New-York tribune., 1894-06-26
THIS WEEKS REVELATIONS
WHAT is COMING OUT AT THE POLICE
INVESTIGATION?
>,o p-prcr1oN nrTwEEN Mr. GoFr AND THE
SENATE COMMITTEE-A RECESS AT The
rvD OF THE WEEK

END OF THE WEEK.
rh. Investigation Of the Police department by tfe
1exow Committee will be resumed at l0:3o a. m TO-
day In the Courthouse. and more important us
closures regarding the blackmailing operations y,
the police may be expected. II has been asreei
that the committee viii take recess at the emu
OF this week and It is understood that the recess
will continue until the first week In Septeihoer'
but the members Of the committee VIII De re"NS
20 answer call by Senator LeXow' the cnd'ii'"''
~ an occasion arises which makes an carrier Se"
.,on necessary or desirable Senator Lexow yester-
day felt compelled TO contradict report "'ch hau
been based upon the fact that he had invited the
other members of the committee 10 visit him at MS
home in Nyack this evening. take dinner win MN
and stay over night. The report stated that MI
Sutherland one Of the counsel OF the committee,
had been invited 10 the dinner, whsle MI Ioii h"o
hean ignored: that there was friction between Mr.
Con and Senator Lexow. and that the committee
intended 10 have executive session AT Nyack
In order TO place more work In the charge oi N'.
sutherland Senator Lexow yesterday declared
that there was not the fantest shadow OF uuth
in the report apart from the fact that he had In
vited the other Senators In the committee 10 VISIT
him at his home lie had wished his colleagues
10 visit him socially. he said and that was all
Neither OF the counsel had been invited and there
was no friction between the counsel and any men,
her of the committee There was no need OF an
executive session Of the committee IN Nyack, and
of course no such session would be held there.
The dinner would be purely informal and social
Senator Lexow also said that the members of the
committee were agreed as to the recess to be
taken They felt that 1t would be unjust to expect
MIR Goff TO continue during the hot weather HIS
work is largely I'm the way of studying in advance
the testimony which is given before the committee
and the Senators feel that he should have time
TO rest after d long period OF eXhausting LABOR anu
also time in which TO arrange for testimony "hlch
is to be given after the The Senators also
think that they are entitled 10 vacation and TO
time for attending 10 their own business.
TAMMANY MAY 'TNVEsT1GATE."
There was report yesterday that the Tammany
leaders had decided upon a demonstration 10 break
the force Of the testimony iate,y given before the
committee The demonstration 1t was said wou.a
be in the form of official Investigations. to be set
afoot as soon as the committee took recess for
the hot weather. on the ground that 1t would be
wrong to permit the police captains and other MEM
hers OF the force who have been implicated by
witnesses before the committee 70 continue theT
official duties for two months longer without trial.
81 they have really been guilty Of blackmail' the
Police Commissioners. the story ran, would IN
sst upon an investigation by Superintendent ByrneS
during the recess and the ana the
Aiayor would a.so make Investigations for the same
reason The officials mentioned would say nothing
about the report yesterday MI Con SAID ne "as
cont,nne The even tenor OF his way without regard
10 such rumors The District tOrney he sdIu
had
the testimony given before the comn,ee N'cIvn' cnn
previous consultation with the committee OF couh III
Sc, and he tbouCht that Colonel Fellows would
adhere 10 that promise. As for the Fohce Noin-
nsrnendsn, 'na syrnes a to Investigate but had
directed him to obtain the views OF the c9nni'1,se wee
ON that subject and when the superintendent "es
tod that his investigation would have the effect OF
embarrassing the committee ana cause ;'e inn,jTv
before the committee had got through was under
stood that he would take no step IN ,na' wori
raffN Ta
that the Superintendent intended 10 begin an n
vestigation during the recess mas been sent 70 ''
Goff or 10 the committee.
MRS. CHARLES MAY TESTIFY.
No more members Of the Police Department; viii
be called as witnesses before the committee until
after the recess probably Mr. Goff declined yesterday
TO say in advance what the character OF the 'es'-
mony to be presented this week would be- pu'
there was said to be good reasons TO Deheve @ tha'
some Of the witnesses Will TESTIFY ABOUT 'IS IN
duct Of Inspector Alexander 5 Ni.iams. aht pS4l-
tcuary as TO his pr9IecuGn a. Sspyict at the
time when he was captain OF ne pIee"C, & H'Js ~ ,b
most notorious Of the keepers Of disordery h9uss
an the city. The testimony may snow that VIII
fans as a protector OF vice In his pIeclnct, Wa MWaS
more active than ciubber Of !nonensive clt4-
Gems ,.,.. - oo-, tho.
INSPECTOR Williams would defy the committee 10
inquire into his private affairs II he was called as
tions not relating his official dutes on the ground
that 1t was not the business OF 'he co"i''''''c' "
I'VE shall not cross that bridge until We get 70
It," was the only comment that Mr GOI Wo1t4
make concerning the report senator lHXqw owe ae
cined TO say anything on the subject II lhSptCC-
Tor Williams should be asked questions about MS
Teputed great wealth and 20 the manner IN which
he had acquired II, and should refuse 10 answer
not on the ground that his answer might teno 70
degrade or incr!minate him, but soley on
the ground that the committee did hQt nave ., Ile
authority 10 compel him TO give the informatlQh'
fhe committee might either seek to have him m
dcted by the Grand Jury for misdemeanor or might
wait until the session Of the Legislature ana ASK
10 have him brought before the bar OF the senate
for contempt , on ...,o-.,
There were reports at the Central once severai era
weeks ago that Of the police captains hdi
been advised by lawyers in the city that they coud
safely refuse to answer questions as 10 ther per
sonai property or private affairs The examination
of Commissioner McClave IN which he placed ms
hank books and accounts before the coIn1nltteee,
was said 20 have filed some Of the captains with
dsmay. =, -, -.at,o no
Mr. Goff said yesterday that he would make ,S no no
comment upon the expected return or Klchard
Croker TO the city during the recess. II was a
fact however, that the committee could not prop
erv call Croker as witness in the investigation
Of the police until IL was shown in some way that
ne had been interested In responsible FOR corrup-
lion in the department Senator LeXOw eaia thas
ne aid not care 70 discuss the probable return or
~ -hoss OF Tammany.