The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-10-17


money before | could get any assist
ancc
My barkeeper was the only man ar.
thing 20 do with the affair got away"
The next witness was Fernando
M!auel and Mr.. Con, said he had been
sent to HIM nv tie Spanish Consul. 1t
was "A case OF robbery Miguel said IN"
came r. n Saragossa Spain and was
cmploy"i in the clothing ttad" tie ar.
living at the Hotel de France in Mac
| dOugal street
Emcicnt "DeicctI,cs."
About two weeks ago his yaisc. con-
tanning tl,lS2 worth OF jcwclry, was
stolen from his room in the hotel lie
reported his loss at Police Head
quarters. but the detectives VINO we're
assigned TO the case had not been abb"
70 ma any trace of the missing prop
What did the detectives do?"
They only came to the hotel and went
away again a"
"Dld they say anything about your
paying them money!
Mr.. COT said that his object in bring
ing out these facts was to show the gem
cral incfiiCicnCy OF the police force, ana
that i robbery OF this Kind could be- COM
mItted in IA hotel of this city and the
thieves escape without detection.
The evidence showed that nothing had
been done by the police In this instance
ana mat not even the house had been
searched or the employees questioned.
senator Otonnor wanted to know II
/ TINS indicated ar on the part Of the
police to arrest crooks, ana Mr. Con-
| remarked that 1t was undoubtedly true
in many instances.
Gustave A. Wolfe, the manager Of
Maillard's chocolate factory was re-
called to the witness stand. and he de-
nied again very cmphatical,y that he
! had paid any money to the police for
the privilege of obstructing the side
walk.
Called Bnyer "Linr" In Court.
Didn't you pay 500 month protec-
tom"
MIR Wolfe said that numberless COM
plants had been made against Maillard
a; CO.. and all by one man, who had been
relentless in his persecution of the firm.
I'VE nave fought these complaints
district courts and at Police Headuuar-
tiers, and have had these complaints dis
missed In every court. Stll this man
| con tlnu"S to prosecute us.
Mr.. Wolfe became very much excited
when he told of the wrongs the house
of Maillard a. Co. had suffered at the
as Lorenzo Baycr.
MIR Rayer was in court and stood up
while Mr., Wolfe Denounced him in the
a pcriurer before his face. Mr.. GoT
let the witness go on until he became
tired, and then he excused him and put
MI. payer on the Stanu Inc witness
said he was q .picture-irame manufac-
/ turer at 122 West Twenty-fifth street,
adjoining the Malllard Company's fac
| tory.
The first trouble arose when Mr..
Maillard backed his horses up on the
sidewalk in front Of the witnesses shop
II went TO see Mr.; Maillard about it,
but he said he could not do anything
Tor me- and that | would have to stand
1t, He ordered me out of his office.
II hen | went to Capt. Williams. and
tod him Maillard was running my bust
ness. lie was very angry. and told me
to leave the station
g., II have given Mr.. MaIllard author
Walk, and YOU will have to submit to
IT, he said"
."Ga9t. Williams told you that"
Mr.. Bayer sad he carried the matter
to Supt. Murray. but COuli get no salts
faction. He tried to get the officers on
umty to make arrests Of the drivers, PIT
capt Reilly came into the precinct.
and then for the first time he succeeded
IN on SrS"S 1ns aIr n Woyt tRe SEnFtS r
! Maillard had stated before n number OF
witnesses that h" had pa Id 800 for the
use, OF the sidewalk, ami that no one
| had n right to Interfere with him.
TT is foi this reason that ! am poor
man to-day. My business has been
| ruined
Wanted 10 Fight Williams n Duel.
Mr., Baycr went on to say In most
impressive manner that he had once
challenged capt. Williams to fight a
duel, because he bad cast reflections up
on the honor Of his family.
1T waH when we were before Supt.
Murray" said Rayer. He said that
place. challenged him to mortal
combat right then and there, but he
never accepted the challenge.
He gave as an excuse that he had
Farm IN Inn | tnl1 tn t1lg
on his corrupt body and | would fight
| him right there"
MIR. Bayer became so excited while he
was telling his story that he stood up,
gestiCulated wildly. and waved his arms
| frantcally, ana on one occasion wept at
the recital of his wrongs.
| Henry Baycr. the son of the preceding
witness, corroborated his fathers testi-
| mony as to the statements made by Mr..
Maillari In tn, Jefferson Market Court
as to his paying 500 month for the
He also said that Mr. Maillard once
| came to him for subscription to "A fund
that he was ,getting; up for an album to
album was to cost 5000, h said, and no
subscription was less than s..
Il told him that he would have to see
my father, as ! I'D not have charge Of
the business. While. he was going out
H. SAW Il handsome Louis NV, table in
the parlur and told me nay father ought
to send that to the CAPTAIN Detective
We make II a present TO the Captain. 1t
was worth So.
"nid YOU send il to him?"
$50. sir
Young Baycr continuing his testimony
described how ne had once been ar
rested by Detective. now Capt, Price,
and locked up in the station over night
when he had done no wrong, simply on
account Of his fathers quarrel with
Capt. Williams.
And Hes Captain Vow.
1T happened one night" he said
Some officers were making raid in a
tcnemcnt-houSe in the ncighhorhood |
was passing 10y AT the time and stopped
to look IN at the open door, when Price
grabbed me-. showed me inside and then
arrested me"
Il WIS taken - the station, locked up
ana lhey refused even 10 let my parents
know OF my arrest The next day | was
taken 10 the police court, No one made
charge l-linst me ana when told my
story t. Justice German ne at once dis
charged mo"
Prtrlrk bonn ~, II 527 East Eighty
fourth street, told how he was arreste
. and dubbed nv Policeman GLnson, NJ
The SiNtN-S,v"Uth street squad one
night last week II" claimed that Gun
} son arrested him without any cause, and
used The West iaugu ~ towards him
At TIA. station and agSia ds he was being
taken 20 tn" police court the next morn.
Ing lie WAS discharged by the magiS
uI'e.
! Il made a compltnt.to Inspector win.