New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-06-28

made sergeant year after that. knew him al
a good officer. -,
Q-Have you ever collected money for superior
officer in the department? A.-No.
DIDN'T WANT TO BE A WARD MAN.
ODD you ever refuse to collect money
| A.-Several years ago l had captain who Is
dead now, who wanted me to be his ward man.
tod him l thought wouldn't fill the DILL pre-
| ferred to be pain patro,man.
Odd you expect that you would have 70 COL
| lect money from liquor stores and disorderiy
| houses II you were ward man A.-nes' ,ho M.
licemen as to the duties OF ward man? A-Yes.
Q.-And you preferred to do your duty as
patrolman? Ayes
CAPTAINCIEs COME HIGH
John II. Gunner. the son of ex-Captain Gunner
was called. and was asked about report mat
the man who succeeded his father as captain In
the East Sixty-seventh-st. police station had paid
$4,000 for promotion. Captain Schmittberger was
| the successor Of Captain Gunner at that station
| The witness said that, after attending funerai
recently he I'm O'Neill's restaurant, in Sixth
ave. with some acquaintances and there was as
payments of money for promotions IN the PTmre
force. The witness said he had heard rePor,
that the who succeeded his father as caps "a,
| in the precinct in Sixty-seventh-st had paid So-
600 for his place. but he thought the report
Mr. Gunner said, was rumor His father nad pee zen
a member Of the police force for thirty years. ana
had been retired for age.
THEY BLEED CARLOS WELL.
Carlos Capata a fruit-dealer. who has stand
on the sidewalk at West and Cortlandt sts testi-
fed that he had paid about 5000 to policemen last
year.
Q.-who did you pay the money to? A.-lIlckey
the ward man. and Gallagher and another man
o.~Why did You pay? A.-FIickey kicked about
the stand being so much on the sidewalk. gave
him SO Then ne didn't kick so much.
Q.-How much did you pay to the other men?
A-S5 TO the man whose nam se. toh tx 1'1W en- s
Q~DId you pay him every time he kicked? A
Q-Were You arrested for having your stand on
o"When did you last pay the policeman? A
Just before Christmas. They haven't kicked since
wREAKING PETTY VENGEANCE.
Joseph T. De Rosa clerk in F. J. McCann's
hat store in the Bowery. was the next witness lie
said that he passing the Mulberry-st station
on a recent night when he was hailed by Policeman
John Fatley. whom he knew. Say. said the
policeman why did Mccain refuse to sign that
petition for the Police Salary bill?' De Rosa said
he knew nothing about the matter We'll" said
Flatley. 1--WE hav been requested at the house not
to go 10 McCann's any more for hats" De Rosa
said thar number OF the policemen who formerly
hSl bought Their hats at MecannS store mad rot
John j. O'Bren who formerly was janltor for
a house IN West Thirty ninth-st. related how ne
went to the police station In West Thirty seventh
st. in 1890 to make complaint about the noise IN the
ninth-st The captain at the station said he would
attend to the complaint, and there was less noise
for time.
THE ANTE" WOULD GO Up FORTHWITH
Odd Eta Grant say anything TO you about
the complaint? A.-She came across the street 20
SEQ me and asked why had made the complaint
told her that people in the neghborhood had
asked me 10 70 TO the station. Then she sad
Don't you know that every time you DO that IT
raises the ante" told her | did not care II IT
did. long the noise was stopped.
Q-Dd YOU ever know OF respectable girls being
lnsulted by the policemen on the streets? A.-Eght
or nine years ago | knew Of some respectable girls
who hal 20 work overtime in factory, and when
they went home at night they were insulted by
Q-Were they threatened with arrest? A.-One
OF the girls told that II was better TO give the
policemen dollar than be locked up on a false
charg"
KELLY WOULDN'T LET HIM OFF.
Frank VI. Dudley. who formerly produce
dealer at 40 $50 Reaie-st.. testified that he had
paid SIS year 10 Kelly. the warl man. He wanted
TO get on with sl5 but Kelly said the captain who
In the precinct. had fixed the sum
FOR each place. Dudley sad ne inquired Of other
merchants IN the street, ard found out that they
were each paying %25 80 ne paid the same amount.
Martin Burke, a fr'iit-dealer No. 80 Little
Twcfth-st denied that he had paid money 10 the
police lie had been fined on complaint. he
said. and when there another complaint. he
personally defended the case In court and got Off
without fine. His name on the list OF the
Tammany General Committee once. but i had no
business there. ne had never Joined Tammany
Han II" denied that H. had paid money To the !
Tammanv organization.
The committee then adjourned until 1890 a. m !
to-day. II is probable that the committee VIII have
an executive session some time to-day 10 agree as
T. the recess during tho hot weather