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and never wrote anything.
Albert Strassman, an acquaintance OF
Beck and Pidgeon, said their regulations
were good.
John ]. Parker, of New York, cigar
dealer. said he had known Beck for three
years. and so far as he. Mr. Parker, knew,
Beck's reputation was good. Beck bought
cigars at his store.
"Have you been indicted or convicted OF
crime in Asbury Park?" asked Judge
The question was objected to, but al
lowed, and witness reluceantly replied
II decline to answer.
.aThat,s all.' said Judge Hoffman smil-
i. ]. McKeever. Brooklyn contractor,
said he knew Beck and his reputation
Robert H. Elder of Brooklyn, Assistant
District Attorney of Kings county, sala
he had known Edward Pidgeon for -FOUR
years. Pidgeon's reputation was good,
Walter Oeschweige of Brooklyn. an em-
ploye in the business office OF the New
X York tb IN ssid ahs he ea Knew
and Pidgeon. Their reputation was ex-
cellent, he said.
did you know Beck was the human
Pincushion?" asked Mr.. Speer
s.Ye-e-S.' .
Did you know him when he ran the
Trocadero Hotel at Coney Island!'
Il didn't know him."
Ibid You know him as a waiter in a
saloon kept by former waiter OF Blny
McGlory's saloon?'
mo sir
did you know him when he was WORK
4 knew him in one at Coney Island"
DO you know that Beck was dischargedo d
from the World and was refused ao-
nittance TO the building?"
Question was objected to and sustained;
Jerome Buck. Jr., New York "JourRaI
agent in Brooklyn. said that 5;dnnen ne hhfm gs
lacked on ,tsheir reputation he said, as
good.
Edward Cooper, of the Brooklyn office
of New York Press said ne knew ati,,, 6eHk 4e1n
He looked upon his reputation as nrsl-
ssWhere did you last hear of any ami
mated discussion about P1dgeon CHAR
acter?" asked Mr.. Speer.
Never heard any animated discussion
about him?'' replied the witness.
s'Well, where did you hear any discus
sion about him?'
Nowhere. ~
chuckle- ,.,ss
manager of the Brooklyn edition OF the
ssWorld,' said that didn't know Beck but
knew Pidgeon, and thought that his
reputation was good. oa;.+o
editor of the Brooklyn Eagle" said he
knew Edward Pidgeen and his reputa lloil i
was excellent. Witness said he dldn
know Beck
ssWhom have you ever heard say that
Pidgeon's reputation was exeellent?'
asked Mr.. Speer.
mo one, sir; that's my own judgment,
"Oh Hhank you, SIR replied Mr.. Speer,
and then asked the Court to strike out all
of Mr. Burton's testimony. The motloh
was not pressed.
This ended the States character wit
nesses and the defence introduced one
to offset them. He was
Henry Asher. of New York, VINO Gald
that Beck worked with him in place
on the Bowery. Then Beck was after
wards a waiter in a dive, he SAID, on the
Bowery, and last summer was in Coney
divekeeper ran a joint called tne
Trocadero. Mr.. Asher said that Beck,s
reputation was very bad and on no ac-
count would he believe him under oath-
Whom did you ever hear speak of
Beck's reputation and call it bad? asked
the Attorney General on cross-examlna-
ton. -.
the witness.
..What are your
Manager of Columbia Hotel. Bowery
sIs that Raines Law hotel!
mo. sir, it is, a legitimate one.
isn't Raines law hotel legltlmate!'
asked the Attorney General.
Il suppose So" said Mr.. Asher
At this moment Beck came in and took
a seat on the right of Assistant Prosecut-
or Kink, to do a little prompting, and
get back, if possible, at those who We're
raking him from stem to stern. When men
he saw Asher his old associate in dive
he showed his teeth, and when Mr.. Asher
denounced him, the Human Pincushion,s
face revealed the Bowery tough aroused,
as he whispered something in Mr.. klnk S
ear. and the lawyer asked
Aren't you known as Red Asher!
eyes; because, I suppose, of my red
hair, but I am not a pimp like that. SAID
Mr.. Asher. pointing contemptuously at
the Journals champion of purity. Ihe
State didn't ask any more questions, and
the Human Pincushion freak lowered
his gaze as Mr.. Asher walked past MIN,
gathering his overcoat towards him, as
if fearful of contagion from plague or
some other kind of pestilence.
Mr., Michael F. Kelaher, clerk to the
Saturday, December IL. Mr.. Noonan did
not do anything with the Bosczkowski
case. The question was overruled. Mr.
Noonan asked Mr.. Kelaher the nature of
tions, asked if the witness did anything
about the case on that date, but the
Court excluded the question: Then coun--
sci, recalling Mr.. Joseph Noonan, and
handing him the Indictment drawn by
the defendant in the Poles case, asked If
it was the one, but the State would not
allow the question of Identification, and
Mr.. Noonan left the stand.
John P. Noonan, Assistant Clerk of the
FreeholderS, came next. He said he was
no relation to the defendant, the ex-As-
sistant Prosecutor. Mr.. Noonan said he
met Assemblyman Smith in his saloon
on Sixth avenue, New York, with Joseph
M Noonan and Simon Buttner on Decem-
ber 13.
'sWhy did you go there?" asked Judge
Noonan.
'sro hear what was said" answered the
witness
Ibid you hear Smith say to Buttner
that Noonan would turn a man out OF
Jail at three o'clock in the morning If Mr.
Smith wanted him to do it?''
mo, sir.''
..Did Mr.. Smith say that the money paid
by him was paid to entrap Mr.. Noonan?''
mo. sir
.'What time of the day were you there?"
asked the Attorney General.
I'm the evening".
did you make any memoranda of what
occurred in that saloon?'
mo. SIR
so you are trusting entirely to your
memory for what occurred"
II am
That's ALL" said the Attorney General
Mr.. Noonan had just left the stand
when two men entered the. court room,
and their appearance created sensation.
One was Keeper Laverty of Trenton State
Prison, and the other was Nickodine
Bosczkowski himself The convict ban
ker is tall man nearly six feet in
height with the characteristic Slav fea-
lures: high cheek bones, low broad fore
head, recedng chin and big eyes. He was,
suit of clothes, white shirt with pink tie,
and over all an English covert driving
coat. Closely guarded by his keeper he
sat down in the first seat outside of the
rail quietly awaiting his call.
"Nckodine BoscZkOwski,'' said Coun-
selor Speer and the banker rose and
walked to the clerks desk, where the BIZ
BILE was put into his hands. The oath was