Evening journal., 1911-03-31

It out that / am the next victim"
This statement caused some merri-
ment
Alleges SDeakeasy was run.
Lewis Melvin, member of the force.
when called by Mr. Satterthwaite for
the purpose of discrediting the testi-
mony of Samuel Verderamo. who on
Wednesday denied selling beer unlaw-
fully, said he worked on the district
In which Verderamos place was To-
Gated and that the Italian had a dis
tributing depot for the Hartman and
Fehrenback Brewing Company. He
said he knew by his own investigation
that Verderamo ran speakeasy In the
place, for he saw him sell beer and
get the money for IT,
Samuel Verderame is supposed to
conduct an agency for the Hartmann
and Fehrenbach Brewing Company,
and has no license to sell either beer
or whiskey IN retail quantities,
The witness said he went to YER
derame's son. Charles Verderame. and
told him that II the practice was not
broken up he would raid the place.
Lewis said the younger Verderame
Black.
Tho witness got no farther as Mr..
Ball objected TO the line of questioning
on the ground that Verderame was be-
fore the Board on Wednesday and had
denied having seen Chief Black.
The Board concluded that as YER
derame was before the Board on Tues
day. and the witness could only tes-
tify to what he had heard, this being
hearsay evidence, that further. evi-
dence along this line was not per-
mssibe.
On cross examination the witness
said he never made a report OF his
findings TO headquarters or TO his ser
geant On being further questioned
he said that the reason he did not
report the matter was because he was
afraid he did not have enough evi-
dence.
President Clarkson questioned the
witness and the latter admitted hav-
ing had q man IN his employ to try to
buy beer from Verderame, to get the
necessary evidence.
The witness caused some surprise
when he admitted having Witnessed
"A sale of beer made
lie said he would have landed YER
derame In the workhouse If he had
not been removed from the dis
trici.
He admitted in reply to question
asked by Mr. Clarkson that he was
moved when some other charges
We're made on the force, under. the
regular order of things
Marin Brown Again.
Maria Brown. who testified Wednes-
day, was recalled. She was asked by
Mr.. Satterthwaite n she was present
in the General Sessions Court when
on an appeal she took 10 that Court
from the City Court, Chief Black tes-
tilted
The witness was asked If Chief
Black did not say there were no po-
lice rules governing houses such as
she conducted.
Mr.. Ball at this point offered
printed copy of the evidence taken at
the time and offered Il to the Board. /
lie admitted the question and answer |
Chief Black made.
Mr.. Satterthwaiie said he wanted |
to show that there were such rules
MIR. Clarkson asked him II he had a
copy Of these rules, and Mr.. Satter-
thwaite said he had not Mr. Clark !
son further said that he knew of such
rules, hut had heard that former Chief
of Police John r. Dolan had prepared
/ such rules. hut shortly after he be-
came member of the Board they be-
came dead letter.
He informed Mr.. Satterthwaite that
unless he could produce these rules
further questioning along this line
would not be allowed.
Commissioner Jones also said he
knew Of no such rules.
Mr.. Satterthwaite contended that he
had proven through Philip L. Garrett
who testified Wednesday and the pres
ent witness that there were such rules. |
He further said that he wanted to show
the Board If it did not know of the
existence of such rules, that they did
exist
The discussion ended by the evil
dence which Chief Black had given,
being admitted.
Maria Brown, upon being further
questioned, testified that she left the
city after a girl found in her home
whom a man had assaulted was under
age and she was wanted for harboring
the girl.
She Paid $500.
She said that later she paid $500 to
settle the case and she received word
that the case had been settled and
she could come back.
The witnese said she did not know
positively whether Chief Black had
sent the word for her to come back
hut one Of his officers had Informed
her to come back.
Mr.. Garrett Gets $500.
The witness said she had sent the
$500 to Philip L. Garrett, the latter
having been retained in the case by
her attorney. Robert G. Harman.
She said she was arrested on the
charge three months later.
Frank Veasey, a parolman' testi-