The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-28
'CRIMMINS
AS A WITNESS.


deciding, ehp' put In House. w
President Martin flushed a little, and
when House refused to recite his motion
IT, and then decided that the Board de
MED the motion and dismissed the Prem
charge of bribery, The same ruling re
Carl Werner and Evelyn Hell charges.
Mr.. Wellman spoke in "A whisper 10 the
Commissioners. MIR. House objected TO
the star chamber" business. MIR. Well
man remarked that the contrast between
what had been experienced during tho
past wcck-thc soft-mannerCd Mr.. Hess
and what they had returned to-was too
Mr. House protested intensely. and
President Martin said severely:
I'VE can't have this sparring, Mr..
House"
"Then advise Mr.. Welman to that
effect | shall not accept the biblical
injunction &c turn the other cheek II
Weilman hits me. | shall strike him
back" retorted House.
And II looks as II we would get soaked
between you" said Martin, with n grim
ace. Now, let's go on with business"
Mr. House then entered protest on
missioners was not properly constituted.
intimating that one or more of the mem
bers had not taken the oath Of office.
Lawyer Friend followed by attacking the
prosecution for its failure to produce
Carl Werner.
Mr.. Wellman sugg ,s.sd that the de
| !
wanted him. Mr. House said he wasn't
producing the prosecutors witnesses,
and read. against all attempts to stop
him, a certificate from State Detective
Jackson OF Sing Sing. showing that Carl
Werner was convicted of perjury as
straw-bail man In 1887 and sent UP for
seven years, and that he was not dis
charged till Dec. q, 1892.
Lancelot w Armstrong. of rs Lexing-
ton avenue. was called as the first wilt
ness for the defense. He built the Pro
duce Exchange, Army and Navy Build
ing. churches and other structures IN
his thirty-fve years as n builder. He
Thomas e. Crimmins." called Mr.
Now. II Mr.. Crimmins is called on the
same line, ] object to his being sworn
said Mr.. wellman.
wise the Commissioners that way! Let
them refuse to swear one OF our wit
nesses. ] would like that"
But the brother and partner of John
ID. Crimmins, the richest contractor In
New York and leading Tammany Hall
man, was sworn. He testified that he
| had never paid or been asked to pay a
dollar to policeman ad,os,o, ,no,r., tina
| swearing of James J. Wallace, another
builder, and advised the Commissioners
that II they asked Mr. House to say
same questions as he had to Armstrong
and Crimmins, House would have to
reply; ,.. ,,,,, s,r. - r.,,.. 70
answer II court asked such ques-
| tion," said Mr.. Wellman,
"Well, Messrs. Commissioners. with
out any disrespect for you. Will tell
! you now that should you ask me what
l proposed to prove by any witness
should have no fear OF the consequences.
Wallace testified like the others, and
other reputable builders, who were in
court to testify. This was In order to
disprove Bnllter kilpntrick statement
had not paid blackmnil.
Mr.. Wellman said: II object to these
people coming here. to testify to the
| things they haven't done. and the things
| them"
This brought a vigorous protest from
| House. who declared 1t shame for the
to thus assail citizens who stood higher
| In their profession than he did In his,
There was murmur. then a rumble,
| and then small wave OF approval from
| the mouths. hands and feet of the 100
people. mostly policemen, who filled the
spectators benches.
President Martin threatened to clear
| the room. The builders went away. and
Mr.. House called Patrick white, OF 20
Chrystie street, to the witness stand.
White said he was employed four
ford, "a Bayard street. including the
| three months when Inspector Nc
LaughIin was the captain in command
of that precinct. and Burns was his
WIN White ue's said ;"Billy" Hoyt was Mrs.
Sanford's partner in the business. He
had seen Burns try to get into the house
and fail There were e6 nc, no lEh hs. in ths
closed and the doors locked.
II was paid to keep guard In front OF
the house" said White. 1T was my
duty not to let any one In unless |
| knew him To he friend | had a key
to the basement door.
| "Offlcer Burns and another man came
March, but I wouidn't lex them in.
| They were In citizens dress, and never
knew that they We're policemen. ! told
them there was nobody In the house
| White identified Patrolman Nugent as
the man who came with Burns. and
| said that he refused to let them in
simply because he didn't know them.
named Boyle was the monkey jumper"
The witness explained that monkey
| jumper was the technical name given
to the watchers outside the disorderly
Mr. House next asked about a man
named Graham, who lived at Mrs.
money. Mrs. Sanford had denied know
ing any such person, and denied that
any man had ever died in her house.
When Mr.. Wellman objected, Mr.. House
/
had $500 In cash; that he left the
| Bayard street house In cab with Mrs.
| Sanford and n woman named p'Brien
and went up to Billy Hoyt's Williams.
| bridge road that Graham died
mysteriously up there. and that after
that Mrs. Sanford was flush with
| money.
But after Grahams start In the cal
| with the women, White knew only 10y
hearsay. and his testimony was rulee
out
Now. isn't It a fact" Mr.. House asked
that Mrs. Sanford paid for that house
"a Bayard street, and was unable TO tax,
up those notes before they We're duo
with the money she got from that deac
mans BODY"
This was ruled out, and by Mr., Well
mans advice, so was Commissioner Shee
mans question as to whether Mira. San
ford had lots OF money after Graham!
disappearance.
| Under a hot cross examination, White
said he had been six wears in New York
| speu; TWO months as a subway laOurel
and had since then been room clerk
at the Fourth Ward Hotel. whore ole
| shakespeare Was hutrhered 10y
"Frenchy" the ripper: p"lilel peauut
and bananas ana hdi done lite @
everything.
White got along very we'll until Nj
Wellman asked him how he knew VII
to let In and who to keep ont of Mrs
Sanford's house, n he had never workct
there before and didn'' know who wor