The evening world., 1894-09-12
rendered me, after he promised to 20 on

rendered re, Tered me- after he promised to go on
"If your intention is, Mr.. Goffs to
show that our witnesses are being in
terfered with" said Senator Lexow. Il
spoken OF in The World to-day, is even
a stranger one than this"
We Will attend to that In due Time,
said Mr.. Goff I'VE have sent for him
Policeman Henry Cohen, who arrested
Werner was then called, lie said he
was sent by Capt. cross TO Werners
saloon and told to make an arrest II
Werner was doing business. He went IN
Didn't you know it is against the rule
to go and get evidence against saloon
keepers in citizens dress"' asked Mr..
mo. sir. only obeyed orders"
Had you gone out before that in citi-
zen's dress to make arrests
II had"
did the Captain send you to any other
place that night
mo, that was the only one"
Didn't you see any other liquor places
doing business that Sunday night"
~ ,, sir"
Don't you know that every saloon in
that neighborhood violates the law every
Sunday
Not of my knowledge"
Have YOU heard Of Supt. Byrnes's re-
port in which he says there are $500
day observed by detectives where no ar
rests are made"'
Yes | believe so"
Cohen went on to say that after taxi
ing his prisoner to Essex Market Court
Werner had asked him to let him OFF
easy.
Make 1t an exposure. and not sell
ing said Werner to me.
Then I felt him slip something into
my hand. and found it was five-dollar
wait a moment You say you felt
q "a "A 4
feei?''
soft like"
And your fingers instinctively closed
Yes sir"
Let's SEE how you did 1t. Please
Cohen did so, and Mr., Goff surveyed
him critically.
II notice your right hand is little
further from the hip than the left; that's
the correct position, ] suppose"
raped for order
II also notice that the fingers OF the
right hand are somewhat more widely
extended and that they are bent in
ward"
There was another giggle, and Cohen
looked foolish. Mr.. Con- had come more
fun with the officer, and the, latter said
he had shown the bill to Policeman ART
ken, who was with him, and asked him
what to do.
. why didn't, didn't Jys, you arrest Werner at
Because | knew he was I.exow wit
ness. and didn't want to take the re-
sponslbIllty."
:, !. , Il, ny y2 ~. did know he was a
yes. I believe Arfken had told me
80. He said the mans real name was
Carl Werner. We only had the bar bar
not arrested TIL afterwards" ..,
What did you do with the biz"
| asked Senator Lexow.
81 gave 1t back to him.
why did you not keep II as evidence
| OF Werner's bribery
Il had witness In Arflten. and we
reported to the Captain when we went
back to the station"
Capt Cross was angry because we
had not arrested Werner, as he said he
had committed IA crime in our presence.
He told us to go with him to see the
THE whole matter was gone over
again before the Superintendent and In,
| spector Williams, and AZ result ]
| was told to go to the Judge and get a
warrant for Werner and arrest him AT
| once.
WAS anything said at Headquarters
| about Werner's being Iexow Witness
| asked Senator Lexow.
Not that heard ! didn't say any
| thing about It,"
But you say the only reason you
| didn't arrest him was that you knew he
was "A LeXow witnessS"
| IAN I said was that | was sorry that
I had not arrested Werner on the spot,
and they told me l had made mistake
| In judgment"
How long had Officer Arfken known
| that Werner was a LeXow witness|'
II don't know, but believe he was ac-
! quainted with him"
| The next witness was Charles NJ.
Patterson, of Shrewsbury. y. j., n
merchant of this city. who said he had
| had some experience with the police
In regard TO the loss OF some Jewelry.
| He lost diamond scarfpin, he said,
while crossing the Brooklyn Bridge.
| 1t was stolen by IA thief who snatched
| II from his tie year ago He offered
II reward OF $50 For the return OF the
pin and $50 more for the arrest of the
| thief
The case was reported to the BROOKLYN
as well as the New York police. The
next day George Xant, one of the Brook
! Ign detectives, wrote him that he had To-
cat cd the pair In a sixth avenue pawn
shop. and wanted Mr. Paterson to ac'
I company him there.
81 went up with him from Henry
Nichols 4 Co, and. going up Sixth ave
nue., several friends OF Iant Joined us
We went to Schman's pawnshop. and
Xunt produced the diamond. which was
Identified and | was told that | must
pay 800 for advances made on the
| stone.