well, why have You not tried to put
. stop to these violations Of the law"
=, Useless to Attempt His Duty.
!, because il would have been useles
- The Patrol is big boat and when
- gets alongside an excursion boat the
a Is no liquor selling going on"
capt. copeland admitted that he mig
get evidence OF violations OF the law
officers IN citizens clothes went aboar
but he had never thought of rCsortil
To- this means.
He .l'so admitted that he knew tn
sunday excursion boats advertised b.
IN privileges for sale, and that the owne
had no license, Stll, he said, he Cou
not prevent II. II was no use to try
r alongside thes" excursion boats Sunda
when they leave the dock, and that y,
81 stick TO them till your men are paid, al
s. then let the boats go on their way"
- No, sir II is not true"
: ~ Ou mean 70 say you have never tax
m any preCa ltions to ascertain wheth
>" the Excise Law Was being violated
=, these boats or not"
~ Il do, because 1t would have been
~ use"
Don't you know that your men 4
s25 or $50 apiece from each Of these c
cursiun boats every Sundayr'
NO, sir If such Is the case I