The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-05
G0FF UP TO HIS OLD CANE.
I0OV Committee Witnesses Handled
Without Gloves.

Lawyer Opens the Days Work by
virtually Calling a Real Estate Agent
svvindIer-Polics Commissioner An
.-sws Next Hauled over the Goals.
The commissioners Story About the
Hotel Tortini License Conflicts With
r,a. of Two other Witnesses.
Wv York, Dec. 4.-The Lexow commit
-. r,sumed its session at II5 O'Clock
,s,s morning. Edward H. Horner, a real
..+,te dealer, was the first witness called.
Mr. Gof asked him: How long are you
an, Of the Austrian bond swindle bust
ness2'
Il was never in bond swindle bust
psss"
The witness said he carried on business
Of No. 50 Exchange Place and No. IS Wall
street. He was engaged in the Austrian
borf and Hungarian bond business. He got
ant Of that business two years ago, having
sold it to a man named Spooner.
You have been swindling your coun-
,rymen for ten years out of hundreds of
thousands of dollars with the connivance
Of the police?"
NO sir. have not. -
The witness volunteered the statement
that he had never paid blackmail to the
police. He denied that German papers
had been calling him thief for years.
Commissioner Andrews then took the
! stand
N Chairman Lexow told Mr.. Andrews that
I'M taking the oath he should understand
thai he was subJecting himself to cross
Examination of counsel.
81 understand that - said Mr.. Andrews,
"and l simply want to place on the record
nv denial of what the witness, Tomlin-
SON stated when he said he gave me a
hribe Of $3.50 to influence me in performing
uy duty. l deny that Tomlinson ever
spoke to me about the granting of the Ii
|cense except in the ordinary official way,
and declare that there is not a word of
truth in what he said about him giving
me money. l am beginning an action in
the supreme court with the intention of
having this matter tried before a Judge
and jury and subject Tomlinson to cross
Examination"
Commissioner Andrews then at great
length explained how Mr. Lewis, the
butcher got the license for the Hotel Tor
tmi renewed. 1T was found to be re-
spectable and we granted the license
Commissioner Andrews then said the
motive TomlisOn had was that he IAN
drews) in 1892 had refused to support
Tomson's return as chief inspector to
the board.
50 Tomlison's testimony was a pure
fabrieation?" said Senator OConnor.
AS far as | am concerned, 1t was" re-
4 Piled the commissioner.
III Mr. Golf here asked Mr. Andrews to
stand aside for a moment
August L. Lewis, who got the license
FOR the Hotel Tortini, took the stand.
ID reply to Mr.. Goff he said he never saw
Mr. Andrews before.
Did you tell the excise board, as Mr..
andrews said, that you intended to run
he Hotel Tortini respectfully"
The witness denied that he had ever
poken to any of the excise commission
prs and said that he saw nobody but the
tlerk
Commissioner Andrews was then re-
hailed t
Nh Goff asked him if he had anything to
orrect in his testimony after hearing
Mr. Lewis.
The commissioner said he was of the
opinion that Mr.. Lewis really did appear
before the board and was not telling the
ruth when he said he had not Mr.. An
lrews said further that Lewis, or a man
fepresenting himself to be Lewis, came
70 the board and said the Hotel Tortini
pwed him money and he could not get his
lebt satisfied unless he carried on the
business. The license was granted after
full discussion before the board.
Upon the back of Lewis application Mr..
andrews had made a memorandum that
ews was vouched for by Judge White.
The latter took the stand and stated that
Pc never saw Lewis until this case was
faled, and had not vouched for him.
Mr.. Andrews then asserted that he un-
noubtedly did receive some kind of a re-
fermentation from Judge White, or his
memorandum would not have appeared
h the application. He repudiated Mr..
Jon IS intimation that the memorandum
"as made to cover up some kind of cor
upt transactions. The fact that Mr.. An
Erews had borrowed 81. 900 from Senator
unkitt, who is a heavy contractor for
ne street cleaning department, was
brought out and he (GonO endeavored to
make Mr.. Andrews admit that this was a
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