The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-02-14

even ten charges against him, replied the
defendant
Did you ever say: That damned fool
pleaded guilty this morning ~
NO, sir. never said that damned fool
or any other kind of fool. I said he
had pleaded guilty, but not that morn
ing
Did you lock the door?"
Certainly not. but I recall that when
Beck came to see me some people came
in to see me and he appeared annoyed at
the interruption and asked me if we
couldn't have the door closed and said,
Certainly and pushed the door to. The
latch snapped, but there was no locking,
for there hasn't been a key to that door
for six years in my knowledge.
did you ever say to Beck or Pidgeon:
Those damned Polesswant murder case
squared for s2?
mo, sir, there hasn't been a Pole muir
der case in this countysin eleven years,
and the nearest was Bohemian, Fish
John
did you say something about squaring
murder case, either Pole or not?"
mo, sir. 1 never had anybody suggest
such thing"
did you ever receive dollar TOT
squaring a case?"
mo, SIR said Mr.. Noonan, emphasizing
every word with his fist on the table ana
raising his voice. mo man ever offered
me a dollar in my administration of the
office and 1 have never in all my Life
received dollar for such a purpose.
The answer was objected to but it
stood.
ssDid you ever say to Beck: Simpson
represents me and we work together'?' =
mo, sir; I may have said, I try cases
against Simpson, and as matter OF fact
when we do we always quarrel.
.sWould it be possible to secure the dis
charge of Bosczkowski in the way indi-
Gated by Beck and Pidgeon?'
ST can't conceive of his being discharged
on any such programme" said Mr..
Noonan.
.sWhat is the practice in those mat
ters?'
st object" interrupted the Attorney
General, and the question was ruled out
and counsel took an exception.
ssDid you ever call Mr.. Simpson into
the Bosczkowski case?'
mo, sir; he told me he was in the case
l.
Pidgeon).
..Did YOU ever say to Beck or Pidgeon
that Simpson would go before Judge Hud-
speth and ask to reopen the case?
'sNo, sir; told them that MFR. Manning
had done that"
did you ever tell them that you would
assent?''
"No, SIR
'sDid you ever ask Beck or Pidgeon for
a sum of money in connection with the
case?"
mo, sir
'Did you ever enter into an agreement
for your receiving, or anyone else re-
ceiving any money in the case?'
mo, sir"
"Did you ever call Beck LOUISE
"I may have when / was in a condi-
tion that I didn't know what was
doing,'' replied the defendant.
.sIn the telephone conversation with
Beck in respect to your bringing Simpson
over to introduce him was there any
thing said about meeting at Silver Dollar
Smith's?''
mo, sir; there was mention of an
other Engers chop house, but I told them
that I didn't know the place"
you saw Buttner in ex-Assemblyman
Smiths place after the night in the Star
Hotel?'
Eyes. on the 18th of December
"Where?"
'sAt Smiths
.Any one with you there?"
.sYes. l took over Mr.. John P. Noonan."
my brother?" asked Judge Noonan.
yes
'sWhy did you take him over?'
st wanted him to see everything which
took place. replied Noonan
..What took place ON that occasion?"
sWell, we went in and I inquired for
to the top floor. Buttner was sent for
while Mr. John Noonan and | were there.
introduced Mr.. Noonan, and then briefly
related the charge published in the Even
ing Journal and the events which oc-
Cured in the Star Hotel and Buttner~at
once replied: What has been written in
the Evening Journal of the scenes in my
hotel is absolutely false | then said:
will you make an affidavit of that? and
he asked what / wanted. replied Only
what is true, Mr.. Buttner,' and he said,
Very WELL draw up the affidavit and
will sign it, 1 replied, No, Mr.. Buttner
won't do that, want you to put down
lust what occurred and in your own Ian
guage and he did. He even got my
name wrong. but l let it stand. am not
sure whether he signed the affidavit in
Smith s. but the question then arose as to
a notary and Mr. Noonan and I, with
Buttner. went in search of one who lived
up Broadway, when Buttner said
object said the States lawyers and
then followed long argument as to the
adnissibility of the affidavit, which had
not been produced, but only used on cross
examination of Buttner.
..Buttner." continued Mr.. Noonan,
..swore to the affidavit in cigar store at
the junction of Broadway and Sixth ave-
nue.
The affidavit was then put in evidence.
did Mr.. Smith, asked Judge Noonan,
.ssay to Buttner any time when he was
in Smiths place, that you would turn
man out of Jail at three o'clock in the
morning'?"
NO, sir
did Mr. Smith say that you would get
out of bed to turn man out of jail?'
mo, SIR
'sWas there anything said that the
money was paid to entrap you?'
There was no such conversation in my
presence whatever" said the defendant
emphatically.