The evening world., 1894-06-28

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have the right to use the streets. He
had collected for two years, and had been
In business for twenty-one years In that
AS a meter Of fact. Mr.. Golden. don't
you know every policeman In that pre-
cinet?"
Didn't they come around to your
store to get tips every time the horse
| named alter you RAM
There are two horses named after
We'll, as you are the. patron saint OF
two houses, so much the more reason
why, they should come to see you.
They never did"
Nobody did. was never asked to
pay anything. 1t was only friendship
and good nature, and I wanted to make
the pile as big as l could"
Then you know where the money
went?'
"oh, yes, know about where 1t
went
Golden swore that he did not know
he was let off with $40. while his neigh
| bors paid $25 on consideration that he
should do the collecting.
at COL Columbus avenue. said he had
| never in his life had any trouble with
| the police In regard to excise violating.
He admitted afterwards. however, that
the Excise law about two or three years
ago. He had been dealing with Peter
McQuade. Phelan & Duval and Park q
Tiiford. wholesale dealers in liquor. No
to trade with Phelan & Duval.
He had never complain med OF a police
man being placed outside OF his store
| He was excused.
Daniel Holland. a norid faced. curly
haired gentleman. also in the liquor
business at 1850 Second avenue. was
dent OF the Wine, Liquor and Beer
Dealers Association for two years He
was subpoenaed to bring the books OF
dsne sat- sn sad ahat nD he had
| them In his possession. These were in
charge of the recording and financial
secretaries. The Treasurer also had a
tees, or Finance Committee. which had
charge OF payments.
Duties of the Committee.
The Excise Committee was the prlnci-
pal standing Committee and another
called the Grievance Committee. The
state Association attended to legislation.
The duties OF the Excise Committee in
cludei taking care OF members who got
into trouble, and exercising general SUI
pervison over the interests of the men,
bers.
There were branch associations in
every district. members OF which paid So
year dues. The Central Association
was made up OF the President and three
ond Friday Of = en- month. A special
meeting was held last February, but
with the Lexow Committee. but only the
annual ball OF the Association.
Henry Kelly. of 2li2 Third avenue
also a liquor dealer, and Recording Sec
Dealers Association for ten years past
next took the stand. The Executive
Committee was composed, he said. OF
the Presidents Of all the local orsaniza.
tions.
The Central Association sometimes
had executive sessions. he said. the last
reducing the price of ice. Only very
few such meetings were held. and the
proceedings were recorded in the regu-
lar minute book.
Books stolen,
Have you those minute books now7"
no, sir; they were surrep,itiously
taken from me-
Stolen from you, you mean7'
And since this Committee began It's
seSsions?'
"Yas, sir"
And isn't IT your opinion that they
produced before this Committee"
That is my belief"
Mr.. Con here stated that he knew MFR
kie!tz personally. but had not seen hin
before for over a year. He asked Mr.
| NlcItL 10 stute t1e ETuuIlIS OF MS NelleI
The witness said that on the sunda.
evening prior TO April 10, when ther,
was to be meeting OF the Central As
sociation, he and Morris Tekulsky, tn,
President OF the State Association. hat
looked over the minutes. Mr. Tekulsky
cautioned me to take care of the min
utes, and took the books to my bed
room.
AT the meeting on the following Tues
day they wanted to examine the minute
book. and I wrote an order telling my
wife to give 1t to the bearer and gave
this to President Holland
II supposed n member of the orge niaa
ton was going for II. but | found out
afterwards that II was district mes.
penger boy, and have not seen 1t since
IT was the minute hool; covering q per.
iod about i've years. The book wa.
not brought down to the meeting which
was held at trion Square"