The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-01
The Captain Says He Was h
Court Yesterday, but Fears
He Has Skipped
VERY BAD FOR THE EDWARD MAN
Damaging Testimony Against the
Policeman Not Shaken on
Cross-Examination.

The preliminary work had beem
cleared away, the jury completed, Me-.
Osborne had made his opening address
for the prosecution to the jury and the
actual trial of Mounted Policeman
jeremiah 8. Levy. for bribery. the ex-'
animation of the accusing witnesses.
was to begin before Judge MARITIME this
morning.
That was why there was a throng 81
loungers In the brownstone Court HOUSE
long before II o'clock. They were mostly
from the east side--from that reRun
which lies along the Bowery from Chr
ham Square to Houston street. especially
the east side Of the Bowery in ~ Eisy-
A enfor one Sea sadse sSis sssct or
ders. and hot one In twenty applicants
for admission got into Part l.. the seems
There Were many women in -
throng. for the most part fat shA
frowsy, red faced and dashl1y
dressed in cheap tawdry. Some Of Thee
ted to the Enclosure sacred to female
witnesses.
The issue to be tried Is a very narrow
one. The only question for the jury q.
tective in the Eldridge street station. On
krumm, a bride OF S2O? II
Krumm had been refused Mayors
license for his Concert hall" den. is7
Chrystie street. He had been running
the place openly, without license ana
unlawfully since January. and claims
that he did 1t with the consent OF the
police OF Eldridge street, where Capt:
Moses Cortright. looked upon as one or
the most upright men in the Police De-
partment, was In command.
That consent. he claims: was Obtained
by a bargain with Ward Man Levy that
he should $50 week to him. But ony
that one payment OF March 10 u OF IN.
says he paid 1t before witnesses.
AS Judge MARITIME is the only Judge
sitting this month all the pleadings OF
must be heard by him. and that business
consumed the first hour Of the day.
At ll.35 the trial Of e4;Ward Man ysfe
s. Levy began, with Richard a. CFsig
gram OF Kuenstier Halle. 1877 Chryrtie
street, front room. or bar. concert room,
stage, gallery, small rooms and slL
Capt. krumm's story.
Capt. Charles Krumm. proprietor Of
Kuenstler Halle, came next to the staAA.
took the stand in a Summer suit Of Hight
gray. His little black mustache was
waxed beautifully, and his goatee gave
hanging Of the under lid to his eye, q
spite his German origin.
He testified that he had kept kuenDtc
Ter Halle sixteen years. and identinee
You were a soldier in the late WARP
asked Mr. Osborne.
Yes, sir, from May I, 1881. for four
s ssen he set out ' to tell more pSrcllsss
OF his services, but was stopped by Nj
Levy and the Judge.
When did you quit keeping open your
CONCERT ser hali?"
When was it reopened?"
| March 5. -,sal
and back of It the concert hall. There
was q gallery all around the second foor
and a barroom in its front.
This man Levy came g Ts ps rss
slongT" began the perfumed captain.
MI. Levy objected on the ground that
what was done In February could have
| no bearing on the alleged act OF March
10. The objection was overruied and
Ward Man Hunt was with Levy. I
think it was he who asked. old man
~ told them. 7 am not Eettin' alo19
'"Then they said The old man WANT
TO know why don't you do like the ret<:
Then you get along n 4.
Mr.. Levy came again. He asked ~
how l was getting along and why
didn't do as the others. Then he went
away, and said he sould come sgain
" sMr. i Levy and Mr.. Hunt came 2,
gether March !: They went up 20 ths
room in the gallery. We sat d9wn- Ws
talked together, Levysaid. I want g
talk plain with you.. said 4 don't
".Mr. levy, he said. you better pay
and 20 right on. You pay SO week
. and YOU can go right on. u.
81 said; y don't like 70 lose so much a,
He said: That's all rignt; you pay ~
week and 1t win be all right.
ibid Hunt hear thats
Paid $50 40 Levy.
: .No. 1 don't think he did He sat on
one side. l went downstairs 10 my wife
behind In the kitchen and took $40 from
the cash drswer-two go notes. ! went
upstairs folded W the money In q
bundle and paid 1t to Levy"
How did you fold the bundle" este1
The %itns;s who testiasa WIN !. sus-