The sun., 1894-10-31

Senator O'Connor mean to say that the
Superintendent made each captain tile Judge ui
what constituted legal evidenCer
witness-l think 40.
senator O'ConnOr sometimes requires a
pretty good lawyer 10 tell what Is legal evidence.
and II Is scarcely within the scope OF a Cap
taIn's knowledge or duty.
neglect Of duty, and wanted to know II the light
to belong to the Wilisms. shcchan faction. The
witness laughingly said that he had never heard
of such n faction. Mr.. Gof challenged the wit
ness TO mention a serious charge brought against
Capt Price during his term and prior to the ex-
sn,ioned m tb nhargcs hrnuvht ,gansT ai
Price for having testified in II case one way in
Jefferson Market Court and to another way in
Q.-That was tile notorious Warren Lewis
case, particular crony Of yoursf A.-No more
Ole was a member of the Pequod club ?
A. He was.
Mr.. Gofr then read 10 him from the March,
There cram must Sri bs pnblie awaseninT f % Which
will cover with shame those who profit by
ss those who ,5op rSn TentS h by
public service bv taking one salary to make
crime difficult. and many salaries to protect It,
answered the witness. Mr. GoF wanted to know
H. after that presentment, the witness had
conditions which justified the ,irand Jurys
opinion. The witness said that he presumed
but he knew nothing about IL.
FOREMAN TABER's TEN MILLIONS or ANNUAL
BLACkMAII.
o.. Did you see in any newspaper a published
from the information he had received u
grand juror he believed the police extorted
from vice tribute from seven million to ten
million dollars year? y. II lie made that
statement he lied.
and answers. Mr.. Con insisted npon t. The vii.
ness explaining whether he charged Henry VI.
Ia6er are reputable merchant and oft.timc fore;
taid the police extorted blackmail or because he
had said the amount OF the blackmai WAS from
SIOOO,OOO to S10,OOO.O0O annually. The wit
eess parried the questions for some time, but
snally adInitted that he did not accuse Mr..
Saber OF lying when he charged blackmail. but
that he lied when he said any such sum was
Why. the man who would say that" he ex-
claimed, not only lies. but must be insane. Ii
the police had levied any such amount the peo-
pie would have arisen and wiped the force out
1t was l:i5 o'clock then, and the witness was
excused i to attend meeting OF the Police Hoard.
terrupted Mr.. COTS first question then with the
rIaas geImsrs one ,or moment please till take
THE DUTIES OF THE SUPERINTENDENT.
Then Mr.. Goff wanted TO know why the wit
ness had opposed motion made by Commis-
sioner Murray, recently. that az the coming elec:
not be sent to the election districts In which they
& 1--we ana vote The witness said that he had OPP
with the duties Of the Superintendent. who
had power to assign the officers as he
chose. He was not aware that II In
evidence before the Committee that the Presi-
dent OF the John J. OBren Association once
asked for Tammany policemen to he assigned to
precincts In his district because they could do
the most good. THE O'Briens are Republicans
this year In discussing what he had read OF
the proceedings before the committee the wit
pess said that he had read the early proceedings
but or late had not read the newspaner reports,
a. he wished to have his mind free to act as u
Judge H. the officers implicated before the COM
Inittce should he charged before the Commits
sion. Chairman Lexow prOfessed Mortified
kmazement at this. Mr.. Con prOfessed aston
tshment that the witness was not one OF the
Commissioners known to have messengers In
newspaper row at o'clock in the morning TO
secure The earliest newspapers" Then Mr.. Con-
asked the witness categorically IL he had done