The evening world., 1894-06-29
men
PAID TRIBUTE,
tfoniinu,d from P-s nnoe. =,


tConitnu,d from F-' Pn9e,
him $40. The second month also paid
$40. but the third month | wanted to sell
ches,nuts and Wilson said l would have
to pay, more. After that l paid slo
Who was. the Italian. you paid?"
| He was the bootblack ut the station.
collect of others in that neighborhood.
don't know his name"
Nelmachus said he got piece of
paper, with some writing on It, when he
house. lie did not understand all the
writing. but the words barclay, street
more like little blank book. used for
advertising purposes Ward Man, WI,
son put the writing in the book and said
What was the book given to you
to,'"
Il thought 1t was to tell the date when
Weren't you told to show the book
to the Sergeant at the station II you were
ar ISa , ,rros, , r,,rv ,,mo. bu,
never showed the book. / know OF
some push-cart men who showed their
books and the policemen let them alone;
Others who had no books were arrested
How much did you pay altogether"
About $50. This was In August Sep
TENDER and October. last year. Aiter
that I went into the restaurant busi-
ness in Roosevelt street. ;, Kept
restaurant for my countrymen.
How many push-cart men PAID Wara
Man Wilson: that you know t az
Did you ever do business before pay
ing anything" asked Senator Lexow.
Eyes. I used to psddle IN the streets
When found out that others paid and
were not troubled. ! paid, too, and was
allowed to stand on the corner
Fined While Paying for Protection.
To Mr. Nicoll the witness said he was vas
arrested last septsm,oear n.f heid IN s sSoo
sn sns snose Tfhs Was While he
paying for protection. Before that he
had been arrested many times.
Mr., Nicoll took IN as much time as
possible In his Cross-cXaminatlon.
specimen question Is;
:" Was this conversation with Ward
Man Wilson conducted in Greek?'
Velmachus said that there was very
, little need of conversation. as Wilson
; knew very we'll what he had come for,
. and all he did was to pay over his
! money, An Italian push;cart man went
with him as friend and interpreter.
No one was ever present when he paid
/ money to Wilson. He usually paid him
outside OF the station-house.
At The close. of this cross.examination
Mr.. Nicoll referred to the testimony OF
the Witness Drouthief, who said yester.
day that he had been had in not the seep be
: to get a trial. although he had beer
=, taken to General Sessions twenty-sever
, times.
Election made on the Distrlct-Attorney''
E office" said Mr. Ntcoll. but l have
papers here which show that there ar
!. grand larceny and extortion, and IRON
$ the Endorsements on them the al
4 tournaments were made at the request o
I the defendant or because he was no
g Mr. GoN replied that all three indict
y ments grew out of the same alleget
G notice Of a motion to he made by Law
: yer Sedgwick, Drouthef's counsel. OF
:. June H., for dismissal OF tne IN th
iatters affidavit that many sitotts MAJ
been made to bring the case to trial
Mr. Nicoll said II was not necesshr
for Mr.. Goff to make such an elaborat
explana ton. or go TO SO mueh 'rouo'
h about the matter. NJ c,c
~ No trouble at all, repnea MT W.
y THE difficulty is that my friend. MT
b Nicoll, has thrust his head into nor
d nets nest as usual. and wants 10 get
q out. Another point corronorat'ns T., rn =
,, him on the indictment appear to D
=. Central Office detectives, and not tn
l. men who first accused him.
=, Another Greek reddIer.
}, The next witness was Constantine 30
!: reas, another Greek push-cart man. "a
a said he had license. but no place !
q stand He usually remained in one plac
2, till he saw an officer coming ana then n
3. would move on. The police were Away
n chasing him.
: thing"
q Were you ever arrested?'
ii Yes Sometimes / was fined 50 or $l'
s. and once l was sent to the city priso
: for a month"
d Boreas said he pushed his cart aroun
r. Wall and Broad streets; sometimes IN
WITH hf'ea S pash.csrt around G Wal street
Is said he never paid anything 10 me po
m lice, and no one had ever asheu MN
IS ''Don't you know that push,cart mel
e. pay the, police?" asked Mt Gon'
" You have been told not to say any
J. thing against the police. haven't you?
"a "Tbat viii do" said Mr.. Con. "W
u Demos Den Scadias, brother OF the pre-
10 ceeding witness, and also push-car
3 peddler.
10 said He Never Paid. go
!, Scadias said he had been arrested sey
," eral times for ped!ling on the stree
although he lad license once ne wa
discharged ard another time he was hel
A. in $50 ball and fined g afterwards.
A. Ever paid any money to the police
Is Demos
n mo. sir"
o. And they always chased your
Sc Yes. II they let me alone l woui
st stay. but never very long. They woul
IN always drive me away"
lie John Carmelus, who keeps an oyste
" stand at Twenty-seventh street an
or Third avenue. was the next witness
The stand. he said. was inside tn
stoop line.
ne ibid the police ever bother your"
o. mo. sir"
r NO further questions"
%, Patrick Ryan, stout. red-faceu maj
y. with gray mustache who has thrS
at packing box factories In town. was ~
next witness. His places are in Read
Bleecker and Washington streets.
!. In his business he was obliged 10 US
II the sidewalk sometimes, he said. ana =
81 had had a good deal of trouble with n
=, Ibid you ever try to arrange 1t wit
Is mo, sir. I always fought my battle
VI in the COURTS
ION yes; often and always paid 1t.
Id Were you ever approached by u
~ INC Ill por dtrectly so far as know