The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-10-18

MT. Iaight and ms associates SiouIu
have paid out $500 IL they were doing
a Legitimate business, but the witness
evaded the question,
WHAT assoqnt has Mr., Mr.; Erodsky rem
NOTHING except to attend to arrests
and get psrmts for US" .,,.. ,,,,,..
& ''You don't want TO know any more
~ o. I'm not particular"
lsuw much of the 5000 you collected
went into the purse for the captain
None of II, that l Know.
where Did BrodsI<y's $3.50 Go.
"Didn't some of the $50 you gave TO
Mr. Brodsky go to the Cnptain?'
WASN'T il understood that some of
II was TO go there?
YOU were anticipating trouble with
the police, were you not?' asked Chair
man Lexow
And II was natural that some Of
this money should go into the pockets
of the police?"
"You mad better tell us, because the
!, next time you will have to pay 5000 IN
steadl OF 500. Give us the testimony
upon which we may act
mo. / won't pay another cent. I'm
out of me-"
'Yes. They can close up the stands If
they want to; l won't pay any more
After this outbreak Mr.. Laight gath,
cred himself together again and refused
to go any further into details. After a
him to admit that the $500 was raised
for all the downtown captains, but
whether the money ever got INTO their
pockets or not he did not know
Christian Steffcns was the next VT
ness. and MIR. Goff announced th,. he
was prepared 10 clear up NE mor Honbt
sclin.s army career, which was questioned
by his cousin.
Mr.. steffens is an officer on the Brook
lyn Bridge, and was formerly n ser
geant in the Third Regiment of the
United States Infantry. lie knew Nc
LaLnEhlin Well, and said That ne was
HE was II good, faithful Soldier and
an honorable man. and he could not
get anything but an honorable dis
eH MI Cor at this this Point made protest
against the flood of communications,
anonymous and otherwise, which, he
said, had been pouring in upon him re-
sfuesting the Committee to go into the
private character of witnesses who had
appeared and furnishing Information
'Aii these letters are valueless," he
said, land go into the waste basket. 1t
takes a good deal of time to read them,
however and | want to give notice TO
all these people to stop writing them
They are a nuisance, and l want II pub.
ucly understood how we regard them.
Wolf Wallach, a soda manu-,
facturer, OF % Columbia street, testified
that he was accustomed TO collect 80
apiece from the keepers OF street stands
using his soda-water, for permits.
What did you do with the money!
asked Mr.. Con-.
.I5eavs It to Mr.. Prodsky and he
Didn't you take up n collection
among the manufacturers last spring
ror Capt Schultz Al A..
GIVE collected we paid to Mr. Brodskey:
Then when any one was arrested and
the case came to court, 1t was never
heard of again."
you had to close down your stand
hast spring IN Capt. schultz's precinct?"
and then they were opened again af-
Z ter few days?"
''Whaf did you do to open them"
what Brodslxy Said Went"
~ don't know, Johnny Brodsky said
The witness said that his share of the
$500 fee paid to Mr.. Brodsky was $3.50;
; Ostensibly It was to secure permits and
for counsel fees In defending stand
: keepers who had been arrested. He did
not know whether any of 1t went to the
police or not.
Joseph L. Weller of IS Chrystie street,
another member of the soda water
Manufacturers Protective Association.
testified that he had contributed $500 of
the purse of $500 made up for Mr..
-Brodsky.
The soda water men had always had
trouble with the police, and after stand
ing 1t as long as they could they COM
bined and engaged Mr.: Brodsky, as an
influential lawyer to DO something for
what was he employed to do'"
TO pass an ordinance for us; and
i. ibid You ever ask him for an ac-
counting"
"oh!. no: so long as we got what We
You dom, know what he did with
mo, i suppose he kept it,"
did you ever hear that he paid any
oft to the police
i y The manufacturers reimbursed them
selves by collecting 81 piece from their
costumers, who kept the retail street
stands.
Mr.. Weller denied all knowledge of
any purse of money raised by the man
nfacturers for Capt. Schultz last year.
Ibid you get the protection you bar
gained for?" asked Chairman Lexow.
mot entirely"
They May BE Happy Yet"
], "Have you ever asked Mr. Brodsky
70 give you, back the money you paid
nNo. SIR We may get what we wan
yet"
William Jacobs, the secretary of tn,
Soda-Water Manufacturers Association
was then recalled. He testified that tn,
money paid to Mr.. Brodskey was for IN,
purpose of securing nOnintCrferenCe b!
the city authorities in the soda-watC
business.
Mr.. MOSS went over the T4inutes o
the Association and found the reCor,
OF several fines that were imposed OF
members
"What are those fines FORE" he asked
That's when one manufacturer take!
a customer from another. lie is tinct
/. for that"
esi.l"Then your Association must he {
sort of trust" said Chairman LcXow.
''Weil. you might call il that" as
scented the witness. I'VE trusted eaCl
other"
The minutes showed that Mr. Brod
= sky was employed several times L
render legal services TO the Assucla
: tion, land that he usually charged large
bills than the Association counted l.
pay. They always paid them, how
ever, after some kicking. There was n
record in the minutes of the payment o
$500 to Mr.. Brodskey. That was ;
private pool, the witness said. and ha,
nothing 10 do with the regular bushes
of the Association.
'srsAI paid $3.50 into the pool" he said
'and OF this sum ] collected only s.
from the standkeepers.'
bribery by Wholesale.
Nathan l. Mailman, a private detec
tive of the Committee, employed II