The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-15

burns, who waived the reading of the
charges and pleaded not guilty.
MIS-. schubert said that she kept the
| years. In March, 1892, She saws sb q
began paying a regular monthly rate for
ponce protection for her house.
Sapt; Mct.aughlin sent for me first
ana said ! would have to pay $500 first"
she said. Then 1 must pay SO a month.
and Burns came to my house every
month, the 4th 9Th or 9Th, and I paid
COY 70 MIN for three or four months.
week before Capt. Mclaughlin and
Burns were taken away from that pre-
cinct, said Katie, laughing at the Joke
Monthly nfI so n m9s. owed the the regular
hurry. l paid him the s75, and the next
DAY they were gone"
,,Cross.examining Mrs. Schubert, Mr.
thinse Tried very hard to find out some
name and address. her husbands bust
ness and the like, but was baked in
Weiiman's objections being sustained.
~, m Ill House tried a new way. He de-
nallueu the statement made by the
woman, and when President Martin said
ne naa no such paper, Mr.. House ejacu-
lated to clerk:
rresident Martin TO produce these pa
pers. Wen see IL we can't get Justice
from this Board some way"
PRESIDENT Martins Eyes were forbid
stenographer to enter that he thought
this line OF cross-exa mination should be
permitted.
Katie Schubert's astonishingly big
mouth spread over her face in a broad
smile as she chuckled at the situation
and winked at reporter.
Gave Money to Mclaughlin.
Commissioner Sheehan renewed his
attack on Inspector Mclaughlin when
MI. HOUSE was through with the wit
ness: The Commissioner asked:
mrs. Schubert, you nave said that on
one occasion when Capt Mclaughlin
and Officer Burns visited your house YOU
paid s50. To whom did you pay that
Il paid 1t to Capt. Mclaughlin" said
the grinning Mrs. Schubert.
:, MI. Sheehan subsidized, and then Po-
llceman Burns was suspended for the
Ex- Ward Man Smith was called.
Mr. House protested that the trial Of
Burns be continued to finish, and Ex-
Senator Charles b. McClelland, Charles
Cross. entered various motions, and then
Clerk Peterson. proceeded to read the
forty pages of charges. forty-six in num-
Der before Capt; Cross would plead;
entered demurrer to .he charge against
Capt. Cross and Policeman Smith, on
d dhe ground that as charged criminal
diction, under the decision in the case OF
capt. Siebert, who was renstated by the
courts on that ground.
Then Capt. Cross and Ward Man Smith
pleaded guilty, and Mrs. Cchiebert was
again sworn and testified against Capt.
cross. Messrs. Hess McKenna and Fos-
ter taking the place of Friend G. House
as DIRECTORS.
Mrs. Schubert testified that in the
spring of 1893, few days after Capt.
Cross took command of the Eleventh
Precinct, the Captain, and Ward Man
smith called at her house. Smith in
reduced the new Captain. Smith had
been there a few days before and had
'aid he would bring the new Captain.
III be his man." said Smith. You
will have to give up $500 to start with
md pay $50 month" and said he would
smith came with Capt. Cross and
paid $500. Capt Cross gave me a sar-
,astic smile and asked me why 1 didn't
get 1t in big bills, and IL had got little
bills to bother him.
After that l saw Smith every month,
when he came for the regular $50.
The Captain was never at my house
but the once. l went right on with my
business, keeping the house open to all
once, when / was raided."
Mrs. Schubert testified that after Capt.
Cross raided ner establishment he sent
for her and told her that If she paid the
500 1t would be all right, and she could
DO business.
She believed she was pulled" May,
30. 1892, and fined, and after that about
July the Captain sent for her, and she
visited him.
Six manths ago the Parkhurst agents
raided her house. and she was fined
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