New-York tribune., 1909-02-24
BOYS STATEMENT READ
BLANES FISCHER-HANSEN.
DE Verona Testitfes That He Re
ceiued M0ney from the La1oyer.

49,. -, .to o. .<te--,oan and an evening session IN
the tr4al Of Carl Flscher-FIansen were consumer
YESTERDAY by District Attorney Jerome reaolns
statement made by Tony Macaluso. on |flch the
Csc against the lawyer for the alleged G1Dlng OF
a witness is largely based Assistant L1ls'ric' a.
foruez smith then sought to introduce eAceipN9
from the testimony Of Macaluso in the . brlen
case stephen S. Baldwin, attorney I9r une ue-
fe--ce objected on the ground that F1schef-f1ah-
sen was under Indictment for bribing witness
and not for subornation Of perjury Jusuce
naRling ruled that the testimony, as one OF lhe
circumstances Of TIE alleged bribery would nave
to he read
M Jerome wanted only those parts Of the testi-
rnonv which were al variance with the wrll'eh
confession read AIr. Baldwin wanted the whole
testimony read Il getting late. and Justice
Bowling reserved HIS decision until this morning
The reading Of this testimony. in part or entire
probably VIII close she prosecutions evidence
There viii be a session tonight lasting until 10
O'Clock so that the defence may get in its case
by Friday night and the jury be charged on Sat
Urday-
The postponed cross-examnation by Mr. Bald
win Of Joseph de Verona concerned itself with
the financial relations of the witness and the de
fesldant. De Verona identified two checks dated
on July r. 1908. and said his Endorsement was on
the back Of He said he arranged with
Fischer Hansen 10 get a share Of the money re
covered IN the o'Brien case but had not expected
70 get # The $500 he did get he said, was not
part Of that money. He got a check in October,
he said. for 800 IN payment for all demands He
denied that he had ever threatened the lawyer
What was described as the stenographers notes
CT 8 statement made by Fischer-Ffansen TO the
District Attorney offered in evidence by Nj
Jerome In this Fischer-Hansen spoke Of first
meeting Kiesow, when he congratulated him on
his summing Up Of 3 case, and later meeting him
when according 70 the boys request. he gave him
four OF suits. suit and some linen which
he had found he could not wear FOR reasons of
rnis1t noisy patterns and other causes Fischer
Hansen told OF having Kiesow, who was process
server take care OF the collie dog. because there
was no accommodation for the dog in ;he town
house IN East E7th street
The defendant explained the telephone calls he
received from Kiesow. and referred TO the meeting
on the East Side late one night, when kiesow is
said to have stated that il would not do for him
20 go up TO the defendants house Fischer-Hansen
also said that when he met Kiesow over in Ave
nue. the process server exclaimed that he
coulan't sleep since the lawyer had been indicted,
and that ne wanted TO help him
Fischer-fiansen charged IN this statement that
Kiesow revealed a plot whereby he could get
Macaluso up 10 house. IN The Bronx. and effect
an escape for Macaluso- The statement appeared
10 cover all the details of the alleged conspiracy
for F1scher-Hansen's exoneration-
Detective Joseph Russo, attached TO the District
Attorneys Office, identified the statement made by
1aoaluso In !t Macaluso said he had made IN
true statements the direction Of Fischer-Hansen'
who instructed him, the statement said. TO make al
6daElt that the charges were made in a spirit OF
fun Maealuso protested and said in his statement
mar Fischer-FIansen said: oh, shut up II will
be q lucky thing don't all land in Jail fer
this affair"
The lawyer told him later. the statement contin-
ned that sthe last resulted pretty badly, but
we viii do better the others After this the
Italian said he began feel renorse, but went
20 another lawyer 10 have him draw up papers TO
recover his share the S25eo alleged 70 have been
paid TO Fischer-Hansen- After this. he said. he
was visited by Fischer-Hansen and De Verona
The statement said of this: He put me off by tell
ing me he had used the money TO get De Verona
cut Of trouble. The next day at Sherry's he gave
me $1,000 I was get altogether one-half of the
sl2 sa He did not get this. and Macaluso said
lie made up his mind go the District Attorney
and make a clean breast Of the affair.