New-York tribune., 1899-04-11


mSveq SeRe%osed a~y h0M to the rear3 Al don't know
"oerg oHe He WAS UsfI at No 900 Bowery7 AYes: sir
| Q-And that business is going on 10 iar az you
oDo these hackers have stores and busincssesf
oIWei Wei in ''S your time' Ayes. in my time q,
aSw many H sf0fss ssns sf ySa wSs
! Q-And how many other sub-backers oio onip
seS hsye9 Al don't stIspSY EpSw. yes
0.-Were you indicted? Ayes sir.
o-on two indictments which snow you
Done Of those indictments is still pending!
% o.IAnd ii the other indictment you were dismissed
on the other day? AIss asncs sir Indictment Of the
peone against Morris Freedman and Leo ~ FIeSu Iohn
nan BY chn r FsSTs neS. ed
/ 1896: pleads not guilty.
/ BLAcKMAILING BUSINESS
! Q.-Now, this pending Indictment Mr. frecoi'al,
, why is It that II hasn't been tried? Al can .e"
YOU | don't know. That was biackmaihs
business. that was plainly blackmailing business
4 ou these old indictments were plainly black
mailing business why didn't you try to have them
disposed OF? A.-Well. my lawyer didn't 90 II ye''
Mr. osulllvan--what was that answer
( Mr. Moss-"My lawyer didn't do IT, lns,,s he saio
! S-coidsmith Is the son-n-aw Of Martin Ense,
/ isn't he? Al don't know Godsm"n ""''
Ntom oYou ,i' know when he was in Essex-st. Al
20. oEDo you say you were never charged before
a. MAGISTRATE Al never A..
Grand Jury without any hearing? A.-Without any
hearing but ant guilty ss al on an the aSoI back of this
Indictment h"' the names Of two. witnesses Jacob
Kaiser and Hetty Kaiser a. A;ISes,q 0nnnq Ayes
Mr. MOST Offer in evidence another INDICTMENT
The Chairman--Let that be marked "n"' 10
''lg Mr. a" Mossrpecember 1896 Another indictment
of the Iss PsOps snSary s % M snd o" the MS
! indictment Is this indorsement 90 h h' r Dennett
and other persons whose attendance cannot now now
I've secured and whose testimony r eTen nsii,v be n
s,;fficent TO warrant conviction Dennet py res tSn
son OF his unfortunate menta, conG,mcr ,,er rrespo
sibIlity and lack Of reliability therefore retSn S1
mends that the defendants be m bs sSned S by
Robert Townsend. That Is his ~ sgnature' ana lie
is an assistant DIS a anpesiion for the
dismissal OF that Indictment A'-rhe lawyer 0"
"0NWhat did ne say to you about It? Al asked
! to have II come on. 10 como 10 uiai
QUEER WAY TO PAY LAWYER
o-Now Mr. Freedman you paid somebody
! some money In connection with the dismissal OF
that indictment. didn't you? Al paid the lawyer.
| O-You paid the lawyer? A.-The lawyers fees'
| didn't pay that yet. but the money lays
O-You didn't pay him yet? A.-No. IT.
Q-Then your lawyer has not been & PAID M .aco5a Ame
| Q.-What was your lawyer paid for the hrst case!
No. only deposited 500
! Q.-You deposited 800? A.-Yes
O.-For what? A.-For his fee: ,,,.
Q.-For making a motion to dismiss an ind,ct, h,
iSo'|pldmt you pay him? Al paid him for the
o.TBut But you have not paid him yet? A-The first
Q-But 70; this case? Al Will pay MIN oh'y
O. (showng check)-Here is a check Mr. Freed,
man drawn by somebody evidently oy the me nrdn9
OF Cott-perhaps he can tell who II $50 tne olucr
Q.-Did you borrow that money? Aims Is
81 ;ssRs' ;5 IS lie amount , here s. borrowed
9rhsat 9s vo, ds ndorse gSE its Al indorsed
9'-DDiidd You ndorse the check? A.-No, don't
say you ala not Is that ,s;Dy your ,bs noes
oio6.-SSouver oi6. Su mind You did ndorse the check? A
Ye gave mind n tTS tTe notes Whom did the check
go to? A-The check. ] think; is HocKsum' ms
AaS ossThere is Hockstms signature on the BACK Oh
the check? Mbo :. AHocsstim Al don't know him any
more. / know he was the owner OF tha' ha"'
Blank He Hs Is the owner of Blanks Hail. is that all
vo!; know about him? A.--Yes ava roor
'O.-That IL that concert hall on Ih'ro-s'e' "'"'
ut Sort r. Of disorderly concert ha' A.
T H., krov,. have never been IN IL. oiS -,
ha3 90" IIochstim Is a friend of Goldsmith, the INV"
| a nd ha-
d,gstrIct9 g9u Al don't know even that don't De-
long to that Hoshstim G1siri runs that staon-hOuse
doesn;t heo Al don't know. ,,or. doesn't
he? Al don't know
uocHsTIM RUNS HIS DISTRICT
:. ,,oos out on the street and says to
,bIa butcher or to this man, BUY !oul .,,at
sroro that butcher buy your groceries rom ,""'
arocor and buy your milk from that IniNna'
he runs the district don't he! Al s.,o.h'st
II, mat district: live uptown live III
+ never seen Hochstim actually only 'wo poIi-
fore | never three weeks before know he IS pun
tician. ,,, Al don't know.
3-He Is csilaS hm that? Al don't knOW OTorsea
SHOWING ehecksSaerq is reeeiSed ehssf payment
marked ,n aCSsyiYY NC Clearing March BE-
isss % That check has sees Dees paidc owe yet 500
paid The ,bs shSis check has paid and how
be good il it was paid, Al S''
is sPTbe Pa.TTb e check is not good the mo9ey Is s0'0
Somebody has S sSt sot soe the Sa money Ayery likely
9TSSt has not %osey syen is Tor Pah' the lawyer
some i9 GHf Is eisf fsf the awysr AXesS XsesSo,h.ns yet
S-What did the LAWYER S!nn dG. ddGI..chaHged? XINO I
got snStRST ana yG GaS pad 2 ANOt for this D.I Ms
0YS9T me sa's sS S' for the next case For the
nse he charged me s3co Gov the fact that you
QHS~ 70 30 nut yO your lawyers fee into tt the eaV him
ma have tESird party? Al am n1a M soe demanded more
because he wae% diset want to pay it said hsre @
moneSs mnoS rher YOU finish the case YOU a~Yes
f yGg $3.50 ySS K SnO%% SSn
A"Cioldsmith have known '''
was a lawyer; ~ ., nut this money in Hoch,
stims hands. man that you o'o'
me himself 80, o,, A-No: Goldsmith.
- Won told me OF two notes. 10 "ho'' WV
rIyc notes A-To Mr.. Gombossy'
coNBOssY AS A MONE1LENDhh'
1gnatx Gombossy was then sworn. -, oono.r,
Mr. Moss-Do you keep saloon anu =. NJ
rarden. or something of that kind? A'-ies q" ''
ll2 ThIrd-ave. ,.., Yes
do YOU know Mr. Freedman A;LlcSS So.r or
Did you draw this check that mas 'ee "
fered in evidence? A.-1es. ,, a,d vou have