New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-03-11
now THEY HELP TAMMANY.
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u" .,,a N learn in a single case that there had
80 a change in the political inclination OF the pro-
pretor Of the shop ~. rn,
.ss was Of German birth. and was not perfectly
,.r,,,ar with the English language Mr. kempner
mas agreed on interpreter although at uhes
,., answered in English. Mr.. Sutherland put the
,,ss,,ons and they were translated as 1oho"s'
~ What ia YOUR name? A.-William Hop1
~ vber- do YOU live? A.-No. 4S5 Sixth-st
via. ds vour business? Al am a wine mer-
chant. $1,000, ro.,
o.-How long have you lived thereF A'-T~enty
years. , ,
o.-How long have you been a citizen! A'-Iweh-
ty-two years. . W
o.-Do you know Otto Kempner? Ayes Sir
n uov, long have you known him? Alive
years. vo -
49,. ,,rdovv Of your store before the last election!
Ayes. sir.
O-How long before the last election was II placed
there? A.-About eight days
O-Was 1t taken down? Ayes. Sir
O-When? A-When was told TO take II oo"il
TOLD TO REMOVE IT.
o-Who told you? "A man came 70 my store
and said / would do the ponce captain !" lawn "
I would take 1t down.
O-Who was the man? Ale was Il small man,
and said he was the ward detective
O-How long that before the eiectiohf Al
am not sure. think 1t was three or four days.
O-What did you do? Al took the hthograph
from the window ana huhs II y" d any ~ Wv
,,,.
Odd you have any other pictures of candidates
in the window? Ayes. l had six
O-What did you do with the others? Al put
them all away I said that if had to take Kemp
ner,s nicture down l would put them all away.
Then the man who said he was ward detective
came back and asked why had taken the other
pictures down. told him, and ne wanted me 10
nut them back l said He had told me to put
Kempners picture away anu "0 ~ '
Of them.
O.-What did he say about your having kempners
picture hung up the line? Ale tod me 10
tear it down.
u,o,Id not do IT, paid my rent and had a right to
do what pleased with the picture
THREATENED TO FIX" HIM.
o-what did he say? Ale said he would fix
me / said: you do it II you cam
O-who else there? Any wife
O-What did she say? A-She said We paid our
rant and had a right TO keep the pictures there.
O Cby Senator Lexow)-Was the man cross?
Ayes he was very mad. He spoke roughly
O.-What did he say after that? Aust that
he would fix me-
O-Are there other stores near yours? Ayes
q great many. 49,
ODD the other stores have Autographs OF Mr.
Kempner? Ayes, sir but they all took them
C@At the same time? Ayes. sir. all on the
O. (by Mr. NicolD-Mr. Kempner is your friend?
Odd You support him at the last election? A.
o'"Did you vote for him? A.-No. sir.
why dd you put the ihG sb peop n ' de IT.
Q-Where did you put it up? AIN 'ne outer
o.wWhy did you take IT down? A-The man
told me must take it down. ia. uo col.
@u.s xs ss sad Pq S6Sd T aa the he
Q.@What did you care about that? A-sure
care about that. Oaughter)
AFRAID OF THE CAPTAIN.
O. Oby Senator Lexow)-What were your alraio
Of? Al was afraid OF the captain
@ INV Senator Bradey)-How did you know ne
was the ward detective? Ale said SO.
O. Cby Mr.. NicolD-Was he in UNIFORM! A.
No sir He was in citizens clothes
That put a stop Mr.. Nicols thirst Tor further
knowledge about Mr.. Hopfs experiences Win sne
police Mr.. Sutherland then hen called Cohrau Me'se''
GIN %Sa 10 Assembly District is that? Ain
obd in his s eanyasF Election AT 6s,r sir
was his Ts ca Msat eNperence You had with police
Adj pT S in r tns R0K ey D @s
there He the Tammany Hall eapain OF 1ne
into the polling place whom believed 10 NC IT,
poNpid any one raise any objection?
H. senator Cantor suggested that the counsel
raa nutting leading questions and Mr. Nicon said
he thought so to. Mr.. Sutherland apologized' lie
.a,d he was from the country. and didn't know
Then he told the witness to tell his o"n Story III
his own way. Mergler went on:
II was about Q O'Clock. / said that those men
were not legal voters and the Republican inspector
objected TO their voting. But ought 10 Deg n az az
Kenv: sKempner is getting the best of you here"
Then Kelly began to swear lie went out anu I'LL. ~
Sm Who wanted to vote told the Republican in
spector to look out for crooked business He there
Ell he
address given tn" man could not answer. SAG;
"OMDid he vote? A-No; he did not Kelly said
he would fix him. and took him out
MEN BROUGHT IN.
Odd Kelly bring in any more men? Ayes;
think he brought In six altogether. i called the
poceman's attention to this. and said that II he
did not stop II I would report him. Then the po-
Mceman said to Kelly: You will have TO stop that
Kelly swore and said: Il know what to do. was
told from Oby) Commissioner Martin what TO do
Q.-When Kelly told the policeman that Commits
soner Martin had told him what to do. what did
the policeman do? A.-Nothng.
Odd you any Autographs Of Mr.. Kempner
in the show windows in your Assembly district?
AYes sir III saw great is many many, OF Them No
sir; they were all taken down.
Odd you hear why they were taken down? A.
headquarters because the pictures were taken down.
Q-Why were they taken down? Ave were
orders to have them taken down IL '''.' 80"
Q. (by Mr.. NicolD-What is your business? Al
glider.
Q.-Where are you EMPLOYER Alt Thrty-third-
st. and Seventh-ave.
Q-Are you a member OF Mr. Kempner's organi-
cation? Al am.
,Q.-You are one of his strongest supporters? A
was OF his strongest supporters
Q-You felt when he licked? Ayes;
felt sore. anybody else would II his candidate
was cked-just as you would feel If you
licked
MR.. NIcOLL KNEW WHAT 1T WAS LIKE
Mr.. Nco had been licked. and he knew what
1t like. there laugh his expense.
He did not continue in that line any longer
so he took tack.
Odd any OF the whom Kelly brought in