The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-12-22

your transfer TO the police boMd%
'Yes, Mr.. Martin"
"You we're transferred to the Fifth
precinct7"
"Yes. Leonard street"
ibid you ever collect anything from
the merchants for allowing goods TO re-
main on the sideWalkSY
"No, / was not there long enough"
"how much did you collect from the
two pool rooms there?
$500 each"
"And while you were in that precinct
did you ever pay money to any one"
"ro whom?
Inspector McAYoy."
There was considerable exuitement.at
this point and Senator Lexow had some
trouble in quieting the audience.
"How much did you pay him?
$50 each month"
"And how was this given to him"
~ called on him at the Office At head.
quarters and laid the money on the
desk"
Captain Schmittberger was then trans.
ierred 10 Forty.seyenth street station.
"What collections did you make at
the Forty-seventh station?"
"There were some policy shops and
dlsorderiy houses.
"How much money did you collect
there each month";"
Between $500 and $500"
"How much did you collect from the
fast houses?"
"Erom 80 to $40 aach.H
"Well, captain, were there any in
structions given You about protecting
any disorderiy houses In that precinct@
Yes; went to see Commissioner
Martin and be told me to let the houses
in Forty-seyenth street go for the pres
ent."
"Did he mention any other houses?"
Eyes. It was 234 West Forty-frst
street; l sent one OF my men there to
investigate once, and afterwards some
one made complaint to Commissioner
Martin aud he sent for me. l told him
that would have 10 send the same man
back to apologize"
"Did you do it?"
II had TO do II. The next day my
man had to 20 aud apologize"
There was a fresh burst OF laughter at
this point and Mr.. Goff paused for
several minutes before continuing.
"Did you pay any part OF your collec.
tions in this precinct to auy police OH
cials ?"
"Yes."
"mho was it2"
"1nspector McAvoy."
SLOW much did you pay llim?"
"About $3.50 a month"
"Did he ever mention the matter to
you at all?"
eyes. Once he had said he would
not like to accept money from disor-
DERBY houses. I told him that the
money was not from these houses at
all, and nothing more was said about II"
"Did he have any scruples about
taking the money from these people ?"
HE was a very religious man and l
suppose he did,"
There was universal smile, and as
Mr.. Gof asked, "For this reason you
told him it was not, did you not" The
smile ripened into laugh.
The witness answered in the affirma-
tive, aud Mr.. Gof continued:
"You paid this money as bribe, 90
you would not be called upon to enforce
the law, did you not2"
That was my purpose"
"Do you know Georgiana Hastinga?"
u know OF her."
"How was 1t she paid no protection
money!"
"She was exempt for some reason"
"why was she exempt"
Npacauaa ktnt thak &c T All
keep my hand. off her / would get my
fingers burned"
"And you did ao%
Mr.. Goff then went on to explain to
the court that the true reason she had
never been molested was because sever
al Judges in New York were in the
habit Of visiting her house and had
thrown the mantle Of their protection
around her. He further stated that the
names Of these judges were in his pos
session, but that he would not use them
unless forced to do so. The tenderloin
was then takon up again.
"What about Lille C,iftou's immuni-
ty from this blackmail?" asked Mr..
Goff.
~ did no. Interfere with her at Cap.
tain Devery's request"
"Did you ever give one cent TO any
police official besides those you have
named here2"
Eyes, 1 paid Commissioner Martin
500 last year and another 500 to Com
missioner Sheehan previously. 1t was
q political contribution. however. l
gave the money direct to them"
Schmittberger then said that he
knew that Captain Martens bad paid
money for his promotion ne sergeant
because the money passed through his
hands.
~ asked Williams what it would cost.
He said it would be $1,000. Martens
gave me this money and gave 1t 10
Williams."
"Do you know OF any other case?"
II have heard that Martens paid Sl4,.
900 for his appointment as captain"
The witness said that 1t was com mon
talk In the police department that any
one could get on the force by the pay
ment Of $500.
lhe captain further said that he had
told all he knew: he "felt that the pill.
lars OF the church were falling, and in
justice to his wife and family, he had
made clean breast Of the matter" that
tho police department is rotten to the
core, though he believed Superiutend.
ent Byrnes was an honest man.
Next week the sessions OF the CON-
mittee will be executive.
Burned u saloon.
CRAwPoRpsvlLLE, IND. Dec. 2l.-Last
night the citizens oil New Market to the
number OF twenty-five marched to the