The evening world., 1894-06-12
* TRA.
2 O'CLOCK.
PEQUOD BOOKS
IN EVIDENCE.
Munzinger Produces Them
in Response TO the LezoW
Committees Order.
NO RECORD OF TICKET SALES.
Plenty of Chowders and Excur-
sions, but No Financial
Returns Entered.
POLICE CAPTAINS MEMBERS,
The Names Of Schmittberger anC
Devery Appear on
the Lists.
POLICE CAPTAINS MEMBERS,

After a breathing space OF three days
the Lexow Police Investigating Com
mittee resumed its work this morning
with fresh vigor.
1t was rumored that Mr.. Con had
some new sensations on the n and
that the testimony would be fully as
interesting as any that was given last
week. The early indications seemed to
promise this. for among the first ar
rivals at Part II. Off h superior Court
this morning were Louis Munzinger.
the Treasurer of the Pequod Club. John
C. Sheehan's Tammany Association, Tin
he Thirteenth District. who told the
Committee last week that he could not
produce any of the books OF the Club
without the permission OF the Board
of Directors.
Mr.. Munzinger could tell a great many
interesting things about the Pequod
Club II he would. but when he was last
on the stand he proved a very unwilling
witness, being afflicted with n painful
weakness of memory
Morris Jacobs, who started to tell some
very interesting things about John j.
Ryan. the Tammany leader in the Twen-
ty-ifth District. last Friday, was also
on hand Mr.. Ryan was there, too. n
he had his counsel, eX-Judge George NJ.
Curtis, with him to look out for his in
t%erests.
Two female witnesses were escorted
by a detective of the Parkhurst Society
and corralled in the corner reserved for
witnesses. One was a very large, fiashily
dressed woman. and the other was small
i and slight and nnietly ntttral in hlnrk
Capt. Price an Early Arrival.
Capt. james Il. Price, who 1t was said
had been summoned simply for the pur-
pose of being identified by witnesses
who would be called later, was very
much In evidence. He wore his full uni
form. and his bronzed features gave no
indication OF the worn-out physical con-
dition which his physicians certified to n
couple OF weeks ago.
Capt Price e away before the Com
mittee began the proceedings OF the day,
and Capt. Murphy was sent for, as II
proved to be the latter who was wanted
for Identification.
Lawyer W. A. Sutherland. of Roches-
ter. and De Lancey Nicoll. both wore
brand new Spring suits. and Chairman
Lexow when he called the Committee TO
order had a delicate pink moss rosebud
In his b~uttorhole.
Port Warden Munzinger was recalled
as the first witness and asked by Mr..
Goff II he had brought the books. which
he had been directed to produce, belong
ing, to the Pequod Club.
"Yes," replied Munzinger, the Board
of Directors had n meeting last night
and ordered me to turn over all the
books Of the Club to the Chairman of
the Committee"
MunGinger called for his man. bowl
ing, and the latter brought up two big
quare bundles tied up in brown pa
NJ Nicou uoptad 10 Lpou, ubnt IN.
object, of the testimony was, n OBJ
jected>to the inspection OF books belong
Ing to a private social club,
ut. would be Just as proper to call for
the books OF the University or Union
League club" said Mr.. Nicoll.
The Committee thought differently,
go into any OF the private or social
affairs of the individual members, so
Mr.. Nicoll was overruled
Munzinger enumerated the books which
he had produced. There We're n dozen or
Ma Record OF Ticket sales.
Which of these books contains the
record of the sale OF tickets for pic
the Club" asked Mr. Con,
None OF them, so far as | know"
you kept no record OF these affairs,
the expenses, receipts and soforth?'
"I think not"
You gave such entertainrsPnts?"
"Oh. yes. Each member took "A GER.
tain number Of the tickets and paid FOR
them. A committee always got these
things up. The officers had nothing 10
with them"
Mr.. Munzinger said the last chowder
party was given last Summer. He did
not know who was on the Committee.
He afterwards admitted that he was on
the Committee, but said no, records
were kept o I meetings, He didn't
know who printed the tickets or 10
whom they went after being printed.
except II was to the secretary OF the
Committee.
WASN'T there a special chowder Civ.
on last year to one OF your members.
testimonial chowder or a subscrip-
81 thi4k not" said the witness. I'VE
only had n chowder excursion last
ri. Cog wanted 70 sst at the boots,