Morning journal and courier., 1894-06-16
BoHRmIANs PAID TRIBUTE.

They Were Organized for That Pur.
 Pose-One Witness Stated That khs
 Police Threatened to Drive Him Out
 of Business if He Testified.
 NEW YORK, June 15.-Mr. Golf to- day, before the senate police investigating com mittee. opened up new line of blackmail. He called upon Joseph Pospisil. . Bohemian, who keeps saloon at 1870 Avenue A. The witness told that he lived in the midst of the Behemians of the east side, in the Twentieth and Twenty second assembly districts. In September. 1889, be found ed and was made president of the Bohem- ian Liquor association of the Twentieth and Twenty second assembly districts. The association was formed for mutual protec- ton; to pay the fines of members who got into trouble, to bail them out and pay the lawyers.
 Mr. Golf then got the witness to tell how on last Saturday he issued circular to all the members of the association to be very careful on Sunday, because he had read in the papers that the excise law wss going to be very strictly enforced. A po-
 
 Sunday. The witness supposed he had been notified by the police because he was pre- sldent of the association. There are about thirty five members of the associa- tton. He had sent notices to all the Bo- hemian saloonkeepers, whether they were of the organization or not.
 The witness also testified that few weeks after the association was formed a resolution was passed authorizing him to see Morris Campbell, wardmah under Cap tain Gunner, and ascertain how much would have to bs paid to keep open on Sunday. He had an interview with Camp. bell, who told him that "$125 a month would do the trick" He prevailed upon Campbell to take $100, as the association was very poor.
 sociation authorizing the secretary to pay Campbell $100 month. It was placed in m envelope. He had aeen the money handed to the wardman. The payments continued for year and then the witness vent to Europe. Before he returned the association had stopped paying money to Campbell, and the association had paid no money to the police since.
 Mir. Golf handed the witness @ minute look of the association and asked him to translate the contents into English.
 The witness struggled for some time with the written psge and finally made 'ut that the association had decided that 10 policeman in uniform should be permit ed in the saloons owned by members of he association.
 Joseph M. Vopelek, Bohemian, who ;eeps saloon, and who was formerly eeretary of the Bohemian liquor deal rs' ss sociation, said he knew money was ollected to pay the police. He never aw. any money paid to the police. dr. Golf spared in vain with this witness to get him to admit that the police were pain by the Bohemians. Mr. Golf sked about a bill introduced in Albany in | S91 to permit the saloons to open Sunday | fternoon. Vopelek explained that an en " in the secretary's book meant that | quor dealers In the Twepty-second as- embly district were to pay $l ,000, and of | his the Bohemian association was to pay 200 when the bill became law. The witness testified that he kept his | lace open on Sunday, although he knew l was against the law. He was member | f the Tsmmsny hall general committee bout two years ego. Witness Pospisil then resumed the | tsnd. He produced the circular he sent | 0 the liquor dealers of his organization | sst Saturday. The names of those who | eceived the circular were written on the ack ''Did not you say during recess that the l olics would drive you out of the business | ecause you had testified to-dsy7" "Yes, sir. did, ," very hesitatingly. elf anybody attempts to intimidste you | ust communicate with this committee" aid Chairman Lexow. "Yer," said MT. Golf, five will make 1t | ateresting for anybody who attempts to rive you out of business" The witness said he supposed that the | 200 for legislative purposes was paid to | Vsrdman Campbell. Adjourned until | tuesday next.