The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-10-31

I mean to say that if he made that
statement he lied"
is that Henry NJ. Tabor?" asked the
chairman.
Yes, sir" replied Mr.. Golf.
Did Mr. Tabor lie when he said that
the police department of this city received
blackmail."'
He lied when he said the police depart
ment received $10, 100000"
That is not the question; did he lie
When ne said the police department re-
cetved blackmail?"
why, Mr.. Goff blackmaiI has been paid
the police for twenty years"
What do you know about it?" said the
chairman sharply.
'Hearsay, like YOU"
Now, did Mr. Tabor lie, when he said
the police received blackmaiI?"
He may have some spefic evidence to
base his belief upon. He lied when he said
the police levied $4,000 0O0."
want to place you on record. Do
you mean to say that Mr.. Tabor lied only
I about the amount?'
1t took long time to get the answer,
put, at last, the witness said. "Mr. Ia
Dor lied only as to the amount paid"
Then the witness said: why it would
be impossible for the police to get SIC, 600 900
annually from the city without the people
rising up and crushing them"
That Is what they are doing now"
dNhCNAy SoAQ OlltilI man leAOW.
After recess, Commissioner Sheehan
said he would like to qualify the state
| ment he made about Mr.. Tabor
I want to say now" said he, when Mr..
Tabor made that statement, he was mis-
taken"
Mr.. Golf called the witness attention to
| an interview in which the latter stated
that the police commissioners had never
| tied the hands of the superintendent in
| the execution of his duty He said there
reached the commissioners a rumor that
saloon keepers were paying the captains
and that the board concluded to transfer
them.
THAT was the cause of the big shake
up" said the commissioner.
did you investigate the rumor?"
Yes sir, l sent for saloon keepers but
| could get no evidence"
Name one saloon keeper for whom
you sent"
Il can't recollect now"
The witness then said that the transfer
of captains was caused by himself
I believe" said he, " if the captains
were getting blackmail that the trans
fer might stop that practice"
You believed they were getting money
from the saloon keepers?"
Eyes, but could get no proof"
The witness said he believed that since
the big shake up the liquor dealers had
not paid a cent to the police.
Mr.. Golf read another portion of the in
| terview in which the witness said that
word had been sent to the saloon keepers
| throughout the various liquor dealers as
sociations not to pay any more money to
the captains.
who sent the word?"
81 don't know"
GLOW did you know word was sent?"
"Some liquor dealers must have told
me-"
rs it not fact that the liquor dealers
paid the money into Tammany hall in
stead of the police after the transfer of
the captains2'
81 never heard of it?'
''Have you not heard that President
Martin and Mr.. Croker met at the Hoff-
man house and agreed with the liquor
dealers delegation that the latter should
pay the money into Tammany hall for
election purposes?"
81 may have read it, but believe it is
false"
"Will you swear the money was not paid
into Tammany hall?"
Not to my knowledge"
Mr.. Golf then said he would like Mr.
Sheehan TO produce his private account
book tomorrow.
II also ask you" said he, ito produce
your public and private bank book to-
morrow"
Il refuse to produce my public or pri-
vate bank book" said the commissioner
stolidly.
you do, we'll I want to put on the rec
ord that the subpoena called for the pro-
duction of all the books connected with
your private accounts and also with the
| police department"
The commissioner was then excused.