The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-02-01
Woman Says She Gave
Diamond Ring to Accused
Detective Sergeant.
DOWD ON KRUTzEL RAID
Policeman Under Suspension
Says CORDIALLY Told Him "It'S
Too Bad'..Fear That Dis.
orderly Housekeeper
Would "Squeal."

That she gave Detective Sergeant
Thomas j. CORDIALLY a diamond ring
"just for a present was testified to by
Fannie Krutzel towards the close of
the days trial of that officer in the
Court of Quarter Sessions before Judge
Ten Eyck and a struck jury late yes
terday afternoon before the court ad-
journed the trial until Monday morn
ing next to take up other business to-
day.
Mrs. Krutzel, together with her
husband, Solomon ran a disorderly house
Sommer and his mel pulled" it. She
is one of the many former divekeepers,
themselves under Indictment, hat the
State is using in its endeavor to con-
Wet CORDIALLY on the charges of non
%feasance and malfeasance, part of the
police scandals that so stirred the
community when they were first aired
and resulted in the suicide of the then
Chief of Police John II. Adams.
Another of the witnesses heard late
IA iC aLLVA lAoOAk NoD AAASl Il Aohii
clothesman James J. Dowd, who was
recalled and swore that CORDIALLY had
said when he heard of the raid at
Krutzel's that 1t was a shame, and
that CORDIALLY tried to find out through
him, Dowd, most persistently, whether
there would be any "squealing.'
Dowd is also among the indicted, and
to f,pAar. aY1gNancinp 1nnff1 hfS naga hos
been cleared up.
The Krutzels were both caught in the
raid.N Mrs. Krutzel was asked by AS
sistant Prosecutor Mott where she frs
met CORDIALLY. She said that it was at 81
Clinton street, and the time was in thC
the summer of 1906, when CORDIALLY
former Captain Serbia and five police
men came in and searched the house.
Did they find anything or arres
you?" Mr.. Mott wanted to know.
mo, sir"
Ibid you receive any information
that the captain was coming at tina
time 2"
Eyes, sir"
The woman was O asked how sh,
got the tip and then said that afte
that she was not interfered with 70
three or four months.
when did you neXt see Corbally?"
Some time in December of the mex
year." Mrs. Krutzel went on. III
came to the house and told me / woulC
have to move. | said | would not, be
cause there was a house next door ant
they didn't move. Then he said w
would both have to move. Then, dur
inc tho ca ma fuaalY hn a Glya1 me- pNhaT
L was going to move, and 1 said
wouldn't because the other party was
there yet. Then he told me to rent a.
149 Mulberry street, and I said the
house was raided before and 1 didn't
think the captain would stand for it
He said he would let me know, and he
told me afterward 1t was all right"
She added that she could not
get the place in Mulberry street
and SO she bought the one in Lafayette
street.
One day." her story ran, CORDIALLY
came in with Captain Serbia and they
sat down and had a couple of drinks Of
wine and | showed CORDIALLY how
fixed up the place"
Did you give CORDIALLY anything
there?''
Yes, sir; a diamond ring"
did you continue in business?'
yes, sir; until April or May of 1906
did you see CORDIALLY again on the
day when you gave him the ring"
Yes, sir" was the answer. "Ht
came in with an old mani think his
name is Williamson-and l got the
girls out of the house, as L knew some
body was going to search it. CORDIALLY
came in again after that"
do you remember CORDIALLY asking
you to make a statement for him some
time in April?" pursued Mr.. Mott.
yes, sir. He told me that Chief
Adams wanted to see me in his office.
and I saw the chief. CORDIALLY asked
me to make a statement in regard to
giving money to the police. I went to
the chief and made such a statement,
and CORDIALLY was there and a stenog-
rapher."
Witness added that the statement
was signed by her in her house the
next day, having been brought there
by CORDIALLY and the elderly gentle
man. meaning williamson.
Mrs. KrutZeI, on crOSS-eXamination