The sun., 1897-02-06
STOOL PIGEONS ARRESTED.
WITNEssEs <GlIssT CAPT. sBEE-
NAV CHARGE ED WITH PkRJURY.

Trcndway Nsbbed Aue~ Finishisg His Tee.
tinonv at the Csptsin's Trtei-steddie
Coiiared On the Battle ship Texas
Whom the trial OF Capt. sheehan Of the Yves,
Forty.teventh street station for falling 10 sup
press policy shops In his precinct was rosum cd
before Commissioner Andrews yesterday ths
oss-eSaminaton of tho negro stool pigeon.
Charles Treadway. was continued by Lawyer
Grant. Before proceeding Lawyer Grant called
attention to tho fact that he had occasion on
Thursday IN consult the minutes Of the trial
and discovered that several papes Of the testi-
mony were missing from the stenofrspher's
room. He said that they could not be found,
and he wanted the Commissioners to know that
such was the case. declaring that II was i'm
proper to have the offciai minutes Of the trial
disturbed while the trial was IN progress
Commissioner Andrews said that the stsnoe-
rspher had called his attention to the same
thing. and that he had ordered the matter In
vestlgated. He thought Il likely that the miss
ing papers were IN tho Chiefs oflco. Commits
sioncr Andrews also said that no permission had
been given by the board TO any one to take away
any part of the record. He detailed Rounds
man Panet 10 make Inquiries In the Chiefs
oficc about the matter.
Roundsma An Panet reported later to Commits
sioner Andrews that the missing pages Of the
record were In Lawyer David NJ. Neuberger's
the trial as an assistant to Assistant Corpora
ticn Counsel Farley. but he has been absent
during the past four sessions. 1t was learned
that the missing testimony was sent by some
one to Lawyer Neuberper. who had requested
permission to examine these records. Commits
sioner Andrews declared that. as Trial Commits
sioner, he had given no permission to remove
any record, and he ordered that the missing
papers be cent for Immediately.
Al Al II. 4.
and dscredit his testimony. In his direct ex-
animation Trcndway identified policy slips
winch he swore he got at several policy shops
where. he ailrred. no played. .'...'
Mr.. Grant showed him slip and asked him
II It was the ono he bought at TIA seventh
avenue Treadway identified II.
"Now. Com mi ssionor Andrews" said Lawyer
Grant. 90 want to cali attention TO the fact that
the witness has Identified policy slip which he
claims he bought at 7l3 Seventh avenue. The
slip he Identified Is n bogus one which I pre-
pared from the original one to test his c-,di-
bility as u witness. lie recognizes the bogus
one tho bona-Hde slip"
Assistant Corporation Counsel Farley jumped
to his feet and objected to Lawyer Grants state
ment. He declared that the proceeding was
outrageous. but Commissioner Andrews ruled
that the Captain'- counsel had q right TO test
the wItness's credibility.
Trrndwsy got ratified when he found he lad
identihed u bogus policy slip. and he would not
swear that all OF the slips lie Identified on his
direct examination were genuine Commits
siune- Andrews exam tned the genuine sllp and
also lie bogus one, Ad smiled n lie remarked
that he bogus one was not even . good copy.
l0uhsel then questloned Treadway at length
The negro first said II was a cigar store, and
then sald II WAS An express once,
SHORTLY before noon a clerk delivered To Com.
missioner Andrew. over 200 typewriter pages
have % been % is Lawyer Hsaberssr'. err ' po.:esson. s
u bocslhe known that the testimony was de-
wSo waa wnas ns0 oat Sy
his notes At home; Haggerty told the Com.
missioner that the poll. emen were sent
srsni Flood OF Chief Coniin's offic.. Il was
int.nsted that Commissioner Parker had sent
iyere,i to LawSes Neaberasr. Lawysr yer Grant 8 ant
looked over the record and announced that
missioner Parker. whom seen. denied that he
had 'rnt for the minutes. He said:
tor them. | did not have them delivered to
dbnwy.r Nsg6erTer. and know nothing about
Tue thirty-nine missing sheets Of tho record
turned up later. They had been In Mr.. Farley's
posse,slon He was having an extract copy
.shcr:!y after Treadw.y lef, the stand Commits.
sioner Aadrews adjourned the trial until Mou-
- soon as Treadwsy Left the court room Court
OHtrrr English arrested him on warrant charg-
Mott street entrance to Centre Street Court for
srrnignment. The charge was preferred bySimon
klapper and his SOD. Gustave Klapper. of 7l3
Seventh avenue. who say that Treadway swpro
falsely when he testified that he played policy
~ that number. Simon klapper. who Is a clerk
IN the Morrt-ania Court. has kept a cigar store
there Tor twenty-five years and lives there with
his family AT present his son Gustave Is run
ming the business.
When Treadway was arraigned In Centre
Street Court he pleaded not guilty, and declared
the stenogrApher had made n mistake. having
substituted lib Seventh avenue" !" when Tread
way had been testifying regarding Alb West
Fifty-ninth street.
Lawyer Grant said ne believed some one was
behind the cnored man. and accordingly wanted
ball hxed as high as possible
Magistrate Cornell held Treadway In Sc, 900
ball for trial. and said that he would see that
nothing but the best Of security would be ac-
Late in the afternoon Detective English ar.
rested Perry Steddlo. who also swore that he
had visited 7l3 Seventh avenue on Oct. TO-
Klappor was also tho com plainant against him.
stoddle was arrested board of tho United
States battle ship Texas, ~ Capt. Glass said ho
had no INCLINATION 10 interfere, although tho
team.hip was United States territory and tho
warrant could not be in force there. Steddle
court Lawyer David N. NeubsrgeT appeared
for Steddle aud denounced the arrest as an
outrage.
Magistrate Cornell will hold an examination
In the case this morning. He sent Steddie back
20 tho Texas In custody Of policeman. who
baroled him In the custody Of Capt. Glass.