New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-18
TUOHIG TELLS HIS STORY.
how THE CONSPIRACY WAS MATCHED TO
IMPRIsON BUTTNER

IMPRIsON BUTTNER.
George Tuohig was then sworn.
Mr.. Moss-Refore | examine Mr.. Tuohig want
10 call the attention Of the committee 10 the lact
that while Chief Devery was being examined, par
ticularly about what he had done at the corner or
,rcr 10 his being called he related some facts and
Stated he had been going around the district with
he dropped the remark that he was working on the
Broadway Garden matter: and ne was r remnge1
Garden had been closed and those matters had al
DC AGAIN 0 10 discuss the business he was
engaged in in connection with the Broadway Car
den matter So now-l make the claim here now
upon the testimony already adduced from the wit
ness Siephans that It Is very clear what was gong
The Chairman-I think the committee recall that
testimony quite distinctly The Chief stated that he
walking through Thirtieth-st. toward Sixth
Mr. Moss-It was also stated that prior TO that
room his presence here had become known and
had been discussed more or less in the papers and
papers as a probable witness.
ne Mr N M sss rSSm
Garden while Mr. Buttner had it? Ayes. sir.
.,o.-You did not testify. as remember It, upon
o.-An the other walters testified, If remember,
20 the crcumstances that there was no theft. Al
o~You had not testified, and. therefore, had not
sommitted yourself either way had you' publicly?
oDd any senteman or other persons apPToach
o.-Who hTst came to you? A..-stephans.
a9And ID. wh9m Sld you go TO? AWe went to the
the date. / think i was the 18th. wasn't It?
brosched to him he said ne did not want 10 go into
y alone that he would not go into It WITHOUT an
%Ye m'n ana 50 S'ep'an' went 10 YOU 0'd me-
9-And then you were taken to the Manila Cafe?
Charlie Singer; he said to me. VIII YOU have q
'fd to M SnssT We Rsd couple MI II
" TO ss Rf So nS 3D. h'
West Twsnty-fourth-st. and we sat in the front at
ct, and we had little drink there and stephans
e. az a ss IS hi ABOUT
the Mcgowan Buttner case. and think he knows
eSa. asa as sSS it seS. Thee He
says What do you know abOu, Mcgowan a.,b beng
he says. tell me what you know about IT," and
TOD him part Of the story: and was the truth
Nssowsn lose , his money While shaking dice the the
HE BELIEVED BUTTNER INNOCENT
o-what was that transaction that you told him
you had seen? Alt Mcgowan shaking dice
for a quarter a shake and he lost two shakes.
which is half dollar; but told Mr.. Schultz that
] had seen Mcgowan lose his money while shaking
some money from Buttner not TO say anything
about II. was told by Sephans that Buttner had
Q-You understood when stephans went to you
pioyer OF robbery and send him to prison did you?
Ayes. sir. for the reason that Stephans had told
reference TO the affair. and he told Mr. Buttner
that this man Tuohig, who worked there, having
given any testimony nrSI and he SAID Il have seen
into this game With me to have lite fun out Of
It,, or words 10 that effect. and MI Buttner says.
.,"certainly can trust him; YOU ought % know
know him. but discharged the man"
>o~You are stating hearsay testimony. but the
game TO convict your former employer Of some
thing he was not guilty of? A.-By this way, yes,
Q-And you were willing to go into 1t and see
what was IN II and what they proposed to do?
out, because / really thought Mr. Butiner was
Q~Exactly You had this conversation with
now. where know that there, was some game
sfo.t down Mr. gstner was this that
ne didn't want TO go down there. as he had already
testified 70 Mi the ss ZOO With ara S
WORDS 10 that effeot. "snd nanys the man has
gone down and sworn 70 something ne has s meyer
sss s TOD oHf me ri thst snssS promised him 500
o.-Neyer mind what stsph1ns told you. I want
Singer aid mention money to you. didn't he? A.
He said that there was money In IT. He said,
wei al he says 'S There is money in IT,
That 10 all Singer said. think he said it TO
stephans and Stephans told me afterward
MONEY AND JOB OFFERED HIM
o.-was It proposed that you and stcphans
90 TO the Distrct-Attorney ofhcs7 Alt was.
Q.-By whom wos 1t proposed? A.-By Singer. II
! remember correctly.
So..-And didn't he join In requesting that you