New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-09

r-rry ARE TO MEET IO-DAi-IHE 'iii SNSn
ASKED TO PRESENT TESTIMONY OF
BLACKMAIL BY OFFICERS.
Four Of the seven members of the State Sen
ate Committee to investigate the Police Depar'-
nent of this city at the Hotel Meu'po'e.
az Broadway and Forty-second-st, last his"'' anu
.,rounced that there would be another meeting
% the committee at the hotel TINS morning
senator Cantor was said to be still too Ill TO leave
his home in MISUNDERSTANDING
Senator Bradley. it was said. had gone 10 MS
home in BROOKLYN. and Senator SaXton haa gone
IN see his sick wife in Clyde. y. \. senators
Jexow O'Connor Pound and Robertson ielt Al
hanv at . n m yesterday and arrived IN TINS
CITY az G o'clock They had dinner together al
the Hotel Metropole and talked with lie" pom
tjcians there Then they left the MOTEL
Before leaving Albany Chairman Lexow mad
sent dispatch to President Garter OF the CITY
Climb. saving that the committee would meet al
the Hotel Metropole at 10 a. m. to-ud! anu re-
ouesting the club to present any charEes against
tho notice which II wished 10 have investigated
nv the committee. To some of the poi!uciahS at
tho hotel the Senators said that they were 10 go
ahead with the investigation OF any charges that
1870 resented and that in the case of the fail
ure Of the Chamber OF Commerce 10 p'oliue
counsel they might either select their own law
proceed
without the aid of counsel
NO NOTICE TO DIR. PARKHuRsT.
NJ invitations to meet the committee at the
hotel this morning had been sent 10 the REV.
nv parkburs, or to the committee of the Cham
her of Commerce yesterday afternoon ana Ut
parkhurst said last evening that he had heard
,D,,, &c coming directly from the Senate
Committee lie had been in consultation with
C,n.o,, " cohw,h If the committee of the Cham
ber Of Commerce who had talked with other
members Of that committee.
81 had thought of meeting the Senate COM
mittee at the hotel tomorrow Or. ParKhurst
said last evening, but from the fact that no
notification was sent TO me or to the committee
of the Chamber of Commerce. IL may seem
that our presence there Is not desired. we
would have some important evidence 10 present
II the Senators chose 10 give suiiicient time TO
the investigation to Justify our eXpecta ION that
II would be thorough. but we would be wiling
to present that evidence only through able
counsel We have talked with a number OF en-
fnent lawyers in the city. and they all agree
that II should take a month for counsel to
prepare the lines Of the investigation before
the taking of testimony was begun. 1t doubt
less would take two full months to complete
such an investigation after 1t was begun in
Senators conclude not to go forward on lines
which would lead through a satisfactory in
STAND OF THE CITY CLUB.
Members Of the City Club said yesterday that
the evidence of police Matchmaking. which the
club had been collecting would probably not be
offered to the Senate committee unless the SEN
ators arranged to give sufficient time 10 the III,
vestigatOn to get at the truth fully. III WouIu
never do, they said. TO give to the committee
To declare
scented by persons interested in the investigation
had been inquired into. After examining some
of the evidence submitted by the club, in that
case the members said. the Senators might go
back to Albany and report that there We're no
vestigated. If, however. the Senate committee
showed a Willingness to make a thorough IN
vestigation. the club would furnish as many
cases as would keep the SENATORS pusy iOi 4"
week, or longer.
Some Of the affidavits in the possession OF the
City Club plainly show that the Matchmaking or
merchants who are compelled by the character
of their business TO violate the ordinance against
placing temporary distractions or the side
walks Is generally known to the police. While
the patrolmen on post make free % ask FOR
presents for themselves or for members OF their
families they, also, have made the merchants
understand that money collected was TO go 10
the captain Of the precinct The experience
of one merchant is cited 10 show how systematic
has been the levying Of tribute. For obvious
reasons the name of the merchant Is withheld
for the present He had been bounded by the
police until his suspicious were aroused Seeing
policeman in uniform lettering in front of his
store recent afternoon. he made bold TO
ask him: why are you all the time making
complaints about cases Of goods which
loaded here and taken into the store
possible while Blank & Co. next door are al
lowed to keep their goods on the sidewalk all
day If they choose without Interference
With look of surprise, the policeman answered
the question by asking another: Don't you
know that Mr.. Blank is a member Of the Tam
many General Committee and pays Big as
sessment to the organization"
"Wen, that may be-" the merchant protested
"but there is Mr.. Dash down the street. who Is
not Tammany man. i know, and he IL not
molested, either"
II don't know anything about It," the p.lice-
man replied, shortly
A CALL FROM THE WARD MAN
He was about to move away when the ner-
chant suddenly took another tack, and said n a
confidential tone: Look here. can't you give me
a tip"
The policeman let one eyelid droop, as he sad:
"The trouble with you is you're not on the list
See?'
well then. I want to get on the list as som
as possible" said the merchant
"All right, I'll have the ward man call on you
tomorrow said the policeman, as he WALKED
away. ,
Next day the precinct detective entered the
merchants store, and said he could arrang,
TO let the merchant keep his goods on the side
walk II the merchant would place $50 with his
business card in a sealed envelope for the cap.
tain Of the precinct. "As soon as deliver that
envelope" the detective said. "your name Will be
on the list, and the men on post will get orders
to leave you alone"
The merchant protested that the price was too
high ard the detective, at length, agreed TO
accept s25. which was paid A day or two
later the merchant again met the policeman
In uniform who INDUCED in another expressive
wink and said: Il see you're on the list. You re
all right now.