The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-12-18

usually. Some times H. was In UNIFORM.
Now he Is up at the one Hundred aud
Fifty-sscond street station"
How much did you ray him7'
zone hundred dollars q month"
who was the inspector Of Fox's
district when you were payins 500 .
month";
Thompson and Hussey. After I sold
the hotel. In october. 1910 sweeney be-
came the inspector"
The witness .aid that IN October. 1910,
he was approached by Nanny Mas.
the beer bother mentioned by Mrs.
Mary Goode. and asked what he would
sell out for. There was some bargain
ing and he finally disposed Of tho prop
erty for $4,000.
who bought ~"
We'll. sold II 10 the wife Of
"Mochs" Hochstim and her sister-in-
law. md they sold It 20 "Mochs''
Hochstim. Mr.. Blau. Charles From
berg and Jacob Spielberg"
PAID EVEN AFTER NE GOLD
PLACE.
'pld you cease giving Fox money
after you sold the placer"
mo, sir Fox said the boss wouldn't
stand for bad actors--that they had
been bad actors downtown and hs
wouldn't fool with them. lie said
he would close the place up unless
some arrangement was made. eth
held n mortsaxe Of $4,000 and notes
for s25,ooo on the property. and j was
afraid would lose Il II they closed up
the place.
so agreed 70 pay Fox 800
month for the new owners OF the
hotel"
And YOU continued TO pay 800 a
month after you quit tho hotel busi-
ness?'
il Yea, cir. Once a month Thomas
Doran would bring the 500 over to me.
and then I would give It to Fox. This
took place In my office In the Twelfth
ward Bank Building. One Hundred and
Twenty-nfth street and Lexington ave-
nue.
Did you get any commission for
3i.r
he didn't yet q cent"
"why couldn't Fox got the money
from the hotel people directT
Because he said tho boss said they
we're q bunch OF bad actors.''
'Did these men. Hochstim. Blau.
Fromberg and the Others. run other
Hstelsf"
H'weii. ] understood they ran the cri- /
tsrion. the Lincoln and other hotels
dewntown." s.
our PAVING THE 500 A MONTH
GRAFT.
"Do you stall pay this 800 q month";
mo. sir; I quit that In August. iSfL
F"About that time" continued the wiz
ness, "a man named Lsnox came to ne
saying there was hotel down At One
Hundred and sixteenth strest ~
Third avenue called the Central. the
license OF which had been revoked.
tile said Il could be arranged to get
new license. and he thought Il could
be- made Q monsy-mAksr. ! took the
matter up with Inward J. Newell Of
No. Y Broadway. to take the nattss
tp with Excise Commissioasr FARLEY, |
IND following ths Recommendation OF
Deputy AcAvoy . new license was
granted.
u started to work ana rSmodelled the
plsce. spending about $4,000. expect
Ing to sell the place. ] sent for Fcx
Tie promised 10 let me know when /
tould start. and then came baSk. cay.
Ing Go ahead
Just ~ waa shout to epsn. yox
came again end Satd ceuiln't open.
demanded to know Uhy ana he SAID
Qs boss wouldn't stand Sos IT,, "A
Whom did he mssa b. the oossr,
asked Bucknsr. ~ iar
Inspector Sweeney. ss4.g :,
II asked him why" continued the
vltnsss. "He Aaid Nick Hayes AaA .
club across the street and was inter.
ested In the Harlem House just down
the block and was afraid the new place
would hurt his business. He said MAas-
trate o'Connor had been to sec the
boss about the matter and It had been
decided I couldn't open.
RETURN OF 800 WAe NOTICE
Ae 70 CLOSE HOTEL.
" -snt check for 500 10 Nick Hayes
- . campaign contribution" said the
Nttness. Hayes. former Sheriff ana
former Fire Commissioner, u rammany
lfadsr OF the district. But Hayes sent
DE money back. Then I know the liz
was up. and got ready. to close up.
M1thin couple Of days dAsctives Wsrs
ever getting evidence: my clerk and
chsmbermaAd we're arrested. / closed
w.
Bet I decided 70 hsht this case and
j lst II be known. Soon afterward I
Sot telephone message from Detective
Donnelly. telling me the whole thing
would be dropped II would come across
with 100. I refused. When l got down
to the court house Donneily was wait.
ing for me.
If you still want to drop the case
he said. come over 10 Foley's with that
$500 wouldn't do Il and my men
were convicted"
The witness told mora dstai,s a, IN.