The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-09-12
Mr.. HANLEY'S
TIMEP|ECE.
PaWnbrOkor Stern Tells How
He He'd 1t for the
Detective.
MORE CAPTAINS PRESENT.
Sensational Developments Ex-
peoted of the LeXow Com
mittee To- Day.
RUM0RS OF ADJOURNMENT.
Senators Said to Be Anxious to
Attend the Coming State Poll
teal Convention.
RUM0RS OF ADJOURNMENT

The array of prominent police officials.
which has given brllllancy to the hear
irgs of the Lcxow Investigating Commit
tee during the week, was again conspicu-
Gus this morning when the Senators re-
sumed their labors. Iii addition to Capts.
Ryan. Meakim, Price and Haughey, Capt.
Creeden was in attendance this morning,
and Major Kipp, Chief Clerk to the
Board of Police Commissioners, with
Complaint Clerk Peterson, made up the
contingent from Headquarters.
Lawyer Louis j. Grant, who Is we'll
known as an advocate for members of
the uniformed force who get into
trouble with their supericrs. was hover
ing about, but would not say whether he
intended to represent any OF the officials
| of the Department or not.
The presence in the courtroom of a
person who was chiefly instrumental in
exposing the gambling establishment in
West Thirty-frst street, last Spring, al
legged to have been backed by Alderman
Parks, and which got Capt. Price into
so much trouble, made 1t seem probable
that Mr.. Goff would extend his inqui-
| rles in that direction some time during
| the day.
II WAS TtpOTleu tnlS IlOTlllnS lndl the
Committee might adjourn at -the close
| of to-day's session until after the hold
| ing of the State Conventions, instead of
going on tomorrow, as was announced
| early in the week. This, 1t was said,
would be done to enable some of the
| Senator'S who were members of the
Committee. to attend the Conventions.
Senator SaXton, when asked about this
| report, said:
Personally / know nothing in regard
to the truth OF the report, and l am
| prepared to remain over tomorrow as
we first intended. Yes, | have heard the
| rumor this morning that 1t Is Intended
| TO adjourn this afternoon. All 1 can say
| Is that the matter has not been discussed
| at all by members of the Committee and
| no official action has been taken on the
| subject.
Corporation Counsel William II. Clark
came In Just before the Committee got
together. He said he had been sub
poenaed to produce some papers on file
| in his Office, but he did not know for
what purpose they were to be used;
Half n dozen women who had been
apparently waiting their turn to testify
| during the last two days, were again
in attendance this morning, and Light
erman Howell, of DIR. John Halls
day that he had lied to his partner, Mr..
| Perkins, about paying $500 to Capt. Will
| Jams, for getting his STRENGTHENING
bills expedited, was also brought down
| again on a subpoena from Mr.. Goff' =
! office. AS DR.. Parkhurst says, he did
not technically convict himself of per
jury, but simply proved himself to be
The spectators benches in the rear OF
the courtroom were crowded as usual,
AMI the space inside the rail was packed
| with witnesses and specially favored per-
sons, who have pull with the COM
m WSsn c,o,rua, laxow announced that
| the Committee was ready at II O'Clock,
| and called on Mr., Con TO q aheai with
his Witnesses, the only absentee was
| Senator Pound.
Rev, Or; Henry NJ, Field, Of the Evan
! gelist and several other clcrBymen, were
In the audience. DR.. Parkhurst came IN
later and invited Or. Field to a seat with
him near the Counsa.s table.
Hnnicy watch Again.
The first victim on MIR. COTS string
pawnbroker, of West Thirty-frst street,
who was examined yesterday, He
brought with him the watch and chain
pawned at his shop by Detective Hanley
about a year ago.
What is ths monogram on the seaI''
ri" TT looks ike M" said the witness.
There was figure OF grimm on the
III strikes the hours, quarters and
| miAutes," continued the witness. 1T Is
second watch; what II caiel a chrome
graph"
memorandum In pencil:
stopped by Detective Charles Han
| icy. Not to be delivered with1u, Detec-
! tive Han ey.',
Il wrote that at the request OF De
| tective Han!ey. II has been in my
| Possession ever since" said Stern.
The witness said he was accustomed
l 10 write such memoranda at the re
| quest Of Central ONCE detectives. and
| would retain the watch I'll the eNpira-
| ton OF the time OF the loan. usually II
year, The watch was pawned Feb, II,
! 1889
Il retained this watch beyond the eN-
! piratiOn because Hanley asked me TO do
! so. ] always give my patrons time,
and do not dispose OF articles imme-
! diatCly after the time expires"
| Hanley was present, and stoop up at
Mr.. COTS request and was recognized by
you obtained Si25 on this watch?"
"Yes, sir"
Have you another watch of this
| character In your possessiong"