The herald., 1894-10-31
RLGKMAILED FOR MILLIONS.
Heavy Tribute Levied by New
York Police.
Millions Poured Into the Golfers of
Corrupt officials.
All Sorts of vlos Allowed to Exlst II
the Price Was Forthcoming.
The Lsxow CommittaS's
Investigation.
ev.,s ssoc,stea Press.

BY sAe Associated Press.
New YORK, Oct. 30.-Commissioner
Sheehan had another explanation to
make today regarding his testimony
yesterday before the Lsxow committee.
policeman McMapuB," said he, 'to
whom you referrsd yesterday. was
indicted by the grand jury and tried in
the court of general sessions"
THAT does not explain why the police
board did not dispose of the charge"
retorted Mr.. Goff.
''Do you not regard the escape OF
Katie Schubert as a miscarriage OF jus-
tioe7 7' Mr.. Goff asked the witness.
I'm what respect?'
''Did it not atrike you as peculiar that
she was allowed to depart without be-
ing asked about Inspector Mclaughlin"
Eyes, | said SO OF the time"
When asked why he did not prosecute
officers for taking money from poolssl
lere he said: II could not fssten any
particular crime on any particular OF
fcisl."
"Let Us see, corruption was pretty
general, Did yen know the sailmakers
had TO pay ?"
sNo."
ibid yen know the Long island clam
diggsrs had TO pay?"
"Whsre did they GENE in ?" asked the
commissioner.
Never mind. Did you hear houzsa
OF ill-fame had TO psy?"
~ heard rumore."
runners; rum0rs," sueered Mr.. Goff.
"What do you do to earn your salary ?''
asked Mr.. Goff.
Perform the duties devolving on me
as commissioner.
He said that he cav that money sp-
propristed wss properly expended.
"Yss, / suppose you do see to the
S5000," eaid Mr.. Goff.
Mr.. Goff then produced the corre-
spcnde1ce which tranepirsd between
DIR. Parkhurst and the police board.
He read inspector Williams report in
which that officer said: Il think DR..
Psrkhurst's language il disgracsful for
O man of his intelligence, and clearly
shows his luminosity against the police
department"
Have your opinions OF the doctor
changed2"
"No."
The commissioners were going to
throw the doctors communications into
the waste basket at one time" com.
mented Mr.. Goff.
The witness told how he had endsav-
ored to obtain evidence in Corcoran's
saloon. on East Thirty y-ffth street, but
was unable to do so.
Mr.. Goff then read tbs statement
read by Foreman Henry NJ. Tabor, of
the grand jury, in March, 1892, that
". 49, 70 - h.,
police anaaAlly. Tee commissioner
excissd.y shouted. ''He lied.'
'That" exclaimed Mr. Goff. Zone
of the best known citizens in this city,
who has frequently been O foreman OF
cur grand juriss?"
He lied whom he said the depart-
ment collected millions by black mail"
asserted Shsshan.
did he lie when he said the depart
ment collected blackmail ?"
HE lied 90 to the amount."
"How do you know?" geked the chair.
man.
Because 1t is impossible TO collect
millions without the city rising up and
stamping out the practice"
That's whs. they are going to do"
said Senator O'Connor.
Mr.. Goff said that an evening paper
claimsd the police department collected
s15,000,000 by blsckmAil.
Docs it lie, or do vou not care abo nj
the hostility of q newspaper ?'
ut In mistaken; don't care for the
newspaper"
How about the liquor dealers paying
tribute to the police?"
They did net have to lie. They
knew there were two Tammany commits.
sioners on the board who would NO,
allow it," said the commissioner indiz.
nantiy.
"Ah. Tammany and the liour DEAL
ers," said Mr.. Golf. Ibid you know
President Martin and Richard Croker
met delegation of liquor dealers in the
parlor of the Hoffman honse and agreed
TO have the money heretofore given to
the police paid into the treasury of
Tsmmany Hall"
Witness professed not to have heard
OF 1t.
Goff then made the commissioner un.
Somtortable by showing he had copied
the language of the circular OF the Mu-
piolpsl Signal company of Boston, in
making report to the police board on
Abe necessity for electric signals for the
police.
HE has been guilty OF literary pira-
ey," commented Senator O'Connor.
Bring your private and public bank
books tomorrow" said Mr.. Gof.
II will NOT" said the witness.
Mr. Goff did not take the witness to
task for refusal, but had the next wit.
mess called. This wse Hermann Spitz
IN ignsrant Austrian. He did not want
20 testify. 1t was said he had bsen in
Inundated.
Tbs story had been only partly deysl.
pped when the investigation was sd.