The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1894-12-27
NEXT TO THE CHIEF.
Inspector Williams on the Rack Before the
LeSo" investigating Committee
Yesterday.
ABOUT GOTHAM POLICE
Wardman shaIyey Tells Of Collecting Cor
ruptlon Money From Crooked People
Who Were Protected.

tcndent Byrnes, Inspector Alexander
williams is looked upon by residents
Of this city as the man who knows every
detail In connection with the police de-
partmcnt of New York. Il was made
known that he would De called as a wit
ness before the LeXow committee to-day
and there were numerous applicants for
admission to the court room. Former
Wardman shulvey, who was Policeman
llessey's partner In the Twelfth pre-
cinct, was examined and he told about
his collections Of bribe money from sa.
loonkeepcrs, proprietors OF houses OF III
fame and policy shops, lie accused
Capt Webb, retird; Capts. Doherty
Eaklns and Schultz, Of receiving bribes
During Schultz's regime. he said, thc
price on policy shops was raised 10 pei
cent, and In nine months he paid over
10 Schultz about $4,000.
Detective Sergeants Reilly and Won
Grischten were called after recess and
said they attended races at Saratoga
during vacations and that they received
money from the owners OF the track
for keeping crooked persons" away
from II, but denied ever having di.
vided the money they got with the po-
lice officials In New York.
Inspector Williams was then called
In reply to Con, he said that he learned
the trade Of ship carpenter. and pre-.
vious to 1866, when he Joined the force,
he had charge OF shipyards In China
and Japan. When he left there he was
worth from $4,000 to $4,000 and had
property In Japan. lie accounted fol
his transactions in real estate, and
swore positively that he was never d.
rectly or indirectly connected with the
sale OF the Hollywood whisky. The In
spector had frequently been accused OF
having an interest in the company
which handled this brand Of liquor. and
II was stated that by displaying the
company sign in prominent a place
the proprletors OF saloons were pro-
tected from arrest or annoyance for vlO-
lation OF the excise law.
Williams denounced SchmittbergeI
as "A liar and said he was prompted tc
lie by the promise of immunity given
by the committee. He met Gofs at
tacks stubbornly and frequently
aroused merriment by his answers Ia
questions. After seventy minutes OF
fencing. Con asked for an adjournment
until tomorrow morning and the ma
jority Of the spectators said Williams
was the toughest" witness the investi.
gator had met. Witness seemed TO be
determined To battle Gon's efforts tC
bring out certain. results. Williams
4 = a.
ber of charges against him. He said
he had been called before the police
board eighteen times, had been charged
with about everything in the calendar
and was siill feeling rather healthy.
The attorney then took him through
series OF questions regarding his real
estate and his other property, without
ellciting any startling admissions. The
inspectors answers 10 question pro
voked laughter. which angered the at
torney. The lnpector, In answer to
questions about several witnesses who
testified against him, said they had
all sworn falsely.
When Chairman LeXow raped his
gavel. Conn started off by reading
two letters sent by Commissioner Shee-
han TO Capt. Schmittberger In refer
ence 10 Proctor. the alleged gambler
first asked Capt. Schmittberger 10 eX-
crclse his influence to have a man
named Morris Murray appointed as =
conductor on the Broadway cable road
The second made similar request fot
Charles Bates on the Eighth avenue
surface road.
Con also produced a letter milking a
similar request ON behalf of William
schafer Goff then read letter re-
ceiyed this morning by Assistant Coun-
sci Moss, from Commissioner Shcehan
The letter inclosd newspaper inter
view with Moss In which the latter had
a good word TO say for the commits
sloner, and for this Sheehan thanked
him.
-Wardman Shalvey was then
recalled. lie said he had collected
money monthly from dsorderly houses
pool rooms. policy shops and saloons
He gave the money to Capt. Webb and
never retained any Of IT, The average
collections were Sl0O. He testified that
under Capt. Doherty he collected $500
a month and Kept a portion for hlm-
self. He made the usual monthly col
lrttlums under Capt, Eaklns, Under
cant. Eakins the subscriptions from
pollcy shops Were raised from $40 10 $2O
Witness said this money was paid as
"a hribr. He testified thdt since the IN
yestigation commenced he had spoken
10 Capt. schultz about being more eau
tlous, and Schultz accepted all thc
money rs n brlbe. The amount palu
him was about 81, 500 Capt. Martens
was recalled, but excused after being
told To appear tomorrow and to bring
his wife and bank books.
Police capt. John l.. stephenson
was sentenced by Judge lngrnhhm TO-
day to three years and niue months
Imprisonment In Sing Sing. ana pay
81 900 fine ON Dec. l2. after trial
which lasted three days, the eN-caplain
was found guilty of bribery, he having
while In charge NJ tho Firth precinct,
rcccivd four baskets Of peaches from
Martin l. Edwards a produce dealer.
coSeys Scheme