The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-09
Mr.. NOoNAN'S NIGHT OUT.
.o,xas hsoRIBED TO TWO JERSEY
CITP LAWYERS.

,,., who say they pribed Neonan Tell .
S,,ht sessIen mt Resorts where Womei
-. Not RHciudea-Tsstimeny Abent ~
,.,,,,tou TO the witnssseste Greek sare
40 A., trial of former Assistant Prosecutor
~. " Norman andLawyer Alexander slmp
'osep Ia-.ev City yesterday for conspiring Il
on Iustioo tho major part OF the audisno'
U.s. AZ. Enclosure consisted. as on Monday, o.
,"Mz.r, Edward Pidgeon's cros'-examinatior
WaS n,a rou try to get $500 for Boscstowskii
-. q, a,ked former Judge HOFFMAN, address
"s tTon,t understand" PidEoon replied.
o-yon told Mr.. Noonsn. you said In youi
.S.,r,ony Yesterday, that although you tried u
~, $500 you could not. Did you try TO gel
eaooI Al did. yes.
S-From whom did you get it, A@From my
zsnosino editor, Mr.. Rapploye, OF the JorseJ
City Journal -,,, a,
xou meant A.-Mr. Rappleyc.
'o-Did you mean to convoy TO MT. Woman tne
,d,a that you wcre trying to Eee the $500 rom
your managing editorI
nh. ,vitness hesitated and Judge HOFFMAN
exclaimed, Answer my question ana don't
fence"
- uo1mnn. who had o typewritten COPY
.,p,Iroon's direct testimony, read several %
titan, from It in which PidFeon had stated to
Mssn.n that he represented friends Of the Pole.
w. s,ked II no intended to convey that idea
!, r.n,ied, 81 meant Mr.. Rappleye a. . friend
s,,hs polls and Mr.. Dear as another. Mr.. Dear
:. The business manager Of the Jersey City Jors~
aaL"
pole's friends1 Ayes, in o way.
T,dg. NORMAN read tho testimony OF the Wit
ness about the might session. which included
IN visit to Weber s. Fiolds's, and 70 the Hotel
Rsnard and tho Star Hotel.
o-what kind Of 9 place - the Hotel henaraf a.
-aNh Tenderioin resort, now you've got me again.
vs,, n, THAR A.-weu, that IL tho nans they are
hSMYo2a drank thers2 A-wsli. the rounds con
sisted largely OF beer. -
S-piSS You know themf A.-only casually.
S-pidnt they go in there at your suggesionf a.
-66e@-p,dpt one Of the girls como up to you and say,
.Sh. there's my Eddie 2" Al don't
, The .u S,s E %s2 lIu saiS i Sns i Il L %a aAP Peepessed
he would order tho officers to clear the court
room.
worth Of dlamond,r A--No.
9.-A.n't you lying 40; air ~
.o.-Did you drink with herr A-xe'' NJ inc er'"u
ot osinD,dn,s she call you EddIo7 A-No. she called
@sGGhsT, \! IA . .sS i know y 70 E, ns%S IVA: .,I ra1sssS sns I
0t oNo oss yoa belong TO the 400 OF New Yorkf A.
No. but / am u good q they arc.
Tho witness admitted that the only work he
hands; SGn e. 'G Ig,s shS 5f5sU Sn U Witch Sg sSc inai Gas nG
against the defendants was based.
Q.-Do you remember going to the Hotel Washing.
. .Sg af'i ia ySs p hss Sssn Of eS tSs b ses esSaa ! III tina ana
case goes on IN own the whole damned JournnJT'
A.-So. sir; I never made such o ridiculous state
9.~Didnr you say that to Hugo. the bartender
Q-wero you at the Union Square Hotel last Sun
day night at II O'Clock with a manp Ayes.
$ $-Ss VOW S1s s., the g Wonp 4 the2e; R a.9Hss.
S-sSe was in bed, was shop Mo.
9-whst was her name A:EImosene Coma
case. Didn't yol tell the woman that . Mr. Armstrong
had asked you to tell sonething about the case
How did you come to mention Mr.. Armstrong; name
room one night and Armstrong talked about Noonan.
husband was thers didn't mention f.
,9-Do you remember the night yo1 and MI; Rap;
pleye were at the Hoffman cafe. the night 10 rained2
-o-You snd Beck and Rappleye were thsre3 A.
Pisips Is easef the owners'of the josraSEi
Judge HOFFMAN requested a young man In the
s Sadi s,sn t 70 stand InHno u P, and ths ask eS.i fi nigStl 4 T he
witness said that he had not, and tho young
man sat down., remarking in m. undertOno:
THAT fellow 10 o phenomenal liar"
VIII did you nrSt know Of the attempt to bs
made on the Prosecutorp Al didn't know OF any
SSs'e nappi, MI 4; Rspplsys told me 70 g 20 Beck and
going over TO Jersey City to get o Pole turned out
and pay over the money.
bribe a public oniclal or 70 suggest it OF 70 carry IL
out was a crimeP Alt did not.
was gcinss to do. Gel out Of such S%asinss;f A.-wSy
,r "MP y" g exclaimed Judge Hoffman, $50 as to
The witness said that when the party went
over to Browns saloon after the money had
been paid In Simpsons office they drank wine.
S.DOn't you know tina. Beck ordered the wine
b. w,S called back he ssIdi "oh. charge it to MOO.
9.isn,t It 2 fact that Beck kept on nning up Moo
mans glass; whether he wanted &c or notP A.-Eo.
an iG sIiic hOT Which q sppsspos +, tai sS Tit ,9e,.,zS SSpE n
December which alleged that while the party
was sitting At the table in Browns drinking
and Beck to come over to Harrison and turn
gopher" Tho witness explained that "turn.
ing a gopher meant cracking q safe. Beck was
Chief was to share in the profits Of the pro.
posed safe robbery.
made an oner to the Chief OF Police OF Harrison 70
Beck did. ~ 49, onof'
Louis J.. Beck. tho detective-reporter-cafe-
neePer, took the witness stand after recess. He
said That he had done reporting and detectiye
work for the World and the Nal and Erpress.
10 MS direct examination the witness told
ppiIacn inc same story as had been told By
c,aSeoh on Monday. Former Judge Noonan
ttSpnaaeted the REORGANIZATION. Beck testified
s sn tne Hsrdtd and World had each ordered q
no, u tnm q the Noonan-Simpson story. He could
"os'ei the name OF the editor Of the Herald
Q.Did you do any work in Elixabeth2 49,
iwsn,t mlIla !; Lightburn Of tho Mad and Eapress.
md an vHere TO look for gambling places, but didn't
S1pdht you and q man known ~ Uncle Hubbard
Eii,ssh"",p coiored women to DR.. Browns house az
niaeaUSeth anu leave them there, aud then nave ths
a. an iI nfaS, as diIofdsrly houSsP A. stamp that
vb bne representation had not been concluded
"neh the court adjourned for the day.