New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-06-09
DIDN'T KNOW.


1,,o serators-Iexow. O'connor Bradley, Caneos
"a Pobertson-were in their places "iie" 'ne
",,,, investigation was resumed In Part OF the
poNVe III .r, yesterday morning. Senator Lexow
''"t ,,,.ad rord from Controller ROBERTS tnat
Ia. ,-,,,s ~ the committee for expenses incurred
a., tho course OF the investigation "Ouiu oe NO
80 which was good news for the coi'H'ie.ee "'N
its counsel. Senator Lexow saia ne wd,i'eu " -,
ro., n statement attributed TO MIN tHae '"e'e a
~ - accusation against Captain Sieoert. What
10 a,d saw the Senator explained was tha' inc
oharess against Sebert were not SO serious as
,hose against other police captains anu 'na' ne
,. oo reason for inGulging Captain Sieoeft win
an Immediate examination. MT. h"nSoh'
,or the Police Department. SAID that he "au 1
-, Senator Iexow 10 say precisely that
, >,rnzinger was then called. Munzinger 10
,rar ~ the Pequod Club. and has held that
nosition ever since 1t was otganlzeu' ne "-S
anug berth as port warden re was '"e 80
frankly unwilling Tammany man VINO mas 'aNen
the stand , 49,. oo-,,,,,,aa
o., hasar ,ts work Tammany officials high and
low said that they welcomed a complete ana thor-
ough investigation. and promised ald 10 u'e N0''
mittee in every way. There have oeeh nui"oei vi
Tommany officials the stand ana each LOOK 'ne
y,,tnass chair with the assertion that he would
,,, .u all no knew OF course few people be-
Uo,ad IN the sincerity Of these protestations' aha
rohodv was surprised to find out now iorseuui oi
Imnor,ant facts some OF the witnesses WERE OAiS
tvo davs AGO one who had been Iouuest III his
protestations and in his request TO De allowed 10
,a.,,y seemed utterly unable TO remember whether
- 20, ia had been charged with bribery by two
ueuknown newspaper men. 1t is not likely that
,,asa witnesses would have made 80 bald and fooi-
,sb a .blun' II they had realized how deeply the
rrohs vas 70 be applied. Long immunity had made
them reckless.
THE BLUFF" WAS CALLED.
This "bluning" is a regular Tammany trick. When
DIR Parkhurst began his crusade against the police
protection OF vice. he went TO the poiice
and conplained OF disorderly places. You are mis-
,aken said the police authorities, there are no
such nlaces II there are. why don't you ma
them?' They never believed that DR.. Parkhurst
vould take them at their word. bold pun
had been found to be sufficient before "eii' Dr.
porkhurst found the places. and he found great
deal besides to the discredt OF the police-aho tho
"blufing" along that line was stopped
How soon the present bluff about aiding the
committee will cease is yet known. some ON
cials who are Sill protesting their innocence anu
their desire 10 be investigated fully and freey
are trembling in their shoes. They have oeeh un-
willing enough in fact. but they have talked iais
thus far Munzlnger evidently didn't peheVe IN any
such nonsense. He didn't want to be invesusa,eo.
and ba wouldn't be II he could help IL. lie didn.t
respond 10 the first subpoena that was sssyeu 9i tn
him ef all because he said. Il was not server unsn
tha evening OF the day which his presence vas
reouired He said he had been IN tne courteous ON
aimee then but ne had not heard MT. CON can nis
name. although Mr. Con asserted that he mad done
Munznger, indeed. made gratuious exhibition 0.
h,msef He began TO deny and forget before
MIR Cioff was through with the preliminary qres-
lions which were OF little or no importance foi-
lowing Is his testimony; :, - . ,.,.. 81. rou
Odd your subpoena tel you to produce the ron
or roster OF the Peqno1 Siupt
S'-Why not? A.-There is no roll or roster tnas
I know Of r
o-You have been treasurer since the cluo was
6"Who is the secretary? Al think the record
ing secretary Is Benjamin Dali
3 Where is his residence? Al don't know. .
0-Where is his place OF business! Al aons
know. -. A.. r,..,.a
Clnb since It's organization? A.-Yes
Q-And he Is prominent ofrcer IN the ciup ano