New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-06-22

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DAN. JOHN b. SMITH
men in your trade? A.-The Fruit and Produce
Can YOU tell the number Of men engaged IN
The trade in this city? Al cannot l"ere arc
many hundreds Of them.
THE CONTRIBUTIONS GENERAL.
Q.-From what you have heard from men in the
trade do you know II the contributions to the
police are general? Al should think so.
Q-IIow long have you been paying? A-Two
years.
Q-fIavc the men in the trade tried to get side
walk rights Indapenlent Of the police. Ave tried
by By, pill p@;iton 70 he Board Of Aldermen. ,,
Q-iIave You talked with other men In the trade
Q.-IIavc thcy said that 1t would be well to get
ri1 Of ~" polio eX'orion? A ,oo rresume II
% rs Mr. Ransom,-Eave YOU any positlvs:
A.-No il Is only my impression 49,
Q-For tie time being, during trade hours d 1mr
s st5rS. is + no, ',' Ap r''.;''''' 49,
OHAnd YOU are obstrlctlng traffic the side
s,nator O'Gonn6r~It viii be worse for the police
II YOU show that 1t is wrong to obstrnct the SIDE
Mr Ransom-I am much obliged for the spgges-
FOR asking these questions. -,,.,,.-
O-You are really trcspassing on the sidewalks
which intended FOR the use II pedestrians? a.
,QAnl by that means You practically increase
@ Is not that increased space worth more than
a A.
q iy senator Lcxo~)-And the police Will
Ing - To-, you use the sidewalk 50 long as you
Py 4r m se h., eg T not 1 be neces
sary for you - rs" IN" sidewalk no mater nov nov
the custom Ia that business.
q C3y Mr. RANSOM You would Ike to have
wouldn't yon? N-we do. sometimes.
Mr. Ransom-Oh. you DO? That Is all.
BOUNDED BY RoUNDsMEN
J. Albert see. the next witness. said that he also
was engaged In the fruit and produce business. His
store is a, so 30 Washngton-st 1t has front
ar. 81 sixty feet In Westinghouse. and the same
frontage In Jay-st lie testified that he was
ohlllcI to make ", x the sidewalks like other
men IN the trade and he had been obliged 20 an
hal been excused from fines though. until two
months ago. when he paid a fine Of s. 90 He had no
his name MAD been mentioned in connection with
a movement to- get rid Of the police oppression lie
I-onar,.-st police station. who called him Park
hurst man. and told him that h. must move his
Q oBy Mr. Gen,-Dld you receive visits from the
police bcfor,. that A-AlwayS once a year for
r. annual rent or me sidewalk
q You had dispute with Policeman Kelly
Q-Kelly wanted to raise the ante? Ale
Q"Wfat had YOU been paying before? A.-s15
o. -Wbcn al Keiiy. come around, A..1Two years
ago He said my place worth so | said
ought 10 pay only hall as much as man in the
wa2 snc s had s en 'q n basn s 81 n" ns
Q-How dd YOU pay him? Al handed the
money TO him In an envelope. He came and asked
M FOR 1t.
EXCUSED FROM A FINE.
Q.-were you troubled after that? Al had to
answer complaints. but | was excused from fine
Q.-when did you last pay money to Kelly?
Am April year ago.
Odd YOU place anything In the envelope with
the money? Any business card. Kelly directed
that lie said he collected the envelopes and placed
them in the drawer at the police station.
William Mavs'on. cutlery pedler. one OF the
1n VINO mad' ths n ,nn' was pEotectine
a poolroom in the Merchants Hotel recently was
! the next witness He frat told story about
having been prevented from Standing In Fulton
wanted to sell his wares out Of basket few
days ago Re said that SIX pnshcart men were
| they paid g. a week to the police some Of the
| vendors did not have licenses. After he had been
thai captain Devery had given orders to allow the
other vendors TO stay there. he had gone to the
police station and made complaint The serEeant
there would not give him the names of the pole
mon but when he sho"rd IN, snGP2rrH tn n ne M
! against captain OConnor and Detective sheridan
| in the Merchants Hotel case. he was told that he
might sell his wares In Fulton-st ana the ponce
would not modest him.
appeared to be delighted when his statements
attracted the attention Of me persons IN thG court
| yos" making the two words sound Ike single
% ~ Mr. Gonp-Havc you ever given anything
! 10 policcmrn for protection? Al have given up
to b m r," in this room Not directly to the po-
| llcomen IL isn't done that way. Broadway
SQUAD man. for instance came up TO me the 2!nrT
.n9urh to sell" | says. That L. all they are good
Ian across the street" says the policeman. left
he pair win the Italian ~a allowed 0Y VITO to Tt 1n
! +, sell out OF q basket was chased away The po-
eman saa naI man. man, came %nn along S and wanted me
!" leave . pair OF scissors with the Italian. |
,yni,ine out on broadway yet for the scissors.
THIS ONE GOT a STRAW HAT.
o-Havc YOU seen policemen get things from
other venders? A.-Oh. yes. saw a policeman
get a straw hat in Nassau-st only yesterday Mr..
Moss stood close by picking his teeth. and didn't
see 1t, wanted to call his attention 70 IT,
| Mavston said he did not know where he was
| horn or exactly how old he was; but he was about
| thirfv-thrce years old he thought He was
| dock rat when he boy. Since then he had
| hr"n engaged in various occupations. \ woman
| had once accused him Of stealing her pocketbook
no.ice station The police had advised him to plead
guilty and he had done SO He served the regti-
| lar term in the Elmira Kcformatory ana had been
'paddlci'' there. In recen, years he had PLAYED
/ the raccs' whenever he had money anu ne nad
! lost aud won much money IN the pooroomS III 'he
city. , - 1T, ,
3aye You D wee! IN a MSs 1 IN G1S s
! bet on Kllleer To win and he came In third
c,,xg 6 f'' y S.' burning his head to look
Of the window. There IS one only half block
| Who runs il? Al guess can tell you tIhe
witness took small notebook from ms pocket ana
| began to look through It's pages. while many per
I cons in the courtroom laughed alOud) Mahopey
! kccns H. II ia No % Chambers-st., second floor.
| If YOU carry pink paper in your hand you'll get
| In ali right cloud laughter. In which the Sem
| ators and counsel JonedD
POOLROOMs SAID TO BE OPEN.
~O-Do you know of any other poorooms In the
CITY which have been open this week? A-Oh. yes.
There's Keefe's place. No. 81 Park Row; Peter De
Iacy's place No 80 Park Row, where made the
let yesterday; II Union Square ana Fourteenth
ST and ThirI-ave. There were twenty places open
this week. $780,,
! O-Have a number OF poolrooms been closed
sirce the committee began this investigation? A
| oh YES; quite number. .
a -Hav