The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-02-04
CORDIALLY TRIAL
DRAGS IN THREE
CITY OFFICIALS
Continued from First Pnse.)

and Captain Ubhaus, of the Fifth pre-
cincts, all reported that to the best
of their knowledge and belief all
gambling and d%isorderly houses In their
respective precincts were closed. The
report was dated March 5, 1906.
City Clerk James +. Connolly was
here interlarded as a witness Tor the
prosecution, to show that Cordially
took the oath as detective sergeant be-
fore him on November IA, 1903. Ihls
evidence was introduced for the pur-
pose of showing that CORDIALLY was d
detective sergeant and public oficer'
and that without the oath he coulo
not have entered upon it's duties.
This was followed by the reading OF
the rules relating to detective ser
geants and ordinary patrolmen by MI
Kalisch, with particular reference TO
the duties of the latter in reporting
disorderly houses.
Captain Michael Ryan, of the First
Precinct, formerly desk sergeant there'
was next called upon to testify 10 tho
area of that precinct.
Then he was asked about the various
places that the sheriff had pulled
in that precinct, and told about tne
posts that they were on. lie salo lie
had 140 patrolmen now. In 1906 there
were 124 or 125, with three
three roundsmen and seven pam
clothesmen.
He said he was desk sergeant IN
Scriba's time, and told how the 10
men at different times rotated through
the precinct. He was not cross-eX-
amined.
Captain Oscar Vogel, of the Fourth
Precinct, took his place. He said thai
433 High street and 100 Springfield
venue the latter the notorious TiVoh
Hall, which was pulled by the
sheriff, were in his precinct. He said
he now has Ill patrolmen and last
year had about eighty-five. He has
three roundsmen, three detective ser
geants, one detective and W plain
clothesmen. Until last May he had no
detective. He has ffty-two posts.
When Chief Michael Corbitt. who
was in command of the Third Pre-
cinct at the time Of the trouble, was
called, the questions directed at him
we're OF the same class, and for the
same purpose, namely, to show how
large the territory was and how it was
covered. He explained that there We're
thirty-six posts in the precinct. In
his territory were two d~isorderly
houses named in the indictment. 16
New York avenue and n in New
Jersey Railroad avenue.
81 had men on post covering these
places day and night" he said.
License Inspector James w. Ward
swore that he had heard nothing
against Louis Books New Century
Hall at 296 Market street. The license
committee of the Common Council, he
said, allowed the license. After tina
he deputized Assistants Crawford ano
Wagner to look after the place.
If there were any complaints agains'
the place it was up to- the commit
tee to attend to it, he said, as per
mits were renewed every week.
Previous to Wards testimony j
Louis Huber, clerk of the license com
mittee at the time, told about tbs
granting of the license in February
1905, and the motion as previously told
made by the then Alderman Laughlir
to the effect that the license shout bt
granted and that it was seconded BY
the then Alderman Lagay.
WAS there any license of any con
cert hall ever revoked?" asked Henry
Fucker, juror No. 3.
mot to my knowledge" was the re
ply. 80.
When former Alderman Laughlii
was questioned regarding the reasol
why the first application was held u
the former alderman said that he oil
not know.
l"The license committee had notinI
to do with the matter after the grant
ing of the license?" Mr.. haliscI
queried.
mo, sir"
did you do any repairing for hir
after 1862"
Eyes, sir"
"Did you have a contract with him?
mo, sir"
Ibid anybody come to you in behal
of Mr.. Book in favor of granting IN
llcense?"
mo, SIR
"Wasn't there a protest during 49,
against granting this man q license
There was a protest, but oon II
member who made IT,"
"Wnat was the alltOuht Va
received?'
"s321.S1."
The alderman added that he nev'
went to the place except for maklr
an estimate after the license Va
granted.
Alderman Emil Wohlfarth, who,
told last week, sold The furniture
: fitting up Books place, and was
$ member of the license committee, ths
said that he never heard of the pom
g opposing the granting of the license.
: "After the license was granted q
: you get a contract for the furnitul
d for the place?'' asked Frank M. M
Dermit, of counsel for the defense.
Eyes, sir"
what did it amount to-
The contract was for $249.
Witness could not recall whether
inspection was made after the nceh
was granted.
n when I went there" he added, :
was strictly on business"
Ibid you observe anything wroi
there?"
/ mo, sir. NothiAg at all. 1t was ~
as clear as ! could wish
Former Alderman Frank Liagay W
asked like questions by Mr.. McDerm
Re The answers were:
"All / saw there, was a man SIN
ing. / never saw anything objectio
= able there, al least not when | W
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