The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-10-03

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"Who licked him7.'
- heard 1t was the Hochstim gang.
Mr. Moss at this point said he wante
10 call the attention of the Committe
TO the fact that the testimony OF thi
and other witnesses would show tina
there was an organized gang OF ex
tortiontss on the east side, and tina
MauVel was only one OF their victims.
Atter nve days In the station Mauve
sey: They stopped at Hochstims salool
on the way downtown and had drink.
..WHdht93 paid for i 2" asked Mr.. Moss.
Continuing. he said that while he wa
IN the station his wife had paid $50 4
Hochstim. She had received a posta
card purporting to come from him telint
me TO have the money.
| Forgcrs IN Well.
81 wrote no card to her" sail Marvel
IL must have been written by one o.
| the gang"
Marvel said that in all he had paid
500 to the gang. When he was dis
Charged by the Court he got hack $50 oil
the money. he had paid The rest Hook
| slim said had gone to the boys.
,Caddie Mauvel, the wife Of the pre-.
ylQus witness, was then, called. She
| said she didn't know Hussey TIL he
came TO Arrest her husband.
when Hussey made the arrest" said
me witness; he said. Haven't you a
thing | will leave you here When my
husbani said he hadn't anything Hus-
sey told him he could pawn something "
Hussey was recalled at this point and
Mrs. Mauvel retired.
You have threatened to shoot a man
n = this court today, Hussey," said Mr.
Il do replied Hussey, who seemed to
be rather startled at his sudden recall
II only told him that he was not fit to
Didn't you say that he was RESPONSE
BILE for these proceedings. and that YOU
wouldn't 70, mind putting bullet into
Well, II you knew him YOU would
say ne wasn't Mt to live. He Is a low
cur" "
Don't you know that is threatening
ana lnumidating the witness OF this
Committee"
No. | didn't think So
WI you swear that you did not say
70 Mr.. Prefer that II he did not stop
these proceedings you would put a bali
through his head. or words to that eff
Il will. All said to him was: You
are dirty loafer. and you're not At to
you addressed him first?"
Yes; J. told him he was responsible
ior this business, and told Mr.. Moss
Norberth Pfeffer, the man whom Hus-
stand. He said ne was familiar with The
workings of the Essex Market gang, and
mad been employed by the counsel for
me Committee to investigate its work.
ings.
Hussey Threatened to Shoot.
What did Hussey say to you in court
tnis morning asked Mr.. Con. BE
careful and give his words exactly"
He said to me: You sinking, dirty
~, -, Of loafer. IN blow your brains
the first chance get You and Ike Van
Leer are responsible for this business ;"
That will do" said Mr.. Con-
martin ID. Bradley, an attendant of
the Committee. was standing near the
rail when Hussey addressed Pfeffer. He
said -.
u heard a noise and looked around
hussey was very much excited, and
caught"
Samuel Marks, who is employed In Mr..
MOSS once also heard Hnssey's remark
putting ball through him. and II. II
Alexander, OF II Pine street who hap
pened to be In the audience. testified
mat he heard Hussey say fercely to
fisHer: IN kill you"
He identified both Hussey and Pfeffer.
ana said that another officer came nm
ana put his hand on Hussey's shoulder
and restrained him.
This officer he pointed out was Patrol
man Bernard A. Dunn. who was called
to the stand.
Dunn said he was subpoenaed on an
other matter; and was talking with a
friend when he was interrupted by the
side him
II simply put my hand out and asked
MIN not to make so much noise"
lCid you hear what he was saying?"
No | didn't hear anything. / only
heard a noise" '
Did you hear the testimony of Mr.
Not very well | am n uttla hard ~
hearing" VI
Hussey was then recalled and asked by
Mr Con what he had to say to the tes-
t1mony or the four preceding witnesses
He consumed about Ave minutes in
drinking glass OF water, and then said
Husscy WcnLcns II Little
Il may have said something more. but
! didn't say anything about blowing out
that"
Then you mean all these witnesses
have sworn to falsehoods?"
,n III they said | told Pfeffer ! would
Mr., Con- persisted in getting the wit
hess TO make "A definite answer as to
whether the statement of the other
Hussey said in desperation:
We'll, II ! said 1t, ! must have been
crazy, IT is pretty hard on a poor man
with family to have this sprung on
him and Hussy broke down in "A
kerchef
He was allowed to leave the witness
stand after this, and Mrs. Mauyel re-
sumed her testimony.
she told how she had tried to get bail
FOR her husband when he was locked up
but could not lind any one who could do
any thing except through Mr. Hochstim.
FINALLY. on the day her husband was
taken to court, Mrs. Marvel said she
met man named Mark Alter. who took
her.to Silver Dollar Smiths saloon and
there she paid him 500. Her husband
however, was not released then, and
when she cried in court the officers there
drove her out of the building.
1T was only when | went TO court
that l learned that the charge against
my husband was that he had stolen 500
from MIR. Bloch.
fore he was arrested. and neither MIR.
Bloch nor Mr.. Hussey nor MIR. Hoch-
the money"
that charger"
mo, sir. lie was afterwards dis
charged"
Mrs. Mauvel told the Committee that
she was afraid that her husband would
be attacked and perhaps killed by the
gang OF cutthroats on the East Side
against whom he had testified She also
feared for herself and her children. she
said.
Mr.. Mass assured her that she had no
reason to fear. and told her that her
husband was safer now than he was
before he testified.
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