The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-30
FORMER
POLICEMAN
TESTIFIES
Confined from First page,

whether she knew anything about G
stolen blind white horse which heI
husband was asked to look out for and
telephone to police headquarters IT he
found o. anything about it.
did CORDIALLY ever have any talk with
you about this case?" asked Mr.. Mott
mo. SIR and that ended her story.
Under-sheriff Charles NJ. Mason was
then allowed to tell about the raid of
the Hotel Metropole, 299 Market street,
August s, 1906, which he raided under
the sherlff's orders as a disorderly
house. It's owner. Sophie Holman, got a
sentence of nine months for it.
The object of this testimony was
to cover a stipulation made that the
house was a disorderly n a stipula-
ton over which counsel had a wordy
row late yesterday afternoon, Mr..
Kalisch objecting to it on the ground
that his client should be confronted by
the witnesses in the case.
Mr.. Mason's testimony was along the
line given at the time of the Metropole
trial, and much of it was filthy in its
details. He told about the arrest of
Mrs. Holman, also known as Faust"
and said he made the complaint that
led TO the raid.
The under-sheriff admitted on the
cross-examination that he threatened
to shoot one of the men who was be-
hind the chimney during the raid, and
admitted that it was only a bluff" on
his part, as he knew he had nc right
to shoot.
In answer to a question by Mr.. Nc
Dermit as to how he went into court
he said I'by subpoena" and then adj
mitted that the invitation had been
from the sheriff's Office.
Asked why he had shifted from Hood
& Hood as his legal advisers to Mr..
MeDermit, the witness created a laugh
by saying:
CORDIALLY said I should do so be-
cause he understood you had a pretty
good pull with the sherif's Office and
that I could get my position back"
The witness, who is no longer a client
of his cross-examiner. admitted that he
heard from the sheriff's office that the
best thing for him to do was to re-
sign from the police department. He
also admitted that he was willing to
hold on to his job, but insisted that
his main desire was to tell the truth.
Didn't CORDIALLY say that the only
way " put lli0 MtliVpOiS Ouh u puoi
ness was to break the license?" de-
manded Mr.. McDermit.
Don't remember that he did," was
the answer.
There were the usual filings of coun.
sci for the defense at the prosecution
in the course of the taking of the tcs'
timony, and the court admonishod then
frequently not to make so many re-
marks. At one time the u advises
that one lawyer do all the talking, Sc
that there would be some sort of re
sponsibility in the case.
Mr.. Mason denied strenuously thai
he had "enticed' anybody to sign hi
or her name in the register book of the
hotel where he vas playing the part o
clerk previous to the raid.
He was followed by Mrs. Fiorenc'
Reeves, dressed in black. heavily yelled
and looking most demure. She is 2
years old, and lived here several years
She said that she was in the Hote
Metropole once and went there with
friend on the night of the raid.
Asked whether she knew CORDIALLY
she said that she did not. and neither
was she employed by the sheriff or any
detective agency in connection with The
raids.
Frank Jurecke, who registered on the
book of the Metropole, admitted it, and
told where lie met his companion
which was in a place opposite the
Court House. He was working for tht
Cosgrove Detective Agency at the time
he added, which was connected will
the sheriff's office in working up tn,
police cases.
On the cross-examination, conducted
by Mr.. McDermit, Jurecke vas asked
Didn't you testify in the Hote
Metropole trial that you were convicted
In Hudson County,"
yes. sir; but / made a mistake wher
l said it at the time
He also denied that he had testified
during the police Investigations tina
he was convicted of crime, and ad
mitted thai he was we'll known amonl
women of the street as 1.-THE kid"
my expenses were about $50 or 50
a week for this kind of work." 9TH
kid" admitted after some probing. 20
this l got $3.50 a day when l was work
Ing. The rest was for what I spent"
One of the plainclothesmen indicted
in the batch at the time when the po
lice scandals were first aired, was thei
called, and said some startling thing
about Corbally's alleged interest il
the Hotel Metropole.
This was John Queenan, now unde
suspension with others, who will ais
be called by the prosecution, it is ex
pected.
After saying that he was formerl,
in the police department, he said. Il
ANSWER to a question by Mr.. Mott
that he was under suspension sine
May Q, 1904
Were you suspended because yo'
were indicted for failure to do you
duty?"
Eyes, sir. that was the charge"
Asked where his beat was, he said /
included the Hotel Metropole. He wa
next asked whether he did not re
member having a conversation wit
CORDIALLY about the hotel.
Eyes, SIR he said. Some time dun
ing July. 1906, when Policeman Libl
was present. 1t was in Broad street
near Clinton street"
What was said?"
CORDIALLY said to me that Captain
Serbia said we should raid the hote
and he told us not to bother them"
Anything else said?'
Eyes, sir; he said we would only sc
the brewers against us by doing that.
Some time before the raid on Book