The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-12-29
Inspector Williams Again on the
Rack.
HURLED THE LIE AT ACCUSERS.
Deeply Probed as to the Riches He
Acquired Through the Police
Corruption.


the doors we're opened.
This caused good deal of comment, as
Anthony C0mstock was expected 10 insist
OF vindcating himself from the allega-
tons Of Witness Streep.
Senator Lexow SAID he had received
letter from CONS ock, but did not think it
right to have Comstock appear. as the
matter was outside the scope of the COM
mittee.
Mr.. Golf said: Through the Kindness
OF the Associated Press, l have been sup
piled with copy of an interview with
Mr.. Comsteck last night and L will now
say that | decline to say anything or have
any communication with Mr.. Comstock
until he puts in writing all he knows and
all he is prepared to say in reference to a
certain case in which he says / was prose-
cutor while holding the position of Assist
ant District Attorney.
THE chair is still open for any person
who wishes vindication and as this COM
mittee will have to adjourn very soon, l
feel certain that there will be a number OF
claimants for vindication after the session
has ended"
Inspector Williams then took the stand.
Golf asked Williams if he ever had any
United States bonds, and witness said he
never had. Several questions as to wit
ness property folio wed. aud also few
questions about Williams yacht, the
Eleanor. Then Golf began asking about
the money Williams received as gratui-
lies while in command of the tenderloin
precinct.
mot penny was the reply
Did you get any money!"
Eyes. but not in the tenderloin, as you
call il. l got money downtown"
From whom ~
From the firm of FIiess & Hoy, At
Broadway"
"How much did you get?"
About 5000 or $4,000 Fliess said he
was dealing in stocks. 1 gave him no
money. but he said he was willing TO take
the risk. did not know anything about
the business"
This Mr.. Fliess is connected with the
Hollywood Whisky Company, in which
you we're accused of having an interest ?"
Yes, / believe so. but he had no po-
siiion in the company at that time. He
told me his brother was connected with the
company"
Did you ever send for an envelope con-
tanning valuable property and have it
taken from Wardman Dunlsp's room when
he was dying?"
mo. SIR"
Witness said be had an account in the
Bowery Savings Bank of less than $500.
one in the Seamen's of less than $1,000
and one in the Dry Dock of less than
$1,000 He did not have any other ac-
counts. but his wife might have. He
frnr Cd
Scotland.
"Did your wife wear diamond CROSSE"
~ never knew her to wear one"
WAS it not taken from a notorious
woman?"
81 deny il and brand it as an Infamous
lie" shouted the witness passionately.
81 never knew the French madam. She
was not Frepch-she was German" was
the next reply to COTS probes.
Did you ever get presentation in
Lyric Hall?"
Yes; an album"
what was it WORTH"
1.-Two thousand five hundred dollars. 1t
was presented to me by Jerome Buck
Several persons subscribed to the fund to
buy the album. Among them were several
Jndges of criminal courts here, after was
exonerated on trial"
ibid Won not get pigeons at Delmon-
ico's?" asked Mr.. Golf.
.rYou are romancing," exclaimed VIII
liams.
"Do you know what pigeon is?
Yes; bird"
GA bird that flies from Delmonico's,
with an envelope containing S. bill to
the station-house, eh ?"
az know nothing about it,"
Ibid you not collect S. from Charlie
Delmonico every night. and did not a
policeman say that was outside of your
perquisites 2
AZ never heard anything about It"
s'TeH US about the album which was
presented to you by Buck. worth $500.
Was it not present from the gamblers of
the Tenderloin. gotten up by Neuberger ?'
sit was gotten up by a man FAMED
Brady"
Ibid not Commissioner Voorhis give as
reason for promoting you that it was neces-
sary to get you out of the TenderloiD, your
conduct was so bad ?'
IL don't know"
There was presentment made by the
Grand Jury calling for your removal and
that of Captain Affair for allowing gam
DING HOUSES w Ca Of w ttllu d SbUQ6 THROW
of the station-house
YES"
"You permitted this state of things to
go ?"
"No."
'The statement made by the Grand
Jury is false"
They were untrue"
MIR. Golf read report prepared by the
witness, in which he gives the list of
gam bling-ho and policy-shops. Take
the name of John Daily. Did you close his
house?"
"No"
mike Murray's?"
yes"
Matte Corbetts?"
81 don't know about that. That house
Of Mike Murray's was exposed by World
reporter"
Don't you think it would be good
scheme to get some of the newspaper men
TO assist the police in discovering gam
bling housss?"