The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-12-29

Then MIR. Golf called up Young man
and asked the inspector whether he rec
ognized him.
may have seen him before, but can t
locate him."
:. but you watched him this morning in
the courtroom?'
olo not. am not watching to-day"
Wen. he is respectable young man
named Resented, and he went 10 your
oihce 10 make complaint against one of
your subordinates."
de may have done so.''
Diu not you ask him il he had any
money to settle the matter, and say to him
"hen ne stated that he had no money and
would not give up if he had, Go to he'll,
You sneeny. 1 am tired of you Christ-kill-
ers; you people killed Christ and you are
not wanted here"
brand that as lie.''
Mr.. Golf then read a list of brothel-
Keepers in certain streets of the tender
loln, which were reported By Inspector
Williams as existing in the precinct. and
asked whether he closed them.
INSPECTOR Williams said he closed some
OF them. He was always closing disor-
DERBY houses when in the precinct.
Now. tell US how much money you got
each month while acting captain OF the
tenderloin?"
Il never collected anything"
well, your wardman did,"
mo, he did not"
you have got rich on the proceeds of
police corruption ?"
IF l were a rich man I would not be
here answering your questions"
DID you say to a policeman that you
were not such chump as to invest your
money in brown-stone houses, where it
was bound to come out some time, but that
you had your money invested in Govern
ment bonds?"
The person who says that is liar, and
you are liar ii you say SO, .oo," ex-
claimed Williams angrily.
Mr.. Golf objected to this language. and
Chairman LexOw tried TO calm the witness
inspector Williams was questioned as to
the dimensions of his yacht aud then as to
his wealth. He said lie was worth about
$4,000 or $4,000 He had an account in
the Amsterdam Bank. He owned no
bonds or securities. but had mining stock
to the value of 500. His Tentb-street
house was n OF included in this estimate.
Then Mr.. Golf turned to Captain Schmitt-
bergers evidence. "Schmittberger was
your confidential man?"
HE was not I had no confidential
man."
Williams denounced Schmi.tberger's tes-
tlmony against him as false and said
Schmittberger was liar.
did you not christen the precinct now
known as the 'Tenderloin' by that we'll
known name which has made it famous ?"
well. 10 speaking to reporter l said l
had been living on rump steak in the
Fourth Precinct. and that l was going to
have some of the tenderloin, as there were
better saloons. hotels and restaurants
there"
when you said that you preferred the
tenderloin to the rump, am | correct in
spelling the word 's-t-e-a-k-e'?"
mo. you are off," [Laughter.I
Williams said that he had an affidavit
from ex-Captain Carpenter.
"Why did you get it?"
$50 that could use it il l were brought
on trial."
"On trial-where ?''
Probably in The criminal court or be-
fore the Commissioners, said Williams.
'In the face of the mountain of evil
dence against you of being corrupt man,
every one who so testified did so falsely 90
Eyes, sir"
"That will do" said Mr.. Golf.
Mr.. Lexow asked the witness how it
was in the face of all the publicity that
such evils were in existence that capable
inspectors, captains and other officers
could close their eyes on these abuses.
"Tbey DON'T close their eyes, Mr..
Lexow." said Williams. "They are max
ing arrests all the time"
well. why did they not arrest the ward
men who are collecting bribes?''
Probably they did not know that such
thing was going on" replied Williams
Williams was then excused.
Anthony COmstock came into the room
and spoke to the committee lust az this
Time. Mr.. Comstock was evidently very
angry and when the Senators adjourned
for recess he announced to the reporters
that he would demand an opportunity to
publicly vindicate himself against the
allegations made yesterday by Louis
Streep.
Morilz Rosenfeld was called to the stand
and declined to give his address. saving
no db Ills Qd0QS OF the
police. He described visit to Inspector
Williams. Said he: 81 was outside nv
clearinghouse with friend of mine, no
tried TO open the door. which was locked.
A policeman came up and told my COM
panl0n so. move on. He tried to explain.
the officer struck him with his club. When
/ went to complain l said to Inspector
Williams
''But Williams says he does not know
you?" interrupted Mr.. GGff
''ae is llar," replied Rosenfed. "He
threatened to throw me out of the station.
and said: You - Sheeny, you killed
Christ for thirty pieces of silver and l
shall have nothing to do with you.'"
Captain Delaney took the stand after
Mr.. Golf had called Captain and Mrs.
Martens aud Captain Meakin without re-
suit
The captain got sadly mixed up in his
answers to Mr.. Goff's questions. He got
hurt about ten years ago while arresting
one of Billy McGlory's bartenders at the
Bowery and Hester street, and although
he was shot 10 the eye he fired at the man,
who was escaDinQ and shot him dam