New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-30

here that three servants attend his door He lives
In a house that cost $4,000. and his wife owns an
other house which cost $1,000 and has a mortgage
Of $l0.Vo0 another piece of property. Policemen
who are carpenters and painters and are paid by
the city worked Meakm's country house at
Tarrytown. l am not prepared TO say what his
country property is worth. One OF his WARD men
was in the Bloomngdaie Asylum. suffering from
paresis, and yet drew his pay every moniE on me
payrolls of the department
Captain Ryan entered the courtroom and pre-
sented his bankbooks TO the counsel for examine
ton. He questioned again about the Fifteenth
Precinct. and ne said he took money there. but
drove out crime fast as he discovered 1t.
Q.-You found plenty Of crime there? h.-Full
OF il.
The captain did to BE- understood that
the presence Of disorderly houses in precinct was
proof Of the dishonesty Of the captain pf the pre-
cinct he said. but he thought a captain ought TO
close the disorderly houses in his precinct within
three months. He had heard that liquor dealer
not doubt that the SUNDAY law had been violated In
his precinct, ne said. lie also knew that he had
nss but S 10 as Il had
sible TO keep the policy shops shut up. There were
bridge. he said, because the principal occupants
were goats n and n Fey dq no, pay pIcy
healthy place. have horses to ride there, and
o noa %A You 10 re- a Ussg iG from sne
e (fhen the captain saw the tct.c and laughed
aiou9, anu cNtiYDouy III Inc courtroom Laughed
Captain Ryan was excused and there was a long
wait for Inspector Mclaughlin, who was said t.
De on his way 10 the courtroom.
INSPECTOR MLAUGHLIN ARRIVES
1t after noon when the Inspector arrived.
and then he looked If he had not been long out
OF BARRIERS chair. He wore light business
suit When he had been sworn, he gave his
aame William Mclaughlin and said he wanted
20 apologize to the committee for being late
u
force: A.Twenty- one years.
Q.-Werc you ever charged with going the
force and swearing you were twenty-one years old.
when you were not? A.-Not that ever heard
o..
The witness sad he could furnish the baptismal
Q:--Had you any business before you became a
policeman? Al had three trucks at the West
my name and the licenses for the others In
the names OF other
Il was appointed on November zs 1859
o.-Did you have any lots in Japan? A-No.
Q.-Did you have any money? Al had 5000
Mr. Con asked great many questions about
the $,cf. and In reply TO some OF them the witness
said he had earned part OF the money with MS
tine trucks and horses for 81 800. He had allowed
his mother to take care OF the $sCo for him for a
time after he became policeman, and he thought
1870 and a few months before his marriage he got
the $500 from his mother and asked his sweet
mother was sick when she gave back the money
to him, and she died soon afterward. She left
some property by viii His reason for having
money was that he thought they were more CON-
petent TO look after 1; than he was. The young
woman was twenty-five year. old and in business
when he married her. he said
Mr. Gor looked at the Inspector with smile. in
dicating disbelief, and inquired Was she in the
inspector Mclaughlin looked at the counsel for a
moment II In doubt as to the meaning OF the