New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-23
MIR. GOFF IS TIRED OUT.
Glad THE INVESTIGATION Is NEARING
AN END.
arp MOSS DECLARES THAT POLICE BLACKMAl
HAS BEEN GOING on SINCE THE COMMITTEE

ALE MOSS DECLARES THAT POLICE BLACNMAii
y,s rrEN GOING on SINCE THE COMMITTEE
HAS BEEN IN SESSION.
,so ,,e,obers of the Lexow Committee and its
,,sol were a tired looking lot yesterday. For
socks they had expected that Friday night would
w,,ness the closing of the investigation, for TINS
vear AZ least. and individually and coilectiVeN
,ev had looked forward to holiday week for rest
- lonrincy as the storm-tossed mariner wishes
r,r "a ouet harbor after a hard bunetlng IN
.,c;n,tion Of a final adjournment for the year.
,bev had made arrangements TO have group
oic,ure taken This was done yesterday Tore
oor All the committee. except Senator sax
a., and all the counsel were photographed Al
-sady there have been large numper OF ap
nrcatjons for the photographs.
NJ Golf was at his office in the shoe ana
leather Bank Building yesterday afternoon lie
,oxed harried. and his voice was weaker than
al 81 feel as il had been a slave for the last SIX
~ eight months" said ne. I'D like TO get on
y, che woods somewhere where / could forget this
everlasting grind
wont two weeks finish it?'' asked the re-
porter. a.s. 80
"Wel I don't know. | hope after the hrst OF
N. year there will be some change
rnou,rv revealed the fact that in addition to the
,hor in connection with the LeXow Commttee
Mr. Goff is beseged night and day by oHlce-seeKers
ho consider him the grand pantata of Gotham
-. beseecb his kindly offices in their quest for
- ranging from commlssionerships TO those
- dav laborerz. Women write him from other
it, IN the State asking his opinion on trivial
.,a,,ers invariably marking their envelopes per
sonar' and important HIS desk Is h''ereu
g., daen with stuff OF this kind, and as he gazed
=, ,as,eraav in the presence of the reporter
hts f,ce took on a look of despair.
IAN this notorety might possibly Tickle the VANITY
-. . men " said he but all the money in The
,.,,I s,ates wouldn't induce me to take up another
such q task as the one We are competing
IS TO THE COMMITTEES PLANS.
..u.,u vou say what the committee contemplates
doing next week." he was asked
81 have always refused 10 answer that question
said ne courteously. IF the committee had adopted
,ho scheme Of announcing its plans In advance We
world no; have accomplished anything
",yiu Won give the story of the Coleman murder
81 cannot" said Mr. Golf.
Mr.. Moss. one o; the committees counsel was
seen Yesterday az his office in the Bennett hul.ahs'
and was almost retcent as his CHIEF relatiVe 10
the work Of the committee next week.
The committee will doubtless meet three days
next week" said Mr.. Moss. beginning on Wednes-
day 80
h. indicted on the evidence already given
81 don't care TO express opinion" said he The
lay cannot be applied 10 the Commissioners the same
As 10 the rest OF the force. The Commissioners are
directors Of the force not members Of IT, They are
not responsible to the law for neglect OF duty.
But If blackmail is traced TO any OF the Com
mssioneTs?
That's different matter. II b'ackmaing can
be traced to them they can he indicted
VIII the counsel of the Lexow Committee be con-
suited in raining remedial legislation FOR the Police
Department.?
Yes"
THE BLACKMAII. NOT STOPPED
Has there been any blackmail on the part OF the
police during the investigation by The lexow Com
mittee?'
Yes" said Mr. Moss. lit has gone right on in
some precincts on a limited scale. II is going ON
now Nothing will stop IL but the removal OF the
rascally officials who guilty Of II. For some
time, as far as learn the liquordealers have
paid their protection assessments through chan
ncls leading to the treasury OF Tammany Hall. The
disorderly houses are paving TO the police
Are TIM policemen overpaidy
The patrolmen should be paid only $1,000 year
That's enough. Good. honest, able-bodied men car
he secured at those wages. The captains ought IL
get 5000 a year, and the Superintendent $1,000
Would not lowering the pay of patrOlmen tend
TO lower the character and efficiency Of the depart
ment?'
mo. You can't get IT any lower than Il is a,
present. The fact that there have been such op-
portunites in the past for making money has at