The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-12-22


berger. captain of pclloe. and now IN
command of the ten4erIoan district, mads
a confession before the I.eSow COMMITTEES
today. 10 the effect THAT the entire police
system 81 New York. with the exception
oe superintendent BSrnas and "A few
others, was rotten to the core. THAI black
mail and bribery. cxtortion efsl corrap-
ton were common crimes IN the denart-
ment. and that mereenaFy methods alons
actuatcd his fellow officers. Ills charges
Implicated Inspectors Williams and Me-
Avoy. ex-fuspector Steers. Police com-
inlssseners James b. Martiu and John G.,
sheenan. Captains Price. Gastiaa and
Martens. ex-Capt John dnuamr aud
war,4nen Dunlap. Robert vall and James
Gannen
Without question. this has been most
important day in the history Of the com-
mittee. schmittberger's confession -
prolific Of not ouiy sensation. but OF evil
dence which confirms and veGifies what
has been hitherto considered the most
exaggerated case Of police and oftciai
corruption. II deals with more individual
cases; IL shows the crinlnality that haa
prevailed in the police department.
capt. gchmlttberger Is uIRieF indictment
for bribery lie had previously refused
10 testify before the senate committee.
Yesterday. however. ho was re-arrosted
ani hIs bail increased. Today he teoS
advantage Of an offer Of immunity frusn
punishment held out TO him by Mr. Goff.
ana agreed to make a clean breast ~ il.
.erhe pillars Of the church are fallen.'
said he on the witness stand. "and
deem 1T due my conscience, my wife AMI
my chiTlfen % tell what know" Mean@
while dark circles had cFept under bis
eyes his face assumed sickly palloF,
am air of utter weaglness and detection
posaesed him. ard he appeared, as he
was. in extreme mental torture aaf
agony Bat nD spirit of sympathy moved
the throne of spectators. Sneers aud
sarcastic laughter instead answered the
acknowledgment OF hls wearlness when
at last Counsel con permitted him to
vaeate tho stand
The city tonight II not turbulent with
excitement as Il was week ago on
the occasion Of Capt. Creed0n's confess
aloft. Instead. an atmosphere Of sup
pressed indignation prevails. I'm official
circles np attempt - made tn eontra'ise-
/ tlon or aaroEatioa of capt. sehnittber-
| gers allegations, and everywhere ~
heard the eammant 1T could not have
been worse. Il must en4.'
The news that Sehnattberger had con-
| serted 70 tsll an hs kneef spread through
| the city with tie speed of a whiflaini.
/ aua drew to the coH-1}ttee room a vaar
/ tlArons ~ citizens wh9 ciamored aBd
struggled Tor admission In political and
Official circles ftis Intelligence created
a furorc. Senator OFCouuor denlea that
1 hs had asserted. as De- alleged, that Mr.
Cor had ballaoze1 aFi lnumideted Wit
/ nssses before the f.e&ow committee. In
1 speaking 81 the Isroloaed continuation
40 tho committee. O'Connor SAID. The
police department. IL rotten 70 the very
/ Foundation. and / should be ths last -
/ oppose an inFass5ga sion.
Tgaat t4ere 81 aoHas sascorf between
C'9uasel Cor ard tfae committees fsow-
ever. s. a conceded fact. and th1t this
3.sens9a II over tlse question as 70 why
ssrperafft ndent fsyrus and otlszr officers
have nst bean called - testify. Is nst de-
aied. II Is also besVed that q Fntsuuslsr-
staining exists bctweegs Dr. rarlghurst
ard Sir. Gu1 in relatioTr t. the pruprieeg
oF aaln7gl1slsns superintendent Byrgses.
Wits reference - this matter. Counsel
/ Gsaff's assistant. Mr.. JeEusr.e. said that II
/ vste one tasiag - rlgt q man IN the Wit
nes chair an8 aas9t13er ~ get sufficient
pvgof against k8n 80 attain auy good re-
suits tie thoarisf f9wmver. That Super
.r+n~Hans fsvrnas and CDulusasionFv
/ Martin w9as1 be caifca next wesk. Father
r7tssv 4eaa preserEs before Senator's
f T<z8w. C-Coarsor a-gs1 orheTs arrived this
7 rgas-rser. roiae Captains Cremg1ss
aa.s VveaterxeaE aTag oeeup@esa agAc~
1 tatsrs seats. Justice N0sshis hfis
/ q esasa4lnataaa atfs Mr U0T- Ia
response 20 quaat88az. justice SoorhAs
asH4 te expecte3 to - en fae vtfsees
#s4nsg today He iaad Turned oper all III
hank books 81 Mr Csasf. ard was enxAous
/ - ylseseafss fTfns1f against tfvs afa@sa-
/ tbsns raasie hy JOHN III. Eapranhagen ana
F eaft Creese9 Justice EeoFhs sa8d ha
faaf nat been nahFnsEs1 lie appeared
4 Voluntarily. anss 9As really 70 answer an
/ ssesfn7zs. lle afso aaif thar II not pe4-
gaSfta8 - testify he F9tfs1 afFst . writes
efnfesnent 20 the committee.
/ 4t uaa gata when the first witness &C
fsa Aay. Adctph f.einaast. was called
FEe ha4 l4st night been serve1 wfth a
eaHnefa. sis1sea johns W. GoH. Tire xig-
nature proved - be false Nr Cor aslA
shas was only ons of fhe many anroy-
aaeez suffered - hafa He FenssrSe&
/ fhat fhe work og tbs COMMITTEES did nos
. deal p5gh personal a;Tafa
Policeman charies Eoilauf owned
/ Frlsafe resffence - 1ss9 Amsterdam ave.
rnsa. efehg lots Ia Ferty s#xth street.. SIX
iots II Foytg-sscona street. ani f1s