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EVENING- tEmfeRPJ&&,ADELPHIA, MONDAY, QOTOBEK " 8, 1D17
Fifth Ward Murder Plot Hearing Told in Questions and Answers
.rlnB of Mayor Smith anil codefmct- nuppr with Jim r'ark, and twice I called
Hearing oi -...nirln lo commit uu Mr. Minn.v. canea
&Vr"nl assault and bntLry and viola- q here elw dl(,
,'nUrfl!I VL Bh.m net wns resumed at 11 I having omethlnc to eat t ., ....:
Vlol hfore President Judge Drown, sitting- Deutsch Club. " "'"
Si a committing Maglatnte. uouri .- q when you went to .upper with Clark
1M .. r:..n,ii.il. Important evidence being aid he tel voti thn ),. k, i j. ' L,.. JK
moaT "'''", I ,. -'. . ,j . . r""" "'in in
T?EEBu"mAKK11. secretary to Connem
jjbr. ""' ... , .iinu culled. He
(man varc. - requested
IS? one evening about two weeks before the.
KrMatt to go to the Fifth Ward and notify
lfk.m that Jfe would not keep his engagement
TdaW a public meeting that night. The
tflt'eM iid Phe went to the Wch club
". ..... .i.iivprlns the mersage to Mr.
S he himself! at Mr, Deutsch1. re-
Cueit. addressed a few remarks to inemeeo
Muesi. s.nator Vare had eent
him to expaln that he could not be there
l"1" l T 1 1.1. I........ tn ma Wo vrrv effort
ring ni ncuitio .w ......... .--.
Ve the election of Deutsch as the
1 rindldate "of the respeciaDie ik
mini? the roughnecks." He was also In
lie Fifth Ward on one otner occasion dur-
Inr the receni camjmie.". r-;- - r -
If errand. He said he had been relAiked
by Senator Vare because the newspapers
..nnrlrd him. as navinK i"' i" emm...
fXwers that Vare was with them "heart
and soul.''
SULLIVAN DESCRIBES
ASSIGNMENT TO BRING
GUNMEN TO 5TH WARD
i
MICHAEL J Sl'LMVANVa 1'rlvate de-
li..n. for th u tarren Agency. niieKea
I'm have negotiated personally with the Frog
I'i,,A . .. , kA vir.t. W0...1
! Hollow gunmen iu pn ' " "
.... 1ia next witness. He was questioned
rr'by Judge Gordon as follows: .
q. What Is your name.- j. .mcn.iei j.
"Sullivan. t
Q. Where UO you inei ii. ou.a iiiaiHei
P street . . . ,
' Here Mr tonnor fouboi permission 10
gitlc the Itness If he had counsel, but was
?4en ed by tne couri.
JIT. liOrUnnVrf. mwi w jwmi uuinvaa
hn September last? A. I was ,an operator
JW the Val O'FarrclI Detective Agcnc.
I Q. Did you bring over to the city of
Philadelphia on Monday, the 17th day of
September, ,or rather were you asked to
Lbrlnt oer on Monday, the 17th day of Sep
tember, some men from New York? A. I
'
Q. Please tell, In your own way, tne cir-
Eeumstances. A well, on Monday preceding
primary election Mr. Deutsch, about 4
CIOCK in mo auernuuii, i-tima iu uur uuitir.
: Q. What Deutsch? A. Ike Deutsih. Pre-
tented a card to me, stated he wanted to
Me Mr. Maloney I escorted, him Into Mr.
Maloncy's private office nnd snld, "Mr. Ma-
i loney Is In Chester ; back In an hour." He
stayed a few minutes and left, came b,ack
ln about an hour and (raw Mr. Maloney.
Q. who was in mere Desiae air. ueutacn.
If any one? A. That 1 don't know. 1 think
- judgo Persch was.
Q. You went In? A. Mr. Maloney sent
; for me. Introduced me to Mr. Deutsch, says,
l want you to go to Xew York and get
eighteen men to worK ior r, weuiscn in
the Fifth Ward." So I said I would. I
' iatd It was hard for me to get eighteen, but
I would make every effort.
J. What was said, If nnylhlng, as lo
whut they were to bo used for? A. Noth
ing was said what they were to be used
for.
Q. Was any arrangement made as to
what you should do with them when you
brought them over? A. Mr. Maloney told
me to bring them here nnd put them In
. hotels. .
Q. What else was said? Where were you
Mo take them In the Fifth Ward? A. I was
( to dellxer them to Jim Clark at Seenth
and Walnut streets.
