New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-10-02
MIR. GOFFS NOTE OF WARNING
EFFORTS OF RUFFIANS AGAINST The
COMMITTEE WILL BE VAIN
THE INVESTIGATION WILL BE PUSHED TO THE
BITTER END DESPITE ALL OBsTACLEs-ho"
POLICE RULES HAVE BECOME
MERE DEAD LETTERS

| POLICE RULES HAVE BECOME
MERE DEAD LETTERS
| The room in the General Sessions Building where
| the Lexow Committee reassemoied sese''
| a miserable place and looks though II hadn
| heen busted for year II crowded long oe-
| fore any OF the members of the committee arrNeu'
| The first to appear was Uncle Dan Brau'ey' as
| they cal him. ard he was followed by ra'"e'
| Ducev who is now referred TO as tine rope re-
| porter" on account Of the statement a''riou'e' u"
him that he takes notes of the proceedings ioT
| 1oo VII The other members OF the committee
nresent were Nessrs Lexow. Robertson, Pound anu
| O'Connor. Senator Guy, VINO IS not '"ei"'
| dropped In for little while and sat on the pen."
| Dr. Parkhurst was a little late MT MOE W.
| Jerome and Mr. Golf looked each as iresh aS
daisy. 1t vas 1905 o'clock when TIE Dus''e''
| began.
| MR.. GOFF DESCRIBES DIFFICULTIES.
| pe,ore any witnesses were called Mr.. Gon got up
| and advancing to within few feet Of where the
| members Of the committee sat, opened 'he ""'
| proceedings with long statement III "hIch "e
| ferred to the persecution when many vi '"'
| nesses who had testified before the committee "du
undergone and the actual assaults with oouNs "a :"
| IN which they had been subjected. said MT 'oH'
Before proceeding to take testimony desire 10 Ca:
the attention Of the committee - Ine nom men en-
ployei by this committee serve subpoense G an,
DO other matters in connection NV WIZ, or judicial inves
gatIon. mean that in relation to Apo win tnat
Wbcb Would not be proper the present time
Tbot matter of Apo has been adjourned because
Mr. d nf2F 1c me- and AP'R ay
charge mad. by Apo Of feIGn'2nS ,bsi Use do
no., wish to say anything further in regard TO IT.
may gay howevsr TIA, AP opce nat at the Posoce
ami once uptown in neghborhood "nlcIl "a a.,
not "a. p iS rTce OF subpoenas in q this
city have been ohstruced and assaulted IN ,ne s
I,tI. I'M al
| In the company Of Apo.
NOT TO BE TURNED ASIDE.
| Sow gentlemen OF the committee. | would IKE
TO say this to you that II the gangs OF thugs anu u
throats In NewYork whose depre iatioh' na'e oe.'
| laid bare before this committee thinK Tor "''
ment that by the commission Of these Assaults upon
ployed by this committee. the work %, 80 are
v,ni cease or be In any degree dscardei uey ;,
cre,,Iv mistaken II Is a question now In ms cry,
And a very important question. whether 'n,s sam n
q, o desp pc p4"c,i!s wtS mpny OUTRAGEOUS
threats and assaults which they nav ,m % sov
for Mr. Jerome that sincerely trus,, even yer, a. ,,r
matter OF public policy that II ,,,r. yyh@o
,on,her commli,ee Of investigation happens - ~
appointed by that body or wh+m .be bowers OF
,bs romr,it;ee YOU will influence the "sSi2tu lr
To- the end that the powers Of reace ocet 90 I
the service - this Investigating COMMITTEE ot,irer
81 ,h STAT now possess. for the purpose OF sr,E
| Al
'hf w na hitherto said anything in pubic about
mo unhcari-of obstacles against wh,ch we nav" anI
hal contend Over tho seryce T ont the abuse
and Inc p1Intings ~ the finger of scorn "n,Vi ~"
,i,,css.s have been obliged 10 endure IN Whi'''c
WIZ -, ,be civ ,1ey happened 10 be found ahi
rccognizel ~ course good c'tlz'nH W. no ,h,s
:" uhr ' s,mp,thize with criminals. and VINO ranno,
bear 10 see the exposures OF wr3nsdoins ,rnn dsv
- d,v II the LEGISLATURE OF this state desire
has a
is duty 10 confer adequate authority anu o,
ton upon those who are its agents J" carr ans
It's wishes
TT suor.rD HAVE ARMS TO FIGHT WITH
cor,,eren what am now going to say to you /
| - s,,, rrv,tey TO YOU already, and desire 10
60, :, p,h,,cly now-that a committee engaged III
such dangerous work as this committee anu -
! agents and employees are now ensaE,d III u'''"'
powerful means 70 CARY oI b whog power Of the
sfa,e be deemed necessary 81 enlistment aor t'
49,, - his committee In the arcuouS WORK y NM
!, has nm i.rtakcn. that power must De 'h'oAe' ~
Tb~ chS.rman-Is It claimed that policemen nave
assaulted any subpoena servers.
