The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-11-02
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Con Excuses tie Commissioner for few


NEW YORK. Nov commissioner
Shcehan and his brother, Lieutenant
Governor Shcchau. and Lawyer Grant
ere early IN their attendance on to-
days session Of the LeNOw committee.
Senator O'tonnor presided IN the ab,,
sence Of Chairman LeNow, who had
not yet returned from campaign speech
making.
Mr.. Gon first offered Commissioner
Sheehan's private appointment book IN
evidence. Those who came WIN Inc
expectation OF seeing repetition OF
yesterdays scenes with Commissioner
SheehaH on the stand, were disappointed,
for Mr. GOn at the outset announced
that he would excuse the CommIssio4, ',i,
for a few days. Mr.. Gon gave as his
reason that he had not Yet got his owl
deLee In good shape. Lieutenant-GoE;
,Sheehan asked II his brother would
be called again this Week ana receiving
the reply that he would not the brothers
withdrew.
TtYNASY LEADER BOYLE.
Tammany leader John 4. Boyle, who was
placed on the stand for a while yesterday,
was the hrs. witness called. Mr.. Golf
wished TO bring out that on his recon.
incubation many men had been appointed
on the police force.
Mr.. con asked him If he had found
who issued the circulars 20 which ms
tRoylc'sJ name had been attached, ask
ing for the names Of people under police
protection. lie had not been able TO do
so. ,
ed for positions on the police forceF'
Two, ! believe
"OTly two,
well. the limit is five"
MIR. Gom then READ off a list OF hlhe-
teen men whom the witness had re-
commended. After reading each name
Mr.. Gon would remark, rs that the
limit 20.
Nr cor said that John e. SheeLan
had recommended tw-nty-one men nm
self. That is to say. John c. Sheehan, as
district leader has Ta. OmmcuIel twenty
one men to himself as police commits
sOner ,-.-.,.
Of the applicants contained I'D MT; oHII-
hans private appointment nooh. ne
found that almost every appointment had
been recommended by Tammany pohu-
clan. --,..., ...,
taken the chair, said.
a mans application. that was ei1N'''"'
10 his appointment. -,
Mr.. COTS object was to snow no"
political influence entered into the ponce
department
APPOINTING GBASp JURORS.
Morris J. Tckulsky cx-presldent OF me
IIaucr Dealers Association, was called
mad appointed I'm this county, ne re-
piled that a committee OF the Liquor
Dealers Association had sent In two
names. lie did not know whether the
men were selected or not The Hdu9r
dealers wanted go get men VINO would
be uuprcmdlced He swore he never
sent In the names Of men who were en-
gagged In the liquor business. ,...-
Here Mr.. Con read i't llLr
signed hv Tekusky 20 J. -. Smith, ASK
inc him 10 send four or five names, as
nc had done so well with the TWO sent
him. He would not swear lhHt ne hhI
not sent the names TO the District AZ
torncy's Office but he could not rcmem-
her Afterwards Tekulsky said ne made
a mistake, and that he had sent the
names for the grand jurymen 10 the
sheriff instead Of the District Attorney,
He said the object Of sending inc names
was 10 do away with oppression 10 Whl'n
the liquor dealers were subjected by nav
ing unprejgilccd men.
Mrs Hermann. the witness so Hu'h
wanted by the committee. hut VINO Vas
in jail i'm Jersey city. was released to
day, and was produced in the committee
ROOM but was excused for the day.
rxcisg COMMISSIONER INVOLVED.
The matter Of the liccLse Of the Hotel
Tot0rni, on Lexington avenue. was pion"J
by Mr.. Goff The place belongs 10 li'-
tCroius woman. called Madam tharies
Her license was cancelled bHt aHotheI
was issued In the name OF one i. VIE
while the ownership Of the property was
unchanged. 4 witness named TomIinsoH
testified that at the instance OF MS Wlie
he brihed Excise Commissioner Andrews
with 500 20 issue the new license. ION
inson admitted that he held gruage
against Andrews The latter Is no"
street cleaning commissioner. Andrews
wished 10 be heard. but was told that ne
would be given an opportunity later 10
explain.
MORE POLICE OFFICERS INDICTED.
NEW YORK, Nov 1.-The grand jury
to-day returned indictments against ES-
Police Captain DOherty, and EN-Nard-
man Meehan. who were recently DISMISS
ed from the force for alleged bribt-takinG.
The men were indicted three weeks ago
The new Indictments charge them with
accepting brih"s from Mrs. Thorow ana
in addition To those specified in the pre-
ViCLs indictments