Q. Who was present when that direction
wis given to you In this room of Mr. Ma-
fe'loney's? You have said that Mr. Deutsch
fcwil there and you saw Judge Persch? A.
;i aont hnow u air. ueuiscn was mere
hen. i
Q. Well, who was? A. I think Just Mr.
Maloney and I were there.
Mr. Gordon then questioned the witness
l?M to his actions In Sew York. Sullivan
j Hid he arrUed In the Bronx about 10
w Caputto, hom he knew and wild promised
17 Ia 1.a Mian fn 1.1... A,.m
4rlnks together, Domlnlcofftred to procure
K loriy men, uui outuian aia ne was au-If-
thorlied. to hire only eighteen. - He told
mem iu iuiu iiic xi u uiuuk iruin ior 1 mia
delphla the next morning, lie sa!d,
- Mr. Gordon Q The next day whnt oc
curred? A. The next.dny I met Domlnlo
iown by the station. I says. "How Is It?"
1 e says, "They are all aboard." So" I got
lJ iboafd. I rode In the car behind.
IV 11. liehlnd what? A. Behind the smoker.
V They were all in the smoker.
Q. Who got the carfare for the men? A
1 I did.
Q. Did you buy the tickets? A. No. 1
iae the money lo Dominic and a couple
more of them, 1 told them to spread It
tut.
Q. When you arrived at Philadelphia
what occurred? A. Well, I met Dominic.
1. Where? A. At Vlfteonth unci Mar-
.let, I thlnlj It was, somewhere around the
Q. What did hA snv?. A H anl.l. "Hold
. them tOirethAr until 1 t n pnnnta nt hAtntn
K. Jor you," bo I picked out the six best-look
er me ones and put them In the Keystone."
w. incn where did you goT A. Down to
ume Place on Race street.
Q. What U tho nnmo nt (h Vi'ntl? A
Well. I don't know.
. Who keeps It? A. I don't know.
Q. How manv men did vnu nrrincn tn be
;put In there? A. For the rest of them.
w. iwele7 Af Yes.
Q. Whflt AA Mt .In tl.Xn? A T .-
1 6ck to the office.
Q. What did you Bay (o Mr. Maloney?
t.. ' . ?!d' "l sot the mob here ; I got
wm In hotels." He said, 'Turn them over
I?. 8"e Clark nt Seventh and Walnut
itreets." t did.
Q You went down Seventh and Walnut
'reeta, dla you? A. Yes. ,
Cuih0m dId yoU mtet there7' Jlmmle
n nas he alPn? A. All alone.
-$ .);, at ald yu saV to him? A. I
Kl.' 'Here l the mob."
Q- Where were they? A. In the park,
.. ''' met Jlmmle Clark at
atu and M'alnut .treeta, did you make
y Pnreliate? A. Yea,
I.'.' Ma yoa har A- x Pnrehaaad
Q- lUw much? A. About o. yard or two.
U lhai d1l vn .tn .t.i. - ... .
fe P In plee..; Z"" "' "' x cul "
Then What lllH vnn nn llk ! a T
'. U to the ni0b. ......
ly!hiTX m you eive It to the mob?
nrteenth and Mnrb.t
dAytt0rroi b-
q. The .:;;:: .t. i?. ,0-B."
81le? A. vis. coijjraci was
1. TVho . .. .. it... ..
t ou wer km ."-T . . v lnBl '"" wnen
hDeuts" Bet th0 rlbbon? A, Mr.
he'theVrhp.,eU-"Persch7 A- I can't say
o 2LPew.h was there or not, '
t Mr riartX" " y.ou 8ay- wer delivered
you do th.ni "i TT a,nui; what did
I'Lj;...?. theI7 A. Then I wentun.- in.
Krteti 8tlon. Third and De tancey
Jt?MTlIon."V' r0U th08a '"'twctionsT A,
edlnot-touVk1.'0" that T de'
men? A. Yes, told me he had l.ft ih., -,
Deutsch s club.
Q. After supper, where did you go? A.
To Deutsch's club.
Q. With whom.? A. Mr. Clark.
Q. Many Ihere? A. Oh, H was jammei
to the doors.
Q. Did you see your New York men? A.
Q. Where were they? -A. Sitting In tfie
parlor.
