New-York tribune., 1894-06-05

knew on one She was housekeeper of a house Ike
she was aSe HeTg oor ana Went in next
orWhat happened in the captains ONCE? Aw
said Captain Doherty. did you send for me!
He said yes He had orders from headquarters ,,I
BE- very ana LET M m only old rG1 fTf1ds sve d h@ Ge
but butt" YOU can let me have it, He then directed me me
70 put it in an snySGpe e nna 01 " Then he PUT the
envelope in his desk. .. IT., ,,o u.,rd
SchhsTr hsTe in tbS package? At don't There
good-szed package e ne. ne ran 'hem over VIII"
The witness initiated turning over the leaves OF
6pd the captain tell you that If you kept open
Central Office men might come around? Goa - sose ne
ali houses He said: They might raid you from
the Central ONCE II you keep on doing business;
% % Had Won ever heard of John Hook before? A.
Knew of him as a policeman. but didn't know he
was a ward man until read II IN me papSStt -,
Q-~He was appointed in place Of Barney MeehahF
Odd YOU seal the envelope? A-No left 1t
IN ng MD Won Write the name on the envelope? A.
Ye Hogk He S iGld me me to- 2s nSmd SnSie Sc herman
Did he hand you pencil? Ayes out OF
ms vst the bills in the envelope when wrote
the name on it? No ! think not. The bills were
on the desk when I wrote the name. Afterward l
put them in the envelope either hahded II - MN
Senator Lexow-Were there any more envelopes
Mir. (ioff-Did you return to the house and Keep
0u.et2 Ayes, until | read thai IDOneTy wac on
trial When ! saw in the papers that the trial was
over opened my house and was not disturbed.
TIME FOR THE WARD MEN TO COME
Q-Did any one visit you? Al was not well one
day and went over to my fiat 1t was IL or half
past Il or u o'clock. One of the girls said that
stout man had been there She thought he was from
the station-house. / remembered 1t was about the
time when | was 70 see the ward man again
Q-It was about the 10th OF the month. wasn't It?
Ayes one OF the girls knew the ward man. She
took ME ~ one corner and said mat heelh "OIIy
that 1t was Hook. ] told my husband that man
had come from the staton-house to see me went
to the s;aton-h house the next evening ana saw ne
captain. l asked. Did you send Hock 70 me-. lie
said: Yes. couldn't send anybody else You
want s qna ooT OK Ght thu SSveope am or Ds he
did don't remember his giving me pencil.
SAD; I've got my none w, WIN ,non5 me ,,a, v,s9
The Arst was the 6th Of January. This was month
O.-Dld You continue business? Ayes.
FOR THE CAPTAIN. 81; FOR HOOK, s..
Q-Did any one visit you after that? A.-No
boy came one night and said some one wanted to
see Mrs. Thurow or the landlady OF the house.
went out in the dark by John Luhrs's grocery and
saw Hook. passed him and paid him he money money
He said: How much is there here? / SAID: 'Iwen-
ty-fve for the captain and s. for YOU"
Q.-YI9u gave him So2 Ayes
Q-Dd he say anything more? A.-No; he went
Did Hook visit you after that? A-Only once
III tel you that later on. Hook said the captain
wouldn't stand the notOriety OF that joint for the
cgh TS o b8s Nex month E dd sy him
I T4f ReI c6 m9nh there Eaye or MN OI sa ana Fve e
dollars" and he didn't Ike that said couldn't
afford to pax more kept quiet place am NOBODY
the places in Frst-st. They could pay more. The
next day he passed the house ana me be Sfs 6 %eFe
tain would close the house. thought that Hook
houses in Flrst-si. and that made the captain MAD
Hook said TO me; "A ranch iike yours ought to pay
promised me SO and you give me only 8" said:
Il cant afford 10 pay more he SAID | ought 10
He said If couldn't do better he would raid che
Q~Then YOU saw your husband? A-Yes
Mr.. Nco-I object 10 letting her tell this con-
Mr. Gon-Let this woman tell her narrative. 90
on. Al said to my husband: "You 20 and see
Q.-Who IS Roesch? Ale is now the civil Jus
tlce in the Fourth District. He was Senator then.
My husband belonged TO his club and used to see
Mr.. Nicoll--I object to bringing in judge on
Mr. Gon-It is no, hearsay evidence. Il is com
petent to show that she sent some TO Roesch.
Q.-What else was Roesch? Ale was the leader
in the With Assembly Distr:ct
Q-What was ne name OF ms club? Al don't
know. It's the Tammany club Ny husband be-
Her husband was in the room. He was asked
The name - Of the club but knew 50 little English
said he would bring out that point later. He went
WENT TO SEE JUSTICE ROESCH.
Odd you give your husband instructions? A
Yes; told him to go to Roesch and tell him what
Hook had said told him 10 say that could not
afford to pay more, and that Hook had threatened
to close my place up. while he let other places keep
open. ROcsch said--
Senator Lexow-That will do.
Mr. CiOf-I wish to state that ! Will bring per
sons name into these roceedngs IN an unwar-
ranted manner l Will stand by the rules OF cyl,
dence. CTo w'tnesD Your husband came back?
Chambers-st. l. went in the morning and stayed until
q O'Clock but he didn't come In. Ny husband said
Roesch wanted to see me there.
ROESCu WILLING TO AID HER.
Odd you 20 the next day? Ayes / waited
all day. but he didn't come. Then wrote him
letter and asked him when could see him az his
office. | sen; my husband to the clubrooms to get
an answer to the letter that evening Ny husband
see me The next day %eni to I1 MS office ana saw
tain and s. to Hook except that l gave Hook $40
could not pay more: He said he woud, , see some
one for me. but 1t would cost me from 500 70 $50
an awfy m tony SS prize get oSS @ and me 1S a1 y % hns
that in two weeks would pay Sle other so.
came to my house and asked for Ernest
Q-That is your husbands name? Ayes. l
went in and 1 said Il suppose Roesch sent you?"
band at the club / called my husband and in
front Of the man and two girls said to him;
"Roesch wants that money" 1 got the money and
gave 1t to my husband in front OF the man and the
girls.
THE SECRETARY OF ROESCHS CLUB.
Q-Who Is the man? A.-When my husband
came back he told me 1t was John Fay. the secre-
tary OF the club.
Q-where had you had, had the money-in a
trunk? A-No, on my person.
Q.-1ad you the 800 In one roll? Ayes, l had
II prepared.
Did your husband 90 with the man? Ayes;
when he came back he told me
Mr. NcO--I object
Mr. (iOff-I WON'T press II.
Senator LeXOW-It wouldn't be fair.
Mr.. (ioff-After this transaction did you continue
~ do business? Ayes. the same night.
Senator Lexow-Dd any one interfere with you?
A.-No.
Mr. Gon-fIow long did this continue? A.-The
first time afterward | gave Hook $25 and for
himself
O-How long after was that month? A.-No: