The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-10-15
my FRIEND, MONK EASTMAN"
SENATOR RIORDAN SAYS he AND
THE THUG ARE INTIMATE.
Gang Leaders Defence an Alibi-wcnt
to Jersey to Guard Lamar's Home
Lamar Admits He Used Another
Name Ito Protect . Lady's Honor"

Name TO Protect . Lady's Honor"
FREEHOLD, N. j., Oct. 14.--David Lamar
Monk Eastman, the Cherry Hill thug. and
the other prisoners, who are on trial here
before Judge Heisley charged with con-
spiracy to kill James Mcmahon. formerly
Lamars coachman, all went on the witness
stand to-day to testify in their own behalf
Under stih cross examination by Prosecu-
tor Foster. Lamar admitted that he had not
been known as Lamar always. He said
that he had once assumed the name OF
Lewis TO save the honor Of a lady"
State Senator Riordan OF New York
came down here as a witness for Lamar
and the thugs, and on the witness stand
said that Eastman and Joe Brown were
intimate friends Of himself and Senator
Grady and Tom Foley, the Tammany leader
Of the Second Assembly district.
When court adj burned this afternoon
Lamar was on the stand, still under cross
examination. 1t will take at least another
whole day to finish the trial
Eastman began bis testimony by telling
the Jury that he WIS Edward j. Eastman,
20 years old that he lived at 22l East Tenth
street. that he is married and lives with his
wife, deals in pigeons for living and was
never convicted Of any crime.
Q. We're you at Long Branch on July 4 :
Q. Why did You go there? A. Joe Brown
ana were In Bert Ihompson's saloon ut
Thompson asked us II we would go down to
9. What did You say' A. asked what
va T. ' Dd he 't tell you, A. He said there
was man down there named Lamar whose
wife was afraid to stay in her own house be-
cause somebody was trying to damage it.
Yes, we agreed to meet Lamar the next day
at the Rector street pier and go down on the
Sandy Hook boat with him.
e Mhat day was this? A. July 2.
O., DID you meet Lamar on July at the
P srrv A. YES fqn ,sin Of U.S. Joe Brown.
q. Did YOU go TO Jersey that day? A. We
four were pinched at the pier by Central Office
men, When We We're arraigned the next day
Thompson got lawyer and got us of.
q: DIG You 20 to Long Branch on July 4?
a. Joe Brown and did. Klein ana Lewis
did not feel like going after being locked up
Y. What did you do in Jersey? A. Went
70 Red Bank first and took carriage from
there to Il hotel at Oceanic.
u. Did you see Lamar? A. Yes, he met us
at the hotel and sand ne wanted two men at
his house at night and two in the daytime.
:. q We're there four of your A. les. Frank
wife went down with III" and Joe.
@ Did you guard the IL house , that night?
and Greentauf took our places
Q. What DID YOU do Oh Sunday. July )?
A, We all had q carriage, and drove round
and had a lot Of drnkS When We got back
carriage.
q What about Monday. A. Lamar came
down to the hotel and told Thompson he could
let US so back to New York, because the
danger 10 his property was over.
Did y9n come tight home? a, No. we
80 We could have little pleasure.
q. Did he? \, Yes. h. SAID the only place
We could have soot time Was at Pleasure
Bay. We went over there. Nh. Lamar went,
too. in another carriage.
Monk was asked ii lie ard his pals en- loved
themselves at Pleasure Bay.
well, said the gang leader of Cherry
Hill, "we rode ON the merry go-rourd and
had some drinks. Didn't have very good
time The "ilnesa said that all hands
drove back to Long Branch on Saturday
night and that Lamar said good-by to them
at the railroad station.
O. Did you go home that night? A. No;
We got to having few drinks. and lost the
train -
had some drinks and drove UP TO McMahon's
q. What did YOU drive Up TO McMahon's
house for! 4. just TO scare him and make
him thiuk We were going to arrest him,
@. Way did you want to scare Mcmahon?
A. so he would not bother Mr.. Lamar any
q We're you at. McMahoI's house at any
other tiAe! A. Yes; on the night before,
when We wero driving around. We went
there then just to scare hun.
According to Fastnan's further tes-
tinony, he and the rest of he gang got sol,r
enough TO quit soaring Mcmahon ard saying
good-by to Lamar on july :. and Went 10
New York OH that day On the next day,
Monk said he and ice Brown went TO Coney
Island where they rode on the merry go
rounds ard had some more drinks. They
left Coney Island AID return ec! to Maj Latt an
on the eN ering Of July o.
That was the aliti cfere,! /! tie t'ese,ce
for the Monk Fns man gLrF. 1t was on
July that Mcmahon, the Ccrclmar was
assaulted. When asked if LIE registered
a. the Coney Island Hotel, Easuan said i,
NO; | never register. | cant read or
write"
O. Why were YOU arrested in New York on
July az A. The boss told the cops TO bring
US In. ,g
O. What did McClusky say, to you? A.
He grabbed me by the chin and said: That's
a clever Job you did for Lamar in Jersey
O. What did you say. A. said didn't
O. what else did McCmsEy. say to you9
A. He said Lamar has lost al mis- m G in
thing for you and you know whatll happen to
you In Jersey if lamar doesn't stick to You"
o What else did McClusky do? A. He
yanked me around by the arms and chin and
pushed me downstairs to make me confess.
Under cross exalnin ion Monk took ref
uce behind the assertion that he was
drunk on almost every occasion about which
the prosecutor asked. and 40 could rot re-
member.
O. What we're you paid for going down to
vusrd Iamar's homep A Not cent. We
did it to help our friend. Thorn pson.
Joe Brown, another member of East
mans gang, followed his chief on the stand
and practically repeated the story.
Ex-Congressman Riordan, now State
Senator from New York city, told of meet
ing Constable Van Wrinkle of New Jersey
in the New York police court. The con.
stable was there to identify Eastman and
Brown. Riordan said that he asked Van
Wrinkle not to got tho boys into trouble
as they were not guilty.
what did Van Wrinkle say to you, Sena-
| tori asked Mr. Wilson OF counsel for de-
| fence. wan Wrinkle said this" replied
| Senator Riordan, -'Sorry can't help you
| Senator. but I've got Wall Street contract
| to identity the boys and I've got to do the
lob Then said to him, You are in politics
! In Jersey and know how it is yourself when
| YOU want to get constituents out OF trouble.
"Van Wrinkle was introduced to me and
| Alderman Tom Foley at the same time
| told him that Eastman and Brown mad
been valuable friends Of Mr.. Foley in the
| Foley-Divver fight. Van Wrinkle said he
was sorry, but that he would have to get
InI tV, he