The evening world., 1894-10-16

he asked timdly,, and everybody in the
courtroom roared
How much do you get paid a month";
he was asked
'Seventy-nve dollars a month"
How much do you make off tho prls-
onsrs?" NH ,
the stand lied about me. ! let him out
In the corridor once because he said he
was feeling bad
'Is he the only prisoner You ever let
out2"
"Yes. the only one, except crazy
man | once let down. johnson didn't
Isn't it true that you have let out
scores Of prisoners?
Mop II IL not"
Cant you tell us how much money
you received from these prisoners every
month? .,"
"rhen you did receive some
"Yes, once In "A while"
Leach persisted in his refusal to tell
ceved from the prisoners. He denied
that he had recommended Lawyers Pen
tecost and Gatlin to any of the pris-
oners, and said he had no interest IN
any particular firm.
He limited afterwards, however, that
he knew Lawyer Gatiin, VINO came to the
court often and talked with the Keepers.
~ have named other lawyers TO prs.
oners | would usually give the FIRST
name that came into my head when they
asked for lawyer"
should take Pentecol and Gatlin?'
asked Chairman Lexow % the witness
That's where johnson lied" was the
reply.
Keepers "Divvy" with Lawyers.
"Dld you ever hear OF keepers getting
half the fees the lawyers collected for
prisoners"
''Yas N certain -
We'll isn't n the rule that the law
yers divide the fees with Keepers who
who get them ClientsH"
After much hesitation the witness said
that II was the general custom.
How much did you pay for the whls-
key you charged Johnson 81 for"
81 never got him any whiskey,' pro
tested the witness.
You have heard OF whlskey being
brought into the prison. haven't YOU?
"Oh. yes, but never took any In
QuinInn's Reorganization Hotel
Morris Quinlan who keeps a saloon
at l3S Park Row. was next called TO the
witness stand. He was now living at
Halls Hotel and regarded II as his resi-
denCe.
How many men have been registered
from your liquor store this year,"
II don't know anything about 1T"
Surprising | told you that thirty
seven had registered. would you he sur
prIsed?"
Yes, l should. never neaTl or IL.
A year ago Mr. Quinlan said he was
up In Broome street. All the men stop
ping at his place had come there few
days ago. He had put up some extra
beds in the last two or three days. He
said he did not know whether the men
registered or not
7Have you got permit for a lodging
house,"
Have you a hotel license"
mo, sir"
And yet you say you have forty-two
beds and have been keeping twenty-three
men there for three weeksY'
"Don't you know you are violating the
law"
How many beds are there in a
"Thcre are twenty In the extension"
"Can you swear that all the twenty
three men have slept there any one
mo, I cannot, but each man has
bed, and he can occupy 1t II he wants
Mr.. Con- wanted to get list OF the
dodgers, but Quinlan said his clerk had
that. and he did not know where he
70 Senator O'Connor Quinlan said he
had only rented the saloon for "A month
and that his dodgers came In the next
"You don't interd to keep 1T open, after
Lexow.
Certainly. ] have made estimates for
renewing the lease"
"Dld you ever run a lodging house be-
fore?'' asked Mr.. Goff.
Yes. | ran this same place three
three years ago"
Don't you know you are violating
the law every day|
mo, I do not. The Bavarian Star
Brewing Company is looking out for my
place. There are lots Of other places
running without a license
Mr. Con- tried to get at some more
definite information In regard to the
suspected "colonists'' In Qulnlans lodg
Ing house, but the witness made IA Wig
orous denial that he was In any way
interested In the fraudulent registration
OF voters.
Senator Lexow asked him II would
allow the Sergeant -at-Arm OF the Com
mittee to 20 through the rooms Of his
clearinghouse and get list OF the lodg-
ers and Quin,an refused to DO this.
Wei, we'll see about that" said Mr..
Goff and he sent for the Captain of the
Elizabeth street station