The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-02-10

innate with Beck, and only went with
them to public places If newspaper busi-
| ness demanded it.
why did you call on Miss Coma in the
Union Square Hotel at eleven o'clock at
night with Pidgeon?''
"On newspaper business"
"Are you in the habit of calling on Ia
dies at that time of night?" asked Mr..
Speer.
when 1 can't see them at any other.
You see she is engaged in theatre, and
/ couldn't see her sooner"
you went upstairs, and there met a
formidable opposition in the person of the
ladys husband?''
81 object to that" said Mr.. Klink
"It seems to me-, said Mr. Speer. 'that
he is the head and front of a crusade we
ought to have the broadcast latitude.
The question was overruled.
Ibid you endeavor to have Miss Coma
come over here as witness?1 and this
was objected to.
rHow long have you lived in Jersey
City?'
"shortly after came over from Brook
lyn."
why did you pick out Beck for this
job?'
Because he had ability to do just what
l wanted him to do.
81 am speaking of bribes and laying
traps?"
There was no bribe offered"
You thought he was good man to
do that kind of dirty business?"
Hes a good newspaper man." replied
Mr.. RaDpleye.
You knew he was a detective?"
every newspaper man is a kind OF
detective said Mr.. Rapp1eye.
Mr.. Rappleye, say yes or no. You
knew he was detective and when you
wanted fellow like that for investiga-
ton you sent for him?''
81 don't know whether he is a detec-
tive. 1 needed him for certain work, and
he was the only man at hand l could
find.''
Mr. Rappleye was asked as to the
writers of the Journals story, and he
named the several reporters who had a
hand in that piece of newspaper patch
work.
e"Have you any of the reports made by
your reporter of the incident in the Star
Hotel from which that part of your main
story was written?"
"Oh. yes!''
Can you produce them?'
Il cannot; because they are impounded.
I am in trouble with contempt proceed
ings now said Mr.. Rappleye.
Are you aware of the esteem in which
detectives are held. in COURTS of justice?'
Question was objected to and sustained.
How much did you pay to Beck and
Pidgeon for their work on this case?"
Objected to, but allowed.
Beck, $40 a day, and Pidgeon 81 a day,
for their time"
A number of questions were asked as
to the status of reporters on the Jour
nal,'' SO far as their salary was concern
ed, but they were not allowed. This
closed Mr.. Rappleye's examination.
Judge Garretson handed in the indict-
ment of Nickodine and Judge Hoffman
objected, on the ground that the indict-
ment was not the Indictment mentioned
against Mr.. Noonan.
Counsellor James D. Manning, of the
firm of Manning & Engelbrecht, was the
next witness. He was the counsel for
Nickodine Boscykowski the cause of all
the trouble. Mr.. Manning said, at the re-
questofTony Czymanski, he undertook the
Poles case. Counsel was not present
when the Pole pleaded guilty.
81 talked with Mr.. Noonan about his
case, and I objected to- the Courts hold
ing his plea, and Judge Hudspeth told
me to see the Prosecutor. ] was informed
by him, on November 2e, that there were
:;
What was the next you knew about
the case?'' 81
'"rhe Court laid it over until the fol-
lowing sentence day, because / told the
without foundation. On December. 2, 1
was up again and had the Court lay the
matter over again.
why did you come up that day?"
Because / felt the great Importance of
not having the man sentenced on that
plea" replied Mr.. Manning.
What next did you know about the
case?"
II was called upon by Constable F,
P. Budden, and in answer to a message
I went to see Mr.. Noonan. When / got
there he asked me what l was doing in
the Poles case. told him and he said
to me go ahead and won't oppose you.
He told me I should get my fee because
they had over 5000 He told me that the
man could not be convicted"
Ibid you have any further to do with
the case that day?"
mo-"
What next?a
Between the second and the ninth of
December I heard that Simpson had
come into the case and had been to the
jail to get Bosezkowski sign an affidavit.
had appeared in the case and l met
Simpson who told me the same thing"
What next?" ~
''Mr. Simpson and I went to see Judge
Hudspeth, but Judge Hudspeth told me
that any application in that mans behalf
must be made in open Court replied Mr..
Manning.
.'Who represented the State in Court?''
'..Mr. Noonan''
ibid he make any opposition to the
plea being opened?"
mo"
Mr. Manning then related the proceed
ings in Court, familiar to News readers,
when Judge Hudspeth, who had been
warned by the journal refused to hear
Mr. Simpson and ultimately sentenced
the prisoner to five years in State Prison.
'On behalf of Mr.. Simpson," said Mr..