Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-05-18
ABSOLUTELY FALSE.
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of allowing Goldsmith opportunity Ia
be at the club when the policemen
arrived Cohen was unable to say.
Mr.. Moss said this kind of testimony
needed explanation. The chief of po-
lice" said the counsel, has been inter
rogatd very closely concerning pool
rooms and it is putting il very mild 10
say that he has absolutely no know
ledge and shows no personal aciloh
concerning these matters. The evil
dence taken here, yesterday. was m
tended TO show principally that inc
great upheaval in the police depart
ment which took place Few months
ago. had its origin, and as the cause
of its beginning, Il controversy about
a pool room.
The chief of police and various Off
GERS have testified 10 their ACQUAINTANCE
with Mr.. Farrell, and the chief testi
fled that Mr.. Farrell was his bonds
man in the case where he was tried
under indictment. although he strenu-
ously denied any knowledge himself
of Farrells keeping a pool room. Tho
testimony. yesterday. showed that an
officer was sent under the direction Of
the chief and his immediate inspector.
to raid that particular pool room and
the testimony showed without at
tempting to sum it up. what that OIL
Ger did. and the difficulty that he had.
ana the politicians that came in and
took an interest in that particular
matter.
Then the records showed tn1- :hat
man Immediately became sto",n cen
ter. and that there was introduced m
to the board Of police the unpreccdent-
ed resolution to transfer the .'imple
policeman. The pool room, the gam
bling issue is the issue underneath the
removal of Chief McCullagh, and I
mean to claim upon the testimony nj
ready adduccd. and upon the testimony
that ! shall adduce here. that it is I'M
possible 10 believe that these gentla-
men are ignorant Of the existence of
these pool rooms. and it is impossible
to believe that the extraordinary &C.
tivity connected with Patrolman Nc
Council and Capt. IIerlihy and the re
moval Of Chief McCullagh, are applira
BILE upon any ordinary theory, but that
they came out of, belonged to and are
connected with this great pool room
Industry. at the head of which is a
man " no mas dSSDCldleS llldt I'D Fl 60
ready been admitted on the stand
Mr. Moss concluded by saying that
he would go on TO show that pool
rooms exist and that they are run
ming while the committee was sitting
and in such a way that il VA mi
possible that any chief Of police should
not know of them and should not be
able to do something against them,
Unless said Mr.. Moss significantly.
the powerful interests behind them
are the interests which ] charge TO be
upon the testimony that has been ad-
! duced.'
| Hansc G. Witness Of Brooklyn. teS-
! tilted to playing recently in five or six
! pool rooms in New York City. He
never observed any police interference.
| Henry j. Goldsmith, the lawyer who
! Cohen said barred the entrance Of the
police to a pool room on ST. Marks
secretaries of the Democratic organizl-
ton of his district and was one of he
commissioners recently appointed by
! Judge Gidersleeve to appraiSe values
on street openings.
John K. Wood, one of Mr.. Moss
| agents was sworn.
Did you happen to he sitting. this
morning, near Chief Devery?" asked
Mr. Moss. Wood said he did. He
swore that while Cohen was testifying