The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-05-19
FREEDMAN'S FIRM.
His Bond Business
Looked Into By
Mazet.
THE SUICIDE DIVE.
McQuirk's Notorious Place
Inquired About By
Commission.

New York, May 1S.-The sessions of
the Mazet investigating committee to-
day were uninteresting, the greater
part of the day being occupied in an
attempt to show the respective bond
ing interests of the city employees held
by the so-called Freedman and So
called Plat Surety company. Counsel
Moss, for the committee, after an Ella
borate examination into this matter
said that the significant feature Of
what had been shown was the growth
of the Freedman company, the young
est of all the bonding companies, dur
ing the past year or two, in the bond
ing of city officials.
Police Commissioners Hess and Abel
were on the stand for a short time to-
day, but they did not contribute to
any material evidence against the var
ious departments being investigated.
Commissioner Hess merely agreed with
Counsel Mess in an expression of opin-
ion that facts of a suspicious nature
had been presented before the commit
tee.
Sheriff Dunn was on the stand for a
brief period, but his counsel was per-
mltted to take his place and to explain
the bonding of the officers in the sher-
ifs department by the Freedman COM
pany. The committee will meet to-
morrow morning, and at the close of
the session will adjourn until May 81
Mr.. Moss went over at length vari-
Gus accusations appearing within the
last year in public prints, that vice
hourished openly in the city, and asked
Mr. Abel what action he had taken.
Some of these the witness knew of,
others had been handed over to the po-
ice. The subsequent action was de-
tailed, matters that have been pub
llshed from time to time, such as Can't
Chapman's raids. The name of the
late Police Capt. O'Keefe came up. and
Mr. Moss sprung a genuine sensation
by asking Mr.. Abel if the police had
ever investigated O'Keefe's death. Mr..
Abel said he thought O'Keefe died
from accident
Don't you know" said Mr.. Moss.
that at this day that neighborhood is
run OF the rumor that has never been
properly investigated by the police de-
partment, that Capt. O'Keefe was
Killed because he had knowledge of a
guilty plot to remove another man
from this life, and it wasn't safe to
let him live with that knowledge?"
commissioner Abel had never heard
OF 1t, Mr.. Moss said there might be
Ao ldHSlDle evidence TO base the runlOr
on, but he added: ''You don't expect
tangible evidence in the Molineux or
similar cases?" to which Mr. Abel
agreed. Mr.. Moss referred to Nc
Guirk's place on the Bowery. some
times called the Suicide dive" be-
cause so many young girls killed them
selves there. Mr.. Moss intimated that
it was still running in another guise
Mr.. Abel said they were trying to sup
press immoral concert halls. and Mr..
Moss named several places now run
ming where he alleged there was every
Indictment for even boys and girls to
commit inmoralities. Mr.. Abel said
he was responsible for his acts, and
thought he could safely be responsible
for the acts of his associates on the
board. Mr. Abel was handed a list of
the pool rooms referred to. Mr.. Moss
told him that the orders were going
out that all these rooms should re-
move a short distance, and Mr. Abel
said he would try and find out where
they had removed to, if that is the
case. Mr.. Abel said he had appointed
his own son as his private secretary
at salary of $500. The position was
not under civil service examination.