New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-09
DETAILS OF THE HEARING.

oo.s,5.rahle time before the committee
..ay ,bsir seats II was apparent that the police
r.s-s ~ ne the subject Of the days inquiry! ms
courtroom and the corridors looked hAe foii0T
tJeadousrters on a trial day Policemen occ"Peu
10 cats sereeants and roundsmen loltered around
,bs 6oorways while the superior officers $1,000 IN
-. waiting TO answer 10 the suhprnas with
Witch they had been served. A great mass o. po-
Ire records was piled up in the courtroom. ny
we're brought by the carload ana Alhos' 0oOA
- -. railway II was from the records that Mr..
Moss was able 10 show the increase IN 'he nu'ip
be- Of robheries in the city and the lax He'iouS
=. ,reysu IN the Police Department IN report
,,r complaints and IN recording the steps 'aAen
q the cases brought 10 the notice or the ponce
While none Of the officials were called yesteruaS
NJ. Moss nut upon the stand many victims OF
nets who testified that their property haa never
nasn recovered or their ASSISTANTS arrested.
RORBED IN THE BOWERY.
The frs; witness called was c. C. Miller STOCK
broker OF No SC Broadway. whose experience %
powerv thieves has already been related IN Inc
r-5h11s Nj Miller repeated how some weeks ago
~ was driving in cab through the BoWery 10 me
Prooklyn Bridge with friend They had oeeh 10
8 theatre and as the night was warm oo'h inoH
ouebt.d AZ a saloon in the Bowery for the purpose
o. obtaining something TO drink. While the! were
80. he saloon the cabman. who had been PAID
q .5ysrcA drove away. When Mr. Miller and MS
friend came out Of the saloon. where they stay
only long enough TO drink some kline VINE anu
seltzer they were set upon by Bo"eTS 'Iuss "''N
,ohhed % about $50 worth Of jewelry and money
r.. a,stbv displaved ~ policeman who came
,,no- The scene while the struggle war going on
sean,e5 somewhat significant. in view OF he nu-
merous charges that are being made 'ha' ohe i""0e
freouen-lv are In collision with the tlhtNes.
charles I, Gates the next witness. tesineo 'ha'
he was in the drygoods business al no 40 III -
~. Burglars entered his store in March last ana
STOLE goods valued at 500. He reported the ma''e'
r. the police. but no recovery was Hane'
pbuip Hahn Of No. 2O7 Centre-st., who Is IN the
cutlery business testified 10 having been roooed OF
several hundred dollars worth OF razors anu
s7ives 4e reported the robbery to captain o'epn,
80, ~, no arrests were made, and ne recovered
none OF his property. -
David A Doyle, a dryeoods merchaht - EoN'
teAnrb-st and Fifth-ave. was ROBBED OF TWO ""eoi'
l,s6s NJ goods last spring. The goods were taken
sgrsv If, the night. His books and d lot OF o'hel
-. ,rera found on the sidewalk Witness said the
l.s .old him the street cleaning carts might nave
r-eyanted the policeman on the oeal HoHi e'' '''S
80 noise If the robbers wagon. me ponce n0U
dooe nothing II the case
" T.utck told % a loss from mis- store Al
r.rbth.ave and Fortieth-st. eisnt weeks Ss0
80. COO ,rlr,b ~ cIosks were taken MI Le"lcK
.si5 g. would take a wagon 10 carry away 'io'
s-,orr. ~ goods The thieves CUT ho'e ~ '
eoo- He reported TO the police out 'ne| D,u -
,,v .rcant 70 make charges against the po0eI.o''
49, -os. for failure TO discover the hufRIar!- t'o
s,a,,tssed nv Commissioner Hess MI.
-, oo,,ld NOT sav whether or not the po4'0e
I'D .,ied - recover the goods be mao ho' &c
covered any Of them and no one hao W. -
Morris srfko. Of No. Z5 East tour'h-7'' :,
II suspender trimmings. was roDoeu I 80
.,,,, t1n worth Of spool silk. HIS premise We"
- - tho night The robbers broke open
-. 4-o,. 6oor None OF the goods mas peeh reco'
80 -,e nollce sent detective. WHO sAlo no
uoDd jook for the thieves. / oon NnoN
l,oLsd " said the witness. Il never SaN 'e
tec,ive again 49, .o,,-,b,,
. a.. rs -obhe5 about two weeks ago. Burg
,,s t-..d tie door and took about 800 IN money
,svsr-, sod clothes The robbery was OF oa'u'N'
night on Sunday he reported y 70 ''le -. -
= detective He'd al the house ne - 80
him 70 keep silent about me roooes 80 =, the
,s-s- ne det.ctive told him he though' one o. Wv
vr.,,,.s los, was in pzwnshop at lehth-@Ne.
" C,A,,.s..l Identified the watch ano reoeeheu
+. ,or 81 He gave the detective s. for ms roOoe'
Es recovered none Of the other things oS'
Rr-RcIARs WHO USED WAGONS.
ns,td Eox Of Fox Rine OF No. rs
Blseoker-s, testified that couple o. o'rsi' -.
themselves locked in his place on 1u'S =, ~
hacked I'D y roo worth OF satin ana car
The next day leaving 500 worth more pe''n- ~.
H-st wagon left our store az 1870 IN the MOI
I'D 80 ul.ress It's number was Hs Inv
neyr wagon left a. 1913 o'clock. while pohctinei
vas standing on the corner. one OF Lne I-a
thieves was captured In Long Isiaho ~, noas
several thousand dollars worth OF ue
were sold for a few dollars. - ..o- ss,s
This is the robbery that 50 much mas ne"
and written bout isn't ~? asked MI Mos
"Yef answered the witness <.,.u
And which took place while Captsin n pm ~
vas showing green policeman no" 10
his duces'" o..,,
Witness sid he knew nothing about captain
chapupan but that the policeman on posi- "Ns
watching the parade when the first wagon oroNe va
and had induced the firms Waterman 70 Keep 'ii'"
company - .
Emil schessinger, hat msnufsctuie, No.
ws,. - :. -as -ohbed on the night OF MAY
Of soeo worth OF silk goods He reported me css.
70 the police Witness said he suspected .,a LIS
IN MS employ OF being IN collusion with VIC