The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-02
SHE saw
Levy PAID.
Capt KrummS Wife Testiaes
Against the Accused
E1.Ward Man.
|! GAVE HER HUSBAND THE CASH,
Then Followed Him Up Closely
to See that He Paid 1t
to the Detective.
THE POLICEMAN A SICK MAN
Was Frustrated in the Tombs Las
Evening, but Was Able
to Appear.
THE POLICEMAN A SICK MAN..

III advance OF the resumption or the
trial Of ex-Ward Detective jeremiah s.
Levy for alleged bribery, his lawyer,
Abraham Levy. of the Pulitzer Building,
said to the reporter this morning:
UNLESS the prosecution presents
stronger witnesses against my client
than Captain Charlie Krumm, and his
employee and slave, the Tulpenstengel'
Bonnie Weiss, l shall not think 1t neces-
sary to put Levy on the stand to deny
their allegations.
THE jury cannot place much credence
In the story of Krumm. who swears to
affidavits which he says he never read,
and which contain allegat lions which he
now testities were not true. and Weiss,
who shook and trembled like an aspen
while he testified TO the visits of Ward
Men Hunt and Levy to Kuenstler Halle,
and told how krumm each time took so
from the cash drawer, folded it in his
hand and. later. shook hands good by
with Levy"
BY the way, "krum" Is a German
word. equivalent to our word crooked 81
or curved" according to DR.. DolHn, the
court interpreter.
Policeman Levy Ill.
Policeman Levy was very sick man
this morning. Last evening he was
Frustrated, at the Tombs. A police sur
spector McAvoy that Levy was i'll and
should be placed on the sick list. Under
the rules OF the Department a man on
police uniform, so when the defendant
appeared in court to-day he was dressed
in a business suit of dark blue.
1t was ll.35 when. Judge MARITIME hav-
I'M Il Nf eli
called to plead, the trial of Levy was
resumed.
The examination of the tulip STEM"
Bonnie Weiss, was resumed by Mr.. Os-
borne at the opening of the proceedings.
Lawyer Levy was given the privilege
OF explaining to the jury that Police
man Levy had not been suspended from
| cause he was on the sick list.
Bonnie Weiss. and he has testified
| that his given name is ''Bennie," added
and Mr. Osborne turned him over 10
| Mr.. Levy for cross examination.
Mr.. Levy declined the services of In
terpreter Doliin, saying that Weiss had
enough to have learned English.
| Weiss said he was married In 1888, and
liked Capt. Krumm Just as we'll as any
II did eat and sleep at Capt. Krumms
said the tulip stem"
1t will be remembered that early in
guessed Weiss had skipped out"
Weiss would not swear that the cleo.
trio bell on the stage Of Knenstler
ton within reach Of the lookout at the
| front door in Chrystie street, more thar
Charlie schmuke is the name of tn.
said Bennie Weiss. He stands in from
to look out for children who make q
noise In the street. and to keep order in
side r,I He is.the ,6ounSer' for the place,
leaning up against the front door, witt
one elbow pressed up against the but
ton. didn't he?"
We'll, he couldn't press the buttor
with his elbow: He must do that witt
his hand replied the tulip stem
when was that wire strung from tina
Go to 'h Ena bell back sa of b she sa.
there about six months"
Capt. Krumm testified that the bell ha'
been there fifteen, years;
the bar and see Krumm shake hand
with Levy in the gallery over the bar
by looking up that way. The gallery 4
five feet wide, ten feet from the floor.
"Thc Great American Handmade:
The great American handshske.
done standing; Weiss said; but he didn'
taken from the drawer and folded Il
his right palm on each OF these .occa
sions had passed in that parting hand
. shake from Krumm to Levy,
After much haggling Weiss said tina
Capt. krumm. couple OF days after
ward, told him that he had paid a cou
ole of $40 bills to the detective, but h
was sure he saw the two " sa wbucks
when the Captain took them from tn
cash drawer.
Weiss said he fixed the time of on
visit OF Levy to Kuenstler Halle a
March because II was the day that tw
= of Krumm's bartenders were arraigne
I in court for violating the Excise laws.
Capt. krumm introduced me to Lev
and Hunt. He was fooling with then
and introduced me to them by my fax
3 name, 'Tulpenstingel.' said Weiss c
that first visit March l. He could nc
y swear whether Krumm put the 500 In HI
rocket or not. They talked fifteen mir
{ iItes, and then SHOOK hands, good be. ="
I The concert hall was opened unlau
fully March 8, and the next visit OF tn
r two detectives was Monday, March !
= Bonnie was sure that there was anotht
n $40 out OF the cash drawer, anotht
e great American handshake." and IL
II remember that because Mr.. Krumi
r came and talked with me and his vii
4 about It," said Bennie, who Is forty-or
v "The next visit was Monday, Marc
: 10 / remember that 1t was a wee
after the last visit"