New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-07

say. Judge Wahle knows for a fact
that Zelig received $500 that afternoon,
but he would not divulge from whom
Mystery About Revolver.
This is only one of the many peculiar
phases of the case Another is the dis
crepancy in the story Of how Davidson
got the revolver. He said that he
bought It from Simon Mayer, in the
latter's rawnshop, at No. % Newark
avenue, Jersey City. with so that he
said he borrowed from Jacob Sander.
who keeps the Odessa Tea House and
Restaurant at No 2S9 Broome street.
MAYER picked Sander out OF the line
up at Police Headquarters as the man
who bought the revolver. Sander in
sisted that he never loaned SO TO
Davidson TO buy the revolver or for
any other purpose,
When Mayer selected Sander as the
man who bought the weapon. Sander
paled ddnd acted nerNouSly.
Now. Jake" said Davidson, don't
be worried. You'll not get into any
trouble. I killed the man and the
police know IT, Don't worry"
Sander was worried, however.
Then Davidson turned his ready
tongue on the pawnbroker, trying TO
show him that he was mistaken.
Il bought the revolver from you,
said Davidson to Mayer, THAT man
had nothing to do with it,"
AS he pointed at he trembling San
dler Davidson recounted the incidents
Of the purchase and sale and gave a
minute description Of the store, which
the pawnbrokcr admitted to be true In
every particular.
You remember" said Davidson,
that you wanted $12 for the gun and
l said I'd give you only so. And don't
you remember that / asked for ten
cartridges and that you gave me 81
calibre shells and ] called your atten-
ton TO the size Of the gun, which was
thirty eight, and you then exchanged
the cartridges mi
All these things Mayer admitted
we're true, and il made him waver In
his identification. He produced the
slip. showing the purchase, which gave
the name of Sam SaBdler, No. 3S4
Grand street" as the purchaser. This
was explained by Davidson, who said
he was thinking of his friend Sander
when he bought the revolver.
Deputy Dougherty jumped into an
automobile and went to Jersey City.
where he examined the pawnshop to
see if Davidsoh's description OF II
was correct. It was.
Contradicted by Wife.
The first rent in Davidson's. story
was made by his wife. who told the
police that her husband did not have
a dollar Saturday morning when he
left the home of her brother, David
Adler. at No. III East 7th street,
where they had been staying since
Thursday morning, when they re-
turned from Oscawanna, little farm
ing community eight miles outside Of
Peekskill.
Davidson's original story was that
Zelig had lured him into the hallway
of house in Broome street, near Ell
bridge street, and robbed him Of $500.
When informed OF his wife's story.
Davidson said that the robbery act
ually occurred on Friday night at the
Stuyvesant Casino, when the Forsythe
Club was making merry.
Then he admitted that this story was
a lie when his wife said her husband
had about $50 when he reached New
York City on Thursday morning.
Davidson, without advancing any
reason why. admitted he had lied, and
finally brought the amount Of his loss
TO sl8
The authorities expect that when d.
wilson starts in telling the whole truth
he will reveal one of the most interest
ing chapters Of the triple alliance Of
some corrupt policemen, crooked poll
ticians and the criminal element OF
New York's underworld
Davidson seems to be OF a highly
nervous temperament and at heart
cowardly-the sort OF a man 10 turn
informer II he thought it might pro-
long his stay on earth.
yellow Streak Shown.
Those who are inclined 10 think that
he will make "A clean breast OF the case
point out that man so cowardly as to
shoot a man behind the ear a few min
utes after he professed friendship for