New-York tribune., 1899-06-07

you nave gone bail frequently A-Not LOT keeping
gambling houses. but for all kinds Of misdemeanors
that be baed out without the appearance OF a
Justice.
Q-And you go 20 the Forty-seventh-st station
In the same way? Ayes.
OFF you went on 800 bonds in the Thirtieth-st.
station house. did you go on as many IN the Forty
seventh-st. station house? A.-No. don't think go.
Q.-Haif many? Al don't think so: don't
remember how many.
Q-You were going bail In other station houses
besides all this time? A-whenever any one /
thought-or any one people came 10 me to give
bonds for. would go bail for them II thought
they were all right
Q-And you gave bonds in polite courts. too? A.
Yes. sir
Q.-Have you ever gone bonds In connection with
Mr.. Johnson-Bob Johnson? Al might have gone
two three policy bonds for him.
POLICY BONDS A SPECIALITY.
Q-Johnson's bonds are generally policy bonds7
Ayes
o-Those are the kind OF bonds be generally
wants? Al don't know what he wants; went
couple OF bonds for him.
Q-what kind OF bonds does he 90 on for your
Ale don't go bonds for me.
Q-Why do you go bonds for him7 Al will go
bonds for any friend
Q-1s he a friend of yours? A.-Yes
Q.-And Mr. Adams? Al know Mr.. Adams.
Ole is Mr.. Adamss representative. isn't he?
Al don't know.
Q.-Havent you found that out? A.-No: don't
know
Q-Do you go these bonds entirely a matter
Of friendship. or do you receive compensation A
Sometimes do and sometimes ! don't.
Q-Sometimes You receive compensation and some
times you don't? Ayes. and sometimes don't.
Q-On what proportion OF the 800 bonds that
have mentioned In the Thrtieth-st. station house
did you receive compensation? Al don't know.
Q.-On most OF them, didn't you? Al don't
know: didn't remember.
Q-Does that compensation average from IS TO
$50? Al don't remember
Q.-Have you received much as $50 for a bond 2
Al don't remember
Q.-Have YOU received much as s. for a bond?
Al don't remember.
Q.-Have you received anything for a bond? A
! tell you. sometimes l 90 and sometimes l don't
Q-When was the last time you received any
money for bond? Al don't remember.
Q.-Have you not had bonds signed In advance
and left at the desk OF some OF the station houses
to be used when necessary? A-No sir.
Q-You never siSp any in advance? A-No. sir
Q--You always go TO the station houses to make
your bonds? A-Yes sir
Q-lt Keeps you busy running from station
house 10 another? A.-Sometimes IL does and some
times II don't
Q-When you have to go 10 the station house and
occupy your time in that way. you think 1t is
proper TO be compensated for H. do you not? A
sometimes do and sometimes I don't.
is INTERESTED IN POLITICS.
o-Well, sometimes you do That answers the
question satisfactorily Are you interested in the
politics Of the district? A-Yes
Q-Are you associate leader in the district >
A.-No, sir
Q-What position do you hold? Al don't hold
anything
Q-Slmply a private IN the organization7 A
private YES, sir
Q-There is Tammany organization in the dis
trict? Ayes. sir.
Q-Mr. Adams is a member OF that organization, :,
Al could not tell you.
Q-Don't you meet him? A-No. sir.
Q-Do you give these bonds ever as a political
favor? Al do once in while. man In my
neighborhood gets drunk and l know he is with
me on Election Day. will go his bond II he Is
the other way he will stay there
Q-Is II ever a matter Of political favor when vou
the bonds OF women arrested on the street ,
A.-No. sir
Q-What is the consideration in those cases7
Do you go their bonds as a matter OF friendship?
Al tell you, sometimes / get money for II and
sometimes don't.
Q.-But in the cases where you don't get money
for going bail for prostitutes do you do It as MAJ,
ter OF friendship for them Al do 1t for some
people ! know.
Q.-There are cases then In bonding pros
titutes where you have not received money for Il?
A.-Yes. sir.
Q-How do you knoy these people7 Although
people that comes to me TO get them out. don't
know about the people bail out. I know some one
connected with them.
Q-And comes TO you being interested
in them. and through them you go their bond? A.
Yes
o.-How do these people know they are in the
station house? Al could not tell you. They send
a messenger out
Q.-Don't you ever receive word from the station
house? Al do. through messenger boy.
Q.-Is there messenger boy in the station house
who brings you word? Al guess they can send
for messenger boy II they pay for it.
Q.-There is doubt about your receiving mes
sages from the station-house to come there? A
l never send them. The people send them-the peo-
pies friends send to them. and they come to me.
Q.-Have you ever received n message yourself
from the station house to come? A.-No. sir
NO SCHEDULE OF CHARGES.
The Chairrnan-Have you any fixed schedule OF
charges? A-No have not.
Q.-How do you fix or regulate the charge OF the
bonds? Al don't regulate anything
Q.-You take what you get, or how is 1t done
in these cases, where you have been paid? A
Sometimes get II and sometimes don't
Q.-Do they ask you how much you want or do
you take what they offer you? Al take anything
they ofYer me.
Q.-What is the smallest sum you have ever re-
ceived? Al don't remember.
Q-Have you frequently received much $50?
Al might have.
Q.-How frequently would you say? Al give
good security for anything go bonds
Q.-str!ke that out. That is an TO
my question. l understand your bail is ac-
cepted unless you give security. A-They never
refuse my bail
Q.-Are you able to say in what proportion Of
these cases you get much as $50? Al get
nothing like $50 / might have.
Q.-You say you might have What is the gen
eral charge for your going bail in the class OF
OF dsorderly houses? A.-Anything ! can get.
Q.-And do you take less than s.. Al
might have.
Q.-What is your recollection on that. now A
I might take 81 note. might take less might take
anything get.
OFF the price IS left TO you, what do you fix in