.n3'. ?Io,T Io"B "d you remain there? A
About two or three minutes.
him Mr" DeUts.Ch ,hereT A- J didn't aee
Sullivan then told of returning to 'the
,1 Ho? J1.0", a"d ""V'lnlnc there most of
u. JBhu' In r'ply nuestlons, he ad
mitted there must have been a riot call,
for he saw the patrol wagon leave and
a'." "vra times within a ahort period.
At Mr. Gordon s request he picked out Lieu
tenant Bennejt In the courtroom, but failed
to Identify any other of the policemen de
fendants. Q. When did you go back to the club
again that nlght7 A. I made two trips to
the club that night.
Q. On your second trip what did you
see as to your men7 A. They were up
stairs. Z
Q. TIM n . ..
tte ward, li l0!! ?" on down Into
know whut became of
WtJicuA. t SL'V. :.. ? ? . them
aem " "
t.
&"?l yo,l ?t to the police station
J,; 'u a01 A- t.on the .loop.
gvHow Jo,T a, The bMMt
k'DUluu
n.uQl )VTe . thy a" UD there? A. Yea.
That Is. I think so I don't know them all.
Q. In one room? A. Yes.
Q. What were they doing? A. Drinking
beer and eating sandwiches, I think.
Q. Was anybody guarding the staircase
of the third Moor when you got there? A.
There was a lot of men there, but none of
them stopped me.
Q. When you came down stairs, where
did you gd? A. Hack to the station house.
Q. How, long dd you remain there? A.
I don't know. Until 9 or around or 10
o'clock, 1 think.
Q. Did anything occur? A. There was
another riot call,
Q. What occurred then when the riot call
came In? A. I don't know. When they
came back they didn't have anybody.
Q. Who was In the patrol? A. A bunch
of policemen.
Q. Were they all fn officers' uniforms?
A. I think Lieutenant Bennett went along.
I am not sure.
Q. Were the others who were In the
wagon In uniform? A. Yes ; some of them
were,' I believe.
CJ. Were all of them? A. Not all of them,
no.
Q, How long was It gone? A. I couldn't
say. Probably halt an hour. Twenty
minutes,.
Q, When It came back, who cvme back
with It? A. All the policemen except Lieu
tenant Bennett.
Q. Any prisoners? A. 'not to my knowl
edge, Sullivan Raid he did not remain much
longer, as Clark returned nnd suggested that
they go to the office. On the way, he said,
Clark vouchsafed, no Information as to the
evening's events 1n the ward. Witness said
he read In a paper thatCJarey followers
had shot up a Deutsch club, but when he
reached MaloneyVs office he learned the op
posite was the case. He said Maloney told
him to go to bed and report at 6 the next
morning, but he overslept and did not
reach the Fifth Ward station house until 10.
Q. That was your headquarters In the
ward? A, Yes.
Q. When did you see Jlmmle Clark that
day? A. A riot call came In, and a couple
of fellows were brought In, one on one side
and one on tlie other, and some police
sergeant, or police officer, said he had
taken a gun off one of the fellows, so I
heard somebody yell, "I want them held
without ball." I didn't wait for anything
further,
Q. Did the wagon go out? A. Yes.
Q. Who was In It? A. 1 couldn't say,
I think Lieutenant Bennett and a lot of
uniformed officers.
Q. How soon did It come back? A. In
about fifteen mlnuteB.
Q, Who wan In It? A. Why, they had
one of the New York boys In It and a lot
of policemen no, when It came back there
was nobody In It. I Baw the machine In
the front door and I saw a 'whole mob
walking In and I saw one prisoner brought
from the other door.
Q. Was he one of the New York men?
A. I believe he was.
Q. When did you see Jlmmle Clark? A.
I went und telephoned to Maloney, and I
said, "This Is a tine fix you got me In down
here."i He sild, "What happened?" I
said, "They got them boys In trouble : hold
ing them without ball." He said, "You tell
Jim Clark to get that mob out of here as
quick as he can " I went back to the sta
tion house and delivered Maloney's message.
o Whom did vou see when you got to the
nfri-? A Malonev. N
Q, What did you say to Mr. Maloney and
he to you? A. I says, when I came In
let me see he says, "What Is the trouble
down there?" I says, "I don't know." I
says, "There Is some trouble. They are
holding1 a couple of fellows without ball."
Q. You said? A. Yes. Just then
Simons, another employe, came In : he says,
"There Is a cop 'killed down In the Fifth
Ward." Maloney says, "Do you know any
thing about it?" I says, "No." Maloney
says, -"You get out of here, You want to
find out .If that Is the truth." So he went
out. came back, he says, "It Is the truth."
