New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-10-13
SCHW ARTZ WON'T TELL
PedLers' President Called at License
Bureau Investigation.

sSmund Schwartz president Of the United
Pushcart Peders of America, refused to testify
when called the witness stand yesterday IN the
resumed hearing before Commissioner Mitchell IN
the License Bureau inquiry on the ground that ne
was under arrest. Daniel F. Murphy. an Assistant
District Attorney present and took notes OF
the testimony.
william A. Willis executive secretary to the
Mayor testified that the Mayor issued pushcaFt
licenses only in cases of acute distress. re said
that he knew Sigmund Schwartz and had ordered
him thrown out OF the window II he ever appeared
AT the MAYORS office. This was because he said he
understood that Schwartz in the habit Of
bringing pushcart peders into the building to sho"
them how strong he stood there
Frank NJ. O'Brien. another Of the Mayors secre-
tares testified that he had issued less than thirty
licenses pushcart vendors in the last two years
and that they were all cases OF extreme need He
had also given orders similar TO those Of Willis in
regard to Schwartz
George n. Bristol who has moving picture show
at No Ze49 Fulton street. Brooklyn testified that
after unsuccessful efforts to obtain license at tbs
BROOKLYN branch OF the bureau he called Mr..
Corrigan chief Of the bureau, in the Manhattan
office. 49,
Mr. Corrigan' he testified told me that he
could not give license because had not
voted and was therefore not citizen was born
in BROOKLYN but have not voted much, because 1
am travelling man. Then 1 went to Miles Broth
ers' film exchange at No. 81 Sixth avenue Mr..
Van Nieder said 800 would be enough TO get a
i
money went to a Mr.. Logan, and the remaining
so was disposed CT by Mr. Van Nieder- Later l
gave Mr. Logan another SO, and was then able to
get my license in Brooklyn by paying the legal
rate Of So
The witness said that when ne applied for a
license in January Gaetano D'AnatO asked him
why the boss" down him, and said he
could not issue a license Then the witness went
TO Mr.. Corrgan. told MIN he out Of cash. had
borrowed $500 and would De in a bad way II he
didn't get a license
What did he say?" asked Commissioner Mitchell
He said What the heTs that TO me-? replied
the witness.
Samuel Hoffman attorney, Of No 20 Broad
way. and treasurer OF the Clinton Vaudeville Com
pany, at No a Avenue c. testified that after buy
ing the vaudeville place he was told that he could
not operate on Sunday. as it was next church
He given to understand by Mr. Corrigan, he
said that some would call him.
Later an italian called on me-" the witness
tinued. and demanded 500 for new license. say
ing I would be taken Of. I had been opsrat-
ing under the former owners license. and refused
70 have anything to do with him I subpoenaed
five six times to go to the License Bureau for
hearing, but I am still operating under the old
license"
Charles Gerber. Of No. IS Chrystie street said
that he made business of renting pushcarts 10
peders. and had bought licenses from policemen
for from 81 TO So and from Sigmund Schwartz for
s23 He testified that Schwartz had said to him be
fore the hearing. Don't he afraid. Go there and
say you don't know The witness said he refused.
and Schwartz called him "a squealer-"
The hearing will go this morning
Magistrate Corrigan, in the Tombs police court
granted yesterday an adjournment in the cases Of
D'Amato and Frank c. Brown. whose arrest on
charges of extOrtion grew out Of the investigation
D-Amato was deputy chief clerk OF the License
Bureau, and Brown chief inspector Of the
Department OF Water Supply, Gas and Electricity.