The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-12-19

money was for the captain. He de- scribed Cannon's first visit to him. Cannon came to me-" said he. "snd
 said Captain schmittberger wanted S25
 out of the sto a month. I said. wasn't that too much. and he said It wasn't.
 had no further argument. but paid uo."
 Policeman Breck also testified he gave
 no a month to Sergeant Taylor. ale though Ailaire was captain. The slo a
 month was paid by the Providence line. He gave 1t to officer Wall. Captain
 schmittberger was in command at the time" Did you give up everything you
 got?" "Yes. sir. Vail said the old man wanted it," Policeman Herman Interman testified
 ne was on the American steamship piers
 and was getting sio a week up to six months ago.
 "Did you pay any money while Cap tain Gastlin was In command?" The witness said he was only getting s5 a week when Gastlin was In com
 mand. and he did not give up a cent. schmittberger took command In 1891. Witness was getting $10 week at that time. but he was never asked for 1t. MT. Con said: You have been before
 the grand jury and perjured yourself as you are doing now. haven't your" NO
 sir. have not"
 The witness was ba dly rattled at MT nA A Ia house in the annexed district, for which
 he paid $4,70O. He also iad three sav-
 ings bank accounts. He had saved all
 this money from his salary. On further questioning the witness lost his mem-
 ory and was excused.
 Policeman John O'Mahoney was next | called. He got s20 & month from the Baltimore and Ohio railroad, half of
 which he paid to Sergeant Taylor and Wardmen Cannon and Vail. He would
 not swear the money went to the cap-
 tain. He told the wardmen they could
 have all of it if they wished it. Oscar R. Cauchis, general passenger
 agent of the French Steamship line, l was then called. He was asked by Mrl Golf what he knew about an attempt | made to get hold of the book containing | the item of $500 paid by MT. Forget to Captain Schmittberger.
 He said that about the end of Septem- Der MT. Wolf called on him at his
 office and said there was a captain
 who was to appear before the Lexow l committee.
 "Mr WoR," said the witness, told | me there was a rumor that Captain
 Schmittberger got $500 from the French
 line and that the captain was anxious | to find if there was any evidence against him in the books. He asked
 me to allow him to examine the books
 and refused. Wolf came back again
 and gave me the date of the payment,
 but I never paid any attention to 1t.
 understood from MT. Wolf that Cap- tain Schmittberger was willing to pay
 the money back
 "Mr. Wolf also said that if the books l were not given up not only would the $500 be returned, but a good sum be given besides. When he talked about
 money I turned my back and termin- | ated the interview"
 Policeman Patrick Murphy was then
 called. He said he was receiving $25 a
 month for the past fourteen years from | the Pennsylvania railroad. He said he gave up half while Captains Gastlin, | Allaire and Schmittberger and Sergeant Taylor had charge of the precinct. Policeman Brady was the next wit ness. He was also detailed on the Pennsylvania railroad docks and had received $25 month. He had given up the customary half to the wardmen. Policeman McGeorge, another Penn sylvania railroad dock policeman, had received the same amount from the road as all the rest and had given the
 usual contribution. He had supposed that 1t was to go to the captain. Policeman Connors, the next witness, had been detailed to the Stonington
 line dock and had received $1O, of which he gave up the usual half. Policeman Peter Moran, formerly of the steamboat squad, testified that he was at one time on the White Star docks and got $10 per week. Did you pay any money to Captain Schmittberger?" "No. He wanted if all and I refused to give any. Then I was transferred to regular police duty" 'Did you ever pay him any?" "Yes. At first I paid him g. I agreed to
 that. but when he wanted $40 would not give him anything.' ~f Policeman Kiernan, formerly sta-
 tioned at the New Jersey Central pier,
 now on duty on the Vermont Central
 pier, said that neither of these com panies paid any money to the police. Wyatt M., Bassett, agent of the Yer
 mont Central pier, was called and said
 that no money had been paid for police
 services for seven years.
 Policeman Beglan testified that he
 was on the Baltimore and Ohio pier
 He got $5 a week and gave up half
 while Captains Gastlin, Schmittberger
 and Allaire and Sergeant Taylor were
 in command
 Policeman Robert J. Vail. testified
 that he was ward detective under Cap-
 tain Gastlin of the. steamboat squad
 for five years and was wardman for
 two months under Captain Schmitt-
 berger. He gave the money collected from
 the policemen to Captain Gastltn and never got a cent of it.
 "Ddd you collect for Schmittberger ?"
 Witness explained that when Captain
 Schanit ittberger was appointed he sum-
 berger kept me in the room after the
 moned the ward detective. Schmitt-