New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-13
Mr.. ROOSEvELTS COMMITTEE
TIE POLICE INVESTIGATION,
VOL ATOMS OF TIE EXCISE LAw-APPoiNlN''NiN
IN TIE FoRCE-PoLlCY BUSINESS.

VOL ATOMS OF TIE ENClsE LA"-AffoiNi"''
IN TIE roRCE-PoLlCY BUSINESS.
Tn tbc Roosevelt Committees investigation
ye.terioy the first witness John W. Chds who' ID
The service Of the Society for the Prevention OF Vr
has heen engaged since March IL in procuring 'hior
zion rcsr Getting Violations OF the Excise Law anu .no
existence OF houses for the fostering Of vice. J'o u"
serihed his methods and experience pursuing MS N"N
and told OF numerous occasions On when he h"' ~"
chased liquor on Sunday and at hours prohibited by law,
In licensed a. well rs In unlicensed places HIS i' "
,rocedure was 10 call for drink al the bar anu c"tS
the fluid In his mouth 10 convenient place lor ""
20 a phal. noting the hour ANA the place. .
James y. Ayres. policeman in the Tenth Trecih'''
said that he procured his appointment thro"th i""
Mury secretary Of the Republican Association VI wv
VIuth Assembly District. lie denied having lH'u any
thing for his appointment. lie was ""''H
any OF the Commissioners. . ,.,
Tdvari Muir, testified that he IN the liquor hn'!
moss AZ No 272 GIand-S Ayrcs had asked III" " ~ '
influence 20 get him on the police force boi- so s
M the Republican Association OF his district he N's "
o,tlv on,ed IN FOR like service In this ease re III"
cue 90 yer; a NIcC ord president OF the aSsocia''o" 1T
that time believing he had influence enough m,''
pepartncnt TO secure thc. man's appointment l"o VI"
ness said nc had been ten years foreman Oh 'i' ~
r,oaring Denartmcut. lie did not own the house IL
lived in hut rented it from John j. OE1en' MI N"0'
,uouired whether man named George Johnston was
connected with the building in any capacity lh' VII
ness said that he hired room upstairs when was " "
q club room. - r,,,,
Have YOU any knowledge as 10 what SOS %" III '"i
,ton's club roou!" acked Mr.. Miller
Tn. xri,ucss-Gcutlcmcn 90 mp there and SIT down an"
.eod the papers have them play cards UP ''eIr
flo had never he said, seen faro played tAere -" paw
yas open until > and o'clock IN the morning TIC wac
asked when he Was subpGnaed lie lepheu Oh iu"''
night Mr. Miller asked him what he did Immediately Oh
i,,., ,,o s,u,,uons The witness said he had gone 10
bis home M No If Orchard-st Mr.. Miller preasc" H
with nucstion after question until he brought o 'o "
that the witness had visited John j. U bHen "ou''
Iohu T. Brodsly who appeared as coun'cl or 'DV VIZ
ness protested At various times a. 10 'i'e l'''' Z"
alton AT This point NJ remarked that II ne c"ih i
- icscrntng to the SPY sysem in connection WIN llS
Witnesses IL was time that the citizens we, ITr tt h
of that fact The chairman responded IiE '' I NV
thought IT would perhaps be better u theA Hu NO. %
It III cases the kno~lGdgt .h U',1 r'"cd Mr.
OF iu.ticc Then with some slallIhSN ~ & ,, ,nitrc
Brodsky that criticisms of the acll"hS OF Tue M
sid ,iT,,ose L. conduct its examinations IN TIE mo-,
conpTr hcnSve manner andl womb u9l p '' ~ , Nv
counsel ii witnesses had nothing 10 couccti ,nc.f W nv,
be no need of objection; II coActdlngn VIZ" Iin hare
,np,ufer oul its own course III i,NlhN ~
the truth Brodsky ,hercupon sno,ara H a't onid
MOI r,ncnh what had happened fifteen minutes poi"r
Daniel J. Bcrstcln recalled. JIG was = l"i,s -
in 1850 and his associate was John simmons i"e
nIocc was raiied and The books captured We're -oMH
10 him q couple oi weeks ago II was ~ 'nv,e e NJ The
authorizations led 10 the suspicion that certain iloa,
had paid members OF the police Ii , aud
is bright young fellow WIN siip D' H.; rcneS
he was extraordinarily cautious IN making NJ irPm'
Sfill WaE
tivaus When he characterized the polcl Nlci 90 ,"
sct u scgnps there evident readiness ON "' RI
al the committee to accept his testimony rs uIl, Ia
adhered TO his former statements Uat ne iiu nv =. M
money to The police and be secuted the ldea OF "'I
having been paid. He expressed again MS o' ~; M
the charges presented To and paid by HIM were III Eui
suancc OF system of baclInhil pract'ed ny inc d o!S
writer's bv winch they would wiitc down spee ~!
charge of Pol $40" pocket the money ana perrin, S
Inference TO drawn that the money had peeh I" d"
Indicated . Lie. >, d., ,ros
RECALLED lie is the witness who upon previous
sion BETRAYED great confusion While icSthilh@' nc u"
entered the charges himself IL several Instances out m
ordinations were always evtSNc. For Instance NhH
he ast testified he sad that the Authorization Ndsn
g. Indicated that he had pid 1t Ia hoy named Nts
Ia ctyc 10 man. ~ tho went on coutdu'ti'S
his former statements the committee grew gooi du'u
and aur he'd among themselves and the witness pcCdhe
telf-satIsied and Joined the general Eood IrIAhEi
When lie would gct little tangled VT MiiIIt NoS"1
kindly helm him out He explained thdt ne hau hcl't us
books in accordance with the preciuc' lis n thc hes
of the capt aims by ahhreNatOI ana lltl cdoh p't
feurescutcl certain sums allowed his otrcS i'll c 'V
clt precincts Finally Mr.. Roosevelt asked Mh II ne
WAS aware that his testimony was contradictory o u'
previously given. lie sad he thought II Va nee w.
MIR Tcckham. Mr.. Miller and the chairman has! put MN
through 4 we're ordeal. ..,-...., .o,t
You remember" asked the chairman that Won sliu
on n ure, occasion That the abnTeN ldtion "dSH'
s." " as paid Ia boy named wash = A -. -.
The charmau-1hen that was not t4Gtf A iTt' We
not true There may have been some Things untrue p'
| didn't SAY ANYTHING untrue couSclenuJANN' 80,
Everybody laughed and did the witness "a TIC 1911
IlC chair.