The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-31
MASON ON
CORDIALLY
CASE RAIDS
CONTINUED from First Page,

Bijou Hotel. 20 Orange. street; George
II. Melrose's Hotel, IS Orange street,
Samuel Goldman's 16 Lafayette street:
Solomon Weinthal's Tivoli Hall, 100
Springfield avenue; William II. Vans,
Washington and Warren streets;
George Harris's 4 Maple place; George
McLaren's 105 Plane street.
In the course of the examination. in
which Mason. said that he got policy
slips from Harris's place and defined
what policy slips are. he was "called
down" by Mr.. Kalisch.
"Mr. Mason" said Mr.. Kalisch. sud
denly, lit is very improper for you to
ness stand.".
81 was only talking to Mr.. Birn."
came from Mr.. Mason.
Mr.. Birn is the court crier, and Mr..
Mason said he wanted some papers.
1T would be well to ask the courts
permission il you want to talk to
somebody. suggested Judge Ten Eyck.
Mr.. Mason apologized, and soon got
another shot, this time from Frank M.
McDermit, of counsel for the defense.
Mason had told about the raid CT
Darius Martins place, 518 Broad street.
oiihJ ctiltt dlldIlilB uPRA lIle CHIPS dlu
cards he found there, said that Mr..
McDermit was Martins counsel ct the
time of the trial. 49,
N"It isn't necessary" interrupted Mr..
McDermit, ITO mention my name all
the time" g
Mr.. Mason subsidized and then went
on to relate about other raids he had
made, Including the sensational one on
J. Dhf1tV CKaNaDs, v@IaA, 1r1 MTa.Irot -t-1aE
W. ere bets on horse races were made.
Stone got a two-year sentence in State
Prison and was heavily 1ned. His case
is up on appeal. 2 +,
The raid of Charles H. BENEFITS
place, 433 High street, was next bur-
nished up, Mason, retelling how 1t was
necessary to smash In the front door
with a s1edge- haiu1ner and Of the men
found there around the poker tables.
Mr.. Kalisch cross-examined Mason
in regard to "the great work you have
DONE" as the counse expressed il.
Mr. Mason retorted by saying that
the. great work" depended upon the
point of view.
l. He was asked with whose aid The
work was done. Mr.. Mason named
several agencies, and diverged some
what.
Just answer my questions" COM
manded Ny Kalisch; II don't want
any of your side remarks and COM
ments."
Mr.. Mason said that four cases We're
worked up by the Cosgrove Detective
Agency and some of them partly by
the Drummond Agency.
|. He got another shot from Mr.. Ka-
! Il,aI 3d. a. I1k%a- Hn1 nrlo1 f.4r-
Their details about the employment of
the Cosgrove agency.
Nov, Mr.. Mason" aid Mr.. Kalisch,
IF you have anything against tho
police commissioners Of the city of
Newark keep it to yourself until the
time comes for their trial"
There was another lull in the Shots,
and Mr.. Mason went on to detail how
he had filed out the complaint in the
Martin place before the raid, and then
Mr.. Kalisch said:
IT ask the court. to caution this wit
ness
Mr.. Mason Their volunteered that a
certain Detective Cosgrove who testi-
fled at the Martin trial was connected
with the Drummond agency. He ad-
mitted that the complaint was made on
information from the agency
1.-THE trouble with this Witness"
Z came from Mr.. Kalisch at this point,
rs that he has an ak and want to
WELD it,"
The witness admitted that he played
the part of detective also in the case
of Harris, watching on the outside of a
saloon in Mulberry street while come
body was inside making the arrest.
DnFaronoa uyoe nnadA 10 a CnmnlQintH
against "John Doe" in the Harris case,
and Mr.. Kalisch asked:
you don't know John Doe, do
your
IT have read about him in the law
books" retorted Mason.
HE is related to Richard Roe" COM
mented Mr.. Mott.
Mason admitted that Harris and
Doe afterward were made identical.
"Who furnished the mar with money
to make the bets with?"
THE sheriff"
"Who furnished the mar with money
to play cards within"
9TH sheriff"
The. examination covered the Harris
house, Mr.. Kalisch trying to show that
it was not a dlsorderly one in that
gambling did not take place there
habitually.
"As to stones place." asked Mr..
Kalisch, "did the sheriff's office work
that case all ~alone?"
Partly"
In answer to further questions along
this line Mason said that he made the
complaint after he had examined two
young men who had made bets there.
Ibid you arrest them?"
THE officers did"
Stone was arrested about a minute
before the young men were, witness
said. He knew that because the two
young men told him SC.
At this point the court interrupted
the regular proceedings as to Stone
and said:
Twill direct to strike out the entire
evidence of Harris. The arrest Of Har-
ris on the street is Of. no essential
value and doesn't count as evidence"
Resuming evidence about the Stone
" -. 80