Q. And what then? A. I nearly dropped
through the floor. I left the office and
went home.
r r ..nn ...uu. ,n. a - HrnnnlnV I
through, and ask you if you know any
thing wlthirespect to custom or marks of
Identification of the Deutsch followers?
ArWell, yes. The Deutsch followers were
supposed to wear badges.
Mr. Connor.. I object to that.
The Court. What did they wear?
The witness. I don't know; I didn't see
them. I didn't take notice to" that.
The Court Q. Were you present when'
any Instructions were given7 A. The In
struction I cot off Mr. Maloney, Mr. Maloney
was to get up these white ribbons and give
them to the mob from New. York.
Mr. dordon Q. Did you learn anything
from Mr. Maloney or any one respecting
any mark of. Identification of the Deutsch
followers?
Mr, Connor. I object to that question,
Mr. Gordon. I press the question.
Did you. learrj what the Deutsch followers
were to wtar?t . , .
r Mr. Connor objeoted and the Court took
"a band In the questioning with the result
that the" witness was prevented from an
swering for several minutes. Finally ne
said; "
1 ".earned from Mr. Moloney there wero
going' to b badges and soft hats with
badge of Dentsch on them.
n. t,,i .... In th ward did you
ser any of those -badges with a Deutsch
jilcture, on? A. I think I saw tnem once ..
Ihe automobile with Deutsch.
Q. Do you recognixe tnai nwccu ..
shown to witness)? A. I think I do ; I be
lieve that la. tho kind of hats,
Q. Mr. Sullivan, when you rearned of the.
killing of th. police officer, what dltf you
do? A. I went home. I fried to sleep and
I couldn't. The next day I took a train.
Q. From what station? A. West Phlla-
Q.-What train did you take? A. I took a
train' for Buffalo. " ...,,-
Q. Did you buy your ticket -for Buffalo!
Q. Did you have a mileage book? A. No.
I paid my fare on the car. I dldnt know
where I waa going. .,.
Q,. Where did you leaye the carl a.
Scranton. . . . . ,.
Q. Did you spend that night In ScrantonT
A. I did and several others.
Q. Where did you say? A. At tne
Termyn Hotel.
' Q. Did you register? A. Yes.
Q. Under what name? A. Wax B. Solo
man, i . v
Q. TJien where did you go? A. Delaware
Water Gap, . .
Q, What hotel? A. Delaware House.
Q. How long did you stay at that hotel?
A. About n week.
Q. Then where did you go? A, I went
on an Island.
Q. Where? A. In the Delaware, between
Pennsylvania and Jersey.
Q. What did you go thcro to do and
what did you do? A. WelWI stopped In a
lumner camp.
Q. Did" you live In a tent? A. TTcs,
Q. With others? A. With one other.
q. Who was he? A. Some young na
tive up there.
q. Were there many other men on the
Island? A. No. We were the only two.
q. Did you eer see this man before?
A, Never In my life.
q. How many days were you on the
Island? A. night days
q. What were you doing, during those
eight daye? A. Working up In a lumber
camp, up In the mountains., on the Jersey
side, chopping, trees down.
q. For whom? A. Well, I don't know.
The man'a name was Post. The man who
has the contract for cutting of the timber
there was Post, but I was not employed
there: It wasn't getting" any compensattop ;
I Just worked to keep my mind on some
thing. ADMITS HIDING
q. You were hiding? A. Yes.
q. Did you remain there until Saturday
night lain? A. Saturday night last, yes.
q. On Saturday night last did the As
slstant District Attorney. Mr. Gordon, and
two detectives, officers of the District At
torney's office, see you at the Island? A.
Yes
q Had you been -expecting them? A. No.
q. Hnw did you learn of their 'presence?
A. Mr. Hlchards came In and he shook
hands with me. I was surprised to see
him. He said, "Get dressed. So I got
dressed and I walked outside and I met
Mr. Gordon and a couple of detectives and
they placed me under arrest.
q. Did they take you ort the Island?
A. Yes, sir, ' i
q. When you got to the Pennsylvania
shore what was done with you? A. I was
put In an automobile.
q. How far did you go? A. Kaston.
q. Who stayed In your rqflm with you nt
Kaston? A. Detectlvet McClaln, I think.
ft. Standing at the door. Detective Mc
Claln? A. Yes.
q. The next morning, Sunday, were you
taken again in the automobile? A. Yes.
q. You. were driven to this city? A. Yes.
q. Where did you go.v A. To an office In
the Liberty Building; Mr. Ilotan's office.
q. Did Mr. Hotan come there. A. Yes.