AT 1ou is II tha; policemen have permitted
assailt, 10 he made on witnesses tha' 'h'Y 'o'''
nay nay r'nH 10 no: claim even that wish TO be
nrrfcctiy clear in regard to the police. nav ,3 A.,
strained point IN Tesari TO ehi' ON, in evidence
s. Jar a. the rank and Me OF ne der1r'ng
concerned. have no word ~ n, orirers in the
lmfl' "b n" 81 ire department II is ne system
ram ,' bean contenIing against. and II IS the sys
we naH' n",. bocn irving TO reform or else 10 root
'',n rN,t and branch / 10 not charge that ,ny
ocesm nays A 5T a ,h@.d pS assa"l but
stance % say they were a. 80 80, ,ncy dii not
make arrests $500. ...,,, tho assault on Apo
at the PostothceF
Mr. Gofi-Nes. sir. -, ..,,o, bec,use II
The Chairman ask You the GnsS ,bs p0ce have
hen negligent In jus, exactly these matters 'u''''
the last TWO or three weeks
THE RECENT STREET OUTRAGES'
NJ cor-I direct my remarks to the committee
nov, IN view Of the recett outbreak OF highway
ohherv and the Ike IN this city. and IN so Tar as
,ha, may show the temper ~ the gangs Win ""o'"
, ,.i,n.Sses mlght be labl, to fall In al any u'l'
and who seem recently to rave h9i III, sHt"S ,,
some the most public =, saw later con-
However. ! snail nave So'''''''7
ec Thn ts.hairmans there anything Mr. COT you
M n, maj ne committee should do In the
way OF enlarging the scopr 81 the
Mr. Con-Nothing specific sir here SNAP SPl
munchtc privately to 'e % tn meet the emergency
", which | have spoken. but take TINS uuS", :,
tmnity OF calling public attention 10 'h'S S""'"''''
senator oconnor-Are your employees residents OF
the STATE?
s sr; oconnor-why not have them appointed
by N the C;nr"Wc tried to have that done; and the
sheriff word that ne thonGm n, rib 70 assume
finally, but meanwhile he d'd NOT WIS" ~
| the risk Of doing H. ,....
rho chairman wanted to know why the witnesses
: coud not be dcputized as sergeants-at-arhF' anu
Mr. Gon replied that they had NOT 'he po"e' VI
doing that for the purpose OF making "r'e'.'
..rh ro..o," continued Mr.. Goff. that the
) cher,r gave for not appointing them in the way
Indicated was that he did not wish to delegate snch
; ,ou.r 70 men who were not actually under MS own
control. $780,, - ~
The chairman further inquired II mere VIZ al, u"
no
. w. STATE and Mr. Goff answered that that would
n.vs "a be done by one Of these Indemnity com
NAMES or private bondsmen.
J The Chairman-I sometimes see people wearing n