The evening world., 1894-06-13
mot himself. but he sent them around

Not hiii'seii' OUT ne sent tnem nrouho
Werner said he was In the real estate
business now. and had assumed another
name. He would not tell his name, be-
an honest life.
THE men who got me to sign the
bond ought to- be In Sing Sing. They
are IN the Distriet-Attorney's office
MIR. Jerome got out OF the witness
that he was taken out by some attaches
made Intoxicated, in which condition he
signed the o
Accuses De Lancey Nicoii.
witness stated that Mr., Nieoll had
promised to do all he could for him
when his case came up. and that when
he tMr. NicolD found that men con
dropped the papers like hot iron"
Mr.. Nicoll protested. against this, and
questions. that Judge MARITIME was Dis
thought that Assistant 'pistriet.Attor.
ney Puriy. had prosecuted him.
Winterburn. of $50 West One Hundred
and Thirty-second street: He said that
in July. 1891. he lived at 1928 West TWEEN
ty-first sti eet, and when sitting at his
window one evening he saw IA police.
man enter. a saloon Just opposite and
remain Inside for twenty minutes.
saw I Ills in the Policemnn's Hand.
when he came out he shook hands
wit the proprietor, and came away
with his hand closed. AS he passed
my windo he opened his hand. and l
saw him transfer several bills to his
pocket.
Then he went into a saloon on the
corner of Eighth avenue. l put on my
hat and followed him. for his actions
On Nnn tn la nNNF fnnL
his number. 1t was l.052.
-" Then | went to the police station In
Twentieth street and made a complaint.
The Sergeant took It down and | went
home. Some time after the officer came
to see me and / met him in the hallway.
At first he clustered and said was
mistaken, then he admitted he a been
In the saloon. and begged me not to say
anything about 1t. .
Before he went away he threatened
to do me II l appeared against him."
been called upon to appear in any case
against the officer. He also told how
he had attempted unnecessarily to have
some Instructions on the sidewalk ad-
Joining his house removed. He com
planned TO the police. but nothing was
done.
lie also told OF a conversation he had
with an Italian fruit vender near his
house. The vender said he had to pay
for police protection to sell his wares
on the street.
are you a member OF tne Harlem ne
publican club, d%octor?" asked Mir.
| Nicoll.
81 am"
That's ALL"
Hook Again Accused.
The next witness called was Max
Deutsch. a boy OF seventeen, who said
he worked for his father when he kept
1899. There were girl walters employed
there.
Did you know Hook. the ward MANI"
"Oh, yes" replied Deutsch. - :,
sufficient evidence had not been received
as to Hooks matchmaking practices, and
said there was no doubt in the minds OF
the Committed as to Hooks connection
with such practices.
Deutsrh went on to say that his father
had paid money TO Hook four or I'VE
SOS afterwards. His father had no license.
After that his father kept another
cafe at IS East Fourth street. when
Hook was still the collector Of blood
Hook until the place was closed, after
the Parkhurst Society began to make
things warm for the keepers of disor-
who kept cafes in that neighborhood,
Lustiger, Rosenthal. K%ratina, Deforest
BLACK Eagle" in Firth street. He re:
membered that all these people, includ.
ing his father, went to call on Capt
Cross one night shortly after he had
taken command of the precinct. He
had summoned them to the station
house.
Deutsch said his father told him
Capt: Cross had given them all a warn
law.
Max Rosenthal, one Of the most no
torlous OF the cafe proprietors. and who
and in Fourth street, was next called.
He. was an unwilling witness. He sal ID
he knew Hook, the ward man. very well.
but denied that he had ever paid him
That's very strange said Chairman
Lexow. he should have overlooked
you.
Did you have a license for your
PLACE" inquired Mr.. Moss.
oh. no! I only kept them for my
friends"
IBID you ever see Ibis man before?''
asking Detective Whitney to stand up.
Never Sold Liquor.
do you mean to say you never sold
this man beer and wine In your cafe?"
You knew Mr.: Buser. who furnished
beer to the ,cafes?"
"Oh, yes"
:HSS "q essr d' sos yss get I s Should day ssy.
ooSN $3.50 s
t~wenty-four bottles to the box"
.Rosenthal sad Ward Man Hook came
In occasionally to look over the accounts
and see that everything was right. but
that he never paid a cent of money to
anybody.
Were you not arrested?'
Yes; I have been arrested four times
for selling liquor without a license, and
was fined S25 each time at Special SEES
sions.. ] paid the fine every time"
Didn't you ever sec the Captain OF
the precinct"
mo. don't know what his name is
you saw him when you were ar.
rested at the station, didn't your"
NO: l don't remember"
And you mean to tell this Committed
that you never paid n money to
any member of the police force for
pr~otection?"
mot a cent"
You saw Ward Men Lang and Taylor
Yes; they Just dropped in the same al
Hook used to. but l never paid them
dollar"
ibid you ever hear of Tom Pepper
asked Senator Bradley OF the witness.
mo. SIR"
WHO'S Tom Pepper" asked Mr.
Nicoll. suspiclously.
Tom Peppers Identity.
Ties the man who lied himself gu
of hell" responded the Brooklyn Sena
tor. and the laugh was on Mr.. Nicoll.
The last witness called at the morn
ing session was Jacob Schwartz, the pro
prietor of the BLACK Eagle o.
| &C ..rn $50. 4 IInr - n nnfa Of OOE EIetl