The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-12-04
GREEN GOODS MEN.
How They Divided Their Earn
ings With New York Police.
"R. eoFF TRAPS a rgRJuRgR.
How Paddy DIVERS SON Stuffed the
observation-disclosures Attorney
Fellows Trial.

/ NEw YaEK. Dec S-After q months
/ recess the sen ats investigating committee
todsy resumed probing into the corrup-
I ton Of the police department OF this CITY
1 Senator Saxton's resignation leaves the
4 COMMITTEES with only SIX members Father
( Ducey appeared in court. and the fact that
{ he ignored Archbishop Corrigsn's notice
! not 70 present him.els at the sessions OF
the Laxow committee was tonic Of in
terest. Father Ducey would only saw TO
reporters: ''For information of any kind
| | refer You 20 Madison avenue, where
| Archbishop CorFigan lives" Among
those present was John Burns. the En-
giish Socialist. accompanied by Samuel
Gompers
August L Lewis admitted under exami-
nation that be bad committed perjury in
swearing be was the owner of a saloon be-
! longing 10 Nine. Schaude. who was under
the ban OF the excise board and could not
procure license.
Charles Harris. alias Michael Newton,
was then called. The witness said that in
1S92, just before the presidential election.
he was paid 50 cents by Jimmy Diver to
register as Patrick Ryan from the Inter-
national hotel. The next day ne regis
tered under an alias from the Grand Cen
trail lodging house. for which Assembly
man Callahan paid him 81. Harris did
not vote. He was arrested and sent TO the
Erie county prison before the election.
Michael Ryan admitted that be had
torn mp subpoena 10 appear before the
committee some time ago. He refused 10
answer questions which implied that he
had been a green goods dealer.
do you remember" asked Mr. COT,
that Applegate testified that YOU were a.
the head Of one of the biggest green goods
agencies in lhis city g''
Il do not"
How much money did you pay Can't.
Common for allowing YOU 10 ply your
business at the Pennsylvania fsrries2"
II neyer paid him anything"
NOW, on the solemnity of your oath
and by your word as a man, will you
swear that you did not know what the
green goods business isl"
ITO my personal knowledge, yes"
"Will you also swear that You do not
know of your personal knowledge of any
money that has been paid 10 the police Of
this city as blackmai?"
Yes"
Ryan persisted in his denial of any
knowledge of the green goods business. but
was led by Mr.. Goff to admit that he had
met Apologize in Taylor's hotel in Jersey
City.
Apologize was then called and testified
that he knew Ryan as a green goods man
and had met him in Taylor's hotel and
other places. which. he said, were resorts of
green goods men. Ryan and Wilson paid
him 5000 10 sign some papers in which he
agreed not 10 appear against Capt. Meekin.
Lawyer Flannery drafted the paper and
was with Ryan and Wilson when he
signed 1t.
Lawyer Flannery was put on the stand.
He denied that any compensation had
been offered Apologize in his presence for
signing the affidavit. lie also testified
that he received no tee from Police Captain
Meekin. but did all he did through friend
ship for Meekin.
Applegate Was recalled and said Flan-
merry told him he would be rewarded for
signing the affidavit
Ryan Was recalled and refused to give
any testimony about the green goods bust
ness, and on leaving the court room was
arrested for refusing TO obey subpoena TO
testify, and he was held in $500 bail, ex-
AssembIyman Callahan being his bonds
man.