The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-29
WILLIAMS BRAZEyS 1t OUT.
He Admits Accepting Gifts Of $1,000
5000 From 4 Whisky Firm.


Re Says the Money Cane as Volun-
tary ofzrinz. Though He Had Never
Dons Anything 20 Cause the Firm 20
Be Friendly &C Eim-Ihey Told Him
They Would Speculate IN Stocks FOR
Kim and Give Kim the Profits with
ont Any Money Being Put Up BY
Kin Commissioners Martin On the
Witness Stand.
New York, Dec. 3-Anthouy Ccmsuock
IA not appear before The Lexow commit
tee today for vind.eation. although he
was present as a spectator at one stage
o. the proceedings
~ The outset the chairman announced
that he had received letter from Mr.
Comstock in relation 70 the testimony
gwen by Street yesterday.
we have considered the letter o. NJ.
Comstock." said The chairman, and have
come 10 the CONCLUSION that the matter IS
not within our province. therefore We
cannot hear NIr- Comstock"
Inspector Williams resumed the Wit
ness stand ana was examined as 10 his
financial condition. After great deal
Of sparring. Mr. Con obtained from the
inspector the statement that he was worth
about 5000 or 5000. which did not in
clude the family residence in Tenth
street. Mr. williams admitted having re-
ce.vsl 1900 or $500 from Fleiss & Hoey,
whisky men. ms was pad in cash in
various sums, and was voluntary offer-
ing on the part Of the contributors. AS
8r. Williams put it, ''slr Fle.ss told me
he was dealing in stocks and he would
take chances for me and give me the re-
suit. That was in 1878"
Did you ever invest a dollar with him
for the purchase Of stocks?"
''NO, Sir"
Did you know that the money was
given as a cover for corruption
mo, sir; it was not"
what had you done to cause him to be
so friendly TO your"
Nothing"
"And you. a police captain. accepted
sums Of $40 or $50 from man ia whose
hands you never placed a dollar for spec
uiation?'
He was friendly to me"
How did you look at that transaction"
"F'leiss offered me the money, and took
Did you not consider It indelicate?"
mo, sir. I thoughtit was a good thing"
BY Implication Mr.. Goff In his questions,
accused Mr.. Williams OF receiving valu-
able presents from keepers Of dives. dis
orderly houses, etc, but Mr.. Williams
thing, and sometimes with considerable
heat
In the course Of this part Of the exami-
nation Mr. Williams professed ignorance
of the meaning Of the word dive"
Mr.. Gon read a letter which Mayor
Hewitt wrote TO the police commissioners
complaining about the violation of the
laws in the Tenderloin precinct when
Mr.. Williams was a captain.
did Mayor Hewitt write what was true
or false?'
He wrote what was false"
did the grand jury when they entered
protestation against you, state what was
untrue2"
Eyes sir"
"Oh. they are all liars. I suppose" snap
ped Mr. Gon.
The inspector was excused for a moment
and a young man named Morris Rosen-
field took the stand.
Where do you live?" asked Mr.. Con-.
Il am afraid to give my residence as
the police would kin me" said Resented.
He said he visited Inspector Williams on
Sept. z, last. 81 was standing by a soda
water stand when a policeman came up
and struck me without provocation.
went 10 headquarters to complain about
the officer. ] met Inspector Williams and
he asked me for how much money / would
settle the case. / said ] came to get jus
tice and did not want money. The inspec-
tor said; Then you don't care for money
! said l did not. He called me a liar.
'Sheeny's' said he. killed Christ for a few
pieces Of silver He then ordered me out
of his room"
But Inspector Williams" said Mr. Goff,
said to-day that if you swore to this
you would be telling a lie"
Il am not lying sir. Inspector Williams
is a liar II he says so"
After the recess it was definitely an
nounced by Chairman LeXow that the
committee would sit tomorrow and then
adjourn.
Capt. John Delaney was called and ex-
ahmed He owns some property and his
answers to questions about how he ac-
quired 1t caused his release from the stand
with this remark from Mr.. Goh: Capt.
Delany, in mercy to you I will let you
go. In respect to your dead wife / will
ask you no more questions about that
money which you can't explain.
Capt. Ryan took the stand but was soon
released and told to return tomorrow with
his bank books.
Commissioner Martin, president of the
police board, was the last witness of the
day. He answered all questions readily
and with apparent frankness. He admit
ted the existence of great many evils in
the police administration, but said the
board as at present constituted, was DOW
erless to remedy them.
Would one commissioner of police in
stead of four solve the difficulty" asked
Mr.. Golf
Il don't think 1t would"
The witness said he heard a great deal
more about the corruption before he be-
came a commissioner than after He
thought the police board should have the