Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-25
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necessary to get $1,000 to fix the ex-
else bOard?'
Il never heard Of the matter" said Mr..
Keane. until the District attorney be-
gan TO make an investigation OF these
Horstmamn charges
Pursues the Rumor.
Mr.. keane then went on to make very
plain details of the entire statement. He
said this lawyer had come TO him
to ask him, Keane, TO take up the
case of the Piedmont Hotel. Some
time later, after looking into the
facts in the case. Mr.. Keane said, he
went to the proprietor of the Piedmont
Hotel. a man named Edwards.
Mr. keane said Edwards then pointed
to the other lawyer and said:
He told me there was need of a
thousand dollars to fix the case ! was
very angry and told them so, and this
other man made q feeble denial. Then L
told them they could cut me out of the
case. and 1 dropped it. ] heard afterward
that four lawyers took up the matter
The | cense was granted, think.
wasn't in it at all
Mr. keane next told the story of a
torney for the investigation.
"A man came to my Office he stated.
land said he was evading service because
he didn't want to say anything about Mr.
Kalbfus, and then asked me for a loan
of SO | said Wait bit. and went
into the other room. called up Mr.. Peelle.
assistant district attorney, asking him
If he wanted this fellow who had called
on me Mr. Peelle said he did. Well. l
told him that If he wanted all of him to
nd gIo1 oh
You meant by that if Mr. Peeile
wanted the witness physically intact he
had better rescue him in hurry
That's it, mildly
Compliments Excise Board.
Mr. Keane's testimony ended In state
ments regarding the excise board and its
members. He paid a high tribute to
each member, and to William P. Rich
ards, assessor and chairman of the ex-
else board. he gave the greatest OF com
pliments for Mr.. Richards work. capac-
ity for work and his ability.
Mrs. Edith Black, who sold the Chevy
Chase land to Mr.. Kalbfus, was a wit
ness for few minutes. She merely re-
iterated the terms of the sale to Mr.
kalbfus and said he had offered her no
inducements connected with assessments
or taxes on other property.
Mrs. Mary Buckley, who sold to MT
Kalbfus eleven and half acres of farm
land, was witness. 1t has been testified
that Mr.. Kalbfus bought the land Tor MI;
Keane, and that Mrs Buckley believed
she was dealing with kalbfus alone. She
said to day she first heard that Mr.
Keane had anything to do with 1t in July
of this year. and that she was perfectly
satisfied with the explanation.
Clerk Williams a Witness.
Roger Williams, chief clerk of the
excise board. was then called to the
stand. Commissioner Johnston asked
if Mr.. Williams had heard any talk In
the excise board in the nature of
statement attributed to the major of
further investigation Of the Harper
saloon license application had not been
taken. in courtesy to the board the
witness said he had not
Commissioner Johnston then asked
if there was any reason why Horst
mann should not have been present at
the meeting of the captains of the po-
lice precincts held In the office of the
None that 1 know Of replied Mr..
Williams.
Complains of Lack Of Courtesy.
Mr.. Williams said that Horstmann act
ed as though he felt that the board had
not appreciated his efforts In the case,
but that he did not hear Horstmann say
that he intended to take it higher up"
He said his impression was that Horst
mann intimated that he intended to take
the case to the Commissioners.
Charles s. Cotton, clerk in the office
Of the excise board, was the concluding
witness of the morning session. Mr.. Cot
ton said that ii is his duty to prepare the
list of property owners in connection with
the applications for barroom licenses.
Before Peter Drury left the stand yes
terday afternoon Mr. White asked him to
furnish a list of all the property he or
the brewery owns and list of the prop
ertv he owned in the neghborhood of
saloons He explained the note Of Roger
Williams. clerk of the excise board. say
ing he did not hand over the check until
he got security for 1t. He said NJ. ].
Keane never represented his brewery be-
fore 1910 He also said he understood
that Mr. keane had represented saloons
which do not sell Abner-Drury brew of
beer. He said the National City Bank
had not made overtures to saloon keepers
any more than that the bank went after
business of all sorts. His testimony con-
Guided in general complimentary terms
In favor of the excise board and police
officials of the District.
M, J. Keane a Witness.
NJ T. keane, attorney for the Abner-
Drury brewery, whose name Is mentioned
IN the Horstmann charges as one of
those with whom Samuel T. Kalbfus has
had financial relations in private. as well
.s official relations in public. said he had
me-, Mr.. Kalbfus in the first meeting of
q whining company Mr.. Keane then gave
tho details OF how Mr.. kalbfuS had saved
his life in the surf at Atlantic City.
Coming TO the matter of Alma Rinck.
Mr. Keane's stenographer. whose name
appears in several business transactions
between Kean and Kalbfus, Mr.. keane
said:
"The use of Miss Rinck's name was an
ordinary business matter. The very fact
that I used my stenographer and my son