New-York tribune., 1912-12-19
NICHOLAS J. HAYES.

Boulevard, at 124th street and LeXinS-
ton avenue. He changed the name 10
the Baltic, and from 1900 TO 1910 ran
its seventy renting rooms with very lit
tie bother from the police, and ran II
into a modest fortune. He had a mat
ter Of ten or twelve arrests 10 deal
with, he said, but no CONVICTIONS ana
he paid his protection" regularly ana
| without wincing. When he sold TO the
crowd headed by Max Hochstlm' ne
sold for $4,000 property and 'busl-
| ness" held a mortgage of SJOoN' and'
as he explained, was for that reason
interested in seeing that the place
under new management should he as
free from police interference az 1t was
when he was owner and manager.
The business wouldn't have been
worth a nickel, unless it was pro-
tected'," he explained, so l was simply
looking after my own interests
Buckner told him to confne his story
to the last five years. and Oh that basis
Sipp explained that he had been paying
500 a month for his protection"
Thompson, Hussey and Sweeney were
the inspectors he remembered as being
in charge Of the district while he was
in business there, and he never had a
doubt but what his protection money
found It's way 10 wherever ii would
do the most good"
II was NANNY" Mas, whom Mrs.
Goode named as one OF the big col
lectors' who first suggested 10 Sipp
that he could make money by selling,
and the suggestion grew into deal.
Always Paid in Cash.
Fox came to him when the sale was
announced. Sipp said. and told him that
"the boss thinks these people you sold
to are bad actors-got a bad reputa-
ton downtown, and the only way they
can do business is through you" That
was Sipp's additional explanation Of
the fact that he handled the "protec
ton" money even after he had retired
from the ownership Of the Baltic.
Dorian used to give him check for
500 each month. Sipp said, and he
would cash the check and turn over
the 800 in cash 10 Fox
81 never kept cent Of il, and Fox
said he didn't either" said Sipp.
Toward the middle Of 1911, Sipp said
he became Interested in the Central
Hotel, a property which had gone out
Of business. He was running sort Of
real estate business at the time, and
kept an eye out for hotel properties
generally. He took up the matter Of
reopening that hotel. and found that he
could get renewal Of the license.
Then I sent for Fox" he testified,
land after some dickering Fox said
itd be al right, and I signed lease
for thirteen years"
You relisd on Fox, them" queried
Buckner.
Brings in Sweeney's Name.
Wouldn't have touched the PROPOSE
tion otherwise" returned Sipp. but
three or four days before l was to open
up, and after ia sunk $4,000 in re-
modelling the place. Fox came around
and told me the boss wouldn't allow
It,"
Sipp testified that he had first
thought that the boss" meant Inspec-
tor Sweeney. and this impression was
verified, when Fox finally explained
things by saying:
well, then. / might as we'll tell you
the truth, but don't let II go any fur
ther. Nick Hayes's club is across the
street and he got Magistrate Keyran
O'Connor TO go 10 the boss and the
boss has promised him you won't be
allowed to open up. Nick has an in
terest in the Harlem Hotel. only block
below, and he thought the place would
damage his business
Sipp explained then that he thought
he could fix things with Hayes, and he