The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-12-29


"Didn't you ask him if he had any
him when ne stated that he had no
money and would not give isup il he
had, Go to hell, you sheeney. ] am
tired OF you Christ killers. You people
killed Christ, aud you are not wanted
here'?" 81 brand that as lie"
Mr.. Gof then read list OF brothel
keepers in certain streets Of the tender
loin which were reported BY Inspector
Williams as existing in the precinct and
asked whether he closed them. Inspec.
tor Williams said he closed some OF
them. He was always closing dtsord erly
houses while in the precinct.
Now, tell us how much money you
got each month while acting as captain
OF the tenderloin." 81 never collected
anything"
"You fave got rich on the proceeds
OF police corruption?' III were d rich
man would not bs here now answer
ing your question:"
ibid you say to policeman that you
were not such chump as to invest your
money in brown stone houses, where 1t
was bound to come out sometime, but
that Won had your money invested in
good American bonds?" "The person
who says that Is a liar; aud you are
liar if you say 80, toe" exclaimed Will
Jams angrily.
Mr.. Gotf objected to this language and
Chairman Lsxow tried to calm the wit
ness.
Then Mr.. Gof turned to Captain
Sehmittberger's evidence. "Sehmitt-
berger was your confidential MANI?
"He was not; had no oconfdentIal man.
Williams denounced Schmittberger's
testimony against him as false and said
SchmitLberger was liar.
"Did you not chriaten the precinct
now known as the 'tenderloin' by that
famous?" swell, in speaking to are
porter, said had been living on rump
steak in the Fourth district and that l
was going to have some OF the tender
loin, as there were better saloons, ho-
tells and restaurants there
"When you said that you preferred
the tenderloin to the rump, am cor
rect in spelling the word steak
s-t-a.k-e?" ''No, you're of 2" Laugh
ter.
SAYS ALL ARE LIARS.
an the face OF the mountain Of evi.
dence against you which accuses you of
being corrupt man. then everyone who
so testified did SO falsely" "Yes. sir"
"That will do" SAID Mr.. Gof.
Mr.. Lexow asked the witness how it
was, in the face Of all tue publicity that
there we're such evils in existence, that
capable inspectors, captains and other
officers could close tteir eyes on these
abuses.
"rhey don't close their eyes, Mr..
Lexow,h said Williams. they are max
ing arrests all the time"
"WelI, why did they not arrest the
wardmen who were collecting bribe,"
probably they did not know such a
thing was going on" replied Williams.
Williams was then excused.
DAMAGING TESTIMONY.
IIoritz Rosenfeld was then called to
the stand. He declined to give his ad-
dress, saying he feared Ill treatment at
the hands OF the police. He described
visit to Inspector Williams. Said no.
~ was outside nv boarding house with
friend OF mine who tried to open the
door. 1t was o'clock in the morning.
A policeman came and told my COM
panion to move oD. When he tried to
explain the officer struck him with his
club. When I went to complain / said
TO Inspector Williams"
"But Williams says he doesn't know
you," interposed Mr.. Gof.
"He is liar" replied Rosenaeld.
"He threatened TO throw me out OF tue
station and said: you id sheenIes
killed Christ for thirty pieces OF silver,
and I shall have nothing to do with
you"
Delaney took the stand alter Mr.. Golf
had called Captain aud Mrs. Martens
and Captain Meakim without result
The captain got sadly mixed up in his
answers to Mr.. GotT's questions. He
cot hurt about ten years ago while ar
resting one OF Billy McGlory's bar
tenders at the Bowery and Hester street,
and although he was shot in the eye. he
fred at tho man who was escaping in
n carriage and shot him dead.
The captain made such silly exhibl-
ton OF himself that air. Cot said: 81
am sorry, captain, that your wife is
dead. Ihave always heard you spoken
OF as brave officer, and ! don't think
Won have fully recovered from your in
Jury. You're excused"
Captain Delaney lost no time in get
ting out OF court.
MARTIN EXAMINED.
Commissioner James J. Martin was
tI,on nd IN fha stand
"Mr. Martin, 1t has been said that the
liuuor dealers have ceased to pay any
money to the police. Is that so?" Mr..
Goa asked. ~ don't know anything
about it?"
"Con missioner Sheehan said that the
liduOr dealers Lave been paying black
mail and that they were notified not to
nav anv more2" II never knew OF such
a notice TO them"
Did the commissioners not try TO
find out whether these mon were pay
| inc blackmail?" ave had no facilities
to do 40 except through tho superin-
tendent, aud spoke to the present sup.
erintendent and his predecessor OF the
rumors OF money being collected from
the liquor dealers. | did not feel
justified in asking detectives to look
the mattor up as did not think | could
| get proper information. never held
conference with representatives Of the
liouor dealers. / met Tekulsky, Hoi-
land and Seery individually, but did not
have any conversation on tho subject
you speak Oft"
"Were tho police captains changed to
different precincts on account ol their