The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-12-31
THE NQUNY0N ENDS.
Superintendent Byrnes Before the
Lexow Investigators.
HAS RENDERED HIS RESIGNATION.
Two weeks Ago He Sent II to Mr.. Strong,
Msyor-sisct Of tho Metropoiis-Ths So
oret Of His Financial sucosss-Aided by
HTilftuooIres.

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NEW YORK, Dec. Observation-Disclosures
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 1t 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
Mayor-elect Strong two weeks ago
The superintendent declared that, even
without the Intervention of DIR. Parkhurst
and his society or the Lexow committee,
: he himself would have collected by this
time fully three-f1fths Of the evidence of
police corruption that now stands publicly
recorded. He declared that his wealth
amounts to $3.50, 900, and defied any one
to show that he had come by one dollar
Of 1t dishonesty. The bulk Of his fortune,
he said, had been made through invest
ments managed for him by prominent
hnanciers for whom he had done favors.
The superintendent said he made friends
with Commodore Vanderbilt in 1873 or
1874. A brother-in-law of the commodore,
named Crawford, had shot q polico officer
and got into trouble. The police went
Into the commodores house, and tho COM
modore complained Of 1t. II went to the
commodore and explained to him. 1t re-
suited in his Offering to do something for
me- I said had ahont O00 To invazt
and gave 1t to him and got %, 600 back as
the result. I had then 81, 900 or &15, 900,
in addition to the value Of my house. I
had no bank account at that time"
The capture of the man Wells, who was
q blaokmailer, SO pleased Jay Gould that
he wanted to give him $4,000. 81 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 ii without my putting up q
margin. l also refused this, but finally
said l would put up $40, 900 If he would uss
1t for me as margins. He said he would
do so, and gave him the money. That
brought me In slS5, 900 in ALL"
81 am in the stock market all the time"
he said land have been for years. There
is no time am not interested in the mar
ket. I am carrying q, 400 shares of stock
means S., 400 up or down for me with each
point"
Outside of his real estate he thought he
was worth from s25, 900 to $50, 600, includ-
ing stocks. He had no bank account.
How much money has your wife got?"
Nothing that haven't got, and l have
nothing that she has not got"
Mr.. Golf then asked if a.iy of the infiuen-
tial friends who had assisted him had been
relieved of unpleasant females by his as
sistance.
mo, SIR" replied the witness.
Inspector William G. Mclaughlin made
some very remarkable statements in at
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 1t to his wife,
who is in some business, whose nature he
declines to reveal unloss advised to do SO
by counsel
Assistant United States District Attor-
ney John o. Mott came before the COM
mittee seeking vindication. A chance was
afforded him to deny the statements made
by Louis s. Streep, who, on the hearsay
testimony of a green goods operator, &C.
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
peryades the entire building No one in
the big marble structure doubts for an in
slant that Superintendent Byrnes intends
to retire as soon as his successor is ap-
pointed. The head of the police depart
ment was in his office as early as o'clock
vestarlaV morning Thnra NO