St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-10-30
SHEEHAN GOT HOT,
Golf Cross-Questions the New
York Police Commissioners.

Goff Cross-Questions the New
York Police Commissioners.
i New YORK, Oct. 29.-Commissione
Sheehan was again on the witness stand
before the Lexow committee today. He
made some corrections In preceding
portions of his testimony. One was
with reference to his partnership with
Mr.. Brown. He produced a printed
notice OF a prospective partnership
which had been mailed 10 friends early
in February. 1892. He was not appoint
ed police commissioner until March of
that year. He had intended to resign
his position on the aqueduct board
about May l. but his appointment to
tha police board came before that time.
MIR. Sheehan also presented a paper
which proved to be the first notification
to bidders in the Long Island city con-
tract, in which it was shown that a
check for 5 per cent of of the bid was
enclosed in an envelope. His infOrma-
ton on this point was obtained from
Mr.. O'Brien; he knew nothing of it
otherwise.
The commissioner, referring to the
fact brought out by MIR. Golf that no
judge had ever rendered decision de-
clarlng pool selling Illegal, cited de-
cision by Judge Van Brunt, i'll the case
of Thomas F. Wynne. The court of
appeals had upheld the decision.
I'm glad you mentioned that" said
Mr.. Golf. THAT, the case of the Bar
clay street pool seller, who said he was
a common carrier"
Mr.. Sheehan- stated that no action
had been taken in the case, but that he
had been ready to vote on it. He adj
mitted that the Slavin trial had not been
decided as promptly as it should have
been. In reply to the question how
many times during the two years he had
been commissioner had he heard that
protection money was being paid to the
police for various forms of vice, Mr..
Sheehan said he had heard it less since
he had been a commissioner than before
he came on the board. The commits
si0ner said he considered the superln-
tendent better qualified to Investigate
such cases than the board was.
"Have you ever heard it said," Mr..
Golf asked with smile. THAT every
police. commissioner was corrupt and
bribe-t aker. except Commissioner Mac
Lean?'
The witness became angry at that.
Il won't say whether heard it said
or not" he said. II have read that
some Republican stump speakers had
expressed themselves in such man.
ner, and probably every one of them
are bribe-takers themselves. They lied"
'You said Friday" observed Mr.. Golf,
that the people of New York were in
debIed to Richard Croker tor closing the
pool rooms" continued Mr.. Golf.
II said he was always doing good
things" said Mr.. Sheehan.
$50 the fact remains that it remained
for Richard Croker, private citizen.
to force the commissioners to do their
duty?" sneered Mr.. Golf.
az did not admit that" said Mr..
Sheehan. angrily.
Regarding pool selling the commits
sioner said that he was satisfied the
sellers paid the police for protection"
but that be could not trace the money.
He had heard that Supt. Byrnes got it.
but doubted the truth of this report.
The committee took an adjournment
until tomorrow, when the taking of evil
dence will De resumed with Commits
sioner Sheehan in the witness box.