The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-10-18
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when he came In. and went out i'm
mcdiately to investigate IT. He went
/ find any one by the name of Klein. and
/ that was all he had ever been able to
learn of the matter. He said he had
money from excursion boats. and had
never collected any money from eX-
/ Cursion people.
Have you any knowledge that the Ex-
| else law Is being violated by excursion
| boats in the harbor?" asked Mr. Con.
| some time
How long have you had that suspi-
| Ciun?'
For the last two years. Even since
| ] have been In command OF the police
| boat"
! And do you not know that your
| officers have been collecting blackmail
/ from, these excursion boats all this
time"
/ No. | don't know any such thing"
We'll. why have YOU not tried to put a
stop to these violations Of the law"
! Useless to Attempt His Duty.
The Patrol Is II big boat and when II
gets alongside an excursion boat there
Is no liquor selling going on"
Capt. upeland admitted that he might
! get evidence OF violations of the law II
| officers in citizens clothes went abroad.
hut he had never thought of resorting
! to TINS means.
| He also admitted that he knew of
sunday excursion boats advertised bar
privileges for sale. and that the owners
mad no license. Still he said. he could
not prevent IT. II was no use to try,
| isn't II fact that yOr boat goues
| alongside these excursion boats Sundays
when they leave the dock. and that you
stick to them till your men are paid, and
| then let the boats go on their way"
no sir, 1t is not true
You mean to say you have never taken
any precautions to ascertain whether
| the Excis" law was being violated on
/ these boats or not"
II do, because 1T would have been no
| use >"
Cap;. Copeland in answer to the oues-
! tons of the Chairman eXpla ined that
, there wer" a great many difficulties in
| the way of enforcing the Sunday law,
! because the destination of the excursion
| boats was always outside Of his juris-
| diction, They would not open their bars
until they got beyond the city line, he
| said
Don't you know that they always
| open their bars before they leave their
docks" asked senator Bradley.
No sir, don't know it..
capt. copeland said that the Patrol
had not been signalled once by an eN-
/ cursiun boat in distress since he had been
its captain If there had been any riots
ON board excursion boats in the last two
years he was ignorant of II.
,, Don't you know that your men get
so or $50 apiece from each of these eX,
cursion boats every Sunday"
No, sir II such Is the case | am
| ignorant OF IT,"
! Murray and william n Cannon who
were not in the room, and the clerk was
directed to make note of their alb
senCe. They had been summoned AS wit.
nesscs and had disoheycd the subpoena
Soda Water Manufacturer Saight was
then recalled. He said he had met
Lawyer Brodsky in the street during
MIR. Brodsky had an afternoon paper
in his hand. and showed me what
had testified to to-day"
He simply showed me the paper" o
"Didn'e he say told YOU to sweat
SO and so. and you have testified differ,
entity"
NO. don't think so"
What did he want You to swear to-
Nothing that know Of"
Mr. BrodsL>s sudden Departure
Mir Brodsky was called for by Mr.
Moss. but he had left the room, and
on the witness sand She said she pu
w in bank Mt Attorney and stanton
streets and that the banker refuse,
to give II back to her. She afterward.
save man named Newman $50 t,
t prosecute the banker, and he gave De
t"rtiNc Brennan $40 of it to make IN,
arrest,
The banker was arrested and is nov
: under S50O bail The case has been adj
| lUurned seNral times on the ground tina
IN" banker WAS ill., hut Mrs. Kamecl
had seen MIN frequently and sworr tina
! he was well.
! This happened three months ago an,
( she had not vet recovered the none,
that was taken from her
e But brennan got the SO" rcmarle,
4 senator Bradley.
u John Rowlgs. a Colored man. who live
= AZ - Minetta lane, told how Policeman
: Cronin had arrested him early on sun
day morning, and afterwards had kiCke,
: anu beaten him in Jefferson Marke
= Police ourt He claimed that he wa
arrested without cause. lie wanted [
. make charge against the officer, bu
T. Justice Noorhis would not listen l.
him, and he was fined s. on a charge o
o disordcrly conduct