The evening world., 1894-10-04
The Would = Be Lieutenant
Governor Receives Congratula-
lions from Friends.
CHOWDER" Thugs AND POLICE.
Banker Meredith Assaulted and
Robbed While Vainly Crying
for Assistance.

IT was expected to-day that the Lexow
Committee would follow up the doings Oh
the Essex Market gang, into which lhe
nrohinp operation was so successfully
begun Yesterday, but the presence IN the
ola General Sessions Court room TINS
morning of a number of stout ladies Oh
color seemed to indicate that the ne's
b,rhool of Thompson street ni's"' NC
made the subject of investigation
Among the police officials in attenuan'e
wore Capts. Cortright, SleVh anu
Schultz The latter seemed 10 De III
rlrticularly genial humor'
"g,.nn people are getting MAD at 1oil
and the Committee and the rest Vi
them." he said confdentially, out II
foesn,t bother me. If n lawyer gives me
a pounding why l just say TO nysel,'
IT'S ell right; that's his business. such
,i,,Io ,binys don't trouble old salts ike
me. , 90
"The fact is, my father wanted 10
make a parson of me, and then tneS
wanted me TO learn to play the huuie'
I got away from all of them by running
of to sea. And now I'm Police cap
tain, see?' ~
Norberth Pfeffer, the Lexow witness
who was threatened With a bullet yester-
dav in court by eX-Ward Man HusseN,
WAS on hand. He said that the counsel
for the Committee had seventy-fve cases
of oppression on the list, every one as
had ar worse than those Of Mrs. Urchit-
tel and Mr. Mauvel, which would no
doubt be brought out in due time. ,,..
Pfeffer has made study OF me Ess se,S
Market gs gang ana ana q methods @ Of Work
ing the poor people of the district, VINO
are its special victims: he VIII n,ans
one of the most interesting OF wltnesseS
Senator SaXton, the Republican candl-
date for ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, was pres
ent for the first time this morning since
his nominatiop' H eum reSer'e Of aceuaint
ances who happened to drop in before
the Committee got to work ,,, ,,,
Chairamn LeXow was IN ms us o1H
Pound made up the quorum, when, az
II clock, Mr.. Moss announced that ne
was ready to proceed, anu starleu ~
With an explanation cnn,,e cd tbe records Of
police officials, clubbers and others,
which ne had submitted at TUESDAY :
session. He said that the ihuN a,s III
records contained in his report We're al
taken from the books of the Department
al Police Headquarters. ,,,
Mr.. Moss said that there nad Deen
some surprise at the large nu tho of "a
complaints against some OF inc Oh on
GERS He referred to the cases OF IA
trolmen Frederick b. Miller ana fatilc .n
Cash, against the first of whom thete
were thirty-two complaints, ana the ia'-
ter twenty-siX. as worthy OF note
Police Bonrds "Consistency."
They had both been charged the last
time with the same otenSe, tndt ol
leaving their post and being in saloon
Apparently they were together, yet Nil
Ter was dismissed from the force Whlie
Cash was only fined three days b pay;
There was nothing in the evidence,
which was identically the same IN eaGh
case, to show why any distinction shouia
be made between them or any dlnerehee
In the punishment.
Senator Bradley thought 1t was very
queer, and Mr.. Moss said he couldn !
explain 1t. Mr.. Golf, who was absent al
the nopening, came in mat az TINS p9MIn 1x Mos.
Eowtz, of l54 Ridge street, who too
about a friend of his who. was ARRESTED
hst July for selling sandwiches IN tlust
street on Sunday. There was liquor
Did you see any people going into
ms saloon?"
Do MTaeFs might haye, been, but don't
The sandwich man. whose name was
sser, was taken to the Union Market
ssssatlon, and the witness went with a
friend to 90 on his bail
THE Sergeant who was on duty re-
IMqsed to take bail until my friend
Er' rnuttner, paid man at the d 1901
nnuttner as bondsman for Isler,"
| 1T Gon then called William I
"eredlth to the stand.
banker Meredith's Experience.
.,he said he was a banker at As Wal
street "' - "'''
uaAbout two weeks ago." said Mr.
itteredlth, II was robbed and assaulted
Il was about $50 u. NJ, Tuesday, Sept
h. mad been dining at the Berkele!
Bet tsi ana was walking up Fifth avenue
in fSreen Eleventh and Twelfth streets
hrarEPht or the Presbyterian Church,
saw some. music, and looking bacl
"Tbbo procession coming up the street
pletsIee upper part of the street was com
and ieiy deserted. | thought il strange
the head P Pr to see what It was, Whe
across also stopped and found a lin
NE. ohe street completely encirclin
a short, thick-set man rushed out c