Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-12-22

And you finally agreed to thisf'
And Vail was your collector. believer
Eyes, for about two months, and then
Cannon was appointed. I would like now
to brand Vail as a liar for saying on this
stand that wanted all the money from
the men,
How much did Vail collect for you each
month";
About $780,"
"And did you ever have to give up any
OF this money to any other police ofIicial?'
mo, / did not" i,-.-.
Witness went on to say that he had a
conversation with Inspector Steers, who
told him that there was little money in the
precinct, and that he could have 1t all.
Did you ever give up any money to
him?
mo. did not get enough"
Mr.. Goff led the witness to say that he
did not like the precinct, and was trans
ferred, at his own request, to the 9th
street station. - ...- 49,
well, what were the sources Of your
revenue there?" Mr.. Golf asked.
Policy shops-nothing else"
How many were there in the precinct?'
About ten Of them"
And how much did you get from each
OF these shops?"
Twenty dollars each. The Bohemian
Liquor Dealers Association paid me about
$50 per MONTH"
And how much of this did you getT'
Eighty per cent"
Money for Williams.
well, captain. in your collections in
that district were you ever called upon to
divide with anybody at albany police
offlcial?"
Il was"
WHO was it."
Inspector Williams"
The audience was thrown into a commo-
4 TINA hafn NJ cnff
could continue.
How much did you pay him each
month";"
Fifty dollars 49,
And where did you pay this money to
him."
I'm his office In police headquarters in
person. 1 gave 1T to him in an envelope"
And what was said the first time the
money was given to himT'
over?'
Did you at any time ever pay him more
than this?''
Il paid him 500 one month"
"And why did you have to pay this
money to him?"
Because had promised the shops pro-
lection, and unless this was given to Will
my head and l would have lost it,"
Did you ever at any time pay money
to any other police ofiiCial?''
mo, L never did,
Sdpl' Ine0 went on TO
say that Inspector Williams had never
mentioned policy shops to him, but fire.
quently told him to enforce the excise law.
Did you do SOP
Not very closely"
The fact was then developed that Schmitt-
berger had been transferred in the general
shake up from the twenty-fifth to the twen-
ty-seventh precinct.
Were there any policy shops there?"
Mr.: Goff asked.
Yes
"And how much did your collections here
amount tor
About $500"
How many policy shops were in the
precinct"
About ten, think"
Were there any pool roomS?"
There were three
How much did you collect from these
pool rooms?" g..
Two hundred dollars each month"
'And did you collect anything from the
liquor dealers?"
mo, L did not, and 1 did not want to
get tangled up with them
Wasn't this about the time the liquor
dealers made their peace with the police
through Tammany Hall?'
"And it was commonly understood in the
department that the liquor dealers paio
to Tammany Hall rather than the po-
lice?'
yes"
and during the time you collected this
money, did you ever divide with anybody
eke?"
81. gave Cannon. my collector. 20 per
cent and gave Inspector Williams $500 per
month"
"And what was said to him at the time
you gave him this money!"
II would simply say here Is something
for YOU that was ALL"
At this point the evidence turned on the
duty of Inspector Williams and Mr.. Golf
went on to show that the inspector was
really responsible for the captains failure
to perform his duties.
I'm view of all these facts you knew
it was his duty to prefer charges against
your"
Certainly"
"And you paid this money to keep him
from preferring such charges?"
Certainly"
And were any charges ever made
against you by him?''
The captain stated further that Williams
must have known of the existence of the
pool rooms in his precinct because he had
detectives there for the purpose
do you know any other captain who
paid money to Williams?'
mo, / do not, but it was the custom of
all captains to pay this money"
And why were you finally transferred
from that precinct?"
For interfering with liquor Dealers"
Witness then explained that when Byrnes
was made superintendent he instructed all
the men not To make excise arrests uIl-
less they were sure of a conviction, as he
did not believe in exposures. Schmittber-
ger made too many bona fide arrests, and
he gave it as his opinion that this was the
cause of his transfer.
Ibid you ever hear of your proposed
transfer from the police board?"
Eyes, from Mr.. Martin"
"You were then transferred to the fif-
teeath precinct?'
Eyes, Leonard street"
did you ever collect anything from
the merchants for allowing goods to re-
main on the sidewalk?'
mo, / was not there long enough"
How much did you collect from the two
pool rooms there?"
Two hundred dollars each"
Paid Inspector McAvOy.
"And while you were in that precinct
did you ever pay money to any one?"
yes" a..
"Who was it?"
Inspector McAvoy."
There vas considerable sensation at this
point, and Senator Lexow had some trouble
i'll quieting the spectators.
'How much did you pay him?"
Fifty dollars a month.
'And how was this given to him.?
IL called at his office at the headGuar-
tiers and laid the money on his desk.
Captain SchmittDerger was then trans
ferred to Charles street station.
Did you make any collections there?
"Nut one cent" was the prompt reply.