New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-14

.-.rz arrested and fined so, the witness said.
Ia.er pou2meranz wrote a letter TO superintendent
Rvrnes which the witness saw ana ma'i"u' s"'~
incarnation about some gambling PAGES W4'ch VIZ
nro,ected by Smith, Hochstm ana knse.' ou. 'no'7
w.s M no,ice interference with the places 1t was
-. -ossih,e tho witness declared. 20 convict any 81
,bs gang controlled by Smith and Hochstm' because
they had about 100 men who would appear as VII
nesses and to anything
Mr. Moss-And ths gang has such Ge 1c TsTess
,ro, Of the police justices that there Is no 'e''
;sr any one who Is assailed by the gang. .,,o,.
senator Lexowwhy has there not been NJ ~ Isy
Mr. MossThe people there have go used x5 no
tyranny Many OF tae n, ; are az, their ives
Senator Lexow-Why not cal some OF 'he g w.
Justice: and examine them about the state
senator nas Brsdey state Of affair would Pc
impossible the police &c j5 5sn 6eq qii their '"'
Mr Mo.we want to c1n a.. them Wfa' o 9Sfsns
CONT a. eomposed of such judges HOGAN KoSh ana
Driver Hogan and Keen are oo ns is an exchanse
fa Se Business OF the Essex Police Court
The committee then took recess.
THE AFTERNOON SESSION.
Mr.. Golf and the Lexow Committee TOOK s,ep
higher up during the afternoon session "iiIn
o,4ned In a dull ard l!stess manner. Ihere was"
s,v,h,ne listess about subsequent developments.
s".ar Tho testimony Of Michael Moran showed
,,., ha had sent Richard Croker during period
a, three wears checks aggregating s42o Inc chechs
were made payable 20 Mr.. Croker ana ihoo'sea
bv him Mr. Gof also struck bonanza s'rean
whom CAPTAIN Creeden. an old soldier VIII" soou
war record. went on the stand ana at'e'ipt.u ~,
.yplaIn away Mr.. COTS charge that ne pa'o 49,
N cold cash in January 1892 for capiaincy on the
police force.
Max Lauftrnan recalled. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. d
harsin he had the bad habit OF wanting 10 'a'k
al the time while in the witnesschair without "'uo
,sy.ra N the questions asked him. He is man
Of
said he went on bonds once or twice al me request
a, "silver Dollar Smith. He knew one Pommer-
an, who lived in the rear Of Smiths. ana was
professional bondsman. He frequently went on
bonds for Smith. and Smith gave him protection
IN running a gambling game. The game in'eriered
with Max Hochstim. however. and Hochsnm anu
his friends complained All this occurred two years
ago. Three days after the complaint had been maze
agains, Pommeranz. the witness SAID ne was al
Pommeranz's barroom. at No. 81 Essex-s'' or'hHi's
at a table with friends A couple OF men
both convicts. came In and of them asked for
pack of cards. and got them one OF me con-
vets whose name was Greenburg took SILVER
dollar out Of his pocket and threw i upon the tapie
At that moment squad OF ponce appedIe" anu
arrested the whole party. Officers Schindier aho
Dokell made the arrests. They were taken 10 the
station house Smith came in with Hochstim The
witness was bailed out but when he urea 10 pai
some OF the others out Smith jumped up ana sa'c
no more bail would be accepted that night. Mex
day the witness tried to get his friends out smith
vas there. however. and told the witness 1t wouic
Of TO try to get them out
Q.-Who was the Judge? A.-Judge Hogan -,
Q.-When the Judge came in where dld SmltI
80? Ale wen; up 70 the bencn Win hosai
and the Judges clerk, Rosenthal ,,,
Q-What happened at the trial? Al advise,
Pommeranz 10 waive examination. He was he.d
! and my friends got two months or ZOO me.
tried TO make arrangements whereby might u
imprisoned for twenty-four hours ana theh se
counsel and fight the case. so as 10 make d yes
o. II. The Court wouldn't sentence me. however
Smith then came In and passed around some WINS
Key. He said TO Don't get excited You
be discharged right away" We were aftefwar,,
tod 10 appear before Judge Hogan AT IL oc.ocf
the next morning. When got there Hogan saI'
number Of people had spoken In our iaVor. az
said he didn't TO be too severe win u.s. am
thought of dscharging US. told him ddnt wan
were fired" out Of a side door. The Two coiiIVcu
Who put up the lob were never touched me
them few hours afterward and asked them nov
they had the heart put up such "A niry Jop1 .,
u.s. They said Il wasn't their fault silver 10,
lar Smith had put up the Job on us. tney sai u
and had given them the dollar 10 use lhey sa'
they had 10 do H.
TEN MINUTES A DAY TO EARN HIS PAY
The witness said he formerly had pace at ~
day In the Department OF Public Works lie wa
Z member OF the John J. OIsren Association an
was appointed a Republican. All ne did TOT III
wages was 10 be there about ten minutes daS
Sixty or seventy other men held positions ike NE