New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-05
POLICE AND POLICY MEN.
THE ROOSEVELT COMMITTEES INQUIRY
TWO PoICy-DEAIERs AND CLERK SUPPLY SOME
INTERESTING INFORMATION.

The Assembly Special Investigation Commit
tee continued II wor yesterday at the Metropolitan Ho
tel The attendance was larger than at the more
recent sessions and the committee met in the larger
ROOM In which the examinations OF Mayer Edson John
/ Kelly and Surrogate Rollins were conducted Al the
Police Commissioners. with Chief Clerk Ha"iey' we're
present with eIJudce Horace Russell as their oinse
Chairman Roosevelt SIR Erwin and Mr.. Nelson were the
only OF the committee In attendance boh MI
Peckham and Mt Miller present each taxing an sc'
tive paTt in the proceedings. Inspector Byrnes arrived
early and was an listener was also Harry
HILL who from his seat on the sofa the bet'er
TO catch everything that fell from the lips Of witnesses
number ~ peculiar looking also there, whose
faces perhaps better known 70 tho police than 10 Tue
public At time during the day Deputy Warden hier-
OF tue Ludlow street jail looked solemsy IN upon
! the group, but quickly disappeared
The first witness Daniel j. Bernsten' VINO
asked respecting his business lss1 and 1882 declined
to answer on the ground what he said might degrade
cminste him. Being assured . the contrary On TINS
point, 10 not long before Mr.. Miller secured from
him admission tnat he had been engaged
in guaranteeing prizes that were drawn In
lotteries ard seeing that they paid
His headquarters No 963 Bowery. He, however
entered hs disclaimer against the charge that ne was n
the LOTTERY policy business" fife could give no other
definition OF policy hacker than that he TOOK ~
money" He recognized some books seized by PnkeTonS
men whes his place "raided,' aud explained the en-
tries Mr. Miller pOin ted certain anbrevatons Inc
witness was asked what the ettsrs "PF.." with the
figures $50" under them nled. He replied that he
had made Joke Of that, calling It the Paine Fund
Mr. Mler-Did not you tell PDkerton's men that that
! was meant for police flDdl A-NO, sir
The witness continuing said that persons oftea wanted
10 overrun the charge expenses in their Offices and
. consequently they charged for anything they eoId
think Of.
Odd not you say in your statement before the Dr.
trct-Attorney that every mddems and bseEer h@d
tax every month which called police ta1 A-,Dsy
MONEY do not know allowed whste,er they put
the books and did not dispute H.
Mr. Miller reading from the same statement, reminded
the wtnes. that he had acknowledged paying money TO
certain man. which be characterized blsckmsi money
paid order stop he prosecution OF the case against
him. and declaring that the money had been PAID by Him
and the never heard of again
The wirnes.-Yes sir, remember that hut thlns II
the truth wa, known the man TOOK the money 'Aid
kept it.
The witness further disoaimed all personal knowledge
Of money being paid 70 The police or any participation ID
such payments.
Dr. Morris H. Henry chief surgeon 81 the Police
Department testified respecting the examination
and appointment Of men upon the police
force A case was shown wherein man had been e5-
AHMED rejected three times between Is and Ies
tou had been deficiency weight and chest measure
men The witness explained that there were different
committees Of surgeons and that possibly IA me course
of years The mad reac ned the standard Men OFTEN
showed quarter or half an Inch dfgrenee In even
could readily be Increased By practice A. 10 the Tesa
OF Sd7daal H apPlSan,; S0't declined
offer opinion, az being outside ,sa IT,, no. OF
bad hot away. followed the rules Of the board
proper examination and cerncatOn Of papers before at
tacbiug his signature and there were cases indicated
where men had been appointed without bis signature
LOTTERY CLERKS DISCLOSURES.
Jacob Nathan former clerk at the lottery Office No.
500 Broadway and latter a. that Of the witness Bern
.etu az No 1858 Bovery was He at irst failed to
h.F,. Nm Gtsnso IN M cad
mtted that certain entries were made by him BE was
! asked what the abbreviatiOn Poi" indicated
aud he replied expeDses ne was asker SnSg rh 10
asked TO explain entries n pryLe D9SE n p us ~
s sTSn "a He SAID that was The way he was
allowed expenses Of the business aud paying different
Pomwhat was the york done head of "Kilale
So" Police Money II am not repaired 10 an
Odd you pay money TO Kiuiea or give 1t to anybody
S1w6v did YOU put It down that wayi A.-Becsuse
It was business had in different precincts.
Q-Murpbys precinct and " sshbuIns piecincti a
oWhat did yon mean by saying that yCq would IN
9s Pd s sone gave p @S@ey r. people
t thy GOT over it by paying something for II.
6e re We're certain policy shops IN those precincts
doing business and the people running them were t 1s
| police Is that il A.--Yessr.
Ind lid the haEassing stopl A.-Ineyer inquired
and where these entries appear in The case Of
washburn Kiea or Murphy, hey refer 70 police Trans
HnImber of other entries pointed ont, which the
witness claimed - snow nothing a %m fa as Gun
Pol" aud among others was one " CoWts SdOn Ihe9
fbe eptTy WASH did not mean Wash in
aDothsr book. The witness said That Is an expense
| gave TO 4 man named WashburD"
The examination continued Tor some time ana the same
onestion being arked again the witness answered tht
lie amount named PAID to an ON sc BOY they called
wash" Under the pressure Of counsel he became con
fused and contradictory IN his answers ana was nnSs
/ and hurryng out OF the room; ,.-., -, -. -,
Albert Adane said he nal an ~ u9e EoSt 80,
No lO2 Nest Thirty second.t ne asserted lna' the
place had been r8ded' ny the police seven or tIElI
lines and dene that the persons hsd ever been warned
In every case the implements taken away by the
notice At one time he had been told that four OF i've of
conducted down stairs and above roulette and OR3e ct
Boir There faro played there. Ponce
two that eve H. ' gs.i one FsS
tuere once with officers he dId not Know "netAeE
the officers came from the precinct OK not.
Mr.. LUrHEY's LIVELY TESTIMONY.
Frederick Eowari Lnthey appeared next and proved
rather amusing witness. He was iAaessy dressed and
his diamonds were conspicuous lie objected at nrst "a
tesfvng because there were several indictments hshg
ing over him. and HE testimony might De used asahs
him He vas ssked respecting his Visit 10 Superlh
tendeut waings house. He had pot been
licked out Mr. Ksl;S bad tTied ~ that that n S9Ss
h. rof through RE had gone 10 NJ Waling 70 request
ne removal OF pOncen2n 10 n~u
sora bs oice deer 90 No $50 GreenWicst lie had gone
ar the suggestion " Samuel Lacomte, politician Ar
Wa,ng mi told he had list OK lOttay men he mao
received an anonymous letter, he said and the nst ana
that letter appeared to be in the same hSndwrtng :
80 int OF Marcus Cicero Stanley continued ths Wit
. ness. 81 brought with ne a copy 81 pa
- n.r showing his picture and his bIe pe
Reva he has eft the city, but you need Dot b.
sorry for he l. bl.ehm.er and Ihief ASsSrdng ~
> | W9nfnf sald. Il am just looking for man TX,
con BE asked me 10 give him list OF names, ana
II aTa him what had and sdd would SEND Blm SONS
- "cra He said he would not show any partiaHy. I
am going 20 break up this business ne SAID ~ II ~,
y dntS and dout for any parties Whatever r i'
= says i will put % policeman before every shoP tn'
D. next morning he policemen were Lnerc hs P sra Al
rSne Alter put the pooeinen DeioIe - 10y p,''eS