er been engaged |
|in bookmaking. He did not know where |
|"Eddie" Burke, "Tim" Sullivan (not the |
|politician), or any of the other missing |
|"bookies" could be found. |
| |
| "You are a member of the executive |
|committee of the Metropolitan Turf |
|Association?" asked Isidor J. Kresel, |
|assistant counsel of the committee. |
| |
| "Yes." |
| |
| "Now, what did your committee do in |
|1908, when the anti-race track legislation|
|was pending?" |
| |
| "I don't know." |
| |
| * * * * * |
| |
| "How much did you pay in 1908?" |
| |
| "Two hundred and fifty dollars." |
| |
| "To whom?" |
| |
| "Mr. Sullivan." |
| |
| "What for?" |
| |
| "Death assessments." |
| |
| Gideon said that the little he knew of |
|the doings of the "Mets" was from |
|conversation with the bookies. Etc., |
|etc.--_New York Evening Post._ |

Sometimes this direct testimony is given, not in the dialogue form, but
as questions and answers. Thus:

| In reply to other questions, |
|Bendernagel said he ordered the office |
|supplies, looked after the insurance on |
|the sugar, and was responsible for the |