New-York tribune., 1894-06-12
MIR. GOFTS RED SEALS.
HOW he MARKS THE POLICE CAPTAINS
IMPLICATED By WITNESSES.

FLOWERS MONEY NOT WANTED.
In rohn W. Gorfs Office in the Shoe and
Leather Bank Building is frame containing
the pictures ef the police captains Of this city
On eight Of these Nk~nesses have been pasted
little red seals such as are affixed 20 legal docu-
ments The originals Of these eight portraits
have all had their names mentioned by witnesses
before the Lexow Committee Some have been
directly accused OF blackrrau, and others have
merely been implcate in such charges. Ni'hih
a day or two ninth captain IS mus 10 DE
branded with a red seal He commands an I'M
porant precinct which up to now has not been
held up 20 the public gaze by Mr. Cion
The investigation into police methods viii be
continued this morning in the County Court
House In one Of ,hC rooms OF the superior
Court The session IS 10 begin at 1880 O'CLOCK
that is. -his is the hour announced, but there
will be the usual delay no doubt. LOUIS Mum
ginger Port Warden and the treasurer of Police
Commissioner John c. Shcehan's Pequod Club
was instructed last week to bring the clubs ac-
count book 10 the courtroom to-day He said ne
didn't want to do 1t and wouldn't if he could
get out of It, BY this time he has probably
come TO the conclusion that 1t would be Just as
well 10 obey Senator Lexow's instructions. Any
zeal on his part TO prevent the committees OBJ
tanning information would only react against
Commissioner Sheehan.
II is unlikely that Sheehan Will be called as
witness this week and he certainly Will not take
the stand to-day tomorrow. 1t was intended
that he should be suopoenaed early last week.
but Mr.. Goff is doubtless engaged in massinS up
facts so as TO make the Tammany mans eXani-
nation as fruitful and convincing as possible.
Meanwhile the attention OF the committee will
be directed to new evidence about blackmail by
the police There is little likelihood that any
startling testimony will be brought out-that is.
any which is more interesting than that called
out last week
MRS. MILLER TO TESTIFY.
One witness to-day or tomorrow will be Mrs.
Louise Miller who has been in the TOmbs since
May 10 awaiting trial on the charge Of keeping
a disorderly house. She lived al No 10 Second
St., where she let furnished rooms. She declares
that all her tenants were thoroughly reputable
people While the police did not interfere with
the neighboring houses which were really OF bad
character they arrested her on April and again
In May She was told when first locked UP tha;
II she paid SO each to the two detectives of Cap
tain Cross's station in East Fifth-st. she would
be allowed TO go home. She did not pay the
money and was fnel 800 in the Essex Market
Police Court.
Mrs. Miller says further that while she gave
no cash to the police, she knows that Henry Hoif-
man, Of No 100 Second-st did He formerly
kept a furnished-room house at No. $50 Anen-st,
and paid the police $50 month. so Mrs Miller
declares. besides the usua $500 Initiation fees
One time she herself paid HOffman's money 10
an officer The counsel can never tell just what
a witness is going to say on the stand.
MR. GOFFS HARD WORK
William Travcrs jerome and Frank Moss who
are associated with Nj Con. were with him yes
tcriay in his Office preparing for the morrow.
Scores Of callers came in the course Of the day,
some Of them witnesses. others persons who had
information which they thought would be serv-
ic,able to Nv GoN Messrs Jerome and NJ 50
will examine some Of the witnesses to-day, II give
Mr. Gon little rest. The amount Of work which
Mr. GoT accomplishes IS prodigious. He works
Sundays as well as week days now, and stays
up late and rises early. His wiry frame seems
especially fitted 10 endure long strains. for he
shows no signs Of overexerti,n. He said yes
terday that he had no answers 10 make 10 re-
porters about the investigation or the sudden
departure Of Mr.. Croker. Mr.. Gon is laboHng
'on an important phase Of the inquiry ana ms
two associates are relieving him as much a. pos
siDle OF the minor details OF the work.
Senator LeXOw yesterday expressed his salts
faction with the progress made in the investiga-
ton lately. he signed 4 number Of subpoenas
for witnesses which had been sent 10 his oihre
by Mr.. Goff in the afternoon. and he SAID ina
the committee was not likely 20 De embarrassed
for the want Of witnesses for some time 10 come.
The discharge of the witness Mrs Cohen from
the Tonlbs after she had testified before the COM
mittee has helped TO give confidence 10 o her per
sons who have tales OF blackmail 10 tell II has
been shown that the committee can extend pro-
lection 10 such witnesses and that they need not
fear the police Senator Lexow said u reporters
yesterday that one OF the Police missioners
might be a witness before the committee this
week. but he could not speak positively on that
point.
THE GOVERNORS HELP NOT WANTED.
The report that Governor Flower had been
asked for a contribution to the Chamber Of Com
Inerce fund. which is 10 be a guarantee for the
expenses incurred by counsel in the investigation.
moved Senator Lexow to indignation. He lost
no time In stating his own position on that sub
5ect in the following Letter which ne wrote To
Charles Stewart Smith Of the Chamber OF Com
merce committee:
Dear Sir. saw in yes,erday's paper an item to
Chamber Of Commerce is collecting FOR the purpose
State funds should prove nsuniclcDt or unayaab
do not credit the rumor because mst be obvious
that the committee would not be justified In avail
ing itself Of fund any part Of which had been
derived from such a source
avoid any Misunderstanding hat would absolute
and his ungentemanly and boorish conduct by per
mitting him 10 contribute 10 the fund. None but
privilege. ISfys % sa Very truly yours. '' ''1 ''
CLARENCE LEXOW
IF II were true that Governor Flower had
been asked TO contribute TO that fund and he
had contributed 81 900. l would not consent to
draw cent from the fund" Senator IeXow
said later. 1--WE might well ask the Police
Department TO contribute 10 the fund. Governor
Flower has intimated that the members CT the
committee were anxious to enjoy themselves IN
Eew-York at the expense Of the State. AS
members .
are here at the cost Of financial and personal in
convenience in order to perform public duty.
The work Of the committee Is by means