Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-19
Bookmaker Mahoney a Witness Be-
fore the Mazet Committee.
SHARP REPARTEB With Mr.. MOSS
Refuses to Answer Questions and
Chaffs the Attorney,
LATTER COMPLIMENTS HIM

NEW YORK. May 19.-James A. Ma
honey. the bookmaker, was the first wit
ness before the Mazet investigating COM
mittee.
Mahoney declined to say whether or not
full page story IN the New York Herald
describing him the pool room king,
and describing his alleged pool rooms. was
true He had not sued the Herald for libel
He refused TO deny the truth of the state
ments-
The article in question stated that a re-
porter went to Mahoney and said he in
tended TO open a pool room. and that Ma
honey said: Go ahead. and when you are
ready to open come over and see me-
Refused to Answer Questions.
MahOney refused TO answer any ques-
ttons in regard to this. When asked If he
intended to sue the Herald for libel Ma
honey said: What, sue a paper that made
me king?' and the spectators were con-
vulsed with laughter. In declining 20 an
SweT MahOrey made several humorous re-
marks. and ne was excused. having ADDED
nothing Of Importance to the record. Mr..
Moss paid Il tribute to Nahouey's humor
by calling him the brightest spot we have
had this week"
Wyndom Lynn. an undertaken, was the
next witness. He was formerly employed
by Undertaken James p. Marren. who had
d monopoly of caring for dead bodies at
the Harlem Hospital Marren had told wit
ness that he was a friend of John r. Car
roll and DIT Schultz, inspector of the de-
partment of charities, and that he had to
pay DR.. Schultz money. Lynn swore that
MaFren could be notified of a death con-
trary to regulations and be allowed to get
the corpse. He alleged that on Marren :
behalf he had paid TWO clerks in the Har-
lem Hospital for thus reporting deaths s.
in each instance. He had paid them TWEEN
ty-three times. He gave their names as
FreebOrn and Fitzgerald. night and day
clerks, respectively.
Subpoena for Mr.. Marren.
Mr.. Moss directed that subpoena for
Mr.. Marren and his books be issued.
II transpired that Freeborn had been dis
charged for sending too many messages
over the telephone TO Mr.. Marren, but the
witness stated that Fitzgerald had con-
tinued the same business right along"
Mr. Marren had told the witness that he
had loaned Inspector Schultz 800, but
Lynn thought IL had never been paid back.
Mr.. Marren had also said that as long az
Croker and Carroll were in power he could
keep his monopoly.
Lynn aver1ed that Marren had frequent
" obtained from the Harlem mOrgue-
keeper collins made for the city, paying
zoe and 81 for them.
Lynn admitted that he came straight
from the TOTnbs to the Mazet committee.
He pleaded guilty 10 petty larceny.
Mr.. Marren had accused him Of being S21
short in mis- accounts. He himself had
found the shortage and made an incorrect
entry to cover il. He had not been allowed
bail Lynn said he received today Il let
ter from DR.. IsadOre GOldstein, a friend
Of his, saying that "Cush" had seen Mar
zen
He Will drop the charge most probably"
the letter continued. We will see him and
get positive answers Sunday on condi-
tiOu that you leave Harlem and New York
ftrQ EtrTh Ef1ftH4 in in
lem We Will have you arrested. Let me
know Immediately if you will do it,