New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-10-19
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Mr.. Moss replied that in such cases "heIc my
were brought trial they often had several WIZ
nesses TO prove the complaint, but the pohee'ie'
would have more 10 disprove H.
The Chairman expect the air there IS blue with
perjury. 1,,.-,. ,ho, is u.oa.
Police Justice voorhees, told me-
.Vell gentlemen" chimed in Uncle Dan Brad
ley you probably know now what meant "neh
! spoke about Michael Leach. the Official oil 'e'-
ferson Market prison. who didn't know what PER
Jury was being sent to Police Headquarters 4o'
while" Tremendous laughterD
Charles Iighte the treasurer Of the Soda water
Manufacturers Association gave his tesilnoHy III
such a fumb.ing mumoling manner tna' "ooo'y
could hear him and he .dsresarded the repeater
attempts Of both committee and counsel 10 mari
him speak up He kept twirlinS his RAT all the
time and kept his eyes fixed on the ground his
whole manner Indicated that he didn't want 10 tel
the truth but when he was reminded o. une Pc"-
atty OF such dereliction he became rlho n'o'o
candid and communicative He said he had no
voucher and didn't know how much m4ieE he
had received from the members OF the "Ssoc'a-
ton
Q-Have YOU any voucher or receipt rom 'oh''
f. Br2d oT dd You pay Mr. Brodsky the moy You
admitted Yesterday that YOU Pad him i'm ,ba beck
check but | haven't the check here LOT 'ne S"0cN
has not yet come back 10 me.
ZIG SUMS FOR BRODsKy.
counsel fees and getting permits to put up Soua-
water stands. .
O-How many stands do you control? Al con-
troll about eighty. 49,, .ho. ho ,.,e
moi retained for getting permits, is he teIiihS 'he
truth? Ale Is not 80,
The witness continued TO say that the s'ah"s
were all closed up in April by Captain Schul'@ anu
reonened month later but he didn't know ire
reason why He had heard that about that 'lrle d
collection had been made up for Captain Schu'%'
but he didn't know exactly who had toid nm
Wasn't it some OF your help told YOU? sdld MI
Moss and the witness answered res. ne ue
MED all knowledge as TO who SUBSCRIBED anu ,N7
matter didn't in the least bit surprise MN Dc
cause he had heard several times about cohecuo"s
for captains on the East side
&C. SW nI neTT souts of Houston-s We charge
from & to $40 for stand to the STAND -KeePSaS,
Keen Them outside The rent Of an ordinary street
stand would be from s. to 80.
The witness denied that he collected the rent III
advance would not tell the use TO which the money
was nut and asserted that his memory was bad
well" said Senator Bradley. Il feel quite GER
tain that If owed you 800 you wouldn't forget II
in five years" O.aughter)
Tho witness said that he himself paid in $50 TO
nrotect himself and the stand people under nm
against the officers of the la~-'to protect '"e1'
against everything ,
The chairmanDd YOU cl consider cons 20" we're '0's
"oeThen why did your association raise $500 to
give Mr. Brodsky of which you 5d yG foT3 cTn
tributed $50 and what was II pau 4o' a. "
did it 10 avoid arrest
TO SHIELD HIM FROM THE POLICE
c-was not some Of 1t to go I, Captain scha'tz?
A-No. sir; Mr.. Brodsky wanted that for his own
trouble. .
'o.-Trouble for what--he did nothing? Al don
know: | would not nave paid $50 If hadn't an
ticipated trouble from the police
"Nov. Mr. Ilghte." said the chairman, are you
Wgr
s75o and YOU refuse t. tell us why. YOU VIII De
tuchrei out Of $1,000 the next time probably? why
son.t YOU speak up like man and tell us the truth
We are here to protect just such men as you from
extortion and it will be for your own benefit
The witness replied that $1,000 had been paid 70
p-odstv the year before but that he would
never pay another penny
Mr. Golf had arrived by this time ana tlere sd'
behind him, not far away. John d. McLaus"li'
the big policeman Of the Broadway Squad wno MS
cousin Patrick Mclaughlin Two days previous hau
testified got on the police force by falsely repre-
senting that he had been United States so.aer.
Christian S,enens a Bridge policeman. iestihe1
that he had been a sergeant in Battery H. 81
limited States Artillery and that Mclaughlin ha'
served under him in the spring Of 1916 al for'
Wadsworth. and had been hohoraOH "'eN-'
with an excellent character
Mr. Golf said he took the earliest opportunity Oh
clearing Mclaughlin, and in response 10 d ieq''''
Of the chairman he said he would cause udh-
script Of the testimony OF ms dCCus1l' "'''N'' "
Laughln. be given to the District Attorney anu
tho Grand Jury with a view Of having the Offender
indicted for perjury cm
Mclaughlin thanked the committee and Mr. Con-,
and as he withdrew his big long mustache tFailed
behind his cheeks like streamers
Mr. Golf took this occasion, ne sala' 10 Ieie' ~
.,e multitude of letters which he received every
day anonymous and signed, from persons VINO
wanted the committee to pursue investigation mo
the private lives OF people who might De cdi'eu upon
to testify. ..
~ always consign such letters TO the waste
haskell " said he 'Henceforth we shall not waste
one moment even in opening such letters. ms
committee so far am concerned VIII not De
made an engine of anyone's private maAce!
Senator O'Connor said that they all agreed with
What Mr. Golf had said, and then another soda
water manufacturer Wolf Waach. Of No % Co
lumb,a-st was called. He said ne controlled t"eh-
tv-6ye stands Each person who kept stand gen
orally paid SIS for rent and s. besides Tor the permit
which money was given 10 Brodsky
ODD he get the permits? A.-No sir; The man
who paid s. sometimes got into trouble ny ne
ns Hs T., ~1 the " Collection for Captain Schultz Wit
ness professed to know nothing whatever, but adj
mitted that he himself had given $3.50 to BFodsAy'
CAPTAIN sCHULTZs HAND IN IT
Joseph l.. Weller, another soda water manufac-
+urer of No SO Chryste-st. said that ne was vice.
rres,dent of the association In his trade and mad
paid Brodsky $500 because they had always been
troubled by the police captain and wanted to put
stop to ii.
.prodsky" said the witness. was TO pass an
ordinance that each stand-keeper would get per-
nit and have further trouble
Odd YOU ever ask him for an account Of what
ne did with that large sum of money? ,A-No sir.
O-Au the stands in Captain SchuItzs precinct
we're closed at that time? Ayes. sir
O-And how did they come to be open again "A.
They had the advice Of Brodsky that they could
open. ,, ,-Ao roito,
told them that and those who didn't close were
arrested.
The witness denied any knowledge OF purse OK
money having been raised for the police captains
whose precincts are south OF Houston-st.
Didn't you tell Mr.. Walman the Interpreter