The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-18
Two women wiggling away Iaugh


Very little on down there replied tn.
indignant Mr.. Mullgan. pointing to hi
knee
Anything improper?' asked Mr.. Law
she.
{Everyone shook with laughter at this
reply, even the committee and counsel.)
You have seen the dance in theatres?"
asked Chairman Gledhill
Yes"
How did 1t compare with this one?
continued Mr.. Gledhill vainly attempting
to suppress smile.
1.-THE same,'' said Mr.. Mulligan, and
again there was laughter
The next witness was E. B. Thomas
valet for J. McNally, the green good.
king, of the firm of j. W. Reed & Co
The firm sent him abroad to make ar
rangements. He came to Jersey City to
meet people.
who was Chief of Police then in Jersey
City,
&C. p. Smith,
known as Christy?"
Yes
.Where did you rent place in Jersey
City for a joint?"
Near Hamilton Place.
What is a writing joint?''
"A place for come on you know
Il don't know said Mr.. McCarter,
and there was a laugh. What do you
mean by writing joint?"
Where we write all the circulars.
What is turning joint?"
"Well, place where you have young
xxyhl
bring in the country jay"
'+That is the man brought in by the
steerer?"
Where did you have place where the
steerer took the come on r.
"Passaic," replied the witness and the
Assemblyman from Passaic smiled
Thomas detailed the work of the steerers
and how they duped the guys or jays
They were brought by passwords and
often in different suit of clothes.
What happens when the steerer brings
in the guy to the turning joint"
"Well, they work the guy like this:
There is a desk. He is supposed to get
money"
What does he get?''
EITHER sawdust or brick" Qaugh-
ter.)
How is it done up?"
I'm a nice box
"Is the box locked?"
Eyes; sealed up
Does he have the key?"
well, don't know, but the box Is
sealed and the amount of money $3.50 or
81, ,O0O is marked on it,
what became of the guy after the box
was given to him?'
.sHustled him out of town."
eDid you have fake policeman"
yes
.sWhat was his manner?
..Richard Judge
ssWhat were his duties %
.'Oh, if the guy kicked he bluffed him
out of town.
ssDid you-have a turning joint in Second
street, in this city?"
Eyes, near Mrs. Wagner's pie bakery"
eDid you ever have trouble with people
shouting around there, Green goods'?'.
Yes
what did you do to stop it?
.sWent to Police headquarters"
"To whom?'
"Christy Smith"
What did he say?''
"You had better remove to some other
place"
did you ever drive with McNally to
Christy's house?"
"Yes''
"What happened?"
1--WE drove there to Christy's house, and
he said to me- I don't want to have that
man McNally about here I sent McNally
around the corner, and he was joined by
Christy Smith. I Afterwards handed
package of money to Smith"
s.It contained $275?" asked Mr.. McCar-
ter.
Eyes, believe so; it was pretty big
roll"
Ibid the annoyance stop?"
Eyes, we did. It was put up or shut
up" Roars of laugflter)
Ibid you remember a $3.50 deal of man
from Tennessee?
Eyes, Jackson. He was come back"
What was that?"
"a fellow who squealed; who had been
done up
''What did you do?'
.I went to Christy. He didn't want to
see US unless we put.
What did he say?"
s.He said, 4 know you are doing big
business. I know how many guys you
are turning out, and I want my package
or I'll shut you up
How many were you turning out
day?"
s.About twenty to twenty five
s'And Christy said that he wanted
package or you have to shut up?''
Eyes, that's what he said"
Roberts said that he went to Christo-
pher Smith and asked for regular man
to look after us, but he said he was at
the helm to run the business. .
.You had some money!"
Eyes, about $4,000 or $1,000.
American money!"
canadian money"
"And when Christy said he wanted
money, what did you do?'
'I went to New York to see my people
and had it changed into United States
money
"When you came back to see Christy
what happened?"
81 saw sergeant who knew my bust
ness and he sent me upstairs, and walk
ed upstairs to the superintendent
office. I saw Smith there. One man went
upstairs with me, but he went back"
What did Christy do?"
shut the door.
Lock it tight ?"
"Yes, pretty tight
What occurred r.
"He said that there was a lot of trouble