New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-06-06
MR.. GOFF HAD A SURPRISE
THE MISSING WITNESS APPEARS TO CON-
TRADICT Mr.. MCLAVE. -.
RrrrERATIoN OF HIS CHARGES AGAINST TH
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. PARTICULARS
WHY HE FLED-HE SAYS HE DID NOT
ROB THE PosToFFIcE OR EHRIcH
RKos-HIs ACCOUNT OF HIS


Asusual there was a great deal of conferrins ana
consulting and whispering and putting heaos To-
ye,ber done before the formal work OF the Lexow
oo,,,,,ttaa began yesterday and It was after u
,,lcl before the first witness took the stand SEN
ators Lexow Bradley. SaXton. O'Connor' cantor ano
Robertson were present, and there was the usual
,hrone OF spectators who had succeeded IN passing
the vgilant doorkeepers. As soon as senator Lex
ov,'s gavel fell Mr.. Nicoll arose ard addressed 'na
committee
Mr. Nico!l-As the sessions OF the committee ars
70 continue through June, and shall be ooiigeo 70
no absent 10 attend 70 my duties at Albany as
r,ember OF the Constitutional Convention part Oh
the time have the pleasure to introduce 70 you as
associate counsel for the Police Department ex-
r,1oa Ransom, and to bespeak for him the same
cour,eous treatment which you have accorded 10
Ex-surrogate Ransom arose and bowed 10 inc
committee the members OF which returheo INC
salutation and then everybody went 10 conferring
again with might and main for ten minutes more.
7, was noticed that Police Captain Cross, who nad
hoan in court the day before when direct charges OF
receiving bribes were made against him was a."
sent Mr. Moss and Mr.. Jerome talked Win 'il'
cor and prepared TO hur their thunderooits inte
the camp Of the police They had Digger oha' 81
nrined than was suspected by any one except tnose
t., tho secret and in spite OF Mr.. NlcolPs confident
assertions that Gideon Granger would never again
appear before the committee. the former soh-in-a"
Of Police Commissioner McClave took the stand and
denounced a great deal OF Mr.. McClayes testimony
as absolutely false.
The name OF NJ Schwar;zenfeider. which was
called in court on Monday morning, was called yes
terdav morning Also but Schwartzenfelder re-
snonded so the Rev. William Wilcox. OF Ulster
county was put on the stand. Mr.. Wilcoxs story
ran thus:
MONEY IN THE POL1CEMANS HAND.
The witness-I was walking in vesey-st on the
south side OF the street. between Greenwich ana
Washington SITS. within two or three months, on
my way TO Washington Market when saw. about
afty feet off n policeman standing in front OF
louor store with his right hand extended behind his
back the palm upward. The attitude attracted my
attention and watched him closely. l saw bar
tender come out Of the saloon and place something
in the policeman's hand which looked Ike money.
The policeman closed his fingers on the money ana
walked down toward Washington Market The trans
action reminded me so strongly OF the accounts OF
corruption had read about the Police Department
OF this city that concluded had seen an iiiusra-
ton OF the bribery said be practised here ro-
lowed the policeman and learned his name ana then
I went back to the saloon and learned the oar-
keepers name / have both on memorandum at
home / shall come TO New-York again within q
week or 80 and | will bring the memorandum ana
tell you the names.
Mr. Nico!l asked the witness II he. as country
clergyman, had not idea that everything .aho
everybody In NeW-lork was Wlcheu' wa '''NO~
said he did not have such idea. Mr. Nicoh asHeo
him IL he had not received the impression from
reading the newspapers that there was great dea'
OF corruption among public officials In New-iork.
Mr. Wilcox said he certainly had got that IDEA, ana
II was partly that which aroused his suspicion.
The ex-Dlstrict- Attorney asked Mr.. WILCOX what
newspaper he read. mentioning The Tribune severA
times as II The Tribune In its opposition 10 an"
many Hall had been the only newspaper thae mao
discovered any evidences OF corruption among city
officials Mr. Wilcox gave the names OF half a dozen
other New-York papers which he had read ana
found 10 be unanimous the subject MI WILCOX
said in answer to question from Mr.. Nicon, ina.
he wouldn't have expected to see bribery In oroao
daylight on the highway but such appeared 70 %
the fact -
Civil Justice Roesch entered the courtroom as MI.
Wilcox left the witness-chair. and Mr. Nicoii asked
that he be allowed to testify before the committee
Senator Lexow--We should be glad TO near iroin
Mr. Roesch but we cannot establish a precedent Oh
allowing every one whose name Is mentioned oy
witnesses to come In Immediately and make deni'
ais It would seriously interfere with the progress
Of the investigation.
Mr. Gon-It would seriously interfere WIN the
progress Of the investigation II any sucn psaSues