New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-06-09

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tween Twenty-eighh and Twenty ninth sts' Is hrs'
WupHinser remembered some addresses pretty well
woen w ~ ~s IS second vicepresdent AG Spring
o'|You are port warden? Ayes c,r-
0-Who are the other officers? ArInere Is d wi
responding secretary. His name IL Tweed. r,,,es
'O-Is there a printed book containing III, ~
and addresses OF members OF the Peouod Cluo' A.
Q-Dldn't you ever such printed list? A.
Even Mr.. Gof who has had to deal wltn i. all
sorts Of witnesses was astonisnte things whicA
might have incrminated himself or some one ncb an
whom he had iaps o 10 i smpe e" point Ike this al
most took Mr. COTS breath away the awe
ine was such book as nearly club has There
MaS icl II there hadn't been such book
THE MANS BRAzEN EFFRoNTERY
o.-D,d Won ever see book like that? A. Gun
blushingy)-Yes. -, ~
O. Clr Goff. pointing to page in the book>--po
you recognize that as list OF resident memoirs
of the Pequod Club? Ayes
Q. pointing to another page)-Aho 40 70" Ic0-
ognize that as a list Of charter members! A
Yes
O-wen. why did you tell me when you knew
that there was such book as this that tnere was
no nrtnted list of the members Of the Pequod Cuo!
A. (unblushingly)-I never looked as lar as 'he
list Of members in the book
snec,ator (sotto yoce)-Shade OF Ananias,
O--You are treasurer OF the club? A-fes'
act under the supervision Of the board OF directors
Ono matter under whose supervision you ac'
DO you think this book was puohsheu 'o' No'"
ing? Al don't think so.
q No of course you don't. You don't th'nk IL
was printed and published gratis do you? A~No
O-What member OF your club printed that oooK'
Al don't know.
O-I.ook at this page. The printers name Is
given as John ]. DAILY No. PSI Tenth-ave. Didht
int Cd he A
o-pon't YOU know about the payment for that
book? A.-No
O-Could payments be made without your knowl-
edge as treasurer? Ayes. The board OF d.
Q~have YOU the trsasurer's boo ci3b A-N0'
S-Are your bankbooks and checkbooks as treas
Wy o.EWili you bring them here to-day? Al
ha o@wem. who has? A-The board Of directors.
SENATOR LEXOw CALLS HIM DOWN.
Senator Lexow-Are the books in your custody?
A-Yes.
Senator Lexow-Then you'll have to bring them
here
The Witness-I have no right TO do II.
Senator Lexow-Wen see about that. WIN you
bring those books here or not? A.-Nct unless you
force TO
Senator Lexow-Well we'll see II the State OF
New-Yor; cannot compel you to produce them.
Did your subpoena instruct you 10 bring those
club
Mr.. Gon-I do not think IT necessary to serve
him again. The committee can direct him to or1ns
them.
Senator Lexow-To avoid any question OF irregu-
larhy you would better him with another
subpoena.
Mr. Gon-Au right will do 50.
Munzingcr was then allowed to go. He walked
out of the courtroom II he had done something
10 be proud of-something to make the Tammany
tiger purr
g. EXCHANGE Place. was next called. He tod with
the utmost frankness Of 6rHing the P9 GS,
Q-How long have YOU been in this country?
o"WSen and where did you open saoon?
Ain 1890 or 1881 ! opened a saloon at No SS2
ODD YOU have license? Ayes.
Odd you Try to get concert-haI Ec"nse'
oIWas It refused7 A.-Mayor Grant refused 8;
Q.-Dd you run the pace as concert nan
Odd you see an officer before you opened a:
concert hall? Y wen5 TO the IN aan
don't remember his name, but he had dark hair
and dark mustacHe.
THE CAPTAIN TOLD HIM HOW TO FIX 1T
o-Why did you go? A customer tod me II
would the captain 1 could arrange to keep
concert hall.
O-ReIate the conversation that passed between
YOU? Al asked the captain II he could get me
license. He said he could not He told me TO SEQ
his ward man. The ward nan-Wagner MS name
was-a tall, midde-aged man, came 10 my sa'oon
asked him II he could get concert-han il
cense He said he could not but II opened without
a license II could be fixed all right. He asked m'
how much ! would pay. tod him would pa!
him $50 a month. Then opened my concert hail
and few days later l paid him 80.
Q.-Where was Wagner when he took the none!
from you? AIN the hall OF my house We wer
a,one.
Q-How did you give It TO him? Al had IN
money IN my right hand. We shook hands, and the
ne had the money in his right hand
Dwell. you ran your place without molestaton
Ayes 7 charged 10 admission fee He an
the captain came in and Wagner asked me HOY
business was. I tod him It didn't pay. said
N could not pay $50 a month gave Wagner DO
OF cgars some guava jelly and few things besides
He came back IN few days and said d must clos
Odd you close up? A.-Yes. as concert hai
knew couldn't get along without help. kef
Q-Weli what else happened? A-Wagner cam
TO me one day and said had better sell out 100
his advice and did So
WARREN LEWIS THE PURCHASER.
o-who was the purchaser? A-.warren Lewis
Wagner came TO my place and asked me the nam
of the buyer He made memorandum Of II. Tn
very day Lewis opened the place ne ran 1t as
concert hall. and continued TO do so until recently
Q-who was Warren Lewis? Al don't know
except that he kept concert hall at Coney Islan'
Q-Were you ever arrested? Ayes; before
opened a concert hall I arrested one Nigh
after had closed up Two three Of my friend
were In the place The detectives took me TO tn
station. where was put in a room One OF thei
told me would be let out II gave the sergear
s. refused and then they locked up.
Senator Lexow-You arrested before 20
paid for protection? Ayes.
Q.-And you were not arrested after you paid fc
police protection? Al not.
Ex-Surrogate Ransom said he wanted to as
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