New-York tribune., 1901-07-31
BLSSERT LOCKED UP.
CAPTAIN DIAMONDS wARDMAN PUT BE-
HIND THE BARS OVER NIGHT
JURY WATCHED.

The trial of George Biz sert wardman OF the
Fifth-st. police station. began In earnest oeiore
Recorder Gof and jury In the Court OF Ueherd'
Sessions yesterday Assistant District Attorney
osborne in opening the for the prosecution
said that when Lena Schmidt last year wanted 10
open the house No. q Stuyvesant-st as a parlor
house Bissert told her she would have 10 pay sooo
in advance and $50 a month for police protection-
mo such house be run in this city "ithout
the consent and approval of the pohce' Sdiu MI
Osborne "and there is man with common sense
who doesn't know that is true
Lena Schmidt the chief witness against BIS
sert testified that she went to the police station IN
September Of last year and told Bissert tnat she
wanted to change the house No. q Stuyvesant-st
from Furnished room house to parlor
house Bissert told her to go home and he would
her there. He went late on the evening OF sep
tember % and talked to her alone, telling her 1t
would cost her $500 in advance and $50 month.
Q.-What did you say TO him? Al SAID an
right, did you see the captain ana ne saiD yes
Q-What did you do then? Al paid to him
SO ! ,. had the money ready H. asked II had
everything ready for opening the house. and whfn
1 said yes" he told me to go ahead ana ope" up
The witness described the things she had pur-
chased including a red light for the entrance TO
the house She testified that she paid 800 TO Blssert
in November $50 in December. and the same sum
TO him in January, in February and In March o.
this wear On Christmas Eve, she said, Bissert
and another policeman were in the house urihhihs
ing money for police protection in April because
the police chased of the women OUT vi ti'e
house declaring that they had been attracting 700
much attention to the place.
On redirect examination the witness said she
drew $50 from the bank September % III olueI
have the payment for police protection READY
Rose Greenberg. who was an inmate Oh Lena
Schmidts house. testified that she had seen bssert
in the house several times. She saw him when ne
came for money and when he chased the women
out of the house.
Bissert's counsel tried to get In some testimony
to show that the defence not responsible tor
the disappearance of Mnna KurtZ, but ne ralIeo.
At the request of Mr.. Osborne, whose wire is sun
suffering from the shock of the sudden death or
their son, adjournment was taken tecorder
Goff said that he regretted to have to keep the
jurors in the custody of the court officers. put
probably overweenng sense of duty compelled
him to do So George A Just, the eighth juror, ad-
dressing the court, said that he thought that the
jurors had rights we'll counsel.
George Endicott the tenth juror. said that 1t was
the desire of the jurors TO hold night sessions
The Recorder said that that was for counsel to
agree upon. Mr.. Levy said that he would gladly
agree to night sessions after last night. Tne Re- Re-
corder thereupon ordered adjournment TO $3.50
to-day. and said that he would hold night
sessions Bissert was locked up. The Jurors were
sent to the Astor House in care of court officers