New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-03-09

TIL, INVESTIGATION WILL BIZ KEEN AND THOR
orcH-wIIIIAM \. SUTHERLAND AND SEW
rrN. SENATOR'S IN TowN-MANY W.T.
XEssEs PREPARED TO TESTIFY
.r, Investigation Of the Police Department in this
o, nv the committee OF the state Senate will begin
~ ,hc court House at 10 a III. to-day Chairman
low, and Senators O'Connor ana Pound, of the
lormit:ee arrived from Albany last evening and
vent TO the Hotel Metropolis in Broadway near
T-o-tv-second-st, in company with G. Y. Schram.
the sergeant-at-arms Of the Senate. At the hotel
they met William \ Sutherland. OF the counsel for
the committee. ana l.. c. De Cant. the assistant
eeceant-at-arms who had arrived early in the Gay.
NJ sutherland had been busy with the work of
preparation the taking Of testimony before the
committee and had been assisted by Mr.. De Cant,
who had secured the in Part III of the Court
Of Common Pleas. IN the Courthouse, for the
Of the committee in the investigation. Mr.. De Cant
also had served number of subpoenas
TO BEGIN WITH THE ELECTION FRAUDS.
The senator's at the hotel said they would have
No meeting in the evening. They expected to meet
Senator's Bradley. Cantor Robertson and SaXton,
the other members of the committee, at the Court
house in the morning. The investigation. they said.
would begin with testimony regarding the conduc;
of the police in permitting or assisting IN the
frauds which were practise1 in the city at the
election last fall. The connivance of police officials
IN election frauds is regarded by the committee
q kind OF corruption which needs a fearless and
full exposure because it affects the highest inter
ests Of the voters both i'm this city and throughout
the State Nj Sutherland is regarded by the COM
rnitee as particularly we'll equipped for such an
inquiry in view of his experience in the exposure
Of the corrupt methods OF Isaac II. Maynard, and in
the fight TO prevent the crime against voters for
which Maynard was punished at the election last
Following the investigation of the police RESPONSE
biy for frauds IN the election. the Senators said,
ample opportunity would be given lor the invest
cation of other corrupt pract OF when thc
police have been accused by the Rev Dr. Park
Mr Sutherland had no difficulty yesterday in OBJ
tanning the names Of many witnesses who We're
police at the election last fall. \ numotr OIL men
who had been witnesses of such conduct Noiul-
his presence in the city and about twenty Sunpoe
mas were served in the afternoon, MI. Sutheriand
thorough thor and fearless from start to finish Among
the witnesses who may be among the hrs' TO De
called TO testify to-day are General c H. T. COILS
William +. Dalv and ex-Alderman James G. Nc
Murray They had ample opportunity to observe
ton last fall.
Mr.. GOFFs ANOMALOUS POSITION.
John W. Goff did not consult with Mr.. Suther-
land yesterday and he dl not 50 TO the motel last
evening to confer with the members OF the com
mittee there. Although he had been appolh'eu as
one of the counsel of the committee in the lnNesuc
CATION and had been Informed OF the declsioh 81
the committee 10 begin the investigation AT me
Courthouse to-day. ne woull not say yesterday
whether he had decided to act one of the counsel
His refusal to tell his position gave color to ne
reports that he would decline 10 act as couns
Nj sutherland and the Senators at the MOTEL l.st
evening said that they ala not know what Mt
Gof intended DO in the matter. but the lnVeStl-
CATION would proceed without further DELAY At
the home of Mr.. Gon No 39 West one hundred
and fourth-St. il said last evening that he was
busy attending private business. and there was
nothing to be said as coming from him regarding
the investigation. His position will probably be
known when the investigation begins today
The Rev DR.. Parkhurs, said last evening that he
was interested in the inquiry about the cleo
lion frauds as in other corrupt practices Of the po
lice and IL was his desire that the investigation
should not be allowed, TO proceed on lines which
interview with SIR. Gon. but he said he not
authorized speak for Mr.. Goff.