Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-01-03

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ibid you get any moneyW
Eyes, but not in the Tenderloin as
you call it. got money down town"
! "From whonl.n
"From the firm Of Fleiss & Hoy, No.
| AZ Broadway
! "How much did you get?"
"Aboul $1,000 Or So ,000."
"Mr Fliess said he was dealing in
stocks. ] gave him no money, but lie
said he was willing 10 take the risk.
did not know anything about the bust.
ness"
"This Mr.. Fleiss is connected with
the Hollywood Whisky Co. in which
you were accused of having an in.
terest?"
"Yes, believe so, but he had no posi-
ton in the company at that time. He
told me his brother was connected with
the company"
The witness then said he had an &C.
count in tho Bowery Savings Bank Of
less than $4,000, one in thesSeamen's of
less than 1000 and one in the Dry
Dock of less than $4,000.
He did not have any other accounts,
but his wife might have. He did not
know his wife's business. lie knew
that his wife got $4,000 from Petcrhead,
Scotland.
Did your wife wear a diamond
CROSSE"
~ never knew her to wear one"
"Was it not taken from notorious
woman"
II deny it and brand it as an in
famous lie" shouted the witness pas.
sionately. II never knew the French
Madame"
"She was not French, she was Ger
man." was the next reply to Mr.. Colts
probes.
CALLS doFF LIAR.
"Dil you say to policeman that you
We're not such a chump rs to invest
your money in brown stone houses,
where il was bound to come out some
!, time, but that you had your money in
vested in good American bonds?"
, "Tho person who says that is liar,
and you are liar If you say so, too,
exclaimed Williams angnly.
Mr.. Golf objected to the language and
: Chairman Lcxow tried 70 calm the
: witness.
Inspector Williams was questioned as
to the dimensions OF his yacht and then
as 10 his wealth. lie said he was worth
: about $50, 900 or $4,000.
> NEW YORK, Dec. 29.-When thu
Lexow Committee took up It's work to.
day Mr.. Golf announced that Mr. Mott
of the United States district attorney:
j. Office wished to make statement in re
a gard to the charges made By green
3 goods men, Louis 5. Streep and hi;
brother. Mr.. Golf said that Mr.. Mot
0 was well-known and esteemed mem
# her of the New York bar and that he
y had every faith in his integrity as i;
k citizen and lawyer.
e ave declined TO hear Mr.. Comstocl
# yesterday, Mr.. Goff," said Mr.. Loxow
% land it would be hardly fair to allow
C Mr.. Mott to make an explanation wheI
IS we refused a similar privilege to Mr.
ID Comstock."
0, Mr.. Mott here took off his coat and
r, advancing towards the desk, said:
ut You say you have stricken the ev
Of dence us to me from your record. Tina
lie is not enough to destroy the besmirch
1t ing which you allowed TO be throwi
upon me Had known on last Thurs
lc day evening that was to be assailei il
Il. so disgraceful manner, whether aboy,
m the ground or under the earth, on tn
" ocean or under the ocean, / would hay
&c been here TO denounce the charge O
IN corruption so scandalously brough
Mt against United States attorney.
"Did any public official OF this com
It's mittec know what this man Streep wa
lie to testify? If so should have been in
ct formed and some attempt made to ascel
MS tain whether his statements were tru
he or not"
Mr.. LoXow-"We have done all i
our power Ii striking out the record. 70
NO deny the charge made against you 2"
-, DENY the charger" shouted NJ
ri hiott; "aeny the charge" and his voic
~, n rose stil higher. "A charge mad
~ against me by twice convicted Grim
ri nal, Why should ] deny anything o
H. such mans statement !"
- Mr.. Golf looked exceedingly uncon
Wv Portable, and seemed to wish that he ha
on never introduced Streep to the con
"a mttcc.
Nv Mr.. Lcxow then grew angry, and sa
Il. loudly "if you wish TO remain here yc
rnt will remain as Il witness and can make
denial on OATH"
,ed MI Mott grew still more angry. eye
vi have no right, sir, TO speak 10 me
vns such a manner. ! have my rights as
ne citizen Just as well as you, and have Il
an right to denounce here the base charg
rra allowed to be made against me-
nj Chairman lIexow raped his CAV
nnn violently live or six times on The des
"NOu have no right to speak here
or. he cried. You will contine yourself
the charges made against you by W
ttee ness. You must keep quiet here. y
tho may, If you choose, be sworn and dGl
Tht the statements on the record"
~ At this Mr.. Mott became furioi
ned "Deny the record" he yelled, "w
Il.