The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-12-22

Daly could not play
Il What DAILY is that q
John DAILY. The commissioner at the
time said ne had a place in Fifty ninth
Did you pay any part OF your collec-
tons s., in this precinct to any po2ice Off
Yes,
who was it?''
Inspector McAvoy."
How much did yon pay hin?'
About $50 per month
Did he ever mention the matter to
Yes; once he said he would not like to
accept money from dfsorderIy houses.
these houses at all, and nothing more
was said about it,
did he have any scruples about TAX
ing 0 mas lr0 very gnfss 2o0p'e man. and
suppose he did,
There was universal smile. and as
Mr.. Golf asked
For this reason, you told him 1T was
not, did you not?"
The smile ripened into q laugh
The witness answered in the affirma-
tive. and Mr.. Golf said:
you would not be called upon to enforce
the law. did you not?
That was my purpose
the tenderloin.
srnall?''
Another question about Forty-seventh
street, before forget it," said Mr.. Goff.
DO you know Georgina Hastings?
How was it she paid no protection
money!
"She was exempt for some reason"
why was she exempt"
because I got "a hint that If I did
not Keep my hands off her, / would get
| INV fingers bI1l-nf 2''
And you did so?"
| Mr.. Golf then explained to the commit
tee that the true reason she mad never
been rnolested was because several Judges
of New York were in the habit OF visit
ing her house and had thrown the mantle
of their protection around her. He fur-
1 Their stated that the names OF these
judges were in his possession, but that
he would not use them unless forced 10
do SO.
of collections In the tenderloin and ex-
pressed some surprise at the captain, 3
| statement that he could only collect SzOO
per month in this entire precinct.
.What about Lille Chfton'S lmmunlty
from this blackHnail?'
IT did not interfere with her at Cap
tain Devery's request -,
did ne give you any reason Tor TINS
ut was her testimony in the Gardner
Nov. captain, did you ever give, one
cent to any police official besides unose
you have named here? ..o,
yes; 1 paid Commissioner Martin 500
last year and another S1O0 to Commls-
stoner Sheehan previously. 1t was a po-
lftical contribution, however, and given
voluntarily because they were leaders OF
the district 1 was~in. It was only admit
ted to me that it was advisable for me to
to do so. l gave THE money direct 10
+ Sehrnittberger then said he knew that
Captain Martin had paid money Tor nus
promotion as roundsman because the
money has passed through his 4hands:
when I was sergeant. Captain Mar
| tin was a. patrolman," explained the VIII
ness. ''He wanted to be made rouInds-
man. and went to see Captain Williams
money and / gave it to Williams in his
office at police headquarters.
did ne pay any more money Wnen hs
| was made a sergeant
"Yes, he asked me about 1T and | asked
! Williams what that would cost. he sd!u
1T would cost $1,CoO. Martin gave me this
money, and 1 gave it to Williams.
do you know of any, other cases.
81 have heard Martens (not Martin),
paid $4,000 for his appointment as cap
tain" u.
in the police department that anyone
could get on the force by the payment OF
$500; . s.o ,o,, +o,d every.
Now, captain, nave you CoIu W.
thing you know about this matter with
out reserving anything?'
Eyes. sir; 1 have made a clean breast
of all I know, holding back nothing. /
feel that the pillars of the church are
falling, and in justice TO my, wife and
| family have told everything"
Then you think the department IS rot
"Yes, sir, 1 do: and acknowledge the
part 1 have taken in it.
do you think this rottenness pervades
the whole department, without eAcep-
'-" Il want to say that I think Superin;;
/ tendent Byrnes is an honest man, and
means to do right, and If ne was noI
Ilampered he could run things properly.
Before Chairman Lexow said he thought
/ that next weeks sessions should be eX-
ecutive, Mr. Golf said few more wit
nesses must be examined publicly. lie