The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-12-31
.THE NQUISITION ENDS.
Superintendent Byrnes Before the
Lexow Investigators,
HAS TBNDBRBD HIS RESIGNATION.

Two Weeks Ago He Sent 1t to Mr.. Strong,
Mayor-eIeot of the Metropolis-The Sc
Oret of His Financial success-Aided by
MiIlionaires.
NEW YORK, Dec. 9l.-Superintendent
| Thomas Byrnes was the last witness be-
fore the Lexow committee At the conclu-
sion of his examination late Saturday
night the investigation Of the police de-
partment was ended.
Superintendent Byrnes admitted that
the present condition Of the police depart
ment of this city is bad, and that lit is
practically impossible to better it under
| the existing form of organization. He con-
cluded his testimony by saying that he
had been twice on the point of resigning
| from the position of superintendent, but
| that he would not allow himself to be
/ forced out He felt no hesitation now in
| announcing that he sent his resignation to
| Mayorelect Strong two weeks ago.
| The superintendent declared that, even
| without the Intervention of DR.. Parkhurst
| and his society or the Lexow committee,
| he himself would have collected by this
| time fully three-fifths of the evidence of
| police corruption that now stands publicly
| recorded. He declared that his wealth
amounts to $35OOO0, and de1ed any one
| to show that he had come by one dollar
of it dishonesty. The bulk of his fortune,
he said, had been made through invest
ments managed for him by prominent
| financiers for whom he had done favors.
The superintendent said he made friends
with Commodore Vanderbilt in 1873 or
1874. A brother-il-law of the commodore,
named Crawford, h2d shot police officer
and got into trouble The police went
| into the commodore's house, and the com
modore complained of it. Il vent TO the
commodore and explained to him. 1t re-
suited in his offering to do something for
me. said l had about 81, 600 to invest,
and gave it to him and got So, 600 back as
| the result. l had then Sl2, 600 or $4,000,
in addition to the value of my house. 1
| had no bank account at that time"
The capture of the man Wells, who was
blackmailer, so pleased Jay Gould that
| he wanted to give him $4,000. II saw him
| for the first time and astonished him by
| refusing to take it. Afterward he pro
| posed to buy some stock for me, and said
| he would do it without my putting up
| margin. | also refused this but finally
said would put up $4,000 if he would use
it for me as margins. He said he would
do so, and | gave him the money. That
| Drought me IN SlSD,uJO IN all.
81 am in the stock market all the time,
he said, ''and have been for years. There
| is no time | am not interested in the mar
ket, l am carrying j, 400 shares of stock
| now, and every turn of the wheel now
means So, 400 up or down for me with each
| point"
Outside Of his real es' 'e thought he
was worth from $25 go to $4,000, includ-
ing stocks He had no bank account.
| How much money has your wife gotP"
Nothing that l haven't got, and have
| nothing that she has not got"
| Mr.. Gotf then asked if any of the influen-
| tial friends who had assisted him had been
relieved Of unpleasant females by his as
| sistance.
"No sir, replied the witness.
| Inspector William g. Mclaughlin made
| some very remarkable statements in at
I tempting to account for his possession of
property worth about 100000. He traced
some of it to lucky real estate speculations
and ascribed still more of it to his wife
who is in some business, whose nature he
| declines to reveal unless advised to do so
| by counsel
| Assistant United States District Attor.
ney JOAN o. Mott came before the com
mittee seeking vindication. A chance was
| auOIuou nm W ueliy ble statements maze
by Louis 5. Streep, who, on the hearsay
testimony of a green goods operator, ac-
cused Mr.. Mott of official wrong doing
Mr.. Motifs feelings overpowered him and
swept him into an oratorical outbreak
Thereby he lost his opportunity
1t is apparent at police headquarters in
this city today that change in affairs
there is speedily approaching, and gloom
pervades the entire building. No one in
the big marble structure doubts for an in
stant that Superintendent Byrnes intends
to retire soon as his successor is ap-
pointed The head of the police depart
ment was in his office as early ms o'clock
yesterday morning. There was no con-
cealment among those posted that the
superintendent was engaged in making
preparations to move He was closeted
during his stay with his confidential man,
Sergeant Frank Mangin, and was clearing
out all his private papers and effects.
They were packed up and sent to his home
on West Fifty eighth street.
Killed While Fighting Fire,