The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-07-31
D0GGED BY POLICE.
Le1ow Witness Werner Arrested
on a Charge of Bribery.
Accused Of Offering S. to Stop an
Excise Prosecution.
HE Counsel Claims II Is Simply =
Put-Up Job.

Carl Werner. who was n witness be-
fore the Lexow Committee. was ar
raigned before Justice Peitner, In Is
sex Market Court. to-day. to answer a
charge of bribery preferred by Police
man Henry Cohen, of the Fifth street
police station.
werner's counsel. Lawyer Rosenshein.
of 60 Essex street, SAYS his client is "a
victim of police persecution. and that
Werner was arrested to keep him from
testifying before the LexU& Committee
again, and also to intimidate others who
may intend to testify. Hr also states
that Werner Will not deny having given
Cohen money, but will testify that the
policeman asked him for So.
Werner, under the name OF Gustave
Wosner, keeps a saloon at IS Avenue Il.
corner of Fifth street. Hugh McCor-
mick is bartender. Werner testified be-
fore the LeXow Committee that he was
real estate dealer. but refused 10 tell
where he kept his office. He swore he
paid money to Capt. Murphy. OF the
West One Hundre,h street station, and
that while he kept q disorderly house
at Delaney street he received visit
from Capt. Dcvery. then OF the Eldridge
street station. and the latter's Ward
Man Glennon. and made arrangements
with them to run his resort without be-
ing disturbed by the police.
court to-day, Policemen Cohen and ART
ken, of the Fifth street station, in citi-
zens' dress, entered the saloon on Sun
day night and purchased glass Of
Cohen then placed Mccormick under
arrest. Az Cohen was leaving the
saloon he was approa ched by Werner.
The latter, It lie said. asked Cohen to
selling.
"I'H Ak II with you all right" Cohen
says Werner remarked.
While Cohen was making an affidavit
yesterday against the bartender he was
called to the street. There. he says. he
was approached by Werner. who pressed
BE light with the bartender" Wer-
ner Is alleged to have said, and change
the complaint from selling to one OF
Cohen says he returned the money at
once. Policeman Arfken says he FOL
lowed Cohen into the street and saw the
! money handed to Cohen and returned
Capt. Cross laid the matter before Jus
tice Feitner, who issued warrant Tor
Werner's arrest:
him that afte. the arrest OF Mccormick.
punishment made light II 81 we're given
to him.
II haven't got any money to give you"
Werner claims he replied.
He says that IS all he heard of the at
fair until yesterday afternoon, when
Cohen appeared and arrested him on
. charge OF bribery
The complaint against Werner's bar
tender is technical" said the lawyer
The license for the saloon he runs is Ia
another mans name. and he has not We,
p had II transferred. The arrest OF Nc.
Cormick shows that the police are dog
sin2 Werner"
Werner is charged with q felony under
section ll3 Of the Penal Code In giving
y bride to a policeman for the purpose
of Withholding truthful evidence. The
punishment for the crime Is ten yeara
Lawyer Rosensehein demanded an exam
ination. which was set down for this
afternoon. In the mean time Verne,
was released under 81 900 bail. He saic
he would ask Lawyer Con- to defend him
but he had not done so early this after
noon.