The evening world., 1909-02-19
MANICURE GIRL
TELLS Of PART IN
HANSEN BRIBERY
Pretty Miss Wiebel Testifes
That She Passed $500. to
Macaluso.
MICHAELSON GAVE 1T.
Accused Lawyers Partner
Handed Roll to Her During
Ride in Park.
MICHAELSON GAVE 1T.

Three hundred curious men fought this
afternoon to get into Supreme Court
Justice Dowlng's cour.-ro to hear
what was expected to be sensational
testimony In the trial on charges Of
bribery OF Carl Fischer Hansen. Rnmors
had spread that the evidence might deal
with some OF the stories that came to
light In Fischer ilansen's other trial for
extortion, and II brought the same type
OF human beings which that sort OF
thing always brings.
Joseph Devernne. Carl Fischer-Han.
sens former clerk. who had been the
main witness. went back on the stand.
He proceeded to trace the latter steps
In the conspiracy by which, 1t is alleged,
the accused lawyer induced Tony Maca-
luso to so alter his testimony in the ex-
torton suit last year that FIscher-lian-
sen went free.
Watched Manicure Girl.
He said that Emanuel Bush, law part
ner OF Alexander karlin. who had Offices
In Hansen's room was asked to keep
watch on Miss Elizabeth Wiebel, th'
manicure girl at the Broadway Central
Hotel. who figured innocently in the
plot. Bush reported back that Miss VIE
bel was to be trusted.
After Louis Leberwltz, clerk at
Hansen's office, had told Of cashing the
checks that figured In the alleged
bribery. Assistant District Attorney
Smyth called Miss Elizabeth W!ebel.
She is a pretty girl-plump, we'll dressed
and self-possessed.
Miss Wiebel said that while Macaluso
was In custody at the Broadway Cen
trail he asked her to take note to
Michaelson. She brought back Michael
sons answer. She dictated some more
notes for Michaelson, In which various
sums OF money we're mentioned on the
Sunday before the trial began she went
TO a wedding with Macauso and the
two county detectives who had him In
charge There she told Macaluso that
Mlchaelson wanted to see him.
"The next morning." said Miss Wiebel
Il went by appointment to Fifty-nlnth
street and Madison avenue. Mr.
Michaeson came in a taxicab. We took
another cab and drove through the
Park on the way he handed me pencil
and paper and had me write a receipt
$500 and that the checks had been dated
ahead, 80 that Macaluso, who was to
get the money, could not spend II all at
once Then he told me to get Macaluso
TO sign the receipt.
When ] got back to the hotel I gave
Macauso the note had written. An
hour afterward he said; Go to Mr..
Mlchaelsons house and tell him 1t Is all
right I went to Mr.. Mlchaelson's
house, but he had not come In. He
telephoned and | met him at $50 o'clock
at the Fourteenth street subway sta
ton. We walked down Broadway. He
gave me roll Of money and told me to
hand It to Macaluso. | returned to the
hotel and gave Macaluso the roll OF
bills. Next morning Macaluso told me
that the roll contained 800"
Often, at first. refusing TO answer the
questions, Miss Wiebel admitted that
following the other trial, she had lived
at the same hotel where Macaluso and
his mother lived and that she had beer
introduced as Maca!uso's wife. rh..
relation continued for two months.
At this point the Court adjourned IN.
III Tuesday. with Miss Webel's cross
examination still unfinished
| At the morning session Benjamin
y. Cardoza, an Eighth avenue fur
niture dealer substant!ated the state
ment OF RiesOS that Fischer Han
sen allowed KIesow 70 buy lot OF
goods from Cardozs, the bill being
charged to Fischer. Hansen. and had
undertaken to settle the account with
q check, dated forward thirty days. be.
cause of which Mr.. Cardoza had re-
fused H. This transaction took place
/ last October. Just as Kiesow claimed
| although tNscher-llansen had dated the
order back &c Feb /. 1905.
Then Assistant Dls,rlct.Attorney
Smyth introduced Joseph A. Deyerons
recently c clerk In Fischer. Hansen
employ, who, Ike Kiesow, has con
fessed that he figured In the plot tc