The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1894-12-29
GOFF TURNS The SCREW
Inspector william, on Tho Rick for
Hours.
HE IS A TOUGH CUSTOMER
The Lexow investigation Keeps
Growing More lntsrestinR-Many
Witnesses Tell OF the Pc.
lloe Methods.

New YoRx. Dec. 3.-Notwithstandina
the general impression that this wss to bs
the las, day Of the session Of the Lcxow
committee, for this year at amy rate, and
the fact that several prominent police
officials have yet to be examined, thore
was scarcely corporate guard on hand
when the doors wsro opened. This caused
good deal OF comment, a. Anthony
Comstock was expected to Insist on vindi.
eating himself from the allegations OF
Witness S,reep.
Inspector Williams took the stand.
Goff asked Williams IL he ever had any
Uniied States bonds, and the witness said
he never had. Several questions ~ to the
witness property followed. and also few
questions about Williams yacht. Then
GoR began asking about the money Will
iams received as gratuities while In com.
mand Of tho "Tenderloin" precinct.
"Not penny" Was tho reply.
"Did you get any money!"
"Yes; but not In tho 'Teuderloin,' %
you call II. got the money down town."
"Frotn whom?"
''From the firm Of Fleiss q Hoy, n
Broadway"
''how much did you ect?"
"About 5000 or 5000. Flsiss said that
he Was dealing in stocks. I gave him no
money. but he said he was willing to take
the rick. did not know anything about
the business"
"This Mr.. Fleiss IL connected with tho
Hollywood whiskey company, In which
you arc accused OF having an intsrsst?"
"Ycs. believe 90, but hs had no posi-.
tion In the company at that tirne. He told
me that his brother Was oonnsctsd with
tho company"
"Dld you ever send for a. envelope con.
tanning valuable property and havo It
taken from Wardman Dunlap's room
wh,le he was dyins?"
"No, sir"
Witness said that he had IN account In
the Bowery Savings bank Of less than
5000; ono In tho Seaman's Of less than
$1,000, and ono in the Drydock OF less than
5000. He did not have any other sccount,
but his wife might have. He knew bis
wife got 8. 900 from Peterhesd, Scotland.
ibid your wife wear diamond cross 2"
~ never know her to wear onc."
"Was II not taken from . notorious
womau7"
81 dsny u, and brand it 80 an Infamous
ls.~ shouted lhs witness. passionatcly.
~ never knew the French madame.
She vas not French; she was German" !"
was the next reply to COTS probes.
"Did you ever Get . presentation In
Lyric hall?"
ayes; an album"
"What was Il WORTH"
"Tweuty.fvs hundred dollars. II was
presented by Jcroino Buck. Several per.
sons subscribed to the fund 10 buy the
album. among them several judges Of the
criminal courts here, after was exoner.
atsd on the trial."
Williams branded ~ Q lie the statement
that he had said 10 young man natnod
Rossnfeld. who made Q complaint against
ono OF Williams subordinatcs, after ask.
ing him II he had any money TO settle the
matter, and being told he had not, ''0o to
.-you Shscncy, ! am tired OF you Christ
kiliers."
Williams said he was always closing
brothels In tho Tenderloin district and
never received any money from keepers
Of disorslerly houses. When Goii asked
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