' q. Did you then make a statement re
specting your part In this Fifth Ward mat
ter. A. Yes.
q. Have you been promised Immunity
by anybody? A. No.
q. Have you been promised leniency?
A. No.
Q- After your night from the city. did.
"" communicate wun Maloney? A. No,
sir.
gunmen In the courtroom were among the
group he brought from New York, the wit
ness Identified several and also potnted out
Deutsch nnd Bennett
Mr, Connor, In his cross-examination,
took the witness over virtually all his life
since he was sixteen yenrs old, causing him
to admit there were long periods for which
he could not tell at what he wns employed
and also that he was active In procuring
strikebreakers. Nothing new wns developed,
however, nor would the witness recede from
his statement that ho had net been promised
Immunity or lenity. Cross - examination
continued nearly two hours nnd court ad
journed nt 1 o'clock for lunch, with Sullivan
still on the stand.
' Q. Nor the agency. A. No. sir.
q Did ou telephone lo any one? A.
No. I wrote one letter to Mr. Hlchards.
q When did you write the letter? A. I
believe I wrote It Thursday night or Friday.
Q. Mr. Richards Is an employe of the
O'Farrel Detective Agency? A. Yes.
q. In your letter did you Inform him
where you were? A. I did.
Mr. Gordon May It please your Honor,
I read this letter In evidence. It Is as fol
lows: j
Dear Friend Frank No doubt you think
It Is about time I wrote you, but I was
afraid my mall would go astray. That
Is why I didn't write before now. Frank,
I have kept quiet until now, but can't
stand It any longer, and If I don't come
oacK ana defend myself, nobody else will,
a Frank. I am looking for some advice In
this matter and wish you would help me
out. The only thing I done was try and
get them fellows, and under Instructions
I turned them over to J. C Now that Is
all I had to do with It. so I wish you to
go tp the front for me bo that I will be
able to come back and clear myself.
Thanking you for what you will do for
me, I am, as ever. Your friend,
MIKR.
Mr. Gordon. Then on another page Is
"My address Is ' and there Is a puizleJ
wnich I will ask him to explain.
q. Translate that, my address Is what?
A. That Is my own language. That la
"erej." That Is the name I was known In
the Island, erej.
SOLVES ENIGMA
q. You have reversed It? A. Yes. That
question mark Is whether he will understand
It or not. Thin hers Is Sollngcr backwards.
That Is the name I was known In the Island,
Delaware Water Gap, Pennsylvania, back
wards. q. Then that Is simply "erej," wh(ch Is
"Jere reversed, and In the corner Is an
Interrogation mark. The next letter Is
"ergnlloS."' which Is "Solln--.r" reversed, the
letter "S" being a capital. Then follows
G, a, W, D, e. That Is reversed "De" for
"Delaware." "W" for "Water," "Ga" for
"Gap," and those last two capitals, "AP,"
that Is "Pa" Pennsylvania?
Witness then Identified pieces of white
ribbon as those he had given to the gunmen.
IDENTIFIED GUNMEN
questioned as to whether any of the
$50 APPROPRIATION SET
ASJIALONEY'S PRICE FOR
GUNMEN, WITNESS SAYS
1
Court reconvened at 2 o'clock and Sulli
van resumed the stand for further crofs
exnmlnntlon. Beyond revealing that tho
witness wns 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 tho gunmen's hire, as follows
q. Were these men to bo paid? A. I
guess they were.
$50 GUNMAN'S BUDGET
J. How mneh? A, Mr, Maloney tId
me to pay them not over V50 for the two
ily, hut as reasonable h I could get them,
q. Did you pay them $50? A. No.
Mr. Connor then took the witness for re-cross-examination.
Then Mr. Gordon asked
n few questions In redirect examination.
Sullivan left the witness stand at 2:20
o'clock after a siege of more than two
hours.
Mr. Rotan. May It please your Honor,
last Saturday Mr. McClaln, a detective In
the District Attorney's, office, took affidavit
to certain facts charging this witness,
Mlchnel Sullivan, and others.-wlth breaking
certain acts of Assembly. This was tnken
beforo the clerk of the Municipal Court, Mr.
Sherman, and your Honor Issued an order
for the Issuance of a warrant, and tho war
rant was Issued, all on that same day.
