The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-10-18
LExow INVESTIGATION.
Not Yet Explained Why Callahan was
Kept on the Force.

Kept on the Force.
NEW YORK, Oct. 16.-Policeman
Callahan's pull was the subject oil the
earliest inquiry today by the Le&o"
committee. James Smith, who keeps
a restaurant in Greenwich street, told
the committee how the officer came TO
his place intoxicated ole day last
week and threatened him with a re-
volver and otherwise conducted him
self in disorderly manner, winding
up by taking the witness to the ponce
station. Lawyer Moss told the commits
tee that in season the police commits
sioners would be called upon to explain
why Callahan and other brutes were
permitted to remain on the force
John Frankel, a saloon keeper tod OF
his paving Policemen johnson sou ana
and being arrested On trumpet up
charges and bulldozed into paving
5000 for the influence of Silver Dollar
Smith to save him from states prison.
He was discharged without hearing.
The Judge read reply from super.
intendent Bvrnes, in which he had
,aken steps to bring to justice those
who had registered illegally. Mr.. Gol1
said that 500 inmates had been re-
leased without judicial proceedings.
After Counsel Golf had assured the
committee, as DR.. Moss had already
done, that when time was ripe
they would be asked to
consider the offenses of the higher
officials, the police commissioners,
John johnson, an inmate OF the
Tombs, was placed in the witness box.
He related that when first arrested ne
was lodged in jefferson Market prison,
where the keeper insisted with curses
that he must engage lawyer named
Gatlin. On two occasions the witness
pai / 81 for the privilege of walking III
the corridor. This was the custom.
Leash sold whisky to the prisoners Tor
about four times It's value.
Leash was called to the stand. DO
you know what perjury is?' asked Mr.
Golf.
"No, don't, said Leash, nervously:
The nature of perjury was explained
to him and he was forced to acknoVl~
edge that he had received money from
prisoners and that he had recon-
mended Lawyers Gatlin and Pente-
cost to the prisoners.
Chairman Lexow then succeeded In
getting the witness to admit that 1t
was the custom of keepers to share
the LAWYERS fees, but he strenuously
denied that he had ever sold whisky
to prisoners.
first cousin of John b. Mclaughlin,
and that his relative was a perurer
and never was in the army. This
puzzled the commission and they |
probed into the conflicting testimony.
1t was found that there WAS hard feel |
ings between the cousins. The wit
ness said his cousin came to him and |
said he had secured q discharge paper |
from the army from friend OF lis ana |
he was going to use it to help him to
get on the force.
Policeman Mclaughlin was recalled
10 the stand. He described the diff
rerent parts of O gun and the duties of
IN artilleryman. Chairman Lexow
,aid he believed the officer was telling
he truth. The cousin persisted in
lis assertion that the policeman had
never been in the army.
Zone of you ought to be in state '
prison for perjury" continued Senator
)COnnOr.
Moses H. Moulton, business man,
the days proceedings to a
somewhat dramatic close. He identi-
led Captain Martin, who was present,
rs the officer to whom he had paid SIS
iwo years ago. This was to secure the
privilege OF regIstrary and polling
This man paid $50, and it appears to
nave been the custom of policemen to
demand $l5 out of it.
Chairman Berghoit testified that he
lad examined Quinlan's hotel and
ound evidence of an attempt to col
)nize voters. Adjourned.
AS the season approaches when