New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-06-16
PICKED OUT FOR SACRIFICE.
BUCKET SHOP CLERK IMPRIsONED-INDICT-
MENTs OF PRINCIPALS HELD UP.
Mr.. Moss-Mr. Wade.

MOss-Mr Wade
Henry c. Wade sworn
Mr. Moss-Mr. Wade, was II in December Of last
you w nsG arrested IN
Q-Tou were arrested September = VIII you
%e9e ar 70 Aon NAY d isss was engaged
in a clerical position with the Colonial Stock and
OF cashier The place existed eleven days. The
man that run the place he JAILED s in the Letter
my only connection with what they termed bucket
shop ,
Or. clerical position? AzYes On Sep
tember was arrested in the corridor o. the Grim
! was taken before Magistrate Simms and held for
examination; and Assistant District Attorney Gray
ment in my case for what reason don't know. So
he adjourned my case FOR "a mGnth on October
me So after about half hour Magistrate Cornell
pear. and he brought the Distrct-Attorney in. an
assistant. and he said I waived examination, and
hearing. So rather than put my 5ondsman TO any
thought that would be the last of II. but they
picked me out OF all the rest. placed me trial
and convicted me and gave me the largest fine in
the power OF the Court.
Al don't know how many indicted. Some
were arrested ont great many got out without
PRINCIPALS ESCAPED.
Q--Many Of those were the principals in the bust
ness? An principals in the business. great
Mi Hoffman-were they Indicted with you? A
Their trial was a month ahead Of mine the indct-
NJ Moss-At about the same time? About
Mr. Hofmln-I want 10 know whether there wa.
an indictment found against any other persons at
Grand Jury. .,
ment found against you? A-Yes. sir; in the
The Chairman-The Special Sessions? A-Yes
sir tried TO transfer il to the General Sessions
but they wouldn't allow IT.
you were tried? A.-Jerome, Hnsdale and Jacobs.
Mr. Moss-You were a mere clerk. and were
Of the law? Al got the highest fine they could
o-And in the case of the others. where they
we're actually indicted by the Grand jury moth
ing s e f9nf It and the so
the fact that the cases stand untried 70 this day?
A.-That has been the same thing for fifteen years.
o-Did these bucket-shops so-caled whose pro-
pT oThey proceeded right along? AThey We're
raided at ocSck X in the afternoon closing time
Q-Have they ever beer, closed since that time?
Al never knew them TO be ~, 49,. 49,.
Q-And you know great deal about IT, don't
'S o-And ihsse bucket-shops are in the First Pre-
Mr. Moss-The precinct to which Mr.. Turley. the
morning is attached. The detective who admits
that ne is not an expert ,
these so-caed bucket-shops selling PRIVILEGES OF
he charaGer those spg bs TnGh Rey were
BUSINESS GOES RIGHT ALONG
Q.-You have as late as this morning? AIYes.
O-Are these some Of the documents which show
you? Ayes. think SO 90.
Q-Here Is one dated May rs 1899, selling priv
selling the price NAMED bslOT Mr. WAGE M may
Iee ti Is Is signed The public Stock and Grain Ex-
s st Ses ~ :" and %e't 40. link it S
O-Do you know who are the proprietors OF that
me-
place THE second one is 10 Sl Offices Of Edward
MSS a. &C. EG' and ID an6 3
G f%o sha4 S@'1 Of r. soy share three days
made before the market price or SAID STOCK 9ecnnes
g or 6eioT Co a0 Thst P is so oH' Yes sir
No TO- Purchase pr1 PRIV befo4 May selling m at t6e
value reGeige Seo as NJ may cali upon US
ys Pas q c6 sass5 stock e. s per share
he fourth b 5 Nay
o. o~Tha, is a duplicate. is It? A-Yes
&c S nTesa T No as ss 'F June 1899 For value
ceived at any time before s sI al me pic
named eeiqw M stock M at % per G share The
signed entitled all eydends sn ~ exsIa Giyq 1r
Zee Nav M 1899 For value received az any time
before selling above price named 6eow yoc NJ raa .
M share The Standard Company. No. % New
s.. Network"
INDICTED, But RUNNING.
o-That Is Mr.. Eccestine whose name Is put
- one az these indictments. and the Indictment
was based on a similar paper TO this same sort OF
transaction? Ayes sir .
" ~ That is the transaction which the District
.,toroevs office claims 20 be Illegal and for which
they found indictments What are those other
- Where is the you bought this morning!
tIsre Is one June r. 1899 selling privilege. signed
hv the Mutual Stock Company Here Is another
ono dated June r. 1899 by the same company
What company did you buy Of this morning? A
oNThe same company? Al had three or four
more I didn't bring with me
$50 that the Mutua! company is running now
A-A runninr