Now, Mr. Sullivan la here, and I ask your
Honor to hold him under substantial ball for
a certain day to appear on a certain day
for a hearing; or. If he should want to
waive a hearing, then he should be held for
court.
The Court. We will not be through with
this case before Wednesday morning?
Mr Gordon. No, our Honor, we shall
not.
Tho Court. I will hold him for a hearing
on Wednesday morning, in $3000 ball.
Lieutenant Edward M. Fair, of Fire
Engine Company No. 22, was the next to
bo sworn. After testifying that before
the primary election wns held In the Fifth
Ward he was told by a man named Con
nelly, employed In the Highway Depart
ment, that Samuel G. Maloney was bring
ing fifty gunmen from the east side In
New York, ho wero going to aid Deutsch
tn winning the election, he was questioned
by Mr. Gordon aB follows:
q. Did you have a talk with Bennett?
A. Ycst.
q. Tellua your coniersatlon. A. t was
sitting In the parlor about two evenings
afterward, and he came In and sat along
side of me. During the conversation, he
said, "I will tell you what we can do.
You take one mob and I will take the
other, and we will begin at both ends of
the ward, and by 9 o'clock It will be all
over."
q. Nine o'clock of what day? A. Elec
tion day. '
q. What did you say? A I 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 m
on one visit that he had been sent over
to feel me out, to see how I felt toward
going to Engine 22. I told him I didn't
want no part of it on account of having
had so much trouble when I was there
before.
q. Did he come back? A. He came back
a few days afterward and he asked me did
I think It over. I told him yes. my answer
was the same. He said, "Can't I offer you
any Inducements?" I said, "Yes; I am n
candidate for captain; If Deutsch wants to
make me captain I will go to any flrehouse
In the city; they all look alike to me." One
evening shortly afterward I was phoned for
to come to the club.
q. The Deutsch Club? A. Yes.
q. Did you go? A. Yes.
q. Did you see Deutsch there? A. Yes
q. What took place? He talked with
me about coming to Engine 22, and I told
him I was like all other office-holders under
orders; I wouldn't like to go In there with
out Mr. Flnley knowing about It, I didn't
want him to think I was trying to do any
thing underhanded. He said he would see
Flnley. I said, "All right." The next
time I seen him he told me he had seen
Flnley and Flnley consented to my trans
fer and also consented to my promotion,
provided he would get the credit for It.
Q. Did he talk with you about the fight
against Carey nt that time, at that meet
ing? A. That Is all we tnlked about J how
we were going to defeat him.
q. Was there anything partlculnr'y said
lo you at that time? Wis Mr. Maloncy's
name mentioned to you? A. Yes.
q. When: then? A. Then; he asked me
what I thought of things. I told him I
thought Deutsch had a bigger proposition
on his hands to defeat Carey than he
thought. He imld, "There wn't be any
thing to It; Mnlo'ney Is going to bring over
fifty gunmen from the East Side In New
York."
The Court q. Who said that? A. Con
nelly. Mr. Gordon q On August 21, were 'vou
transferred? A. Yes, sir.
q. To the Fifth Ward 7 A. Yesr
q. Did you see Isaac Deutsch very
bften? A. Nearly every night during his
campaign, not every-jilght.
q. At the Deutsch Club? A. Yes.
q. Are you a member of the Deutsch
Club? A. No. sir.
q. Why were you there so much? A. To
try tn be promoted.
q. Did you talk to Deutsch about It? A.
Yes.
q Did he talk nbout the police to you?
A. Yes, ho told me, he said, "I Just had
Powers reduced." That's all ho said.
q. Who was Powers? A. He was spe
cial officer.
q. What do you know of a meeting that
took place In Atlantic City between Mr.
Deutsch nnd some others? A. I only know
what Mr. Deutsch tild me.
q When was It? A. Some time In Au
gust. I believe
q. Whnt did he tell you? A He told me
one evening that he had to hurry up nnd go
back to Atlantic City that night, thnt Cap
tain Kenny was stopping nt his cottnge
q. Well? A He snld he had to get
down there, out home, and he told me Kenny
had told him thnt on two different occa
slons thnt Cnrev hod sneered nt him when
he was going through the corridors of City
Hall, nnd that he wanted to get a shot at
his head, nnd he said, "I will send you up
600 policemen nnd three patrol wagons If
It Is necessary Into the Fifth Ward to beat
them on election day."
q. Did Deutsch tell you who was nt the
meeting In Atlantic City? A. He told me
that Captain Kenny and the Mayor
q. Captain Kenny and the Mayor and
who elRe? A Thnt. Is all I recall.
