The evening world., 1894-10-18
SODA STANDS
WELL CHARGED
How Manufacturers Gave Up
Money to Influential
Mr.. BrodSky.
WHAT He SAID USUALLY WENT
When He Got That $500 Purse
Police Prosecution Of Fizz
Dealers Stopped.
PHIL WISHES SON ACCUSED.
Witness Bierman Says He lnsulted
His Wife, and With Two Police
men Assaulted Him.

There are two or three new things on
the tapis to-day" said Counsel Frank
Moss, of the Lexow Committee. as he
arranged big bundle of books and
papers on the table before him prepara-
tory to resuming work this morning.
but l cannot definitely say yet whether
or not they will come to a head. 1t will
depend a good deal upon circumstances
our first work to-day. however. viii
be the finishing up of the testimony in
regard to the police blackmail of keep
ers of street soda-water stands on the
east side, which we began TO take yes
terday 1t is important as showing a
new phase of the system OF police trib-
ute which seems actually to have
been imposed upon every line of bust
ness In the city
A number of clergymen, in addition to
the regular attendants, Rev. Father
Ducey and Rev. Mr. Gutter.dge. of New
ark, We're In the audience when the
Committee began its days work. Chair
man Lexow and Senator Bradley WERE
the only members present at the open
ing.
Mr.. Moss began by abiding to the gen
eral demand which had been expressed
that the Committee should 20 higher in
Its investigation and call the Commits
ne Vi tIlt tOullStl WAS
that the time was not yet ripe for such
step. In other words the Indictment
against the higher authorities was not
yet complete.
He said that undoubtedly the investi-
CATION would be followed by u general
reorganization, of the Police Depart
tees which had been exposed already
pointed to such a result. In such a
reorganization old officers would be
given the preference, and it was neces.
n G fiIrf int oat tla,.
side OF the question, in order to show
the exact state of affairs.
After that 1t would be time to bring
Gals of the Department.
Chairman Lexow said he thought 1t
was not the province of the Committee
that 1t wanted TO get at the facts
no matter whom they might hurt.
Phil wissig Called.
prepared to go on with any new branch
OF the inquiry to-day, and made state
ment for the purpose of putting the wit
ness. Ebert, who testified yesterday, in
He then called for Philip Wissig,
which occasioned somewhat of n sur
prise. for Mr.. Wissig's name has not
been mentioned in connection with the
vious hearings witnesses have testified
they had some dealings with him.
Mr.. Wissig, however, was not in. the
courtroom, and Treasurer Laight, of the
Soda-Watei, Manufacturers Association.
was recalled to the witness stand.
MI I-aight said he had not been able
which would show just how much
money was paid to John f. Brodsky,
as counsel for the Association, for Sc
curing the, passage of a city ordinance
street saltwater stands.
He admitted that he had seen MIR.
Brodsky and talked with him about
the lawyer had told him he would do
what he could. He supposed that when
he paid $3.50 to him, 1t was for ordinary
when standkeepers We're arrested
Mr.. Brodsky had successfully de-
Tended a great many men who had been
arrested, At one time all the stands In
Capt. Schultz's precinct were closed up,
while in Capt. Grants they We're al
lowed to remain open.
The witness was asked what was done
to get Capt Schultz TO let the stands
resume business, but he said he did not
know that anything in particular was
done,
fucturers for Capt Schultz?" asked Mr..
Moss
II heard a rumor that a collection
was to be taken, up. but l didn't con-
tribute anything
where did you hear this?"
~ heard 1t from some of my help"
Weren't you asked to subscribe to
mo, sir, l don't remember that l
was"
We'll, shortly after you heard this ru-
NOR the soda-Water stands were allowed
TO open in Capt. schultz's precinct,
weren't they"
Yes, i think they were"
NJ. Laight finally admitted he had
heard or collections taken up for cap
tains in other precincts downtown.
Collections Went for Rent"
1T was part OF the exp !nse of your
business, wasn't it?'
mo; l didn't, care whether the police
shut the stands up or not"
You mean the standkeepers had to
well. We charged it to the stand
keepers as rent"
Didn't you also charge for permits ."
mo, We charged 1t all to rent" Mr..
Moss was Violently greatly gratifed to
get even this much out of the witness
who was d very unwilling one.
Mr.. Laight said he had NOT collected
any rent for mis- stands recently, al
though he usually collected the money
In advance.
"How much money did you collect from
Moss.
Between 5000 and s., 900, / should say"
The $3.50 | paid Mr.. BroGsky came out
Mr. Laight finally admitted 10 Chair
man LeXow that the rentals collected
were chiefly expended in order to pro-
from the police and corporation officers
"Weli, what did YOU do with the rest
OF the money you collectedp"
TT went into the business. cannot
! tell exactly what became of it,"
CONTINUED on Second Pacel