The morning call., 1894-12-23
MADE BY SCHMITTBERGER.
Superintendent Byrnes Behind
Locked Doors.
BFLIEF THAT HE WAS SHIELDED
Commissioners of the Corrupt New
York Police Come Forward
With Denials.

NEW L ORh, DeC. ILL., OilC6 lUSpHCLUI
Andrew S. Williams was plainly upset by
yesterdays testimony before the Lexow
Committee. A reporter who asked him
to-day for a statement regarding Captain
Schmittberg er's sworn statement that
money collected from law-breakers had
been regularly divided with Williams and
other police officials was the recipient Uf a
volley of vile ephithets hurled at him by
the inspector, who also advanced upon
the reporter with clinched and upraised
hands.
sect out of here" roared Williams, 81
won't talk to anybody"
A suggestion that he was the one
favored in being given the opportunity to
clear himself in the estimation OF the pub
lie merely angered the inspector the more.
You're a - fool" he shouted.
''Y ou don't know enough to take no for
an answer Go out of here OF I'll put you
out"
Inspector McAvoy, who is also impli-
Gated in bribe-taking, asserts that he never
received money from Schmittberger.
Superintendent Byrnes would not talk
of the incidents of yesterday and took
refuge behind the locked door of his pri-
vate office.
People who generally have had fore
knowledge regarding police exposes say
there 10 well d fined expectation that
Inspector Williams will be heard before
the Lexow committee before it concludes
taking the testimony. 1t is represented
that Williams regards himself as having
been attacked by Schmittberger, with the
purpose of shielding himself anu Superin-
IN Eri of
represented as noting in this connection
the loDg-standing enmity between the
superintendent and the ranking inspector.
and the fact that Schmittberger, once
bosom friend and confidential waroman
for Williams, has been of late with
ByrBes.
These people see throughout Schmitt-
berger's testimony evidence that Byrnes
was always in the captains mind. and
cags was taken from the first TO the last to
shield the superintendent. The feeling
between Williams and Byrnes is one of
bitter resentment and the theory recited is
based on expectations Of a counter confes-
sion by the inspector.
Mayor Gilroy was asked If he intended
to take any steps to bring about the re-
moval of Commissioners Martin aud
Sheehan in consequence of Captain
Schmittberger's statement Of yesterday.
He said:
"Before taking any action charges will
have to be PREFER ed against these Com
missioners to me. ], being the Judge In
the case, could not take the initiative. AS
yet the matter has not been brought to my
attention officially. If the charges were
made and proved could only recomme nd
| to the Governor their dismissal"
Commissioner Sheehan was emphatic In
his denial of the statements affecting him
embodied; in Captain Schmittber ge r s
| testimony.
A special meeting of the Police Board
will be held on Monday to consider the
| Schmittberger testimony.
Lawyer Louis Grant. who is acting for
| Commissioner Sheehan. said to-day that
| Captain Schmittberger dare not produce
the letter which he yesterday asserted had
| been sent by him to the Commis sioner
| with relation TO the man Proctor in the
gam bling matter.
James j. Martin. president of the Police
Board of Commissioners, complains that
| Schmittberger put him In a false light re-
garding disorderly houses on West Fifty.
third street. A club friend of Martin.
who was interested in the woman who
kept the house, represented to Martin that
the the police had unwarrantedly de-
nounced her, the place being simply a
private residence, whereupon Martin in-
structed the captain to investigate. and if
the club friends statements were true to
| see that the woman was annoyed no more.
Schmittberger reported that his men had
n.
denies that Sergeant Leber paid $4,000, and
so far as he knows there never was any
thing ever paid for his promotion. Other
statements of Schmittberger which i'm
pugn the integrity Of the president of the
board are, Martin declares. absolutely
without truth.
Commissioner Sheehan also makes a
specific denial of the allegations of
Scnmittberger In so far as they relate to
him.