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pOSdl.
All this took up great deal of time, and
when Judge Hoffman said the defense had
no objection to the introduction of the tes-
timony, it was eleven o'clock. Then the
actually proceedings began, and James
Butler of the Gilsey House, the witness
previously referred to, was the first man
called
"Iow long have you lived in New
York;" asked Judge Noonan.
"Thirty-three years.
What is your occupation?"
In the wine business in the Gilsey
House?"
do you know the defendant, Joseph
NJ Noonan?"
II do
"Can you recall if you saw him in your
house on the night of December ~"
II did see him"
WHO was with him?"
Three or four persons
Ibid Mr. Noonan ask for anybody"
HE did"
did you see the party of four in the
bar?"
It did,
did they drink?"
Yes"
WHO paid for it?''
.Mr Noonan" was the reply.
Cross examined by the Attorney Cen
eral. Mr.. Butler said he was attending
the bar on the night in question.
What was 1T that fixed in your mind
that Mr. Noonan came in that night?
He asked for Jack. his friend?"
who's Jaek?" asked the Attorney Cen
eral.
Jack Hussey."
Anything further?''
We'll, after the article appeared in the
Journal 1 traced it back to that night.
1 told Hussey the next day after they
had been there
Ibid Hussey call your attention to that
day?"
Eyes, and because I had not seen Mr..
Noonan for several months" replied Mr..
Butler.
There was nothing remarkable oc-
Cured that night?"
.'WeI, observed Mr.. Noonan to be in
liquor"
DO you know how many drinks they
had?"
II do not"
DO you know how many drinks Mr..
Noonan paid for?"
81 don't; know he paid for one," said
the witness.
What kind of money did he have?"
asked the Attorney General.
IT can't remember that
$50 that the only thing that fixes this
day in your memory is that you traced
it back from the Journals article and
you decided it was December 2?''
Yes"
''What day was it?" asked Judge Moo.
nan.
II traced it back to Thursday, because
am never there on Friday said Butler.
Mr.. Noonan then took the stand to re-
sumo his examination by Judge .Noonan.
The defendant was cool as before, and
gave his answers clearly and distinctly.
Mr. Noonan, did you ever authorize
Mr.. Simpson to say that he represented
you in the Bosczkowsk case?'
Never, nor did say it?''
did Mr.. Neonan say to you in the Star
Hotel, Joe, it's all O.. k"
Nothing of the sort; it's absolutely
false" said the defendant with emphasis.
Ibid you, while in the Star Theatre, say
to Beck, Louis, / want the money paid
to me'?''
mo, never had any conversation with
Beck or Pidgeon about the money-or any
body else
did Beck or Pidgeon say, That's all
right, Joe; you'll get the money. We are
doing business with you'?''
NO SIR
"Did you ask either Beck or Pdgeon
about the payment of the money and ask
what time they would pay it?'
mo, SIR
did they say, oh, we'll fix the time
later '?'
Ibid you borrow $40 from Beck?'
mo, SIR
did you give Beck your cuff?'
IN, SIR / know lost my cuff that
night, and since have learned how Beck
got it,
did they ask for your cuff as secur-
ity?"
mo, sir
did you hand either of them your
cuff"
mo, SIR
did you go upstairs in the Star Hotel
to the parlor?'',
my recollection is that went upstairs
for a few minutes while,the others were
down stairs. Some one was drumming
piano and the noise or music attracted
nv attention. / may have sat down there
but don't recall that I did. then came
down and met them coming up. I then
left. Pidgeon, Buttner, Simpson and
Beck went upstairs with a lady whom
they called Miss Coma never spoke to
the lady
ssDid you make an appointment with
Beck to meet you in your Office the next
day to pay over money to you in the
Bosczkowski case?"
..No. sir, positively not"
.sWere you in Browns chop house the
next day2''
ST was. I had private case in the
Orphans Court, before Judge Hudspeth,
and after the case my client and I went
down to the Prosecutors Office. and she
asked me what my fee was, and gave me
a check for that plus fthe surrogate's
charges. 1 went to the Surrogate and
handed him the woman's check and he
gave me his check. less the Surrogate's
fees. In other words, got s13o and the
$40 were the Surrogate's fee
what did you do with that check?'
f1n ok