New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-05

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COMMISSIONER ANDREWS
,,o, had contained the protest OF citizens against
tho Granting OF a license to Lambert, the book
keeper in the Hotel Tortoni. in 1881 In the papers
the Hotel Tortoni mentioned as ho'oi h aGoS
nlace" Mr. Andrews said that the Incense WIN" VIII. u
lambert had applied for had been refused because
1t was known that he was an en iI You'd NOT
explain to the satisfaction Of Mr. Con Why "a ~,
cense had been granted TO Le hoa,n n in which
i,Iyens Who had made the protest could nave
had an opportunity to state their op)ecuohs'
HE KNEW 1T WAS DISORDERLf PLAOh'
Nr Andrews was forced TO admit that the H.
cense had been refused TO Lambert because IL was
believed that the place disorderly lie tred
to sa,Iirm out OF admission mat the hcenso
had been granted to Lewis In order TO allow Lewis
70 collect the money due him. and said mat the
statement made by Lewis merely had satisfied
the Excise Board that Lewis was not dummy my
AZ man who was we'll acquainted with the
city he had long known Of the Hotel , LOTION,
that he was moi we'll posted about such places
Mr. Con- gave whitening look; ana SAID =, r,o
Innocents Abroad"
THE COMMISSIONER LOSES HIS TEMPER
Mr. Andrews flushed with anger for the first
time during the cross-examination. and he biurted
out: Il would like to ask II you knew the char
acter OF thet place. Mr.. Goff|
Pardon me-" said Mr. GOH, dfh"lns h'i'Scii
I'D with dignity I'VE not on an equality here
II you want me to answer your questions VIII
have to get down TO your level. ,,
There was applause. which was promptly
checked by Senator Lexow. and Mr. ANDREWS con
minutes later the committee took recess for
luncheon.
A BAD AFTERNOON FOR ANDREWS.
1t was 3 o'clock when Senator Iexow raped for
order at the beginning Of the afternoon session.
Behind the desk with him were Senators Bradley.
Robertson, O'Connor and Cantor. Elk Senator Lin
son came in in the course OF the afternoon and
chatted with the Senators. Edward II. Horner. the
Austrian bond man. who said he would need a
truck to bring his books to the courtroom. was
present in the room with a modest armful OF his
great pile. He looked inexpressiby happy when
Mr.. Golf requested the chairman to excuse until
this morning all the witnesses except MI Andrews
and those connected with him in excise testimony
coat lapel he the button of the Loyal Legion.
That button was TO form an important part IN
little dreamed Of 1t as he took his seat In the wit
asked Mr. Con- smiingly Of the man who had come
demanding vindication and who was to go forth
Yes said Mr.. Andrews. as Mr.. Con passed up
an Excise Board document for his psrusal holding
wanted to know If there had been hearing before
@ o2 S or S Ss ss
witness couldn't remember. Mr. Con read the opin-
Lambert. Lambert had had a hearing. and. al
! though there had been testimony in his favor, his
| application had been refused
THAT INEXPLICABLE CONCESSION TO LEWIS
But you granted license to Lewis when no
testimony taken relative to his character -
cried Mr.. Golf
IL have sworn there was a hearing" said Mr..
Andrews
! Q.-Where is the record? Al do not know
James F. Bishop. chief clerk of the Excise Board.
was then called TO the stand.
Q.--Have you in obedience to the subpoena all
the papers the subpoena asked for? Ayes
| Q.-From an examination OF them. Is there any
record OF any hearing or decision by the board in
an OF this to the hand you
don't know Of any -.
Excise. called to the stand for a minute. He
said no record of the Testimony taken at the hear
Decisions and resolutions he said. were written
out but unless he was especially ordered to do so
called the attention Of the committee to this state
Of things, and Senator Lexow remarked that In
the courts and the Legislature the same custom
prevailed. Commissioner Andrews was then re-
DIT appears from the record, Mr.. Andrews. tina,
the only record rendered by the Excise Commits
d signed n" by Is oSr
A-No: there was another hearing / remember
Lewiss application was fully discussed and
.Q.-why did the board. twenty-one days after
license for the Hotel Tortoni. grant application
to another man? Alt was a matter OF the boards
discretion.
UTTERLY FLIMSY EXCUSES.
Q.-In the exercise of your discretion there was q
remarkable conversion In the minds of the board
In a few days time In reference to the Hotel Tor
toni was there not? Ave never had any posi-
tive evidence In the We believed Lewis
would conduct the place properly and so granted
the license.
Lambert was a good man. the place was too bad
| 10 be given a license and yet three weeks later
| Lewis got a license for this same bad place!
| Mr. Andrews evaded a reply.
1 Con han a
his pocket, with the remark that he had some
notorious cases on which the board had thought
III to write out elaborate opinions for refusing IL
censes He mentioned the place OF Barthodi Kat
| At No 1916 Broadway and Purcells establish
| ment License was refused In these cases because
| there were remonstrances signed by many people
alleging that license would be detrimental TO the
| business OF others In the locality.
! O-You said you always wrote opinions Tor re
| fusing licenses. Why was none written for refus
| ing the notorious Torton and long one written on
| this Katt case? Al can't tell
VAIN ATTEMPT TO EXPLAIN
| Now" said Mr. Con, here Is the case OF one
| George Harmon of No. 1874 NInth-ave.. in which
| there was a great time before the board Here IL
the case of George Hillen. Fourteenth-st. and Uni
| versty Place. and here is the Sixth Avenue HStel
| At Forty-fourth-st. and sxth-svs.. kept BY one