Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-12-21
That's What Captain Strauss Said
He'd Do.
FIFTEEN THOUSAND IN THE POT.
Wasn't a Jack Pot Either in That Lit
10 Cana
GOT Tried 90 Diua and Then Called
His Hand. Hut strauss stood Fat.
parlhurst In conrs-Patanta. the
Original on the stand.

New York. Dec. so,--Dr. rarkhurst.
who has not attended the sittings OF the
Lexow committee for some time, was
an early arrival today, The usual
crowd OF police captains were present
and affected an uneonoerned air before
the proceedings opened.
Ex-lnspector Steers. against whom
Sergeant Taylor has given damaging
testimony. was ON hand early aud Il
was thought he would be given an OPP
porlunity TO explain.
Mayor L. Il. Fisher OF Grand Rapids
Mich. occupied seat beside the scna-
tors In an interview, Or. parkhurst
said that In his opinion. Superintendent
lyrne, was. as representative OF the
police department, one OF the persons
who should by all meana be placed on
the witness stand; that II ssch proceed
insa was not had the resordu OF the
committee would not be complete.
The doctor also thought that whether
or not superintendent Byrnes was
implicated, his testimony was impor.
tant and imperative.
Walter S. Harrison, builder testi.
ned that in iSsi-92 he built the Morris
building. lilo was Obliged to pay $3.50
to wurdman Burns, acting for Captain
Mclaughlin, for tho privilege OF oc.
cupylng the street
Mr. Mvss read "A statement from Do
tectlve Stunninoughi. formerly OF the
harkhura, society, Before this testi-
mouy was read Mr. Moss stated TINT
Sttnulnongiit was afraid OK the New
York police department, consequently
no requested tYu dayn' notice In or-
dor to get out OF the city before the
statement was rcad In open court The
aihdavit set forth that ON July q. OF
last year, Stannlnought made an or
fort ia BOT on the detective force un-
dor Inspector Williams, but that WIZ
Hams asked him 10 swear falsely
aBalnat Superintendent Mishurt OF the
PNrlthurst society. This he refused 10
do, although he Acknowledged that he
was WILLING 10 sell tho secrets OF tho
Aoeicty In order 60 get on the detective
force. lie refused TO make false baths
and was therefore not employed by liz
| speot0r Williams,
I Mrs, Barbsra strauss wife OF Police
Captain strauss, swore that che had
/ no conversation with her husband ne.
| gardlng hia tratimony ON Tuesday. Che
{ had never owned amy rcal estate IN hot
own name or any name, her hnrhand
/ hal no other source Of income than
1 his salary.
I did your husband have any money
NJ the time he was made captain"
mo"
strauss was then called
You are tho original pantata7" Mr..
Con began,
IL believe go"
Witness WIS asked whether he knew
oniecr Wallonstoin, who was In The
court room. lie did Wallenstrin thei
LETT the room under Instructions. wit
ness ACKNOWLEDGED that he sent Office
Leonard away from the polls ON cleo
ton day in 1898 aud ordered him e
watch fence"
You relieved officer Leonard because
he was doing his duty. didn't your
mo ! relieved him 30 dc could gei
his breakfast.
william j. Mooney told Of CONVEX
sntlon which he had with Captain Cree
don with reference 10 seeing Captain
RoppcnhAgen.
Mooney called on Reppenhegen abou
Crcedon'a appointment
when Rep told me-" continued
Mooney. that WcigRnn was TO b
made a captain, | agreed 20 raise M
ante from $4,000, the amount tina
Wsiggan had offered to subscribe, Il
SIS 900. Rep aaid; 'Thatn good Mar
tin lost several thousand In his rae
for coroner aud I lost some money
and this $4,000 VIII be $4,000 for fne
5000 for Martin and 10000 for Yoorhig
aud VIII JUST pay election expenses
After that Rep went TO police head
quarters Ia see Martin and aftcrwnri
toid me that the appointment could b.
made. ! repeated this 70 cfcedon mn
told him n / could do anything TO he'll
him l wonid be glad 70 do It. Ho toll
me 10 arc some Of his friends abon
raising the extra $4,000. ala no an
the money was raised. Afterwnrd tn
captain was appointed. That's all
know about g."
Captain Strauss recalled, was asked
"Dld you ever made Wallenstcin
promise that II you became y chptaii
you would make him your wardman1
Eyes. did"
"Bocause he Is friend and reiatlv
OF mine"
us II because he ia good collector ?
II never had any collecting 10 do
lie aid regular police duty. that wa
all"
do you not know" said Mr.. Got
severely. nthat mountain OF cvidenc
4
your wardmen did collect for you from
the fast housesT
mo. did not. lie never dld an
collecting for me-"
Now. Captain Strauss. what dld yoi
mean when you said that so long q
Williams and Byrpes did not go baol
on you you did not fear an eAamlna
,i0n2"
II never said that"
"Or anything like TT"
''Sever"
''Sew do you not know that you ar
living Do you not know that n maj
o. ordinary inteiiigcnoe would nefe
have been appointed BY John McclGv
unlsss he got paid for ii7'
u never paid for mine"
And you are o monument " IN
fact that Mcciave dld appoint one nm
eaptain without being paid for H."
u gpena ] am"
The wiiness then went on 90 stat
mat ne borrowed t20tn from ma couch
Waiinsfcin. Just few days befor
fls appointment He testified furthe
thai v-iihin eix months he paid u
money back TO his coiisin With The *
oeption u s5s5. He stated mat ~ De
cIsIeI not 70 uFs thr money in refur