The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-12-28

B.inr Possible Williams Did Not
Disturb Houses of Ili.Famc, "Bc.
cause rhey Were Fashionable"
New YORK, Dec. 97.-The feature OF
the Lexow committee's investigation to-
day was the introduction Of evide nee to
show that Anthony Comstock, agent for
the Society for the Prevention OF Vice,
had taken bribe OF $1,000 from a green
goods man to procure the dismissal OF
an indictment against him. Inspector
williams ordeal on the witness stand
wa, also continued, and the existence OF
panel houses and large number OF
house, Of ill-lame in his district while
he was captain was shown. He said he
found the houses OF ill-fame there when
he came To tho district, and left them
unmolssted, "because they were lash
ionable."
Mr.. Goff alse introduced the inspector
10 the knowledge that Japanese law
would not have allowed him TO own real
estate in Hakodats at the time he
claimed in his testimony yesterday that
he owned property there.
1t 10 understood that the committee
will not sit after tomorrow, 90 that Il
grsa, deal OF work will have to be
crowded into the day aud night ses-
sion NAV be held. superintendent
Byfnes, Inspector Mclaughlin aud Nc
Ayoy and several captains have yet TO
be examined, so that to.morrow's ses-
sion may be one of the most important
in the history Of this committee.
THE PgocEEpISGs. s..s...s.,s.-.-,
When Inspector Williams was called
10 the stand, he had with him q large
book. After a little sparring Coil said:
"By the way, captain. tell US in what
part Of, Japan you owned those lots in
Japan.P "In Akadadi, in the northern
part" -
'ln your own name?" ayes"
"Where Is it?" 81 left it with man
named Frederick Wilkie. 1don't know
where he is."
Don't you know that foreigners can
not hold land in Japan except in treaty
ports?', "rhat was q treaty port"
'rhe Japanese counsel tells me that
at the time you allege that YOU held that
land there was no treaty which would
allow you to hold this land. Do you
know more than he does?" 81 was
there"
$50 was he. How do your explain it2"
The inspector could not.
"WiIl you swear that Perkins did not
GET check for S., 900 through you when
you we're superintendent Of the street
cleaning department." 81 will not"
Everybody who has testified against
you IL a perjurer or q liar. Now, has
there ever been member OF the police
force charged with more corruption
than you2" / have not been charged
with corruption"
"Were you ever charged with stealing
socks?l mo"
Mr.. Gof referred to document and
said: ~ find that on March 20, 1874,
YOU were charged by Louise Smith, the
keeper OF a disorderly house, with TAX
inr from her six pocket handkerchiefs,
one gold.headed, cane, one pistol, one
pair OF slippers. one velvet yes: aud
oue.hatf dozen pairs Of socks"
~ don't remember It," replied Viii.
liams. He could not remember whether
or not he was found guilty on the
charge, and wished to refer to his re.
cord. GoG, however, insisted upon an
answer.
Don't think" he said, "that because
you wear a gold shield here and are an
inspector tina. you are one whit differ
ent from another witness" 81 know l
am not"
"Wil you awear that on April 2, 1875,
you did not go to police headquarters
TO stand your trial on those charges"
"a don't recolIect."
Didn't you swear yesterday you had
been charged with otienses eighteen
times? Cant you remembe these OIL
fenses2" mo; can tell you by refer
ence TO my record"
Mr.. Got went on to say that up to
this year, when tho committees atten-
ton was called to the fact, there was no
record on the books OF the department
Of charges preferred against Williams
by the late Rev. Howard Crosby aud
OTHERS.
THEY WERE FASHIONABLE.
Coming to the time Williams had
charge Of the Eighth precinct Mr.. Golf
asked the witness if there were any
honses Of i'll fame there. II found them
there" he replied.
And you left them thero?" added
Mr.. Gofi. "Yes, because they were
fashionable at that time" was Will.
iams extraordinary rcply. Mr.. Got
then called off the names OF many no.
torious houses in Mercer, Green. Sulll'
van and Bleecker streets. Williams
said he had heard Of them and had
assisted the board OF education to close
them up. lie insisted that they were
alleged" disordorly houses, although
he had said At the time that no knew
all about them at tho inquiry instituted
by the board OF education.
Mr.. Goll got the inspector TO say that
he would not give the name Oi the pro.
prietor OF house oil ilI.fHme TO the
committee in 1874 because rs consider.
ell the committee was not an honest
one