The Washington times., 1915-02-26
BRIDE FEARED MATES
INVESTIGATORS HEAR
Attorney 0'Brien Tells Probe
Committee Of Alleged Con.
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from william A. Engel information
about Senators and congressman inter-
cstine themselves In behalf Of saloon
applicants. were unsuccessful.
Sums paid attorneys for appearing
before the Excise Board came in for at
tention from the committee. who ad-
duced from Peter ]. Lynagh that Jo-
seph Sheehy was paid $1,000 fee, and
torney Julius Peyser in the event he
succeeded in procuring a license for
Louis Bush.
Captain Schneider Testifies.
Capt. Henry Schneider. of the seventh
precinct, the first witness called today.
testified to tho granting Of license to
John killeen, in Georgetown. The wit
ness said the saloon was 362 feet from
the Dumbarton NJ. E. Church. The cap
tain said the church sits back in the
yard and that he measured from the
building line. Lipnick. another arpli-
cant, was said to be within 100 feet,
hibition zone. He said John Killeen was
Referring to the bar operated by
Joseph Schladt on Wisconsin avenue.
Of the place is bad. :" He said he had
Schladt in court a number OF times for
violating the Sunday law and had pro-
cured convictions. Raids Of poker games
Schneider to be a '.bawdy" house.
The witness said he had made adverse
reports on the place frequently and that
going in and out" He knew Of no
citizens who petitioned the Excise Board
to grant the license.
Asked II he knew Of any money being
H. stvS- hrA,S ~ ntn{v =,
Schneider said saloon men had changed
dwellings into garages and stables to get
conoernins the property near sulli-
s Witness saUId ssid d dwelIinss were % Converted
into business houses to make the street
80 per cent business. He said the Ex-
else Board had been told Of the changes
Carr & Waddell's place in NJ street
was said to be within the law.
Corroborated BY Hess.
The evidence of Captain Schneider
vas corroborated largely by Sergeant
William p. Hess. Of the Seventh pre-
cinct, who said the reputation of the
place was bad.
Policeman James r. Newkirk. of the
Sixth precinct, to be IAN extremely bad
place. freduented by colored men and
women, including prostitutes. solici.
tOTSs street walkers, VINO OancC ana
expose their limbs to the knees He
shooters and thieves"
"T made four arrests there last night"
the Witness added: and ! have fre,
seven. eight and nine n one load. The
proprietor himself got in IL cutting
SCRAP the other night with jealous
woman. who cut the jugular vein. and
the man had to have number Of
stitches taken.'
Criticism Of !. o'Cotnors saloon, !l5
Four-and-a-half street. made by the
witness. precipitated lively tilt be-
sisted upon cross-cxamining the witness
The committee ruled that all questions
Of spectators must be put in writing.
Chairman Sheppard consented to put
the questions Of O'Connor and untn
the inquiries got on personal grounds
hey continued. Mr. Newkirk acknowl-
edged that no arrests had been made in
OConnor's place. and that he had once
arrested the superintendent Of the Cos
pei Mission. At this tuncture Attorney
Matthew 'Brien interrupted with tie
statement that the case was still pend
Ing. and he objected on behalf of the
superintendent to have the case tried
before the committee.
Called To Stand.
Thereupon O'COnnor was told to take
the stand. He said his saloon was con-
Quoted according to law. and that no
protests had been made to his place.
When excused, O'Connor objected to
being prohibited to ask questions, say
Ing he did not think the saloon men
We're being given a square deal by the
committee" Senator Jones then called
upon the chairman to request the Ser
Ecant-at-Arms of the Senate 20 detail: =
man in the committee rtc.m to keep
order
Preston f.. Miller and Edgar A. Miller,
of Miller Bros, Fourteenth street and
PENNSYLVANIA avenue northwest, ex-
plaired to the committee the details of
their changing the entrance to their