New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-09-11

his interesting tale freely Captain Mea ar M ,"b,a
his chin resting on his hands at the end OF ,hc az -,
far away. kept his eyes on the witness "' '''
O'-Tell the committee how you came nrst 70
90 into the "green-goods" business Al USED 10
frequent Hawkins's saloon at OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
SnWbat ana acauantances did you make there?
Al met Jim McNaly. his brother waiter anu
Se o'ao vida did you know Walter? Ave went to
'n oWhere did you begin nrst? Al began foid,
ins circulars in 'green-goods' pace at Elizabeth
az" SIW iU'e employed you: A;-IIarry EHssc,l
QHad that ANYTHING to % VIZ M NJ wss wIth
McNaly and 1t was part of McNally's system
THE MEN WHO DID PRINTING.
TIE witness said that he worked there for
month at the rate Of 81 week. and that the circu-
lars explained to the victims that they conid get
so many thousand dollars for 80 many n"h'ren
The circulars. he said were turned out IN Joo
printing Office Eugene Marvin was the name OF one
Of tho mon who did the printing and his place was
In EIghth-ave.. between Thr,y-fonrtn ana lniry
ffth-gts and another man named ReiscnschrelDer'
Mr. Con hanel the witness bunie 20 Of Mr P22ars
which he rsc3snzsd hay h 9 ar ia
oS SpP%s an: s,a 's r o Recv.s from j.
W NJ $50 on account signed J. ". r. What was
bor r5a f from IN" Mc S,ny." s"''
NJ CON then read off long detared account OF
! cITcmsrs' sets and adircsses' occurred and
for which a total of Sl.jS charged, ana ne read
also the following letter:
Mr.. McNaly; AS YOU are aware | went went 70 .r see
on:y Jaw You once and that for A. few minutes
What's the Of all the delay and annoyance S 70
me-? You saii II DO business with You thlt NEE
would be no delay or trouble. Answer this as am
already out of patience and RRES1ssiEES s
Now" continued Mr. Gor, how many men did
Tht W!;nc!. :ld he employed eight. ard that the
boar barrOOm.
AN ALDERMAN'S PLACE HEADQUARTERS.
"a, ex-A,ierman Farre.ly's, on the Bowery?
Ayes
Q-And that was one OF the recognized headquar-
ters? Ayes.
Q-Tell us how the profits are managed A
Each writer got - per cent OF the deal
O-What's a deal? A-Whcn work 500 ont OF
guy" the writer gets $50 and McNaly gets the
other 50. The writer pays s. to the steerer ana
- to the JOINT. or turner. There are three men in
Applega,e was 1 off the sand temporarily az MS
stage. ana man. pa.e and tremblns evidently win
cup eI that position for five minutes before he was
fairy writing in asony under the cross,exanlnaII
FOR water several times TO mosten MS parcnea !ips
and when senator Bradley tod him IN The eourss OF
might axe You tell ,he truth" he had as much
man gave his n,me az Joseph Morris Reisenschreber,
Of No. 20 Canll-st. the person VINO AppeSatc nad
,d T Ifs akei him i. he dd anything onsde Of
mcrcsn;lc printing. or II he I'D any literary work,
o-You would take any class OF business? A.
That depends.
THE TREMBLING WITNESS.
o-suppose there was some immoral printing
would you take that? Al don't suppose would
O-suppose You were asked to print a circular
10 be used for defrnulinR the public. would you
pr,nt it, A-Not II I knew II. but never went
70 school In my nfe. know how 10 sign my
name but don't know how to keep any ac-
OF a gang Of thieves robbed jewclry-st9re
and wanted You 10 print c'rgGlar, 0mSr'us t Yn
a. Do Won Know the meaning Of ''bunco-stccrer."
ard have you ever read about "green-goods A.
OLD YOU ever see any "grcen-goods" circulars?
. DID vow ever sec McNary? Al never saw
FOR hin. and ] never .cnt 4 hill 70 him for any
HoPELEssLY ENTANGLED.
When the witness was confronted with the letter
which he had written to McNally. ne first denied
II and then admitted 1t. and when he was con-
frontel with some Of the circulars he denied hav-
Ing printed them AT FIRST and then admitted that
he had printed them. but he didn't know. he said
whom tny were t 19r r6s Waic all the name the
And YOU have been doing his work for several
months,'' llr cor exclaimed. "and YOU have here
given n receipt fo~ 50 10 man whose name you
do not know. Il that So Al never signed any
Q 10 you know tina, that is the TRUTH A.
c" DO yoG believe 1t Is the truth? At IS
e"why.'' exclaimed Mr.. Con. 1T is only nine
III The mans name was Waiter" said Chairman
L.sow why dM YOU make out receipt Tor
- ,,ts m. way he told to DO" replied the
witness. his face nov picture OF the most AFFECT
Here f. paper dated December I. 1893; bal
anSe. SIS SIS What doe, that mean? Al don't
Hn 4 10 YOU stand under the obligation Of your
oath and say you don't know "hat that paIahce
The witness IA not answer or s.,,
Are You dumb" exclaimed Mr. Con-. still the
" senator saxton What Is that balance? Al
could not tell never went to school
TIE SENATOR'S GET EXCITED.
"weu" exclaimed Senator Bradley. perhaps If
YOU were In Sing sing for three or four years and
then came out you might be able TO tell us!''
At this poin, several OF the members OF the
committee stood up and crowded around the wit
Gone" sold Senator O'connor. impaucntly.
"don't YOU know very well the matter In that bill
Of yours Is for green goods circulars that you
'N~It might have been uhe witness trembling.
but | didn't know It at the time .,......
Now" said Mr.. Con- again r"ading the witness
letter to McNaIy. You have sworn that you never
wrote to McNal.y?"
Chairman Lexow This witness has pcriuTci him
self on several occasions here DO 20" propose
Mr. Con didn't reply to this directly but he ga
later on He continued the EXAMINATION or the Wit
ness for several minutes more, until he had contra,
dlcted ana over again most Of what ne hhi
eyorn to- Mr.. Gon made him swear That ne hal
only one composor In his Office and that he had
turned OF eo0Do circulars At cost of 500 FOR the
| grccn-goods men, and then he let him of the stand
| 4 CLEAR CASE FOR THE GRAND JURY.
| Chairman T.exow-It Is the unanimous opinion OF
| the committee that this case should he brought
to the attention Of the Grand Jury. The committee
proposes 70 proicc; It's witnesses far only as they
tell the truth Whore a witncSS wilfully perJures
himself before tho committee the respect which the
committee owes To- Itself and IL the community de-
manhs that the matter should he brought 10 the at
| ,nnfinn Of tho Grand Jury. The scnographer IL
hereby ordered prepare special copy or N" Wit
ncsss testimony. to be presented 10 the District
| Attorney with my remarks: