New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-22
THEY WERE HARD TO FIND.
THE ACCUSED MEN NOT ANXIOUS TO
MAKE DENIALS.
,ypo,rrps HAD LITTLE SUCCESS IN THEIR
EFFORTS TO OBTAIN STATEMENTS FfoM
rtrr, OFFICIALS IMPLICATED.


EFFORTS TO OBTAIN STATEMENTS FROM
THE OFFICIALS IMPLICATED.
The disincnation OF the accused ofhcais 10 meet
the charges brought against them by Schmi'toe'se'
and the way In which they shrank from embracing
onnortuntiss offered hem for detailed deniais were
much commented upon last night. Innocent men,
/, was supposed. would make haste to pug 'he'
so,vee IN record and to denoCrce their accusers
Va, On with the mon whose correction with Vio'a-
tions ~ the law and brazen protection OF vice
Schmittberger dragged into the GEAR coid hs"' "a
cxposurc yesterday. Commissioner Sheehah was III.
only man In the lovely coterie to put IN deha' anu
"schmittberger IS lar" was ABOUT al he - ~
find to say In reply 20 the PoLce captain" 'pe1''''
and damaging accusations. -
pollce Commissions Martin was sought ias' h's"'
AZ his home at tho Manhattan CLUB, ana IN MS o''e
known haunts without success. HIS frieh's WAC
v,ere soon All said that Mr. Martin did not WISH u
say anything An evening paper quo'ed nun a.
SAYING after the purport 81 Schni''oe'se ~
mony had been related to him; -
II have no comment whatever 10 inaAo y" "F'
Schmitt berger's testimony
Police Commissioner John g Sheehah Is ''i"o,
wanted by his friends. The handsome coi'Iuo' vi
IN. pcouod club az no. PSI West Twenty-hi.h-D''
h.s b.er vearning In vain for the Commissioner
for several weeks and the Indications are 'n'' ~
members Of the club viii send committee out ~
look for Their president and bring him back 70 'he
fold .,ohor
\ Tribune reporter started out TO ma S"e' ' 80
last night John not al home ana II va ''V'
at the Pequod club rhe club presented a loi'o' d
appearance. \ half-doZen braves "er' """, ,
.rorud the secreiary's desk. wondering what hdi
,,.,r,, - Iohn The LIGHTS were all out in the
uunor stories and on the first floor they We're
turned low. In respo"se TO tho reporter ; inquiry
II Mr. Sheehan at the olub, the nan "oH u
braves answered in Unison. mo. MT Sheeha" nos
not showed his face .round here In TWO "e'ss'
This Information vas followed up by various rehec
lions ON Johns spparen; aban6onmen OF NE pos =
Mr. Sneehan vas found at PoIca h@'"pu''' 80 =
how eve. and he was n no am cable iraHlc u "''''
III. Usually st0,h flc, wa tWitchlng WIN e''uF''
anger In reply 20 Tn. question OF what NJ Illus"
" Sohmlttb .rgtr's Confesslon ne sa'i. - !
h.anket, bank b.aak. blank he, ana wish 70"
worid put that I'm PRINT "a ~ from m" anH A.
expressing NY sentim nj, have been to1' '''i'
tbs man schm!itberger took Ms oa,h on tnc StaH
that telues;ri nm, TO J"t - hin ttIs club and
even II az, SchmittDeTfer T2md , pe 'aIv,ys VA
AFRAID OF him never spoke 10 him In M lie OUT
sre OF police matters. 49, 49,, ..,.t ,b,, !
asked him to help a mineral water man - ssd ny
goods 70 sal9onk sperS 10 rs prrciin III. mi re
Inspector Williams was ~ Police Head Head,
about the statements made by captain ovm'i ro
berger s9id II don't know W ~e say ' AT this Tine
Tribune reporter tried 10 find the Inspector 3
riyht huf he could rot DO 80. NJ his nome, ~
~ East feminist. II vas said he was hot t"eIr,
and n vas not known when he would re,uin ne
,,s not Ia h. found at an" ot his usual M uNls.
fusuector Thomas +. McAvoy could n0t ue 80 !,
nsf night re left Police H"adluart'rS snou,
:, nm ~. WIS not N his home. No. A" West o4',,
-third-st. .at"r IN tue cNtHins
IN. statements OF the young man VINO op'"'" '''
door ~ "A Tribune reporter were true -
NO" he answered when asked u ''' i"SPN0'''
was Ia.
when Will b. return?
"Can't t".l" 80, . ,i..,, 80,
.ny.s no usualy come home 10 aieep?'
yes. but | don't know II heh come H'"' w.
Poce captain Price could not be found iass ng ys'
| 81, any of his accustomed hluris, ara hai ~. ~
",-"'j - his home 80 IS East One-hundre
seveniv-thirG-.t mp 20 !it~ hour Al thI W. ro,
80 prerinct Station IL was said that ne hau no,
xnr..ssl any opinion ab3u. the testimony o.
Schnttbcrgcr.