Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-12-06
Police Were Paid to Allow Boxing
Exhibitions.
TESTIMONY BY MANAGER F.W. SANGER
The Lexow Investigating Commit
tee in Session.
L II T. S II l. T. V T. l. \ L / O y S

NEW YORK, December 6-Frank w.
Sanger was the first witness before the
Lexow committee today. He stated that
he was the maI ager OF the Madison Square
Garden. Since he held that position there
had been five boxing exhibitions there.
do you know VIM. ~ Brady?'' asked
Mr.. Go.f.
Yes"
HE IS Corbett's manager, is he not?'
Yes"
Now. Mr.. Sanger, have you any per-
sonal knowledge of any moneys paid TO
the police TO allow those exhibitions
there
NO personal knowledge"
Well, lid any one say anything to you
about such money!
''Mr. Brady did
Nv hen was that?"
"On the night of the Corbett and Mitchell
exhibition he came gAe and asked per-
mission TO draw 800 from the box Once
To pay the ponce 10 allow the exhibition to
go on
And was it given?"
yes"
"lN whose demand did Mr.. Brady pay
the money!
Il u. derstood it was Capt, Schmittberg-
erS. The money was charged TO Mr..
Brsdy's personnel account
The witness testIhec that he had seen
So! eriT iendeut ByrneS before the exhibit
ton, and was told that IT could go so
10, IS the law was not traEsSressed.
Did yOu understand that the money was
paid Tor protection?" asr,ed Senator LeXow.
Il did not gave il thought.
VIM. y. Brady was then called.
'Well. Mr.. Brady" sad Mr.. Golf, what
did you do with the $50 you drew from the
box Officer
Il did not draw $50
well. how much did you draw"
:AHOSt ID : cent that amount
AID what did you do with IT."
Gave 1t to the stage manager, Ben.
Sherwood. for the purpose of defraying the
expenses of the show"
We'll. Mr.. Sanger has sworn that You
drew $50 TO pay to Capt. Schmittberger;
did he perjure. himself when he swore
that?
AT first Brady refused to answer this
question, but subsequently said Sanger's
statement was substantially true. The wit
ness related the preiimrarieS reading up to
the attempt made several years ago TO
bring corbett and Mitchell together for a
six-round sparring bout. lie said that the
match at that time fell through because IT
was declared it was against the law.
"Afterward." continued Mr.. Brady, Il
was told to see Muidoon. the wrestler. AL
though We made all arrangements to pull
OFF the fight. Mitchell backed out.
do you remember hearing Mitchell say
il was blasted shame the fight could not
come off here without paying percentage
to the police?'
mo. do not.
Did he say it?''
"At one. time he said words to that eff
feet when We tried to arrange a private
finish fight between Corbett ard Mitchell"
What were you to pay Muldoon for his
serviceS?"
twenty-five per cent of the gross re-
ceipts"
Ard he guaranteed you against police
interference?'
Yves: he said, Tt will be on the stage
and there will he no knock out. If II comes
to that l will stop it, -
Brady went on to- state that he called
u.on Supt. Byrres 70 see abort the MILL
but that the superintendent refused to see
1t could not take place.
After that. Hr01v said. he hf d made an
effort, through Mul1oon to pull off the
fight He did not know then that Null
doom WIS connected in any way with the
police force.
1.-THE - per cent was. | understood to be
paid for police protection"
Mr. Brady then explained that when the
fight between Corbett and Mitchell did not
take place he had to get up an entertain
ment to save his Sl,100 rent.
WAS Muldoon present at this entertain
ment?'
Yes. 1 paid him the - per cent"
WAS there any police Interference"
Yes, every time a man was knocked
down Captain OConner raped his club
and stopped the bout"
Mr.. Brady denied that he paid any money
to the police for the Corbett exhibition
after he had defeated Sullivan. He gave
the stage manager "A present of $50, but
did not know what he did with It,
And Will you swear that you never paid
over to any other person any money to be
paid to the police?'
will