The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-12-21
STRAUSS PAID NO MONEY,
HE SAID HE WAS APPOINTED 4 CAP.
 TAIN ON HIS MERITS.

Attorney Con Told Him That He was Lying
 and That No One N ouid Believe His Story
 Did Not Complain of Assessinents Made
 Upon Him.
 New York. Dec. 20.-It was 12 o'clock when the first witness. Walter s. liar rison, was called before the Lexow committee. He said he was builder and that he had built the Morris build ing. He commenced 1t in 1891 and fin- ished 1t In 1892. He found 1t necessary to bridge the sidewalks and got a per init from the department of public works. While building the bridge he received visit from wardman Burns. who spoke about occupying the side walk, and told Harrison he expected to be paid for 1t. Witness said he was not in the habit of paying and told him he had a permit. Burns said wit ness would have to pay the police for looking after him. The witness said he refused to pay and startedto build the bridge. A short time afterwards his foreman was ar rested and brought to the Tombs. The case was called: the foreman showed the judge the permit and the case was dismissed. ..v Witness asked the officer why he ar rested his foreman and he said he only obeyed orders.
 Captain Mclaughlin was in command Of the precinct. Wardman Burns came around the following day and said 1t was all a mistake. Burns came around again few days after and said Har- rison had to pay $250 if he did not want to have any trouble. Witness paid $25O in bills the next day. He gave it to Burns in the station house in a private room This occurred about July or August, 1892, and he was not molested after that Lawyer Moss then said he had statement to make about a. man called H. M. Stannynought, one of the Park hurst agents. who, he alleged. was cor rupted by some officials at police head quarters.
 MT. Moss said he induced Stannynought to make an affidavit as to his dealings with headquarters. He read the aff1- davit, which was signed by Stanny- nought and Dr. Parkhurst.
 "We have not been able to find Stannynought to subpoena him." said Mr. Moss.
 In the affidavit Stannynought stated that he went to see Sergeant Mcdonald of the fifth precinct to ask him to get job. Mcdonald gave him letter to Inspector Williams and he saw the lat terat his home, July 25, 1893. Williams asked him, the affidavit states, how he would like to be made a detective on the regular force, and asked him questions about the work ing of the Society for the Prevention of Crime. Stannynought says he went to head quarters with Mcdonald, where a stenographer took down some of his reports.
 Stannynought stated that Inspector Williams wanted him to put up a job on Captain Wishart of the Society for the Prevention of Crime, and gave him an envelope with money in it. He re- fused to do it. Stannynought then made the affidavit and fled to New Jersey, being, he says, afraid of the police.
 "This shows" said Lawyer Moss, "that the police were engaged in conspiracy to break up the Society for the Prevention of Crime, as stated yesterday"
 Tt goes further" said Chairman Lex ow, flor it shows that the police are endeavoring to make a man commit crime"
 Captain Allaire was then recalled and questioned about the dive kept by Owney Geoghans. The captain said he was under the impression "Owney" was arrested for violation of the excise laws.
 MT. Golf then read an extract for presentment found by the grand jury in reference to Owney Geoghan's place, which was in Captain Allaire's pre- cinct.
 Did you arrest Geoghar for violating the excise law after that presentment?" "He did not violate the law in my pres ence."
 "Is that all the excuse you have when you knew Geoghan was selling liquor without license?"
 '"That is the best answer I can give"
 "But the presentment say you and In- spector Williams were guilty of wilful negligence in not suppressing these vio- lations of the law"
 Captain Allaire handed MT. Golf tes- timonial signed by many citizens eulo- gizing his services in the precinct.
 The captain again denied he had any knowledge of corrupt practices going on in the steamboat squad.
 You issued instructions" said Mr. Golf, against the acceptance of black mail"
 q gave my men general instructions every night at 6 o'clock, but I don't think blackmail was mentioned"
 He again denied that he knew any thing of the envelope containing the money which was placed on the ser geant's desk by Sergeant Taylor.
 'Then we have 1t that d police captain can be hoodwinked by his own men, and that blackmail and extortion can be carried on under his very nose?" q never saw anything of the kind.''
 Mrs. Barbara Strauss, wife of Cap tain Strauss, was then called. She said she was married twenty-eight years Her husband was working