The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1894-12-21
COST HIN No CASH.
Ono Police Captain Who Old not Secure
His Appointment by Corrupt
Practice.
BUT HAD MONEY READY, IF NEEDED
Builder Who Paid o Captain Tor use Of the
Streets While Work Was In
Progress,

New York Doc eO-Dr ParIhurst,
who has not attended thc slttiugs Of
the Lexow committee for some Time,
wan AN cady arrival to-day The usual
crowd of police captains were present
npd affected 0u uncunc0rucd nir before
the proceedings opened. Walter s.
Harrison, builder tcHtincd That IN
1891 and 1892 hr built Morris building.
lie wis obliged Ia pay $3.50 10 Wnrdmnn
Burns. acting for Capt. Mclaughlin,
FOR the privilege ~ occupying The
street
Capt, Affair WAS thCn called By Mr.
Con and questioned concerning Eggn's
n0toriouH rcmrt m Tho howery. lie
urNrT saw E1Rus ucruge aad dld not
know be- had nuy lic arrested Eean
fDr breaking iac excise law. ME uon
then developed the fact that capt Al
lair had received two rrIurs ts to close
tae place. but da no, do so. and finally
hp declared that Esan had bccu In
dicted by the grand Jury for kccping
dive. capt Alllir had never had any
rumor Of collections from the dockmen
brought 60 his notice. II II had, he
would have certainly caused an lnyes-
! tlgatlon.
Capt Strauss was called tD the stand.
"Do you not know" said Con. that
mountain Of evidence has been Intro
duced here TO show that your wardman
did collect for you from the fast
houses2"
NO, | did not. He did no collecting
for me-
Now, captain what ala you mean
when you said as long as Williams and
Burns did not go back ON you. you
didn't fear an eNamlnation?'
II did not say that"
"Or anything Hike it?"
Never"
Now. do you not know that you are
| lying; do you not know that "A man of
your ordinary intelligence would never
have been appointed by John MeLave
unless he got paid for lt2''
II never paid for mine"
| And you're "A monument To the fact
that McLave dld appoint one man a
captain without being paid for II.
| IL guess | am"
The witness then went ON 10 state
that he borrowed 1000 from his cousin,
Wallenstein, just a few days before his
appointment: that within six months
he paid the money back with the ex-
ception Of $500.
Don't you know that you borrowed
the $1,000 to have In case they raised
the ante, as they did in Creedon's
case2"
mo, do not"
senator Lexow. at this point in
formed the witness of the fact that II
he dad confess anything the COM
mIttee would protect him, and if he did
not tell the whole truth he was subject
10 the full penalty for perjury. Capt.
Strauss afterwards was excused for
the day
Jacob wallenstein. the captains
cousin, was then called He did not
know how Strauss was going To use the
money he loaned him, Otherwise, the
witness corroborated in every detail
the tory told by Capt. Strauss In ref
erence to the money, although he had
been sent from the room while the cap
tain was giving his testimony.
An important confession was made
10 Assistant District Attorney Lindsay
/ by Policeman August T.. Thorne, for
merly Of the Leonard street squad.
| Policeman Thorne formerly served un-
bribery and Is now In the Tombs nwait-
ing sentence. Thorne was the alleged
go-between I'm bribes given 10 the cap
tain by the fruit dealers OF his precinct
| He was recently indicted for completely
in the bribery and for perjury. He was
locked up In the Tombs. hut was re-
leased on 500 bail.
He sent word TO the District Attor-
ncy's office that he would like 10 make
a confession, although his counsel,
Frederick u. House. had advised him
not TO- Mr. Lindsay soon summoned
him to the District Attorneys office.
where he remained uptil ESQ y. m. In
| reply To- questions asked by "A reporter
\ FOR the New York Times, Nit. Lindsay
said;
IAN that l am prepared 10 say on
the matter is this. Thornr has dlVulged
important Information. lie retold the
Stephenson story, aud admitted that
the testimony against his former cap
tain. when ou trial was true He spoke
OF other matters thnt cannot he made
public Tor good reasons, at this time. "
"Mill the matter be- brought before
the grand jury
II cannot answer that question
Under what captains had Thorne
s,rvodg"
't'udpr Captains Eaklns. slebcrt.
stephenson, Cross, SChmittbcrger.
/ Duhcrfy AMI Acting Captains O'Tnolo
aud WcstcUelt. lie had been IN the
Firth precinct Tor several years.
MI Lindsay declined 10 say whether
! amy IL those captains were implicated
lIc added that the revelations made by
! rhorue were ~ an Astounding charac-
ior and we0r Wv the nature ~ a com
| photo si1tomrut rur1tdiuE hinckmnll
pu9 co"'urion Iu tlc police depart.
mout.
II was sale uhat the whole system OF
collecting tributes from an sources. aud
NJ the ultimate destination of the htlb,
money would be Shown,
! II was the impression about the dis.
| trict attorneys office that the matt~'
| would bc presented ut oucc 90 tho grand
| jury and that the implicated police ON
cials would be kept undcr strict sw'
| veillauer
Whom Thwrnc left Mr. Tindaay's nfHct
I hr nppcnrpd Ca be- very much ngihtcd
! "I'Va told everything 40 thr district
/ attorney" be- said. "An1 I'm GLAD IT,,
OVrr Tho matter is now IN hla hands
and 7 do not care tu shy anything fur
thor about No."
Death OF 4 Miner
william Hartley, sc ycnra old died