New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-29
SATURDAY,
DECEMBER 20, 1894.
police Can you say that such practices ccu'o nave
gone or without your knowledge?
Yes SIR they could" the reply.
HE DIDN'T KNOW. YOU KNOW.

Yes. S.r, they could, was the reply.
HE DIDN'T KNOW. YOU KNOW.
Q-These collections could have gone on without
your knowledge? Ayes. sir. suppose they ccuo.
Didn't you know yourself that on account Of
these blackmang practices police captains ~ere
getting wealthy? A.-No. sir. did not know they
getting wealthy.
o-Why saw an article myself in The Sun" on
thrifty police captains ard told sa how sn m1ch
sir and constant reader OF ina; pape,; - 700
caean hat you had with
him 50 70 protect Sadie West. How did you CONE
to 30 Of 9A mn. Al saSs S 81 @s e S1 vii
Sas. od the Car the
tod him to inv a se eis 80 and tod me that
my information was correct. ana the woman wa
oNWeil but. Commissioner, the captain swore
that you forced policeman to 20 TO .ne The
captain swore to that he swore to what was nos
O-Do you know any reason why Captain
self so he might hurt you? A-,es; think ~ ,s
of my interference VIA one o. n sonsS
He transferred an officer named pasAns Relieved
tcres,ed in the man ana interiaren' as pe'e'o~
that he improperly removed
IN PRAISE OF BYRNES.
After few more questions on this subject Mr.
Golf asked the witness n he could say that tne
superintendent had failed to perform his duty He
could not say.
DIDN'T YOU think that IL the Police Board ana
the Superintendent had done their fu DUTY TINS
shown before this committee to exist IN the depar!.
nent would not have beer VIVA, II is' Al e""'
" oWny? A-Wei can't answer for the =, Super.
don't hold him pSua Ev ,os some sTe rea
sons II YOU asked him. for the existing conations
ask you Is ia s int nssS lad done
FOUR fail duty. would the conditions nave neeh 'he
same there en-, Is ficon between tho adminIstra
tive ana executive branches Of the department.
Then il there was no friction they must have
worked in uniformity? A-fss ,..sor for III.
conditions? A.-No l cannot
RESPONSIBILITY Of THE BOARD.
OFF the Board of Police had used their run
mower could they have prevented these shamefuily
corrupt methods? A.-No. they could not.
O-As at present constituted, you mean? A.
Q-And you think this would have gone , on =
these evils had no, been exposed b. this COMMITTEES!
In reply to a question by Senator Lexow, Mr..
Martin said that he did not think single.
a, the head would be so bus: that he could not
know what was going on senator iex4w VOW, sa INC,
facts w were known to the. board they didn't
try to ge. at the bottom OF the facts facts. ,..a
I'VE didn't know much about them, answered
Were they not published in the newspaper.E
II don't think ! heard more about i1ess
things from r,mor before l went on the board
@ (By Mr Goff)--Take the case OF Captain
sleyin. who was charged before the board WITH nl
cinct why wasn't something done about that!
A.-Well YOU see. there was chahse IN Tue
O-And YOU think that was reason enough? well.
how about Captain O'Connors case A.-Lne'0
wasn't enough evidence to sustain the charges.
MARTINS FRIEND NOT NAMED.
Dwell. to go back to Sadie West. You aid you
would give the name OF your friend. II the commit
tee wished IT, VIII you do so? A.-Yes. II 1t ID
necessary.
Il was decided not to disclose the mans rame. and
then the examination went on. -
some some disordeT.y houses in For,y-sixrhst Is that
so7 Alt Is not never had any conversation
WIN M n Con f' zen .:ssa s s brought Ii:
on the Empire Bank and the other pr ne upi lion
% WITH The the non rs o ,np and
SOS Empire Bank That was Vas all me money icy
hi Sin nsa or foe for & sSy one Else ' ~
S9Ps5'y aG y9u S"s s,,. A I'VE. ST IN
Q.-How much did You pay for 1t? A.-ren thou
'" U-Do You own any other house, Al own the
% 0-How much DID thai cost? A:-Tw ssG
1nn mor,sax so Of 5000 pau ''''" Wv" '
Sssr AFTER 9s was ap5osd the RBf
Q-Where did the money come from 10 pay Tor
Al
had som, money before | vas Police Comms.
soner I saved 5000 a year OUT OF my salary OF
xnr The rest saved from time 10 time.
The money To pay for his house was transferreo
from the Empire Bank TO the Union Irus; company,
ard he gave check he said, for $1,000 on the trust
COMPANY HIS bank books. which he surrendered
to ltr CoN covered all the time he was Police
Commss.oner and they represented all the money
he had in the world He had not, ne said. trans rams;
fsrrei any money property % any one e'se untii
the Lexow Committee should diDurn;
Mr. Martin was tod to hold himself In readiness
,odsv "a be examined further. The committee then
adjourned 10 1890 o'clock This morning