The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-10-09
CHEERED BY SPECTATORS.
Golf Tells Lexow Committee It's
Refreshing to See o
Truthful Officer.
KEEPERS WORK THE GRoWLER.
Warden Ledwith Tells Of Abuses
In the Jefferson Market
Court Prison.

The Lexow Committee made another
change OF base to-day and resumed its
work of investigating police corruption
In Part III. of the Superior Court, in
stead OF the old General Sessions build
ing. Many rumors had been circulated
to the effect that Mr.. Goff. the chief
inquisitor. was prepared to strike for
higher game when ne got the Senators
together again. but there were no Police
Commissioners about the Court House
previous to the opening of the session.
and the counsel for the Committee was
dumb as to their plans.
Police Capts. Schultz and Eakins were
on hand. however. and a squad of seedy-
looking individuals, with blackened eyes
and otherwise disfigured countenances,
in the front row OF seats reserved for
witnesses. seemed to indicate that clubs
would again be trumps. A number of
patrolmen and roundsmen had also been
summoned. which further supported
this conjecture. $4,000
Patrick Kelly, an iron-worker. who
accuses Policeman Schroeder, of the
Eighty.eighth street station. Of picking
his pocket Of 80 cents, and three others
of assaulting him. was on hand. and
Newsdealer Trywusch, who says the
Elizabeth street police got a Fourth
Ward tough to do him up because he
had testified against Policeman Lynch
at the last session of the Committee,
was also ready to tell the Senators Of
his new grievance.
Chairman Clarence Lexow came In
just before IL o'clock, and was imme-
diately besieged for information as TO
the programme which had been laid
out for the week.
Don't ask me about It," he said.
IT'S all in the hands of Mr.. Con-. II
you want any information, go to him."
The other members of the Committee
present. were Senators Bradley. Robertson
and Pound.
Father Ducey was an interested spec
tator.
After calling the Committee to order
from the Police Commissioners OF Jer-
sey City asking for information regard
ing the testimony given against Detec-
yes AH With refere1ee ha' taei
protection OF the green-goods gang
across the river.
stenographer furnish a transcript OF the
testimony of Applegate at the expense
OF the Jersey Commissioners. was cheer
fully adopted.
Jefferson Market Prison Abuses.
Mr.. Con- called as his first witness
James w, Ledwith, the Warden Of JEFF
r6Ssv s Prison Hs said r he h aad
visory power over all the other police
court prisons in the city. He did not
have the power Of appointment Of sub.
the Commissioners Of Charities and
Mr.. Ledwith said he had investigated
Market worked the GROWER every night,
the keepers themselves denied Il. A
pint pint Of beer every night to the JEFFERSON
| Market prison. Patrick O'Toole. one of
the Keepers, he said, had been dis
IBID you find that favored lawyers
were admitted to the prisonr' asked
II did not secure definite information
or proof Of this, and have no positive
information Of this. but ! suspect that
some keepers may admit them at night;
| an appeal u their cupidlty:"
He said he had asked the men about
this but they had denied It.
Senator Lexow thought THIS was
but Ledwith said he did not know OF any
other way OF getting at the facts; 49,.
| The next witness was AuBustln tOrBet.
agent OF the French steamship line:
| After telling Mr.. Con about his six years
| service and the location OF the steam:
| ship piers. he admitted that he had had
| something to do with the police,
| He knew Capt. Smith and Capt.
| Schmittberger, but the present Captain
| OF the precinct in which the dock at the
| foot OF Morton street was located ne
"Did YOU ever pay money to any police
MANI" asked Mr.. Con.
Eyes. / gave money to our Superin-
! tendent Mr.. West. to pay the policeman
| on The dock for looking after the pas
sengers and taking care OF things on
| the dock"
"How much did you payr'
! IT think II was $40 a week..
You never paid any money in grossF"
| "No not that l remember"
MIR. Forget produced book OF weekly
accounts covering the period from No
vember, 1891. to January. 1892. and Mr..
Con called attention TO an item en-
tered on Dec. 81. 1891. II was written
in French. and the translation was as
| follows
Mr.. Forget Pays for Surveillance.
For donations and subscriptions for
! special surveillance OF wharf, &c, for the
| wear 1891, to whomsoever Is entitled to
| receive II, paid by Mr.. Forget, $500.
"To whom was that paidT' asked MI.