New-York tribune., 1921-08-24

it, and he asked me to see Mr.. Winter
in the outer Office and Mr.. Winter
would render a report to him.
Q.-W hat conversation did you have
with him? AIR. Winters wanted tx
know where the stand was located, ant
wanted to know where | lived, and sale
| would hear from him in few days
A lev, days later word was left in The
market that Mr.. Winters wanted to see
me ut the Department of Markets.
Conversation with Winters
Q.--Did you see Mr.. Winters? A.
Yes sir.
Q.-Was there anybody with you
A.-No. sir
Q.-Where did you see him this time
Ain his Office first, and he brought
me outside in the main hall, near the
elevators
Q;-Will you state what took place
in that conversation? A.-Mr Winters
wanted to know how much l was pay
ing for the stand and | refused to tell
him. and 10 ssd it was customary, in
order to acquire permit in the mar
! Aet, to pay something in addition.
Q.-In addition to what? A.-Thc
price I was paving to the stand holder
And I asked him what he meant. |
said, II am paying enough for the stand
now, and in fact, too high II price, and
cannot accord to pay anything more,
He said, "You will have TO pay more, ~
and | said, How much ?" And he said,
"A thousand dollars" | said, "That is
out OF the question. | cannot pay
that" re said it would be necessary
to nay that before I could obtain a
permit, and said. "Mr. Winters, that
IS absolutely out OF the question:
Q.-Uld he say to WhCll that won q
'aHe 70 De paid, A,--Nc. SIR.
2'IIo ahead. A.-Hc said, ~ ou
"ili nave to get the money somehow
or W other' because ne wont accept any
lhlng lesS'
V'ubecause he wont accept less ?
go es, sir; speaking OF somebody else.
ilelt MN then and twent over to the
elevator and rang the bell. and he was
le"'lhg the hall and he turned back
you to call anv of those chean no1;t;-
clans IN to plead for you"
Q-Did you see him again? A
About week after | received another
message 10 call and see him.
Q-Did you have conversation with
nm ? Al had.
Q.-W Where? A.-Ho brought mo into
an office adjoining fbo Commissioners
office, later occup:cd bv Mrs Welz-
miller He brOuCh, mo ovor +o tuo
chairs in the corner If +ho ,oo,,1 ,2
sat me down and wanted - Lnn oo'", ;s'q &C. :
had the money ready for Kim sa;d
that I had no nonev fo,. h;,,, ora ~
said. "You will havo r. '.'an, ..l'a IL .,
and 7 said that corld ~ p~y no+ so'Tern'ns' @a
such amount "Noll " bo sa;d ..en., ,.ls
YOU nav $500 hecanso bo n,;1h+ oooont -
that?" And said "Who 10 .ba ~ r y
e.;d "Uo i'c
narncs nov. ,alJ nJ' !, n'e't'o oni"s any
tho ouasf;on +bat T aa,1,a ,1,1l' :. ao ouI vi
anv $500 and wa, ,yas not Spa.p ao; r"t pay "''"
Q. Did snvthinc e,sa s0'"S taI-o w. n,ooo -
that meceinro No. ,sh;le p tuo ,,o"o "o
discussinr his tho door nnoroA t,o,,e
the Commissioncr,s ot,;co oI,d Ca,,,',,s .'s''
sioner O'Mallcy camc mo tbo v,;,,''''' ofinn
@. From where Fron, h;s o+4ica
and he apolooized said he did NO. Lnou,
it was occupjcd and he WALKED ovo~
ard tool, a hook ou+ Of c,h,r'4 80
thcn went into h;s own ots;oo ''''N
Hoiner,or so;d bo ~
had ;n+orostod sa,,o !; su;1 ;''s a u '.'l0
cl,,d;n W sGs''c % MS .i.e"os' III
NTorol,ss,t,, .a'iS'ti' pies'uc"t 81 .'ie
Nt.s,,a. a0lo" ol asml"Econ
W. Ir;,. n.y.. iIe nv one h'ote IalN win
N1n.erS, IN "h'ch ne 1esnned tne IN
p..,oi asa'" asheu h''n ioT money! a'd
w "n'en ne says nc repiled ne WASH
oi"s ~ IaS "i'i ahythinE. soon
S'e'1"a S';,S" ~ ne says, ne was 'olq py Mr;
upon Commssioner O'Maliey and got
the license without further ceremony