New-York tribune., 1909-02-18
"GO-BETWEEN'S" STORY
FISCHER-H4NSEN TRIAL.
Says Larger Told Him He Paid
$500 to Hare Juror Fired"

Tesdfying az the trial Of Carl Fischer Hansen
IN the Supreme Court yesterday, Arthur Kiesow,
former subpoena server in District Attorney
Jeromes office. said that the lawyer had told
him Of liking juror, and had added that he
had arranged to swallow poison II the decision
was against him
Kiesow testified that while acting 4 a ''go-
between" for the lawyer in the alleged attempts
10 bribe the witness Macsluso, Fischer-Ransen
suggested taking Macaluso out tn a lonely road
and having him "shanghaied." Kiesow said that
Hansen later remarked that this sugges-
ton was a joke. The witness told Of receiving
presents from the lawyer and of a automobile
ride during which he said Fischer-Hansen offered
to pay him $4,000 and give him job for life
II he would get Macaluso to testify he wanted
him.
IT told him that took the risk Of going TO jail
for compromising a felony the witness testified.
'and he said: 'Oh. that's all right. For Gods
sake, just help my wife and little girl Will you
help me? Nothing will out Of it. Jerome
is up charges and he'll be fired out, and you
other fellows viii lose your Jobs He said that
he wanted me- TO tell Macaluso that he would deal
fairly with him.
'MacaIuso came to my desk in the process servers
room,' said the witness, land told him what a
good friend Fischer-Hansen was to me. Tell him
it's ali right for me II you are going to telephone
Macaluso said TO me- told Fischer-Hansen that
Macaluso would do what he wanted He gave me
cards and a fountain pen which he wanted Ma
causo TO to write & receipt for $500 debt
Of s125o0.
when met the next day I told Fischer Han
I didn't have the cards signed. and that
wanted 10 get out Of the business right away. He
said: Don't be a boy and I answered that he
would have to agree to spend 5000 to hire law
! yer and provide for my wife in 1 caught
Two days later I gave MacalusO $50, and dictated
what was to be written Then 1 met Fischer
Hansen at Ardsley.
- If you get MacaIuso 20 testify for me, he said.
I'll give you $4,000 and position at $50 week for
life. You know my father-in-law is millionaire.
eighty-three years old. and bound to croak one Of
these days. A thousand dollars is nothing to me-
I promised to Aacaiuso the next day, ana he
said he wanted 5000 for his testimony. Fischer
Hansen gave me 800 FOR Macaluso that night
In the lawyers house. in West 47th street. the
witness said that Fischer-Hansen dictated papers
which he wanted Macaluso to sign, one a form OF
retainer and the other an affidavit saying that he
did not mean O'Brien in his affidavit made when he
retained Fischer Hansen in the suit. Kiesow said
Aacaluso signed the papers
Fischer Hansen told me- he continued. "to say
to Macaluso that he failed testify the way he
wanted him he would not pay him cent III put
him through the ordeal Of his Hfe.' he said DO
you suppose you could get him out a lonely road
and I could have some big niger shanghai him
Then Ffscher-Hansen told me he only Joking.
After Fischer Hansen acquitted I told him
that Macaluso wanted the money TO go TO Europe,
and that he threatened to tell Mr. Sniyth II he
didn't get II He said he wouldn't pay him cent
You don't know how much the trial cost me,
the witness said Fischer-Hansen told him, adding.
why had to pay $3.50 have Of the jury
men fixed in case AIacaluso did not make good