Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-08
$50 APPROPRIATION SET
AS MALONEY'S PRICE FOR
GUNMEN, WITNESS SAYS

Court reconvened at 2 o'clock and Sulli-
van resumed the stand for further cross
examination. Beyond revealing that the
witness was housed at the Bellevue-Strat-
ford by the prosecution, Mr.. Connor's ques-
tioning brought out little of interest Re-
direct examination by Mr.. Gordon brought
out. despite objections. the price agreed on
as the gunmens hire, as followst
Q. Were these men to be paid? A.
guess they were.
$50 GUNNTAN's BUDGET
q. How much? A. Mr.. MaIoney told
me to pay them not over $50 for the two
days, but as reasonable as could get them.
Q. Did you pay them $50? A No.
Mr. Connor then took the witness for re-
cross-examinatlon. Then Mr.. Gordon asked
a few questions in redirect examination.
Sullivan left the witness stand at 2:2O
O'Clock after siege of more than two
hours.
Mr.. Rotan May it please your Honor,
last Saturday Mr. McClain. a detective in
the District Attorneys office. took affidavt
to certain facts charging this witness,
Michael Sullivan, and others, with breaking
certain acts of Assembly. This was taken
before the clerk of the Municipal Court, Mr.
Sherman, and your Honor issued an order
for the issuance of a warrant, and the war
rant was issued, all on that same day.
Now, Mr.. Sullivan is here, and ask your
Honor to hold him under substantial bail for
a certain day to appear on certain day
for a hearing or, IL he should want to
waive hearing, then he should be held for
court.
The Court. We will not be through with
this case before Wednesday morning?
Mr.. Gordon. No, your Honor. we shall
not
The Court. ] will hold him for a hearing
on Wednesday morning, in $4,000 bail
Lieutenant Edward NJ. Fair, of Fire
Engine Company No. %, was the next to
be sworn. After testitying that before
the primary election was held In the Fifth
Ward he was told by a man named Con-
nelly, employed i'm the Highway Depart
ment, that Samuel G. Maloney was bring
ing fifty gunmen from the east side in
| New York, who were going to aid DeutsCh
in winning the election, he was questioned
| by Mr.. Gordon follows
.. Did you have a talk with Bennett?
| A. Yes
Q. Tell,us your conversation. A. was
| sitting in the paror about two evenings
| afterward, and he came in and sat along
| side OF me. During the conversation, he
| said, II will tell you what we can do.
| You take one mob and l will take the
| other, and we will begin at both ends of
| the ward, and by 9 o'clock 1t will be all
| over"
Q. Nine o'clock of what day? A, Elec-
| tion day.
Q. What did you say? A said, "All
right"
Q. DO you know Joseph Connolly? A,
| Yes sir.
| Q. Who is he? A. Highway inspector.
| Q. Tell us all that occurred between him
and you in the Deutsch Campaign in the
| month of July. A..Well, he paid me
| various visits at the station. He told mo
on one visit that he had been sent over
j to feel me out, to see how / felt toward
| going to Engine %. ] told him / didn I
| want part Of It on account of having
had so much trouble when / there
| before.
Q. Did he come back? A. Re came back
few days afterward and he asked me did
| think It over. told him yes. my answer
was the same. He said, Cant l offer you
| any Inducements" / said, Yes; / am a
candidate for captain; II Deutsch wants to
| make me captain | will go to any firehouse
| in the city; they all look alike to me-" One
evening shortly afterward [ was phoned for
| to come to the club.
| Q. The Deutsch Club? A. Yes
Q. Did you go? A. Yes.
Q. Did you Deutsch there? A. Yes
| Q. What took place? He talked will
me about coming to Engine %, and l told
| him l was like all other Office -holders under
! orders / wouldn't like to go in there with.
out Mr.. Finley knowing about it, / didn't
want him to think was trying to do any
thing underhanded. He said he would see
| Finley. 1 said, "All right" The next
time / seen him he told me he had seer