New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-07
MIR. GOFF ON A NEW LINE.
PRIZE-FIGHTERS PROTECTED.
TESTIMONY GIVEN BY F. w. SANGER
WHICH IMPLICATEs sCHMITTBERGER.
HE SAYS CORBETT"s MANAGER DREW $3.50 FROM
THE BOX OFFICE RECEIPTS FOR THE POLICE
CAPTAIN-MONEY PAID so THAT LIQUOR
COULD BE SOLD AT THE FRENCH BALLS
AFTER 1 A. M-How a WOMAN WAS
IMPOVERISHED THROUGH BLACK
MAILING OFFICERS.

MAILING OFFICERS
John W. Gof struck a new lire in the in
vestigation Of the Police Department yesterday
when he called Frank w. Sanger, the we'll
known theatrical manager, before the Lexow
Committee and asked him about payments or
money to prevent police interference with the
boxing contests which have been he'd In the
Madison Square Garden. Mr. Sanger. who is the
manager of the Garden. said frankly that when
the Corbctt exhibition held there in
January OF this year William A. Brady. Cor
belts manager asked lea g to draw $3.50 from
the box-office for Police Captain Schmttberger.
Mr.. Sanger's consent given. with the under
standing that the money to be drawn from
Brady's share of the receipts. and Brady got
the money. Brady afterward testified. with evil
dent reluctance. that he hal paid the money to
an employe Of the Garden. who had inti-
mated that it was t. 60 to Schmttberger.
When questioned about a boxing exhibition in
which Corbett and Mitchell. the prize-fighters.
were to have taken part few years ago. Brady
said superintendent Murray had declared that
the exhibition could not take pace. but William
Muidoou the ex-policeman and wrestler. offered
to- bring the exhibition off without police inter
ference for - per cent II the receipts. Mitchell
refused to take part in tn, exhibition and sub
nit To police blacknail. but Corbctt arranged to
spar with three other mcn and the exhibition
was allowed t. proceed under Muldoon's manage
rnent Mulioon's share ~ the receipts was
81 200 and Brady thought a good share Of that
sum went to the police.
Several witnesses were called by Mr. Goff In
an attempt to prove that the police had re-
ceved money for permitting the Illegal sale Of
wine after a. m at the French balls in the
Garden Gustav Dorval who had the har privl-
leges. declared that he had sold wine after
A. m. in the presence Of the police. without
Interference. but he denied that he had paid
money 10 the police. He declared That an al
lowance of $1,000. which he had received from
the managers Of the ball In one year, was not
for police protection. other witnesses declared
that no money had been paid to tho police to per-
mi, dlsgraccful scenes AZ the balls
Rene Duprf. who had the bar privileges for
the French Cooks balls admitted that he had
paid $50 To two police sergeants who had threat
ened to turn out the gas al | m. ana that
the payment permitted him to continue the sale
81 wine after that hour Members of the french
Cooks Society admitted that 1t had been the
custom to pay money 10 the police when the
balls wefe held IN the Garden
Mrs Anna Ncwststcl. widow. who formerly
kept Saloon in East Thrd-st.. told how she
had been compelled 10 pay hIachWdH W ''''N
,ivsr brennan and Mccormick. and 10 AN IN
spcctor Of the Excise Board until she was re-
duced to a state of poverty. although her hus-
band had left her $4,000 She also testified that
she had placed her diamonds In the keeping oil
Alderman Clancy when she was H. and wnen
she wanted t. get them back they hal dIsap-
pearcd CLANCY paid her SlJO. ABOUT nan '"V
value ~ the diamonds. she said.
About 200 4 the * policemen VINO nave pr'H
r,ff a
serving for twenty years. were before the '"pl-
rnlttee yesterday. They were called As s'i'PSS
II the policemen who have been permitted 10 re-
flrr on pensions when they Wrr" sun phYsI'dly
bic To- perform active service In the department
There was not time To call any ~ them 10 t"r
witness chair except Patrick 7. Muldoon. VINO
vas said 10 have been the original "Muldoon
the solid man" lie was mercy questioned ABOUT
his retirement from the department
The committee took a recess until luesday "l
ncxt week because Nj. Coz declared that ne
yyaufcd time To- prepare for important testimony
lie may have referred to the testimony oi super
in,.ndcnt Ryrne-. Senator Lexow declared
Yesterday that when the superintendent APP
n.arcl as witness ne would receive the same
treatment as other witnesses before 'th' com
,nittee Mr. Con said he was willing to allow
inspectors Williams and Mclaughlin - go on
the wltness-stand and attempt To Vlndicate
themselves AT any time. There have been no
appcals for vlndlcation by the two oiichls nut
II has beer said that the counsel for the conn
mittee meant t. call Inspector Williams as
witness and compel him to submit To searching
Investigation Of his reco;d. In view OF thc daW-
,ring testimony against Williams which has
hesn given before the committee. his appearance
In thr wi,ness-chair may be followed by inn
nortant disclosures ~ police brutality and cor
ruption. - 80 ,,. -,