The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-12-27
WILLIAMS TESTIMONY.
The Police Inspector Before the
Lexow Committee.
AN UNSATISFACTORY WITNESS,

The Famous "Knight of the Club" Appears
wholly Unooncerned as He Replies to
Inquisitor Gofrs Queries, and Arouses the
wrath Of That Noted Lawyer.
NEW York, Dec. 27.-Next to Superin-
tendent Byrnes, Inspector Alexander
Williams is looked upon by the residents
Of this city as the man who knows every
detail in connection with the police de-
partment of New York.
1t was made known that he would be
called as "a witness before the LeXow com
mittee and there were numerous appli-
cants for admission to the court room.
Lawyers, doctors, bankers, brokers and
men about town scrambled for seats to
hear the famous Knight of the Club
and Inquisitor Goff cross foils in wordy
| fencing match.
During the early part of the proceed
| lngs former Wardmun Shalvey. VINO was
| Policeman Hassey's partner in the Twelfth
precinct. was examined, and he told about
his collections of bribe money from saloon
| Keepers, proprictors of hou 5 of i'll fame
and policy shops. He accused Captains
! Webb (retired DOherty Elkins aud
! Schultz Of receiving the bribgs. During
| Schultz's regime he said that the price on
| policy shops was raised 10 per cent, and
that in nine months he paid over to
Schultz about S4,5JO.
Detective Sersoants Phil Riley and Jake
| Won Gerichtcn were called after recess,
and they said they attended the races at
Saratoga during their vacations, and that
they received money from the owners of
the track for keeping crooked persons
away from it, but they denied ever having
divided the money they got with any of
the police officials in New York.
Inspector Williams was then called, and
everyone was on the tiptoe of expectation.
He was dressed in full uniform and
seemed TO be as unconcerned rs if he were
going to testify against an ordinary
drunk and disordcrly."
In reply to Mr. Goff he said that he
learned the trade of ship carpenter, and
previous to 1855, when he joined the force,
he had charge of ship yards in China and
Japan. When he left there he was worth
from $4,000 to S2OOOO, and had property in
Japan. He accounted for his transactions
in real estate, and swore positively that
he was never directly or indirectly con-
nected with the sale of Hollywood whisky.
The inspector had frequently been ac-
cused of having an interest in the com
lpany which handled this brand of liquor,
and it was stuJrd that by displaying the
company sign in prominent place the
lproprietors OF saloons were protected from
arrest OF annoyance for violation of the
excise laws.
Williams denounced Schmittberger as a
liar, and said he was prompted to lie by IA
promise OF immunity given by the Lexow
committee. lie met Mr.. Goff's attacks
stubbornly, and frequently aroused merri-
ment by his answers to several questions
Mr.. Con several times displayed his anger,
while the inspector was at all times ap-
parcntly unrultled, his sharp answers tick
ling the large audience present
Alter seventy minutes OF fencing Mr..
GoT asked for an adjournment until to-
day, and che majority of the spectators
said that Williams was the toughest
witness that the Investigator has met as
: yet
( 1t is expected that the examination OF
the inspector viii occupy the whole of the
u lay session,