The evening world., 1894-06-04
The Woman Says at His Sugges-
ton She Paid $3.50 to q
Tammany Club.
GAVE IT TO SECRETARY FAY.
More Details Of Police Corruption
Told to the lexoW
Committee.

The testimony given before the Lexow
Committee this morning proved to be
the most sensational which has yet been
brought out. Mrs. Thurow told a story
Of police blackmail which implicated
not only Police Capts. McCullagh, now
dead. and Doherty. of the Fifth street
station, but ex-senator George r.
Roesch. now Civil Justice in the Fourth
Judicial District. and John Fay, tbs
well-known Tamnany politician Of the
same district.
This woman. who kept a house Of m
repute at % Second avenue. swore that
she had paid money to Capt. Dohefty
himself several times. and then she was
told by ex-senator Roesch, to whom she
complained Of police persecution. that
$50 would fix things all right.
She paid the money. she said. TO John
Fay. and secured immunity for q short
time only. Rev. DR.. P~arkhurst was q
close listener to all the testimony given
this morning.
The testimony In regard to ex-senator
Roesch was only admitted after streffu-
Gus objections on the part Of Mr..
Nicoll.
Before opening the investigation pro-
ceedings Judge Dugro held court for q
brief session to call the calendar.
o james to Assist NicolI.
That the police authorities have been
thoroughly alarmed and ratified by the
sensational revelations of the last week
Is shown by the fact that Col. Z. G.
lanes. the great obJector, has been re-
out for the interests Of the accused
officials.
Col. James was one of the earliest
corners this morning. Lawyer Stillweil.
He did not bring his 9uondam client, ex-
Son-in-Law Gideon Granger, with him,
and said he only came TO be on hand
him n questions about Granger. He
hasn't seen the latter, he lays. for more
asa n a. q week. and he knows nothing
Col. James did not remain In court
throughout the session.
Police Capt. Cross: formerly Of the
t Eadfid y seat street se tb ssat sSaIr a aese ! a saa
witnesses. He brought a pocketfui Of
papers and was in consultation with Mr..
Nicoll for some time before the Com
who. according to Witness Prien's tes-
timony OF Friday, collected the 'initia-
ton fee OF $500. and raised the regular
ante to $50 a month.
Great Lack of Funds.
It Is true that the counsel for the
SSS%I aek 81 fanGs. been Mr. F Ge 4 Sa saa%lTp saes
paid out of his own pocket all the ex-
penses thus far incurred for stenogra-
piers fees and various Other. details OF
the work. The only aid which has thus
far come to them has been from the
P~arkhurst Society, which has furnished
the services Of its agents free OF charge.
Chamber of Commerce, as majestic
bodies always move slowly, put IL is
thought that the will be forth
time. soW w eme that Il IT u is az most ste ne prsssh'
Among the crowd which was packed In
side the rail we're several stout women
With blonde hair: 1t was understood that
Mrs. Rhoda Sanford. and Mrs. "Baldy''
Jones'.
Chairman Lexow called the COMMITTEES
Cantor. O'Connor and Robertson were the
othec members present. Senator Smoker.
from Elmira. occupied a seat on tho
The name of schwartzwaelder was
called by Mr.. Con as the first witness,
but he was not In court. Then the
he also was absent. John Oscar Klein
also failed to respond to his NAME, and
II began to look as II the enemy had
captured all the Committees witnesses.
Junk Dealer Called.
Finally Timothy Donohue was found.
lie salu ne was a JUNK dealer, his son
had been arrested on the complaint CT
an Italian woman. who accused him Of
stealing a gold locket from her.
The policeman who arrested his son,
Donohue said, belonged TO the Oak
street station, He denied hat he had
paid any money to the policeman to get
his son of. The only person to whom
he paid money was his lawyer.
You were subpoenaed TO come here
~to-day?" asked Mr.. Com.
Yes, and II is a bitter thing to bring
me here, too"
police station after you received the sub
poena?"
ITO see this police officer"
What was his manner"
Oakley, think"
After denying several times that he
had paid any money TO the policeman
Donohue admitted that he had slipped
IS into the officers hand.
WIN didn't you say hat before Y"
well, I'm al honest man. ana 4