The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-01-16


ward Foye. formerly OF tho Becker
squad. who made charges against Chair
man Curran and members OF District
Attorney whitinan's staff yesterday.
Foye came back to the stand to renew
his statemsnts-if only TO refresh the
memories Of the committee whom they
should hear his statements denounced
later a. utterly untrue.
sAlooN-kEEPER DENIES HE
EVEN KNEW cuRRAN.
William Smith. proprietor Of a saloon
81 No. ia Eighth avenue. whose case
10 alleged to have sent Alderman Cur
ran TO Foye with a plea for him TO let
down ON the prosecution. denied he
knew Curran. He said he had appealed
to no one In connection with his case
when he was arrested by Foye. He de-
MED he had ever spoken TO Mr. Curran
or that no resided or had his business
In that Alderman's district
Then Foys came back to the stand.
He went over that part Of his pre-
vtous Testimony relating to the d.
trict-Attorney's once.
Chief Counsel Buckner called Assist
ant District-Attorneys Willard II. ELI.
son and william Dean Embrss to him.
'Do you know this man7" asked Mr..
Buckner. pointing to Ellison.
II do" replied the witness. II saw
him In the District-Attornsy's ofiics
last August whom was prosecuting
the gambling case against . man named
Abrahail." ..
Foye said he told Mr.. Ellison he had
two witnesses who would corroborate
him, and asked him to postpone the
Grand Jury inquiry until they could
appear. but Mr.. Ellison refused.
do you know this manr' asked Mr..
Buckner. pointing TO Embree
III don't think ever saw him be-
FORE" said the witness.
Then Mr.. Ellison took the stand.
Were you In tho indictment bureau
Of the District-Attorney's oiiice last
August when the case Of Abrahaii waA
upf" asked Mr.. Buckner.
mo. str; ] haven't been connected
with that bureau since last June"
did you have anything to do with
the case OF Abrshallf"
II did not"
do you know Foyer"
II don't recall ever seeing him be-
fore"
Mr.. Embree was sworn.
FovE's UNKNOWN" HAPPENED
TO De MAN IN CHARGE.
@. Were you In charge Of the indict-
mont bureau last August? A. I was.
| Q. When the Abrahali case was upS
A. Yes. sir.
@. Who handled the Abrahaii case? A.
The foreman OF the Grand Jury.
Mr.. Enbree added that he was not In
the Grand Jury room when the inquiry
was on. The Grand Jury refused to IN
diet Abrahail.
| Floyd A. wilmot. Deputy Assistant
Distrct-Attorney. denied he had ever re-
fused to let Foye see an afiidavit that
BcokermAn had made on arrestins q
man when the case came 70 trial. He
said ofbcers always were allowed to
- their amdAvtts when they dexrsd.
Mr.. Wiimot prosecuted Vito Paternu
N IN excise case in which Foys VA
the prosscuting witasss and which wa
uiamAsssd bsoause Foye couldn't posi-
lively identify Patsrno when the case
came 70 trial
do yo1 believe Foye told the truth
At the trfalf" asked Mr.. Buckner.
II don't know. He swors to two DIFF
fsrsnt things; one In the affidavit and
the other on the trial. Both could moi
! have been the truth"
Mr.. Bucknar asked Foye and his .or
; mer partner In the Strong Arm Squad
Joseph Michaelson. to withdraw from
the chamber but not TO leave the CIT,
Hail. Then no called Emil Fuchs.
former Deputy Attorney General. Mr
? Fuchs told of having defended william
: Rice. VINO was arrested last March. an,
the prosecuting witnesses were Foy
and Nichaelson. Tho arrest was mad
on the sidewalk In front Of No. o
Sixth avenue during . raid on an al
legged poolroom there.
eEckER's TgeTiMoNV CONTRA
DlcTGo BOTH OF hIs MEN.
Rice was accused Of intsrssring witt
, the officsrs. Aichaeison said Rice ha
pushed an electric button wiAoh no sup
posed had warned gAmblsrv wtuhir
Foys not oniy swors he had sssa Rio
push the button. but had distinctly hear
) the ball ring.
Tho witness said he had sent 70
: Lieut.. Becker. who was In charge o
: The raid. and Becker had said Their
was no button on the outside Of tn
> house. Mr. Fuchs said ne had invss
tigatsd the premises and would swsA
; there was no bell or busssr there an,
he'd not been recently. Rice whs die
chargsd by Magistrate Ksrnoca ~. VIII
teto6 the case