The herald., 1894-12-27

"What was the highest amount you
ever received in q month? Z"
"Six hundred"
Witness said that two policy dealers
paid for sll.
"And you handed all the money tt
Captain Webb?S
.'Yea, and he returned me portion
Of it,"
"And if these people who had paid
violated the law they would not be in
teriered With"
"Yes."
show much did you collect from 1885,
to 1889, under Captain Webb?"
About $4,000. I got the policy shoy
collection under Captain Doherty. Nc
Cabe and Freedman, the two rspresen'
tative policy dealers, paid me personally
every month. The procedure was prac'
tically tho same a. under Captain
Webb"
"How much did you collect under
Doherty?"
"From $4OO to $500 a month. 1 de.
Quoted q portion for myself"
Were these people ever interfered
with ?"
''For unless complaint was made by
some prominent citizen"
"Then you collected about $1,000 in
Captain Doherty's TINA and gave it to
him as bribe? Who succeeded
Doherty?"
Captain Eakins. He remained in
the station about Is months. l made
the usual monthly collections during
his captaincy."
ibid he express any surprise when
you handed him the money ?'' asked
Chairman Lexow.
mot the slightest" responded the
witness.
At this point DR.. Parkhurst entered
the room and conversed with Mr.. Goff.
II had" continued the witness, "a
conversation with Captain Mccullough
and after that there was no collection
from the saloon-keepers individually.
"But you collected from some indi-
viduals did you not?"
"Yes, from those who were not mem>
bers of the Liquor Dealers associst ton.
Clancy paid for the association. Under
Eskins the subscriptions from the
policy shops were raised from $40 to $40
q month. l heard the policy dealers
were paying $50 in other precincts, 60
We made the eraise."
IT WAS PAY OR CLOSE DOWN.
Witness said this money wss paid as
bribe. The police never inte.fered with
any of those houses unless there were
charges OF assault or something Of that
kind coming from them.
In reply to the chairman the witness
said that the proprietor OF house who
did not pay had to close.
Captain Schultze, Shabby said, suc-
ceeded Captain Eekins and then things
went on shout the same basis.
There were no pool rooms in the pre-
cinct during SchultE's time.
Ibid youIdo anything but collect?"
"oh. yes III did my duties as police
'You wereahen endeavoring to detect
cYime?"
"Yes." replied the witness. and with.
out emile he left the stand.
Police Captain Martens was then
called. He was sworn and then asked
to step down.
Samuel Lowenthal testified that he
acted as lawyer for Mrs. Blood and
conveyed to her house on West
Twsnty-ninth street.
'Did she tell you she had to purchase
q house under oompulsion of q police
officer?"
NO."
The witness objected to answering
any such questions on the ground of
privilege and he was sustained by the
committee. He admitted to Mr.. Golf
that his client had paid $1,000 more than
the acknowledged value of the property.
Ex.WardmRn Shsllsy again took the
stand and said that the collections since
the committee commenced its investiga.
tion were not collected ON the same plan
as before. He himself spoke to Captain
Schultzs of the advisability of being
more cautious. Captain Schullzs ac-
cepted all the money az q bribe. The
smaans paid Schultze was about $4,000.
And the people who paid theae
bribes were not interfered WITH"
"Yes," said the witness. because
We wanted to drive the disorderly
houses out o. the district. We collected
from policy shops and saloons as usual"
Captain Martsna was then recalled
and questioned by Mr.. Golf as to wheth-
or his wife had yet returned from
Northport.
"She has gone to the house OF her
brother-in-law, who is dying" said
Captain Martens.
Captain Martens promised to have his
wife ia court tomorrow morning.
Bring your bank books with you,"
Raid Mr.. Golf.
''My bank books ?" repeated the Cap.
tain. 81 have none.'
':Well, l want you TO bring them"
said Mr.. Goff.
"All right" said Martens.
"Ahso tell your wife to bring her bank
books and any deeds you or che NAV
have" demanded Mr.. Golf.
DR.. Webster testified as to the inabil- |
ity of q man named Hollingsworth to |
come to court, owing to trouble with
his eyes.
WILLIAMS ON THE STAND.
A muruiur went around the court
when Mr.. Goff called Inspector Will.
liams. The big inspector took his seat.
let his eyes,rosm around the room and
finally fixed them on Mr.. Gof.
when did you join the police force ?"
''In 1864. l was then "a years OF age
and chip carpenter. | had been EN-.
ployed in Chma and Japan and had
charge of duck yard at Shanghai"
"When you joined the police force
we're you poor rnan or in good circum.
stances ?'
"Fairly welIoff, owned the house en-
Leonard street in Brooklyn in which |
lived. I think 1 was worth $4,000 or
l2o. .OoO."
Had you any other propsrty?"
"Yes, some lots in Japan"
''As matter of information, how do
they measure building lots there?'
II think 100 feet by 81 feet. l do not
kc..