New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-18


will stay here little while. and go to Captain
Price and find out What am sSing to dq c said
You stay here here init little while and will go
to Captain Price and see what | shall do" And d.
sac he ss % he eh Tom s
am going over TO the captain to find out so Whd en-
as Go of Ss s so Schultz
Ike to go upon the stand" 50 he says to pb me
deiphiaY'' 1 said: II like to go to Philadelphia
OesauSs am not known G,d there van, 70 70 on the
stsnd very much. Did YOU want to go on tn the
stand? A.-No, but when was subpenaed l mad
ows 60 You said you w0us 60 pTffT weH SG
e. er to the sa%e nsh and he told to go home
had any papers home to . take s fn Mn out Sn'
the. door Frank Farrell came in again and he
walked into the dining and Schultz says; sn 1t
out went vent home and d vent back again and was
sitting there until about II o'clock. and schultz Sci;
s sSiS 80 Schulz ' went IN ae par and
SAYS Come outside and get the last sd no S
the man ready there TO take me to the tram.
SHIPPED TO PHILADELPHIA.
o-What man? Al don't know him. He says
to him. You go back and buy ticket for TINS
man to Philadelphia, and get a sleeper for MN
there" He says: You can go as far as Newark
and then come back again" left him. Schuit%
Newark had to get out OF the train and wait ~, rU1
the sleeper and go in there and the S Nods
went back again home came s, to mn Woke
up at O'Clock In the morning. ,
Q1What morning was that; lives eS'e Philadelphia
took couple OF cars and Mr. Schultz tol9 o me
should 60 to the Lafayet9 aosl for e, me- and he
would be there at o'clock himseI, 90 i rnteI
about o o'clock vent to tSt tne was
and he says no. SO went back again GAIN a tha
'Fen soa c wfn BACK BACK S 10 sir
seen CTS that the check that you had the train
Ayes. that is what the Niger gave me IN 'he
Mr.. Moss: I Will offer that in EVIDENCE Now io i
will suspend the Sep from Of the N chair minute
] Will say-wil you call Mr.. Iuohis' WIN '0' N''''
Mr.. Tuohig again? ruo,,o
A man standing near the Commissioners sain 4;
81 have got him. Mr. Moss. any time you """'
Mr. Moss-where is he? IT,, ,,r,od II
vo, ne eon 3D. one of YOUR men with will get him.
Mr. Moss-You have got him under guafu'
A ~ Mo;ss sH Buttner. you come here We
can't waste any time.
BUTTNER PAID CAPTAIN PRICE.
ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS MONTH FOR
PROTECTION AND A SHARE OF
ALL ROBBERIEs.
Simon Buttner was then sworn.
Mr. Moss-Mr Buttner. did you start business
On the Bowery between Houston ana bleecAei
St. In 1890? Ayes. sir.
Odd YOU see any police captain at that tih'e :
A-No. sir; no police captain a.
O-What was the officer that you saw what ""'
his rank? Al have seen politicians.
o-Yes? Al Just came to the city OF new
York; a country Jay. 1865, oer,a,n poll-
ticfan and he told me would have to see the
police -, ,,.,oto,, Al can't give
' you w can't you? Al don't remember VINO
ne w3 ycs ABut was advised TO see the police;
I went TO see the representative Of Sip'"'''
M oKTha t' Was his answer to you' AYsS SIR
I'VE have no protection 10 EneF Ige says: "The
best thing 10 see is the inspector Inspecor VIII
Jams the time went h, 10 o one man by the
lame Of Price, he was then roundsmah. vos cir.
''S o'"Is that the present captain? A-ieS' ST.
@ oHe was then rOundsmssn' AYef Sas sir and
Business with him and did Il aaYsni ss 10 give
9,W1hat da he a isy any no trick that OF
didn't that time what ne ea tbs slang
~ ~ s shS' Time ''1s"'s .,,.. of what
rere vo ma TO do with that? Al understand very
well now what he means. the freakish term Wna'
ne cai Ths su is If anybody was robbed? Al any
bodv was robbed he was 10 get half. And nave
The Chairman-Did any trick come OF? A'-hes'
Mr. Moss-When did that trick come off? A.-At
that time. sir.
LOOKING KEENLY FOR HIS SHARE.
o-Just explain to the committee what the trick
roso Ayes. sir That trick was. one day Price
sent for me- and met him on the corner OF BleecK-
or and Bowery. He says: "Buttner, no" ABOUT
that trick that comes off last night?' says,
What is it," He says, THE man that 'ost S'O'
and a gold watch
O-Where? AIT 304 Bowery.
ON YOUR place? Al knew, nothing about II.
The complaint came from the man. who was JUST
ready to 90 to Europe the following day; lie d S
was in the place says Sergeant know the
man who was in his company. but know nothing lns
about n. they walked out together, ana l even
mentioned him the man who was tb In hi
pany and he made note Of IT, and Ine dav after
that and said You are fine son OF SO ana So 50,
Mr. MossThat was to get ms name? Ano VAS Vas
i don't remember any more. because ioIu nIli
probably It don't make any difference 70 MN ia 40
ing you have no business to come IN mere ana u'
The Chairman-You say this man was ro9 priae
Al didn't know anything about IL untii PRICE
tod me- .s. 10 had heen
ro %p Mo n SAYS sergeant to him and
told him this thing happened . -.
The Witness-But knew nothing about H. Afte Ter
tod him who in his company GI co our an nv
went TO see TINS man. OF sent ~. 49,, H.. roIoh-
time there was complaint maze from the "e'e"
bors-- Mt. o,,,,hinc
Mr. Moss-Did you have TO give Price anyt n,rt
~, account of that matter? A.-No, not on account
30 49, matter because I had nothing TO do WIN
Kim suppose 1t was settled between him and TINS
o' oIWei' 20 on. Avery time there was COM
plaint from the neighbour, - =. .,,-o he
The Chairman-Strike out that last part "ne'e "0
says he supposes. T.. ,ho,
Nr Moss-Yes. | consent to mat ,,. So,
The Witness-When there was complaint W
the neighbors.
EVERY KICK BENEFITED PRICE
oWbat about? A-About the music being 100
,s. ,hov came all the way from Ellzabeth-st'
,hose houses in the rear Every time complaint
vent down TO Headquarters. Price used to send lot
- around himself and Il would cost me