Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1894-12-17
COMING SENSATIONS.
Interesting Times Ahead In the
Police Investigation.
REV. DIR. PARKHURsT TO TESTIFY.

More Police Captains VIII he subpGnaed.
and Police Justice yoorhis May Take Adj
vantage OF an Invitation to yindIcat.
Himseif-Croker's Invitation Holds Good.
NEW YORK. Dec. 1.-THE Lcxow COM
mittcc will certainly go up higher this
week. There will bc little else in the
courthouse beyond the blue and gold in
which police captains and inspectors array
themselves officially. There may possibly
be display Of bright braid and cpaulets.
suggestive of the army, that will contrast
well with the somber dress of some clerics,
all of whom may step up higher from the
bench of the listener In the iais on which
stands the witness chair.
In all respects the week will he impor-
tant, and in many IL will be decidedly sen
sationaL. Nothing that will not be graphic
will be touched. 1t will he the last week
in which the recorder elect, John W. Goff,
will be able to be present Marvellous in
his resources and persistcnCy, he will make
the closing of his relations with the IA
nous investigation something that will
endure permanently in rrr - 'ial legisla-
tion. The four days begin " tomorrow
Will be all he will have i'm which to CROWN
the greatest work of his life
The testimony this week will 90 tn the
very root of the police evil. 1t will lay
bare matters yet veilcd, but which may
be conjecturcd, and will then undoubtcd-
ly proceed along lines ~ the nature Of cx-
pert testimony calculated To aid the COM
mittee in framing its report and suggest
ing legislation.
The roundsman, and the wartman, and
the heeler have had their days. Those of
the men whom they have served. together
with citizens who have given police sys-
TEN some study. are now dawning.
Though not the first witness TO he called,
one Of the most interesting will he DIR.
Parkhurst, who has significd his desire to
be called as an expert. He may. out of
compliment to his services be the first of
the experts who will take the stand when
Mr.. Goff will have completed his work
with the department
superintendent Byrncs will also bc a
witness along the Same lines. He has mt
all times been most willing to do So In
fact, he is anxious now, as he has been,
to aid the committee with his knowledge
and his Judgment.
Police Justices to Testify.
There will also Re seen on the stand
some cx-mayorS of the city, and as the
military idea has To some extent been cx-
plotted of late il Is possible that Mr.. Gnff
may present To the committee some dis
tinguishcd officer of the regular army to
explain how the operations and rCgula-
tiOns of the war department might be APP
piled to the police system of this city.
II anything may be judged from the
trend of past evidence, 1nspcctorWilliamS,
who has been accused Of cruelty, as we'll
as Inspector Mclaughlin, will be exam
incd.
These men may he called to relate his
tory and experience rather than some
thing suggesting reform, but their evil
dcncc will reasonably be anticipated rs in
tcrCsting.
More captains will also be asked To read
accurately some pages from the hooks of
their lives Whether they will refuse to
translate the CiphCrs rs Captain Crccdcn
did at first may not bc Of much impur-
tancc, for If they do not others may hold
the key to them. Possibly one moro I'M
fortunate woman may go upon the stand.
She has been much talked of and much
looked for. Her appearance ON the scene.
while unpleasant for some officials will
not be surprising.
1t would Of course be incomplete if the
investigation would end even temporarily
without some police Justices being called.
The committee will probably be given an
object lesson in the men personally and
will hear from their own lips testimony
that will be interesting If not sensational.
Justices, for example. like Koch. Hogan
and Grady. may Ia examined Nome Of
them has clamorrd for Vindication. but
the inquiry would bc lacking of something
without their testimony. Some of them
have been accused.
Mr.. Gotf, when asked by reporter il he
would further investigate the CrCcdcn ties
timony, said:
II think the committee will examine
into the matter thoroughly.
viii Justice Noorhis IN called"
An that rests with the committee"
was the reply.
William TrgIvcrS Jerome was asked il
cx-ASStmblyman Martin, whom evidence
has named ~ the last man who had the
Sl5, 900 for promoting Crecicn, was really
i'll.
Yes. replied Mr.. Jerome. but it is
quite probable that We shall get some kind
of sworn statement from him. Proba-
bly, not many sessions will be held after
the close Of this week The committees
report to the Legislature will have Ia bc
prepared and will require a good deal of
work
viii the committee he cOntinuCd:'
Very likely. There is much important
work that will he left undonc If the work
is dropped
Croker May Vinlicate Himself
viii Mr.. Croker testify"
All l care to say about Mr.. Croker il
that if he wants vindication at the hands
of the committcC Mr.. Goff will bc happY
to accommodate him.
Evelyn Bell, who kept notorious house
in Thirty-sixth street many years and who
fled To Orange, y. J., tn escape from the
committee, has bc'n convinced that she
can no longer cvadc giving testimony.
She was arrested in Orange last week,
and when she asccrtaincd that the COM
mittce had the power To bring her to the
city and punish her for contempt she de-
clarcd her willingness to come voluntarily
and tell what she knew about police black
mail
Georgiana Hastings who kept disorder
ly houses in fashionable parts of the city
for years, was arrested ON Friday evening
last and was released ON hail to secure her
attendance rs a wiz .ess before the COM
| mittee. The two women probably will
give testimony this week il the committee
has the time to hear them, and il is ahso-
lutcly certain that they will implicate high
police officials.
There are other notorious women in the
city who would make good witnesses.
Among them are Mrs. Stearns, who kept
the House of All Nations, and Lucy Nc
Carthy, upon whose confession Beardslcy
and Munzingcr We're indicted severa;
months ago. Mrs. Stearns invested n for
tune in the furnishing 81 her house, and
IL was known for years rs n place which
rivaled in splendor some of the most IA
mons haunts Of EiGe in PaIis-
The Fellows Investigation.
ALBANY. Dec. I7.-ExsSenator John ].
Linson, who as referee heard the testimony