New-York tribune., 1890-05-27

numbers Of policemen who had been drinking ana
lo'ering on Sunday in saloons in the Second ana
Fourth wards. lie had made complaints to the Police
b"ard against Police Captains Mclaughlin and Car
pcntcr.
Mr.. Nins-The Board didn't act? Alt was a tie.
TWO were willing to act and two were not
O'-Ihcse cases are virtually hung upl A.-Thcy are
hanging to-day sir. daughter
O--And the captains their precincts Ayes,
sir.
Q'-Ard there number Of gambling.houscs, Of the
running OF which complained which are stil running
In those prccinctsl A.-They rnnnng short
tmo ago Take Thirty -nrstSt. aud SiNthaye. Take No
10 Ahhst, where there Is gambling house now Ia kc
to know what right the Board OF Excise has to license
places right under them.
Senator McNaughtoa-Can you give us special in
stance where policeman received brbel AT you
can catch policeman taking a brbe, youn have to bo
older than you are sir.
Q.-But you make a broad charge against policemen
Al do, sir have had complaints come from gamblers
themselves that they had to the police Tor poteeuo
in the 90 John-st.. for instance. After
caught that place, sin months after the thing broke
up Of the original who ran IL came to me- ana
told me that he had to so much week ior proe''o
think it was SO a week to the ward detective and
guess | lind that gentleman for YOU whether ms
will testify to that not don't know
EX-Assembly man Jimmie" oliver. VINO was Shllhe
at the table showed signs Of nncasncss at TINS
point and remarked that Mr.. Whitney should he mado
70 prove what he said.
Il guess Mr. Oliver would make a good witness
cried Mr. Whitney, 10 the amusement o everybody pu'
Mr.. Oliver Mr.. Oliver arose, smiling and bi"shne'
and asked the charman's permission to speak. ThS
being granted, he said
don't think ANYBODY should ne allowed to make broad
statements unles, he prove them You went back as
far as the time when Mr. wslling was superintendent
Mr. whitney, did ., o,o
O-Is II not that one OF your snooroin''es ' v.
100 indictments against Demonicos Theodore stewart
and other uaces Do you recollect also tat ne was p
10 boa perjurerl A.No, sir H.,
oAnd also that it was proved that he had been III
States prison1 A.-No. sir. Give me MS mann
make an allegation. Give me his name 'i""E"''
Mr. Oliver-I don't recolcct his name. ,.o
senator Fusse,t-po you think that having ser'eu '"
ncayacitates man for any service wh''N. H , ,vbo
Mr.. oliver-Not at all. My sympathy VIII" "'' mon
recovers himself after serving Iue is very S'ros'
Then exclaimed Mr. Whitney. what are so.
trying to fire that at me for! daughierJ ""'O
have 10 do with It ?" A..
II only wanted to shcw senator McNauehton 'NS'
some Of the channels that gave y9n ni1rnr''o" sr
senator FasscttNiiavc YOU any records by Wmoh
you can subsan,atc TO your own 'a'I'iICso' IL
o..Nnd are yon ready to exhibit the books 10 ."
rhi> committccl Al am, and Will inrhSh "o
oOPS, Semator rassett to Mr. whtneyYour hnowled lc
of bribery cumcs from source OF hiorimS, ,,no ~ ci
| dcnccq Al make the statement on ''o' NAHUM
any Mr. Nv Tvus-I understand that Mr. whitney docs
moi mean that he swcars that the police arr Diipcu.
bn; that he swears that he has been t"d '"'S nav
| been brihed. 80, - ,olicve Il,
| Mr.. Whitney-That's II exactly. ana De"cNo II
| myself. daughter ,t. .,ociol
| Anthony Comstock. secretary and chei sp,' "a, "a,
agent Of the New York Society for me Supt go, 80
Nire and also postoiIce inspector said ti@t - E"vH
uscd to have the power OF arrest. but sheriff
before him. sheriff Grant had refused 10 nvp.orv p.C
thoritv 10 arrest TO any officers 81 !tiorHd'oli
~0cc,ics Mr. Conlstock said he did not kho" Htu,
.hnut cxcise matters: a. his society dld not u'tii
with them and the committee dismissed nm Wit
! thanks and an intiInaton that he would ue h'eu'o
| i'm the investigation Of the Ponce prptr,Lra, uiu
| The i,vestigaNon Of the Excise Department VIII
| he resumed today at III a. nn