The evening world., 1894-06-07
LAST EDITION.
R0ESCH ON
| HOT GOALS.
The Ex-senator Writhes
Under Lawyer Gofs
Pointed Questions.
DENIES MRS. THUR0W's sST0RY
He Admits Having Used Politi-
cal Influence to Get Sergt
Shine Transferred
POWERS OF A DISTRICT LEADER.
Mrs. Cohen Freed from Prison IN
Reward for Her Valuable
Testimony.
POWERS OF A DISTRICT LEADER.

When the doors Of Part I. Of the sh-
preme Court were opened this morning
there was promise Of lively session be-
fore the Lexow Police Investigating
Committee to-day.
Capt. Jacob Siebert and his ward
men. Patrick Brennan and Patrick Far
rell. of the Union Market station, were
already on hand. anxious to go upon
the witness-stand and deny the state
ments made yesterday by Mrs. Lena
Cohen. who says she paid the detectives
$500 as an initiation fee and go month
to keep q house OF ill-fame IN N6se
Houston street. and that the Capt4in
gave her permission to reopen amer hee
nrst arrest II she would run the plaes
quietly and look out for Parkhurst -
| tectives
Capt. Siebert was in full uniform. h.
yond his denial that the statements of
Mrs. Cohen were false as regarded HIN
self, he said he had nothing to say dll
he was allowed to go on the stand. He
Is one OF the oldest members Of the
force. having been appointed In 1sc1 and
promoted to captaincy in 1873.
Civil Justice George F. Roesch was
also present. He had arranged with the
morning to contradict the testimony of
Mrs. Augusta Thurow. who alleged that
she paid Senator Roesch $50 in lss2 to
secure immunity from police interfer-
ence while she was running a disorderiy
house at q Second avenue.
Has n Captain weakened9
There were also rumors floating about
that Gel tain Captain had weakened
and was going to voluntarily appear be-
fore the Committee and testify as to
what he knew Of the blackmailing sys-
tenn established by the police authorities.
and that his testimony would be the
most sensational in it's character that
had ever been given In any investigation.
Report connected this rumor with the
name of Capt James X. Price. Of the
West Thirty-seventh street station. who
Is said to have been at odds with the
authorities at Police Headquarters tor
some time past. and that now he 10 on
the point OF resigning his position and
retiring from the force. This. however.
could not be confirmed this morning, and
the counsel for the Committee say that
Captain who is willing or likely to testi-
fy against the Department, even to ~
cure Immunity for himself.
stout, middle-aged, red-faced woman this
morning. who. II was said. was ready to
tell the Committee another sensational
story OF blackmail and persecution BY
The courtroom was densely packed. ~
usual. when Chairman Lexow called his
solIsagIes natsrs to sesnmf araa1sv he,r
Cantor and Robertson were the only
other members OF the COMMITTEES -pres-
ent at the opening: r9. De LanGey g. ncsyr, Nicon col
MIR. Com presented Senator Bradley
with pink rosebud, which the latter
buttonhole. Jimmy" oliver. "Johnnie''
Brodsky and Fatty" Walsh were In the
Ex-Judge Ransom began the proceed
ings by presenting letter from Capt
Stephenson. stating that he was not the
Captain OF the precinct In which Witness
yesterday. Chairman Lexow said he did
not understand that the Captain was at
all implicated In any blackmail by the
and that denial from the Captain was
not necessary.
Roesch Takes the stand.
Ex-senator George f. Roesch then
took the witness-stand and was sworn.
He wore a daisy in his buttonhole.
Chairman Lexow instructed the witness
all purposes,
II very we'll understand that. Mr..
Chairman" said Mr.. Roesch, "and !
want to state that l am here to answer
all statements, which have been made
affecting me by witnesses before this
Committee, and to answer all other
questions that the Committee may see
flt to ask me.
'T am a voluntary witness and ap-
pear without counsel. wish to say
that have read the testimony OF Mr..
and Mrs. Thurow as printed In the
newspapers. and that that testimony 30
far as Ii relates to the payment OF any
money to me or for my use for the pur-
pose of securing police protection or for
the use OF the Tammany Club OF my
district. IL false and untrue.
"What did occur was just this: The
transaction was between Mrs. ThuroW
and myself az lawyer and client. I re-
Thurow came cam to e me ana said M his his wifs
was In trouble and wanted 70 SEQ ma.
II told him TO send her 20 my once IN
the Stewart Building. She may have
zone down next day and not fO0uI mA