The herald., 1894-12-20
BULLD0zEO BY BYRNES,
The Superintendent Figures
in the LexOw Inquiry.
A Witness Explains Why Police.
men Lie.
Captain Of Squad Who Dealt In
Property.
An Onlcer Who Said the Law and Not
the Police IL to Blame for
vics In New York.
By the Asrociated Press,

By the Asrociated Press.
New York, Dec. 19.-Superintendent
Byrnes figured conspicuously in the tes'
timony OF two Witnesses before the
Lexow committee today.
John Marrell, formerly agent of the
society for the prevention of crime, tes-
tilted that Superintendent Byrnes had
bulldczed him with threats and iorce
into divulging the secrets of hi, society
and had afterwards relented when he
learned that the witnesa was brother
Mason.
Hattie Ross. q colored woman who
some years ago conducted two disorder
ly houses in this city, swore she paid
protection" money TO wardmen under
Captain Byrnes, now superintendent Of
police.
Superintendent Byrnes denied all the
allegations against him. Other incl
dents of interest occurred before the
committee, but none of them caused go
much ex element as did the mention OF
Supe rint tendent Byrnes.
Ex Inspector Steers was in the court
room today. He announced readiness
to 20 on the stand and deny Sergeant
Taylor accusations.
Inspectors McAvov, Williams and Nc
Laughlin were eubpGnaed to testify be-
fore the com mmittee, but Williams was
temporarily excused and the other swo
were not called.
DR.. Owen j. Ward. OF Gouverneur Isl-
and hospital, who WAS yesterday APP
pointed to examine "Honest" John
Martin, reported that the latter wsa
very i'll and not in a condition to testify
before the committee.
DRAWS TWO SALARIES.
Mr.. Golf announced that in connection
With the evidence already adduced re-
gardina the payment Of pensions to re-
tired officers, he had discovered that
Policeman Thomas Bradley was now
acting as chief of polics at Norwalk.
Conn, and at the sam time drawing o
police pension from th.4 city.
Policeman Herman, who testified yess
terday, was placed on the stand. He
stated that he had told the truth yester-
day. Then Senator O'Connor turned
and asked: "Can you tell me. officer,
| why it is that police officer will get on
| the stand and swear to an untruth? Is
it fear Of their superior officers?"
eyes, that is it,"
SergeantBurns,o one OF Captain llaire's
subordinates, swore that he did not
know that dock policemen had to pay
one-half their extra earnings to the cap.
tain of the steam boat squad. He admit
ted that it is q common rumor, however,
that this lie done.
| Now, about Sergeant Taylor's testi-
mony, can you tell us what became of
the envelopes which Taylor placed in
the deck ?'
Witness had no recollection OF seeing
such envelope aa that described by err
geant Taylor, marked "street cleaning
department, in the packages daily sent
to the inspector.
"Will you swear you know nothing
whatever about this envelope con aiming
money? 2"
yes"
Sergeant Cornelius Rsis, another cub
ordinate of Captain Allaire. next testi-
fed. Witness had no personal knowl-
edge. nor had he heard any rumor OF
the collection of money described by
Sergeant Taylor.
LIED FOR REVENGE.
Then Taylor was recalled to the stand.
Mr.. Goff read from an interview with
ex-Inspector Steers, in which he WAS
quoted as saying that Taylor's testimony
was tissue OF falsehoods and was given
simply as q mode of vengeance for his
refusal to grant the serg ant favor.
"Are you still prepared to swear as
you did Yesterday ?"
~ am, for told the truth"
ibid you call on Mr.. Steers last Sat.
urday, as the interview relates ?''
IL did"
"Did the purported conversation occur
between you and him."
mo: il did not. / went to Inspector
Steers last Saturday evening and told
him that I intended to tell the truth.
He asked if | intended to mention his
name, and told him / was going to tell
the truth, no matter whom might i'm
plicate."
"Had you been drinking. as
charged?"
mo; had not"
"Now, sergeant" asked Senator
Lexow. "how doyou account for the fact
that both the other sergeants have de,
MED they ever saw the envelope?"
"Well, they may not have seen any,"
"Is it possible then that they know
nothing about it?"
Eyes. never told any of them"
Mr.. Golf led the witness to say the
money was paid to the captain of the
steamboat sq uad in order that the officers
might be per mitted their assignment to
duty on the docks. Witness said he
had been approached by several people
in reference to his testimony of yester-
day but refused to say anything about
it. He had no knowledge of any other
money being collected in that precinct
besides the dock money.
Taylor also said that Stesrs had never
told him whether or Eot he divided this
money with anyone and he was not
aware that The inspector did not make
shy division.
A PoLICEMAN's FORTUNE.
Shortly before the opening of the
afternoon session ex-Iuspector Steers
entered the courtroom aud took a seat