The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-06-26
marked by those who saw him talking

sight, and no need of any makeup.
Ngither ar , House nor . Mr.: Friend at.
had retired shortly after the proceed
inrN began in the morning. EXJudge
Hanson said that he was not aware
that they represented any portion OF the
In orcnins. Sir. COT read the law in
,h , I%IG e !'G9G Shera in witch II
UNI com3ulsiun t the giving Of IA
h'!hr was protected 10y the law. and .
snch testimony could ~ot be used against =,
Mr.. Nlcoll had :uets inE II say In
opposition TO Mir GpGm views ana stlll |
held that the citizen vim rlil ! police |
wh.rN h. was not catitlCI hy law. ald
In d ruaAt'n', D ihC rights " others, Wa b
,ul'y r bribery.
Chs!rm.n LoNow finally settled the dis 7
putc "" holding vat ali tho witnesses
who testified to pI'ICc hl1CkmAE were
protected by the t"mmitt"c, ami Leroy
NJ Lyon, n fru!t merchant OF 279 Wash
ingtol street. Was called as witness.
rn,d Regularly.
He had little trouble. ha said with the
police over using the sidewalk until about
two months aeo, when he had been med.
Prior to twelve years ago h" had aso
hern annoyed Ivy .ncs, anl he had az
RANGED with .Weolmnn i'tcFey. of The
Church gtrrst station. to pay him $50
- year fIr the privilege Of using the
street. lie pail this sum every year ti'l
three years. ago, wEcn Ii" moved to hts
rrrs,nt place in thc Leonard street pre-.
| ciuct.
At that time h, arokc to ward Man
! Hickey and told tim To arranr" mat
| tors with the ward man IN the other
| precinct THIS was dun" and the pay
| inonts went r'"nt Oh.
| \ new ward rIau cam" into the pre-
| cinCt Two years ago with the new cap
II saw him takiuS down our name"
said he, and asked Inn what that wns
for lie "a! h" va En."E to rS?%rt nI
| hal h" IN paying for tn years. and didnt
propose 10 br reported
Ht1.Ooo for the Captain.
Then he said he wanted to find out
| how much he could raise. He said he
must collect $1,000 In three months. for
IN" captain had PAID that much for HIS
raised within a certain time"
"Dld he tell you that" Inquired Sena-
tor o'Ionnor in astonishment
Yes. str; those were his very words
He said the Captain had to raise the
$4,000 30 pay for his appointment"
what was the ward mans name2"
II don't know and ! never knew
EVERY six months. on July and Jan.
!. They never failed to come around
promptly"
he had paid Hickey the $50 for eight
years regularly.
what fixes this In your nind! asked
II saw his hand come out" laugh
IBID you ever bride any other men
than Hickey"
Yes, sir"
THE new warh man"
YES. We had to let them come In
and take fruit from the store"
They le. us know when we were to
:" I suppose you were glad to let them
Oh, yes; we were only too glad to &C
commodate them" -,
81 suppose you EXPECT 10 get out Vi
paying this hereafters"
:" on. no. l guess we'll have to pa,
"Then you haven't much confidence ir
, this Committee?' ~
,, Question is ruled out" said Chairman
Lexow. Mr.. Lyon went INTO turthesr t ue
Leonard street ward man., told mn
the police were hogs, and he saia nv
cSuldn help H. that ne had wanted ed Il
pay for his appointment.
2 swectscr Paid. Too.
i John Howard Sweetest 81 .ns s o.,
- | pembroke e SWeetser. at 3I4 broadway
y was next called. He said that at time
e when the sidewalks were crowded an
there were a great many cases OF goou
, being delivered, he mad told the police
/ man to look out for the firms interest,"
i and for this he had paid him whateVe
e HOW much did you pay" Mr.. Gof
+, '' Il paid him from s. to SOS at variou
: times" =, -,
= policeman's duty to protect the side
walk in front OF your store o.
. Il regarded hi mas doing work 10
n me, and paid him as l would an!
q other servant"
How long have you been MAXIM
q these presentations? 49,.
"A 81 can't say exactly how long, but
v or eight at least"
Have any complaints been mad
d against. you for encumoer'hs IN
mo, sir" -.
, The payments had been made I
r. several policemen, whoever hapPsneu !,
,. be on post. the witness said. He onl
lie paid during the busy season.
r. You didn't employ the policemen
lie did your
e Don't You know the city employ
IT the policemen
. Il suppose So ,.
20 You are a taxpayer In this city,
:, II regret to say that ] am
Employed" the Policemen.
Mr.. sweetscr said he employed tn
policeman to io1k after his goods to Sc
10 that they were not stolen, lie knew
Is was the dut" q fthe policemen 10 90
IL out - rthe property OF merchants bil
still he regarded 1t as desirable to EN-
D. ploy them specially.
II "If I didn't regard It as desirable.
e. shouldn't have paid them.' said MI
IT SwcctSer.
10 He didn't know what other merchant
re- paii. According az the amount OF 5000
~ on the sidewalk was greater or less IN
IL amount paid would be IN IRE or less.
Isaac H. Welch. MIR. Sweetsers shi[
" ping clerk, was the next witness. II
r. SAID that cases o. goods sometimes
C. were left standing on the sidewalk owe
re night. Frequently In the busy TIM
ct boxes were piled two and three high.
r stray policemen would come aroun
occasionally and say We were using.
III good deal Of the sidewalk" said Nj
N Wc'ch but not the regular men.
III II know Mr.. Sweetser used to Civ
u presents to the police occasionally 10
to looking out for our goods"
Isn't II Il common custom among IN
?" dry-goods merchants TO pay money
o. the police for protection and the priv
III lege of using the sidewalk
Is Il know money is generally paid, b.
10 | couldn't say whether II was for usin
~ the sidewalk or not
RAISED the Ante.
= Thomas j. Roberts. a produce dealc
~ of ISL Rtade street, said that he La
I paid Ward Man Parker so or SIS
year to use the Sidewalk, and durin
or the last three years he had paid War