The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-12-21
CAPTAIN STRAUSS NEXT
MADE GENE,RAL DENIALS. BUT Mr..
corr SAID HE WAS LYING,
And Intimated That He Would Prove 1t,
Captain AIiaire Says He Knew Nothing
About the Bisckmail Charges.

| NEW YORK, Dec. 2O.-The rumor that
| John w. Goff viii continue as counsei
for the Lexow committee during the
| month Of January after he has been
| sworn in as recorder is not generally
| credited. There is some doubt expressed
| as to his authority 10 do such a thing
| and the general opinion Is that he will
| sever his connection with the Lexow
| committee at the close Of this week
| session. as has been his intention here
| tOfore. When he does go II IS now a
! pretty well established fact that eX-As-
| sistant District-Attorney Wellman or W.
! Travers jerome, one Of the present at
| torneys of the committee. VIII step into
| his shoes and continue in the work in
which Mr. Goff has so distinguished him
| self
The first witness before the committee
| to-day was Walter S. Harrison, build
| or. He testified to various levies Of
blackmail upon him by the police who an
! noyed him, arrested his men upon trivial
grounds. or upon no grounds at all, ana
so embarrassed his work that he PAID
the sums demanded. He then had no
further trouble. He implicated Captain
| Mclaughlin and his wardman. Burns.
INSPECTOR WILLIAMS IMPLICATED.
Lawyer Moss then said he had a state
ment to make about a man called III.
NJ. StannynOught one Of the Parkhufst
agents. who, he alleged. was corrupted
by some officials az police headquarters
Mr. Moss said he induced Stannynought
with headquarters. He read the affidavit
which was signed by Stannynought and
Dr.. Parkhurst.
In the affidavit Stannynought stated
that he went ~ see Sergeant Mcdonald,
OF the Fifth precinct. TO ask him TO get
him work Mcdonald gave him a let
ter 10 Inspector Williams. and he saw
the latter at his house July D. 1898
Williams asked him how he would IKE
20 be made a detective on the regular
force, and asked him questions about the
working Of the Society for the Proven
tiOn Of Crime.
Stannvnought says he went to head
quarters with Mcdonald. where stenog-
rapher took down some Of his reports.
Stannynought stated that Inspector
Williams wanted him 70 put up JOB on
Captain Wishert of the Society for the
Prevention OF Crime. and gave hlm an
envelope with money in II. He refused
to do It. Stannynought then made the
affidavit and fed 10 New Jersey, being
afraid. he says. Of the police.
This shows" said Lawyer Moss. "that
the police were engaged in conspiracy
to break up the Society for the IreVen-
ton of Crime as is testified to-day.
1T goes further" said Chairman Lex
ow. FOR II shows that the pol'te were
endeavoring 10 make man commit
crime"
CAPTAIN ALLAIRE's DENIAL.
Captain Allaire was then recalled. lie
professed entire ignorance OF money nav
by Taylor one of his sergeants, or OF any
thing like blackmail or eXtorton Delhs
practlced by the police
Policeman William j. Mooney was ask
ed by Mr.. GOn about his Wslt 10 hepptH-
hagen concerning Captain erection az
pointment as captain. lie testhea that
he went to see Reppenhagen by captain
"ReDpenbagen was in bed when I called:
/ told him that Captain Creedon Wlshed
to be appointed captain
RP Wa.aeand a..a io%a was going going to put up
$1,000 for the position. ! sdld ! Wouii
raise the other 5000 for Creedon and
That's good said Rep That means
5000 for ne, and that Will help us 10
pay our election expenses. Reppenhageh
also said ne would see Martin ana make
The Witness then said that he saw Rep
peuhaeen again i'm the same day, ana
the latter said that Weigand's appoint
ment mad been put off The witness then
told how the money was raised from
John Howard, Harrimer and others.
CAPTAIN STRAUSS DENSE IGNORANCE.
Captain Strauss was recalled. His was
a condition of denser ignorance than that
of Captain Allare. lie never heard OF
his Wardmen leVying tribute on the liquor
dealers, but he Thought the liquor dealers
could have been hlackmailed without his
knowledge lie did not pay for his az
pointment, but got it by asking for 1t.
He had borrowed 5000 from one Of his
policemen named Waiienstein, but ii was
Tor household purposes was not all used,
and was repaid i'm a few weeks.
Some of his replies in connection with
the loan brought from Mr.. Con the re-
Now. you know you are lying. and
any sensible man won't believe that
A little later ON the witness said he
had never heard that captaincy had
TO be paid for until Capain Creedon so
Now. Captain Strauss. / don't want TO
bring a number of men here TO swear you
are a perjurcr. 1 want TO give YOU a
chance. Did You ever complain of the
heavy assessment made on yOu?
mo. sir: | never did
He was then excused for the present.
BLAcKMAIL FOR DETECTIVES.
William n Lecato manager for the
GOrham Manufacturing Company. was
called He testified that his firm was
often robbed and that when the goods
were pawned by the thieves the house
had To pay the fun amount for which
they We're paWned.
And you also paid the Central office
detectives" he was asked.
yes. sir, said Mr.. LecatO, 'We paid
them from $40 TO So
who were the Ofiicers?'
"Dolan. Slosson, COnnor. Heidelberg
and others, about a dozen i'm an
1T is a remarkable thing" said Mr..
Goff that this Heidelberg. who is now
a detective, was once broken because he
was = thief
THAT bears out the old saying" said
Senator Bradley "Set thief to catch
a thief"
The witness said the. police detectives
were paid voluntarily.
about how much have you given
10 the police in the way OF presents "
asked Mr. GOf
about 500 or 500" the witness re-
Piled
Did the detectives ever tell you that
you need not pay the pawn-brokersT'
II don't remember that they did"
An adjournment was then taken until |
Friday morning.
The Fellows Report Ready.
KINGSTON. y. Y. Dec. 20-Commis- |
the testimony in the District Attorney |