The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-12-27

~ nat the Rates OF Assessments
Were Per Month--PooI Rooms,
| Fifty; Policy Shops, Twentss
| Houses OF IN Fame, Ten.
New York. Dec. 26-Next to Super
intendent Byrnes, Inspector Alexander
Williams is looked upon by the resi-
idents Of this city as the man who
knows every detail in connection with
the police department. of New York
1T was made known that he would be
called as a witness before tine Lexow
Icommittee today ana there were nu-
merous applicants for admission to the
court room. Lawyers, doctors, bank
lerss brokers and men about town
scrambled for seats 10 hear the lam
GUS Knight OF the Club and Inqnisi-
tor Golf cross foiIs IN wordy fencing
match
During the early part OF the pro-
leeedings former Wardman Shalley,
! who was Policeman Hassey's partner
in the Twelfth precinct, was examined
land he told about his collections OF
bride money from saloon keepers. pro-
lprietors Of houses Of ill-fame and pol
Icy shops. He accused Captain Wehb
lretlred), Doherty, Eakins and Schultz
Of receiving the brides. During
Schultz's regime he said that the price
ion policy shops was raised per cent,
and in nine months ne paid over to
Schultz about $4,000 Detective Ser
geants Phil Reilly and Jake Won
IGrischten were called after recess and
they said they attended the races at
Saratoga during their vacations and
THAT they received money from the
towners Of the track for keeping
crooked persons away from it, bur
/ he denied ever having divided the
money they got with the police Of
ficials in New York.
Inspector Williams Called.
Inspector Williams was then called
and every one was on the tip toe OF
excitement. He was dressed in full
uniform and seemed to be as uncon-
cerned as If he were going to testify
against an ordinary drunk or discr-
DERBY"
In reply to Mr.. Golf he said that he
learned the trade of ship carpenter
and previous TO 1866, when he Joined
the force, he had charge of ship
yards in China and Japan. When he
left there ne was worth from $4,000 to
$4,000 and had property in Japan. He
accounted for his transactions in real
lestate and swore positively that he
was never directly or indirectly con-
nected with the sale Of Hollywood
whisky.
The inspector had frequently been
/ accused of having an interest in the
company which handled this brand OF
i liquor, and It was stated that by dis
playing the company's sign in a prom
! inent place the proprietors of saloons
were protected from arrest or annoy
ance for violation of the excise law.
| Williams denounced Schmittberger as
a liar and said he was prompted to
lie by a promise of immunity given by
the committee.
He met Mr.. COTS attacks stubborn
| Iy and frequently aroused merriment
| by his answers to several questions.
i After 20 minutes of fencing, Mr.. Golf
asked for an adjournment, and the ma
jority of the spectators said that Will
| Jams was the toughest" witness that
the investigator had met yet. 1t is
expected that the examination of the
inspector will occupy the whole Of to-
morroW's session.
| When Chairman Lexow raped his
| gavel, Mr. Golf started off by reading
two letters sent by Commissioner Shee-
han to Captain Schmittberger in refer
ence to Proctor, the alleged gambler
and friend of the commissioner. The
| first asked the captain to exercise his
influence to have a man named Morris
! Murray appointed as a conductor Of
the Broadway cable road. The second
made a similar request for Charles
Bates on the Eighth avenue surface
road. Mr.. Golf also produced a letter
making a similar request on behalf Of
| William Schaefer.
| Mr.. Golf then read a letter received
this morning by Assistant Counsel
| Moss from Commissioner Sheehan. The
| letter enclosed a newspaper interview
with Mr.. Moss in which the latter had
a good word to say for the commits
sioner, and for this Mr. Sheehan
thanked him. The letter concludes:
AT the time when there appears to
be a general determine ton to rim
and destroy me, even kind word is
| to be apprecia ted"
MIR. Golf said: There has never
been, so far as the committee is con-
cerned, a determination or a wish To
destroy Commissioner Sheehan or any
lone else"
| Ex-Warden ShaIIy Recalled.
Ex-Wardman Shally was then recall
led to the stand. He said he had serv-
ed as wardman in the Twelfth precinct
under Captains Webb, Doherty. Eal1ins
and Schultz, and had collected monthly
from disorderfy houses, pool rooms,
policy shops and saloons. He gave
money 10 Captain Webb and never re-
| tanned any of it.
What did these people pay?''
Pool rooms $50 a month, policy
shops $50, liquor dealers $40, and
houses of ill-fame $40. The average col
lected was $500"
'What was tine highest amount you
ever received i'm a month";"
''Six hundred"
Witness said that two policy dealers
paid for all.
'tAnd You handed all the money to
Captain Webb?''
Eyes; and ne returned me a portion
of it,
'1And If these people who had paid
violated the law they would not he in
iterfered with?"
"Yes."
SLOW much did you collect. from 1888
to 1889 under Captain Webb?"
about $500. L got the policy shop
collection under Captain Doherty, Nc
Cable and Freedman; the two represent
tftive policy dealers paid me personally
every month. The procedure was prac-
tically the same as under Captain
Webb"
! How much did you collect under
Doherty?'
Quoted a portion for myself"
"Were these people ever interfered
with?"
| mot unless a complaint was made
by some prominent citizen
''Then you collected about $500 in
Captain Doherty's time and gave it to
him as briDe?"
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