The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-10-18
LAST EDITION,
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 Fig
Dealers Stopped.
WHAT He SAID USUALLY WENT
POLICEMAN M'LAUGHLIN IS o. X.
ex-sergt. Stsffens, Third U. S. In.
fantry, Swearj He Once Be.
longed to His Company.

There are two or three new things on
the tapls to-day said Counsel Frank
Moss, of the Lexow Committee. as he
arrlnged 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, will
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 BUSH
ness In the city"
number of clergymen, in addition to
| the regular attendants, Rev. Father
| Ducey and Rev. Mr. Gutteridge, of New
ark, were 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 go higher In
its investigation and call the Commits
sioners. The opinion of the counsel was
that the time was not yet ripe for such
, step In other words, the Indictment
against the higher authorities was not
| yet completed.
| He said that undoubtedly the investi-
cation would be followed by a general
reorganization, of the Police Depart
tices which had been exposed already
pointed TO such a result. In such a
reorganization old officers would be
given I'VE the pr ,,if ana 1t was neces-
side of the question, in order to show
| the exact state OF affairs.
After that II would be time to bring
the Indictment home. to the higher OFF,
Gals of the Department.
Chairman Lexow said he thought IL
was not the province of the Committee
to manufacture public sentiment, but
that 1t wanted to get at the facts,
no matter whom they might hurt.
Phil wissig Called.
Mr. Moss, however, was evidently not
prepared 20 go on with any new branch
OF the inquiry to-day, and made a 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 sur
/ \
been mentioned in connection with the
soda-water business. although In pre-
vious hearings witnesses have testified
they had some dealings with him.
| MIR. Wissig, however, was not In the
courtroom. and Treasurer Laight, OF the
Soda-Watei Manufacturers Association.
was recalled to the witness stand.
Mr.. laight said he had not been able
to find any books of the Association
which would show just how much
money was paid to John T.. Brodsky.
f..F hA tari for
allowing the granting of permits for
street soda water stands.
| He admitted that he had seen Mr..
Brodsky and talked with him about
getting the ordinance passed, and that
the lawyer had told him he would do
he paid $3.50 to him, 1T was for ordinary
legal services to be rendered in cases
when standkeepers were 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 were al
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
Wasn't purse made up by the manu-
fucturers for Capt Schultz?' asked Mr..
Il heard a rumor that collection
was TO be taken, up, but 1 didn't con-
tribute anything"
Where did you hear this?'
81 heard IL from some of my help"
"Weren,t. you asked to subscribe to
NO, sir. 1 don't remember that
was"
well, shortly after you heard this ru-
NOR the saltwater stands were allowed
to open in Capt. schultz's precinct.
weren't they?"
Eyes, l think they were"
Ny. itaight finally admitted he had
heard of collections taken up for cap
tains in other precincts downtown.
Collections Went for Rent"
at was part of the expense 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.
"Ddn't you also charge for permits?"
mo, We charged 1t all to rent" Mr..
| Moss was evidently greatly gratined 70
| get even this much out of the witness.
| who was a very unwilling one.
Mr.. Laight said he had not collected
| any rent for his stands recently al
though he usually collected the money
"How mucn money did you collect from