The evening world., 1894-10-09
LAST EDITION..
Mr.. FORGET
PAID POLICE.
The French Steamship Line
Agent Admits He Gave
Up $40 a Week,
CAN'T Remember To WHOM.
Warden Ledwith Tells of Abuses
in the Jefferson Market
Court Prison.
KEEPERS WORK THE GROWLER.
Favored Attorneys Admitted to the
ia and Permit tied to See
CAN'T Remember To WHOM.
KEEPERS WORK THE GROWLER.
Favored Attorneys Admitted to the
ia and Perm tied to See
Prisoners at Night.

The Lexow Committee made another
change OF base to-day and resumed its
work of investigating police corruption
in Part Ill of the Superior Court, in.
stead OF the old General Sessions build.
Ing. Many rumors had been circulated
to the effect that Mr.. Con-. the chief
inquisitor, was prepared to strike for
higher game when he got the Senators
together again, but there were no Police
Commissioners about the Courthouse
previous to the opening of the session.
and the counsel for the Committee was
dumb as to their plans.
Police Capts. Schultz and Eakins were
on hand. however, and u squad of seedy.
looking individuals, with blackened eyes
and otherwise dlsfgured countenances
in the front row of seats reserved for
witnesses, seemed to indicate that clubs
would again be trumps. number OF
patrolmen and roundsmen had also been
summoned, which further supported
this conjecture.
60 Patrick Kelly, an iron-worker, who
accuses Policeman Schroeder, of the
Eighty-eighth street station. of picking
his pocket of 80 cents. and three others
OF assaulting him, was on hand, and
Newsdealer Trywusch, who says the
Elizabeth street police got a Fourth
Ward tough to do him up because he
had testified against Policeman Lynch
at the last session of the Committee
was also ready to tell the Senators OF
his new grievance.
Chairman Clarence Lexow came IL
just before II o'clock. and was imme.
diately besieged for information as tc
the programme which had been laid
out for the week.
Don't ask me about It," he said
IT'S all in the hands Of Mr.. Con-. II
you want any information, go to him.
The other members of the Committed
presnt were Senator's Bradley. Robertson
and Pound.
Father Ducey was an interested spec.
tator.
After calling the Committee to order
Chairman Lexow read a communication
from the Police Commissioners of Jer-
ing the testimony given against Detec-
tives Morris and Dalton, of that city,
by Apologize, with reference to theiI
protection OF the green-goods gans
Senator Pounds suggestion, that the
stenographer furnish transcript OF the
testimony OF Applegate at the expense
OF the Jersey Commissioners, was cheer
fully adopted
Jefferson Market Prison Abuses.
Mr.. Con called as his first witness
VI 5he W War SaS Of S 1ee
viously testified. He said he had super
visory power over all the other police
court prisons in the city. He did not
ordlnates. but this was In the hands OF
the Commissioners OF Charities and
Correction.
the charge that the keepers at Jeffersor
Market worked the growler every night,
and found that II was true, although
the keepers themselves denied t: a
Market Mar S I prison s Patrick o'Toele. one Of
the keepers, he said. had been dis.
ibid you find that favored lawyers
were admitted to the prisonT' asked
Mr.. Con.
or proof Of this. and have no positive
Information OF this, but I suspect that
some keepers may admit them at night.
There are many men who cannot resist
He said he had asked the men about
this but they had denied II.
Senator Lexow thought this was q
queer way OF investigating the matter.
but Ledwith said he did not know Of any
other way Of getting at the facts.
The next witness was Augustin Forget,
agent OF the French steamship line:
After telling Mr.. Gor about his six years
service and the location of the steam
ship piers. he admitted that he had had
something to do with the police.
He knew Capt Smith and Capt.
but the present Captain
IF the precinct in which the dock at the
foot of Morton street was located he
had never seen.
Did YOU ever pay money to any police
MANI" asked Mr.. Con-.
Yes, / gave money to our Supertn-
endent, MIR. West, TO pay the policeman
IN the dock for looking after the pas
'enEers and taking care of things on
he dock"
How much did you pay?"
II think IL was SO a week"
"You never paid any money in grossY"
NO, not that | remember"
Mr.. Forget produced book OF weekly
accounts covering the period from Mo-
,ember, 1891. 10 January. 1892. and Mr..
CON called attention to an item en-
erred on Dec 81, 1891. 1t was written
n French. and the translation was as
ollows:
.Ir. Forget Pays for Surveillance.
For donations and subscriptions for
special surveillance OF wharf. &c, for the
iear 1891. 10 whomsoever Is entitled to
'eceive Il, paid by Mr.. Forget, $500.
10 whom was that paidT' asked Mr..
10 several persons" replied the wit