The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-24
MOUNTAIN Is WORTH $4,000.
THE EX-CAPTATN 4 WITNESS IN
HIS OWN DEFENCE.

Denies the story Of Takins . SIS Brtbe
Declares Ne Made ssls Money In
Real Estate specuiation--MNtion for
Verdict Of ACquitth Not Granted.
Es-Police Captain Daniel c. Moynihan,
who is being tried for taking t2s bribe to
let disorderly house run while he was
In command Of the East i04th street station.
occupied the witness stand nearly all
day yesterday In the Criminal Branch OF
the Supreme Court. where Justice Davy Ia
sitting.
Moynihan denied having been present at
a meeting in Burke's coal yard when Frank
Raimondo. Antonio Laporti and Frank
Pagliano say he made an agreement to
protect the house run by Pagiiano and La.
porti. Raimondo testified that he was at
the meeting and did subsequently collect
the SIS named In the indictment and also
about 500 more from other disorderiy-
house keepers, which he turn ed over to
Moynihan, minus his own commission.
City Marshal Hartell and his two eons
testified that Moynihan was In their ONCE
in East l2lst street at the time the other
three say he was at the meeting. They had
records to show 1t.
Max Hart. a builder and contractor,
testified that Sergt Reiffert told him that
he was willing to 60 into job to do Moyni-
han even II Moynihan were to hang as q
result.
Reiffert testified on Monday to entries
In the station-house blotter bearing out
all Of the statements Of the prosecutions
witnesses as TO the time when Moynihan
was absent and also corroborated Raj
mondo's story that he had visited Moynihan
in the station house in June and July, where
as Moynihan says he did not meet him until
August,
MIR. Olcott asked Justice Davy to direct
the jury to render a verdict Of acquittal
because, he said. the evidence against
Moynihan was that Of accomplices and
criminals and was not corroborated JUS
tice Davy denied the motion and Moynihan
then took the stand.
He said he was born in Ireland In iS47
and came here in 1859. When he was II
years old he went to the Civil War as a
drummer boy: was wounded three times
and spent six months In Libby prison. By
the time he was IS years old he had risen
to the rank Of Major under Gen. Grant.
Moynihan also told Of the deaths in his
family that have kept him In mourning
for seven years. In that time he has lost
~
Moynihan said that he had always had
lot Of honorable policemen in plain clothes
and that when he found any that was not
honest he put him into uniform, He said
that he had hurried Monroe Rosenfeld into
a uniform as soon as possible after he took
charge Of the precinct.
He also put Rosenfeld's side partner.
Policeman Strojohann, into . uniform. but
In few weeks put him back at Strojohann' q
request into plain clothes and gave him q
Their wasn't much graft there.
Moynihan testified that he met Raimondo
In August through ex-AldermAn Duffy
a member Of the Doodle board who Is now
a partner Of Moynihan's con. Raimondo.
the witness said. called upon him to inter-
cede fer q relative. He had called at Burke q
coal yard later to zee II Raimondo did live
there. The date when Moynihan is said to
Moynihan said that he had never seen
PaSliano and Laporti until after his arrest
While he was on the stand Moynihan said
that his personal property would probably
amount to 81 900 and his realty TO $50 q o
He used to be In the LIQUOR business prior
TO his appointment as policeman and was
also In the marble business He had made
most Of his money In real estate speculation,
he said.
nation Judge Mcmahon Of the General
Sessions. who was q brevet Maior-General
under Grant and Capt. kiliaen Van Reneea-
laer, customs house broker, testified to
Moynihan's good reputation. Later Magis-
trate Pool gave like testimony.
Justice Davy held court until o'clock
last night when he took an adjournment
until this morning: The taking Of testi-
mony was practically completed yesterday