New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-26
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heckling, calling out. please, please,
that is net kind to the witness"
Cohen broke cut, ITS easy for you
to laugh. haven't had thing to do
for two years" After wait of fifteen
minutes Cohen collected himself and
went on with the examination, saying:
81 went to Price and l begged him.
Have a heart. You know | am SO
down. The Commissioner told me to
take YOU in for partner and am not
working for so many months. GU was
in business and You made a living.
didn't make living. l went every
get the stands. Now at last you got
them
For Money. Got Honey"
Q.-That was after Mr.. Price, of the
Western Poultry Company, had gotten
the stands? A.-Yes, he said to me-
Go up to Hillman. Whatever Hill
man Will decide it, am satisfied
Q.-Mr. Hillman is brother-ln-law
of Mr.. Price? Ayes.
Mr.. Hillman is of the firm of Flscht
g. Hilman.
Ayes, sir I went up to Mr. Hill
man and told him, MIR. Hillman; what
did you do to me- You wouldn't live
all the time He said to me. For
"S q.@ror s'' money! "S"sy. WHAT A.-"For
Q.|Go ahead. Mr.. Cohen. A-When
Mr. Thomas Farley he went up after to
the Commissioner he told him, what
did you do to that fellow"
Q.-Meaning you? Ayes. He said
O'Malley told him that he find out that
I am a Republican. That's the reason
he hasn't got no use for me.
Q.-You are member OF the regular
Democratic organization, aren't you?
Ayes, sir
Q.-And you belong to Alderman tar-
ley's organization, with headquarters al
$50 East Sixty second Street? A.-1 es,
sir.
BY Senator Downing-Did Mr.. O'Mal-
ley ever ask you for any money as
price for getting a stand? A.-He only
asked me how much | have to invest
On the business? Ale, did not
say in the business.
Thrown Out by Hirshfield
Cohen then told how he went over
to Commissioner Hirshfield fSr relief
and how the latter, after putting him
off from day to day, finally ordered
policeman to throw him out calling
him "croOk.'
Commissioner Hrshfield finally sub
Mayor, which was read into the record
Yesterday, corroborating the fact that
Cohen had visited OMaley and that
the Commiss oner CT Markets had sug
gested that Cohen take Price in as 81
partner OMalley had written n letter
to Hirshfield, saying that "influential
people" were making efforts for both
Price and Cohen, and he thought that
good way out of it.
fnr no a c 81 n
if he knew Commissioner O'Malley
we'll, he replied:
Eyes, sir"
Senator Downing--You know him?
The Witness-Yes, sir.
Senator Downing ould you mind
describing him?
The Witness-r wish didn't know
him. Believe me, | wish l wouldn't
know him.
Senator Downing What kind Of a
looking man is he; what kind Of an ap-
pearing man; how would you describe
Mr.. O'Malley? Is he a tall man?
The Witness-No, sir; short fellow.
I see him yesterday, and I wish [
done me good. | wish him the same
luck what l got. That is what l wish
him.
Egger Relates Experiences
Mr.. Egger then told Of his experience
with Winters in connection with the
Katenkamp and Turner cases. The wit
ness said he was fish merchant III
Washington Market and lived at Lake
/ Street. jamaica He is vice-pres dent
of the Washington Market Merchants
Association apd had interested himself
in the two Cases. He related his OK
periences in answer to questions by Mr.
Wallstein as follows:
Q.-Do YOU remember Mrs. Katen-
kamp calling on you with reference to
g notice to vacate her stand at the
Washington Market? Al do. Last
summer some time-about August.
Q.--How was her stand located with
reference to your own? Diagonally OPP
posite? Diagonally. in a south
easterly direction from mine.
Q.-There is an aisle between? A
Yes, sir.
But you both face on the same
aisle? A.-Partly, yes.
Odd Mrs. Katenkamp show you
the notice to vacate? A.-She had a
letter.
Q-The substance Of which was what
A-From the Commissioner, in which
the Commissioner asked her to appear
at his office. In that letter it stated
permit that was issued to her husband
expired with the life of the husband
She did not take any heed Of this let
ter, and she got three notices from the
Commissioner to go and see him il
reference to her permit, neither one OF
which she took any notice of. There
upon the Commissioner sent hen
a letter that she was not entitled
to any privileges at the stand, to get
out. SO she came to me, on account
of my being the president of the
association and Mr.. Minder being alb
sent. | forget whether he had been sick
or whether he was on vacation. Any
way, it devoved upon me to take care
of any ones troubles that came be-
fore us.
Q-TAen what did you do about It
Did you go to the Department of Mar
kets and see the Commissioner? A
went to see the Commissioner Of Mar
kets.
Q-With whom? A-With James r
Turner
Q-And who else? AIRS. Katen-
kamp.
Q-IIad Mr.. Turner come to you with
his troubles at that time, too? Ale
had.
Appeal Made for Woman
Q-He also had received a notice to
vacate? A.-The situation was that he
was without a permit He succeeded
his uncle, and he was carrying on the
business which his uncle had carried
on.
Q:-And told to vacate? A.-That
don't know