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heard that the POOL rooms were paying some on,
for protection he sent for some OF the pool
sellers and asked them.
illegal actr You know the old couplet:
There never was thief yet
Who did not feel the halter draw around his neck.
| don't put II quite right but you were not here
long from rural Buffalo. so YOU sent for a pool
seller To mud out II he cOrrupting the police
A..i9u were not much longer here from Ire
land than from Buffalo. tLaughter.l
There was lot more sparrinR, In the course
OF which the witness in effect said this:
He was under the impression that n decision
had been rendered that pool selling was not ille-
gal; also that II would be useless TO attempt To
succeeded in esta blishing some sort of pretence
that they were not pool sellers. However, the
evil grew. until at the time they were closed It
had become so obnoxious that he and Commits.
soner Martin decided to close them In spite OF
any pretence Of legality they had managed TO
establish
POWERS OF THE POLICE BOARD TO INVESTIGATE.
Senator Lexow had another point he wanted
TO have straightened on the record. He asked
O.-What powers were those you referred to
which this committee has which your Board has
notp Awe cannot grant immunity TO wit
nesses.
Chairman Le1ow But the law grants immu-
nifty.
Chairman LeIow The Code grants immunity
70 bribers who testify in proceedings against
Mr. Gofr-And the Constitution.
Mr.. Lexow-What else?
The witness-We cannot compel the attend
ance of witnesses.
Mr.. Lexow--Y You can. as we'll as we.
. The, witness said that the law gave the Police
Board power to compel the attendance Of wit
nesses only In cases where formal charges are
being Investigated.
Mr.. Con said that that was the law as 1t was
Another explosion was caused by a recurrence
to the pool-room question. The witness had
were paying money to some one. but that he
could not get proofs as to who got the money.
ISsISUAfIoS FOR ISsINUATIoS.
Mr.. Goff--It could have gone. nowhere else but
TO the police, who are exclusively charged to
fhe Witness-Except perhaps the District At
torney; in whose ONCE YOU were long time, Mr..
ing. Why did you not look II up2
MIR. Goff-The District Attorney Is not charged
detective. II he newer we're h he could do f nothing With
the aid OF dishonest and corrupt police. Now.
10 M me rs ssS nen
naturedly. IL were on the stand would will
ingly answer as TO my acts In the District AT.
torneys ONCE. but now you are under oath and
! am not.
The Commissioner-That is Just the differ
Mr.. Goff proposed to take another line of in
vestgation. but Mr.. Lexow ordered him to make
further inquiry into % the notorious % existence Of
to suppress" The whole subject was thrashed
over again until everybody was tired and heated.
to learn il the pool rooms were paying for pro-
lection? Al thought the Superintendent and
the chief OF the detectives competent to run
their departments.
Q.-Did YOU ever talk with Superintendent
Byrnes on the subject or call his attention to itr
A-No.
AT aquarter to 5 the Committee adjourned un-
til Monday morning. at which time IL Is the pres
ent purpose to continue the examination of
Commissioner Sheehan.
The report from Chicago that a New York po-
lice Captain was sojournng there 20 avoid ap-
pearing before the Lexow committee was not
correct. Every Captain Is on duty