Q. Please state If Lieutenant Bennett
said nnythlng else to you respecting what
he nnd the police force would do on eleo
day. A. That they would start In on
election morning and he would arrekt the
election officers.
q. Yes? A And by 8 o'clock It would
be all over, It would be easy sailing for
the rest of the day
q. How was the election board to be
filled did he say? A. He said this, "They
can hae a curbstone election."
q In any of the talks you had with
Lieutenant Bennett, with these officers or
Deutsch, did they ever speak to you about
any Influence or supiort they were getting,
who It was and where It came from? A. I
was always led to believe. They gave that
out nt the meeting that the Senator wns
back of It
q. What Senator? A. Senator Vare.
Thnt was glen out In the public meeting.
q Was hall tnlked about at any of those
meetings? A, Yes.
q. Whnt was said nbout that, and by
whom? A. In case of nny troublo that Sen
ator Vare had made arrangements for ball
enough for all hands.
q. Who said that, lieutenant? A. Why.
If I recall rightly. Deutsch.
q. And where wns It said? A. At the
meeting.
Morris Levin, n tnllor nnd ouner of con
siderable property In the Fifth Ward, the
next witness, testified thnt Deutsch prom
ised to get him the nomination for Stnte
Representative If he would turn In for him.
Levin also told of the persecution that resi
dents of the ward were subjected to by
Deusch nnd his henchmen.
"Deutsch offered to take me to the office
of the Mayor and nlso to the Vares to proie
to me that ho had their support." said
Levin.
The last witness wns Harry Dublan, who
gae dnmnglng testimony of how he and an
employe of the Sheriff's office were black
jacked In the Fifth Wnrd. He also gave
testimony relating to the attack on the Fin
Icttcr Club.
Court ndjourncd at 4.25 o'clock until
10:30 tomorrow.
I'ENN REDUCTION CO. PAYS
Vare Concern Fined ?713 for Failure to
Make Garbafre Collection's
The Penn Reduction Company, tho Vare
controlled concern which holds tho garbage
contract for the city, today was fined $713,
which wns deducted from the services ren
dered the city during September.
The deductions were made by Chief
Hicks, of the Bureau of Street Cleaning, for
failure lo collect garbage In many sections
of the city. Complaints of this character
wero not so numerous as In August, when
the company wns penalized to the extent of
$1600.
Rrfh'ah Steel Fa
Effort to Regain tAn
rantlnued from Page One
be met next Tuesday and asked tnem te
countermand tho strike order
The semiofficial news agency today a",'"
nounced that the employes of the, tmets
ant Vlad'vostok railway system (Clcaue
sla), an well as a number of other Wntm,
hav decided not to Join In the strike.
This news, says the statement, "give
ground for the hope that the efforts of the
Government nnd soldiers and workmen'
council to avert the strike will be success
ful." One hundred toldlers. It -s estimated,
were hurned to death nnd many other
are missing, hs the result of a fire that
destroyed the Pnnnyeff.Theatre, which waa
used as n nrmy postoffice and officers hos
pital. The fire In the Panayeff Theatro Is sup
posed to have been Ignited from a dropped
cigarette. Most of the victims were sol
diers In the hospital on the fifth floor of
the building and servants occupying- quar
ters nbove.
When the fire department arrived, the
building wns completely enveloped In flames,
the fire having sprynd with grent rapidity.
Victims trapped In the upper part of the
building Jumped from the seventh floor nnd
were killed Frilling walls crushed several
firemen to death, The loss from the de
structlon of the building Is estimated at
about 2,000,000 rubles (normally $1,000,000).
SCHULTZ GETS NEW SALOON
Court Grants His Petition' for Transfer
of License
Judges Martin and Flnletter, In the Li
cense Court, today announced that they had
granted the petition of Konstanty Schultz
transfer of his liquor-selling privilege from
the southeast corner of Twenty-fourth
street and Fnlrmount avenue to 2600 East
Cumberland street There was no remon-,-strance
against the transfer.
Schultz's old property has been sold and
the present owner Is tearing the building
down. For this reason the license holder
had to move. He presented six petitions te
the court, but nt the time of hearing with
drew three of them. The court wag asked
to act on one of the remaining three. Be
fore granting the application for removal
the court viewed the neighborhood sur
rounding the places applied for decided that
the East Cumberland Btreet site was the
most desirable for the placing of a saloon.
