The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-29
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light.
On that committee, besides the three
named, were Aldermen Epstein and
Wohlfarth.
WAS your place raided by anyone
else besides the sheriff." asked Mr..
| Mott before MIR. Kalisch got busy.
To this the witness replied in the
negative and then Mr.. Kalisch began:
"Where did you get acquainted with
Alderman Loughlin?'
"He fixed up my stage"
did the contract amount to $2o,OO0?'
Not much; only between $500 and
5000"
"when did he do that work for
you?"
when my license was granted was
the admission.
Book denied that he had spoken to the
alderman about the contract before the
license was granted, and said that
besides the three aldermen named by
Clerk Huber there were present two
others whose names he could not re-
member.
Then he said that two or three in
spectors came around to his place once
after the license application had been
filed.
Ibid any one besides Alderman
IIouehlin do any work for you?" pur-
sued Mr.. Kalisch.
mo other alderman" replied the for-
Imer ~divekeeper, positively.
did you buy any furniture?' per-
sisted Mr.. Kalisch.
Book said he did. and added that he
bought it from a furniture man named
Schmidt in Springfield avenue.
wasn't Alderman Wohlfarth a sales
there?" asked Mr.. Kalisch sud-
denly.
Eyes, sir" readily admitted Book.
He could or would say nothing about
the painting contract for his music
hall.
In the course of the cross-exan1ina-
ton Book was the cause of a big laugh
all around.
He was asked about the raid, and
said "Mr. Mason raided me"
"Who is Mr.. Mason?" demanded Mr..
Kalisch.
"The sheriff." came from the witness
promptly,
mot yet corrected Mr.. Kalisch.
Mr.. Kalisch learned from the witnesS
that he came over from New York volun
tarlly after he had defanlted his bail and
admitted that he had mate 4 statement
covering his case in State Senator Ed
mund A. Wakelee's Office in New YORK
while Under-sheriff Mason was present.
Asked why he didn't make the statement
IN this CITY he gave an evAsive reply. but
denied that any promises had been made
because of the things that he had
sald on the witness stand against CORDIALLY
He was most emphatic IN his denial h a
"a - Ltd I'D koon ~ Orat1 n
teed. HI said he expected to be tried on
the charge of keeping a disorderly house.
"They simply asked me questions, and I
told them the truth, was what Book came
down to, adding. IF 1 buy a pair of shoes
for 81 | have Il right to wear them,
amt ~"
Mrs. Flora Book, his wife, when called
swore that she had seen CORDIALLY in the
place several times and saw him have q
talk with her husband.
She Identified pictures of women who
warbied in the hall. and several drink
checks. She told of the methods of scrv-
Ing liquid refreshments upstairs.
Like her husband she said on the cross
examination that she returned to town
voluntarily. The Books are now living
at PIG East Flfty-third street, New York.
The raid Of February %. 1907, was de-
scrlbed by Under Sheriff Charles NJ.
NILSSON uIGeI MTS. BUCK nbu LeSllHeu. ne
told about men and women drinking in all
parts of The house, M the generally un-
lawful hilar'ty that prevailed. There were
six women kept busy besides Mrs. Book.
Mason testified smoothly, as he added
that when his men and he got in things
were in confusion He detailed the find
ing of half-emptied beer glasses and other
evidences of premiscuous company.
Did you know any of the women
asked Mr.. Mott.
mo, sir"
HAD you been in the place before?"
Yes. sir, on July Il, 1906"
What did you find to be the condition
of affairs hen?"
Il was there with Constable Mulcahey,
and we were seated in a d~rinking-room
when a waiter came along and
Mr.. Kalisch objected strenuously to the
waiter, but was overruled by the court,
and Mr.. Mason went on to say that the
waiter told him that "the girls were up
stairs"
Mason detailed how he went upstairs md
what he saw there.
did any of the women try to kiss
your demanded Mr.. Mott.
MIR. Mason, who wears eyeglasses Is
baldheaded and a married man, hlushed
somewhat as he remarked coyly'
Yes, sir"
wei, well, I'm surprised" commented
Mr.. Kalisch.
Did any OF the women ask you TO buy
a drink p Mr.. Mott wanted to know next
Yes. sir" MI. Mason said, and they
charged % cents for a small bottle OF
beer"
He added thai another man was charged
So for a small bottle of wine. Mrs. Bocl
was the woman who gave out drink checks
to the girls. There was cigarette smoking
by them and indiscriminate drinking, tn'
undersberiff said.
On the cross-examination by Mr.. kaIscI
tho witness said that he made the com
plant against the place in February, 1901
and that he reported tho facts to th'
sheriff.
He admitted tina only after eight
months he had found sufficient eyidencr
to convict.
Another former divekeeper, LOUIS WEN
raub. who ran his place at 1870 New JERSEY
Railroad avenue until the sherin closes
him up also. was next called upon TO rel
what he knew of CORDIALLY and his metaous
He was there from 1901 TO 1906.
He said he first met CORDIALLY June 10
1905. when he and Serbia raided the place
He, like Book yesterday, told OF aliese'
payment of protection money TO Scrlpa'
"What did they do?'
''They had me arrested u l got nlhets
days in jail. 1 served ffty-five
when did you next see CorballyE
when 1 came out Of jail at my place.
He was asked what he did after that
and he said he went over to police head
quarters ard saw CORDIALLY and Serbs