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approved by
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dressed men
Our "Bristol" model in Fall Suits
appeals strpnljpto men who know good
style in clothes. The swing of the front,
shaping of the hack, the shoulders and
the lapels show a character and individ
uality that are instantly recognized by
good dressers.
"Bristol" is made in neat stripes, in fancy
browns, 'greens, and greys, and also in plain colors
of the same, The coat is made with soft roll fronts.
Three button model. Either regular or patch
pockets. '
v' Vests are five button, no collar. Trousers are
" narrow and have cuff bottoms.
' . In various grades at $20, $23, $25, $28, $30,.
$35, $40.
Jacob ReedS Sons
1424-142G CHESTNUT STREET-
WS88S8;8mW3Mmv
Cbe Uan Stiver Store Specializes
in tfte Jlrt of Rome furnishing
A Library Table after the Italian school,
omewhat on the lines of the quaint re
fectory table of what mlnht be called th
Monastic period. One of the many In
teresting places In our galleries of art-fur.
nlture.
It is, indeed, a fine art fitting up
the home harmoniously, with due
regard to comfort and utility. The
student finds a close parallel be
tween the development of furniture
making and the history of civiliza
tion for the things that go to the
making of home have played no
small part in the making of man
kind. The 20th Century tendency
is to combine the artistic with the
practical, to adapt the best creations
of old-time artists and artisans to
the exigencies of modern life and
modern homes. It is a sign of the
times, too, that the fine, old Period
designs have again come into their
own a further verification of our
historic parallel that furniture
making remains in the vanguard of
progress, now en route toward
Democracy. As specialists in this
line for over a generation, it is but
natural that we should see and know
these things and all that we have'
learned from precedent and practice
is devoted to the service of those
who wisely place their homefurnish
ing problems in our hands.
Tine Domestic Rug$ at Prices
Cbat Twite Close Comparison
Knowing the markets, we contracted for them far in advance of the rise in cost of produc
tion. As is the policy of this Store, we have made reductions from our regular prices those in
accordance with our early purchases so that the comparative figures here shown do not by
any means really represent the fulli savings involved. Tho advantages of early buying are too
obvious to require elaboration and the following brief list is offered merely as a suggestion of
the values you can obtain:
CHOICE ROYAL WILTON RUGS
GOOD SELECTION IN ALL COLORINGS
$112, size 11.3x15.0, now $01
$105, size 10.6x13.0, now $84
560 Wild's Royal Wilton, 9x12 $48.50
55 Wild's Royal Wilton, 8.3x10.6 $43.50
$55 Karagheusian Royal Wilton, 0x12. . .$39.75
$38 Sanford Beauvais Seamless Axminster,
8.3x10.6, $29.50.
$82.50 Finest Royal Wilton, 9x12, $69.50
Karagheusian Hcrati, Develons Kashan
and Sloan's Karnak. No better made.
$69, size 9.0x12.0, now $52.50
$62, size, 8.3x10.6, now $49.50
$24 Sanford Beauvais Seamless Axminster,
6x9. $19.75.
$35 Smith and Overbrook Axminster, 9x1?,'
$24.50.
$27 Best Seamless Tapestry Brussels, 9x12,
$21.50.
$24 Best Seamless Tapestry Brussels, 8.3x10.6.
$19.75.
$45 Sanford Beauvais Seamless Axmin
ster, 9x12-, $32.50.
$2.25 and $1.85 Inlaid Linoleum for 85c. sq. yd.
Highest grade: perfect goods; part rolls; bring room sizes. An opportunity
to buy the best Inlaid for the price of ordinary Printed.
.DRAPERIES
Our new Fall stocks now on exhibition cre
tonnes and printed linens ranging from 20c to
$6.60 a yard. Velvets, in all colors, at $2.25
to $13.60 a yard. Mercerized Poplins, 60c to
$1.60 a yard. Portieres in new colorings. and
patterns, $4.60 to $25.00 a pair. These com
prise mercerized reps, art silks, damask tap
estries and velvets.
BEDDING
We are offering wool-filled blankets with
slight cotton warp, size 70x80, $5.76 up.
Lamb's-wool filled comforts with figured
silkoline covering in centre and back with plain
sntine border; size 72x80, are only $5.00 each.
The same quilt covereotayith best grade
satinc with plain border forMtSO in. size, is
$7.00 each. The 60x80 in. size a?$0.50 each.
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