The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-12-20
ANOTHER SIG DAY FOR Mr.. corr
eonvicting the Captains by Testimony
Of Members of the Force.
fsasfensd and Retired New York
Policeman serviag as Chief OF
Police in Another rown--A Crfninaf
tesrs Finishinx Gens work.


isexow COMMITTEES today. John Marrell.
formerly agent 81 the Society Tor thu
Prevention Of Crime. testified that Saner>
intendent Ryrnss had hullaosei him With
threats and ferce into divuiggngy the se-
crets OF has society. ana had agterwarf
raiensed when be learned thai tho w.t.
ness was a brother Mason Hattie Ross.
n cosorea woman. who sogne years ago
conducted two disoraerly houses In tAis
city swore she paid protection money 10
wsariTnen under Capt. Byrnes, now super
intenient OF police. superintendent
ByrRes denied ali the allegations against
hlm. Other Incidents Of interest occurred
before the committee. huf none OF them
caused sUeh excitement as dla the meg-
ton Or superintendent Byrnes. Ex-1n~
spector Steers was ia the courtroom to-
day. He announced a readiness 20 20
on the stand and 6eHy Sergeant Taytorfs
accusations. Inspectors AfcAvoy, VIII
ians and Mclaughlin were suhpanaesl
20 testify before the committee. but VIII
Jams was temporarily excused. and the
other two We're not called during the
day. Police Inspector Williams, who.
with other Inspectors. had been sub
penaed 10 testify before the Lexow cefs,-
mittee today. vas excused until touasr-
row. pr. owen ]. Ward. OF aovernsnr
hospital. who was yesterday appointed
20 examine Honest" John Martin. re-
ported that the latter was really very
III and not in condition 10 testify be-
fore the committee.
Mr. Con announced that, in connection
with the evidence already adauced. re-
gardtng the payment OF pensions 70 re-
tired officers, he had discovered that po-
as chief or police at Norwalk. Conn.
and at the same time drawing a police
pension from this city.
Policeman Interman, who testified ves
terday. was placed on the stand. He
stated that he had not told the truth
yesterday. Then Senator O'Connor turned
and asked Can you tell me. officer.
why IL Is that "a police officer viii get on
the stand and swear to an untrnthq la
il fear OF their superior ofncers?"
''Yes. that In It,"
Scrgt. Burns one OF Capt Allaare'x sub
ordinates. swore that he did not know
that dock policemen had 20 pay one hs.lf
thear extra earnings to the captain OF the
steamboat squad He admitted that IL ia
a common rumor. however. that this In
done
could you tell us what became OF the en-
velope which Taylor placed In tlle desk 20
He had no recollection OF san,h an en-
veiope as that described by Sergt. Tay-
lor. marked Street cleaning Department.
In the packages daily sent 10 the inspect
or.
WIN you swear that you know nothing
whatever about this envelope Containing
money!
vYe2"
Sergt. Cornelius Reid. another subor1in-
ate Of Capt Alhsire. next testified. wit
ness had no personal knowledge. nor ha.s
he heard any rlfrnor Of the collection Of
money "a described by sergt Taylor.
Then Taylor WAS recalled to the stand.
Mr.. Cor read from an interview WIN -
Inspector Steers. in which he was auofets
as saying that Taylor's testimony was :
tissue Of falsehoods and was given eGynrav
as mode Of Vengeance for his resn.a5 =.
grant the sergeant a favor.
Are you stlli prepared To swear az v,,,
dd yesterday" asked Con.
II am. for told the truth.
DID you cali on Mr.. steers last sa.,,r-
day. as the interview rciates?,
II did"
f1DNcfZ4ff0n sfsfxr
between you and hirn7''
NO. II did not"
Taylor said: Il went 70 see Tnsner.ar
steers last SATURDAY. and told him I in
tended 70 tell the truth. He asked n \ t.
tended to mention his name. ana .aIt
him vas going TO tell the truth. no maj
ter whom ! might impFieate.'
Had you been drinking. as eharraa4,.
No. had not"
Now. sergeant" 4" asked senator r.exn-w
how do you account for the fact that
both the other sergeants have denied thai
they ever saw the enveiopeg"
Wei, they might not have seen any"
Is u possible. then, that they knew
nothing about it,"
Yes: ! never told any one OF them
Ar- Gon led the witness 10 say that the
money was paid 10 the captain M tha
steamboat squad IN order that the officers
might be permitted their assignment TO
duty on the docks. Witness aid he had
been approached By several people in ref
erence % bis testimony OF yesterday. bur
refused TO say anything about f. He haa
no knowledge OF any other money beng
collected ia that precinct besides the dock
money. Taylor also gaId that Steers haf
never told him whether or not he divided
this money with any one. and he was not
aware that the inspector did not make
any division.
Captain Anthony J. AlIaire was tho frat
witness this afternoon.
who made you captainT' asked Mr..
Gof.
Thomas y. Acton. IA 1871
witness said that In 1850 he bought a
house az 10 East Nineteenth street, psy-
ing si2.o0o cash. allowing the Bowery Saw
insrs bank to retain a mortgage on tnm
property for ss.oo1 This lien he paid or IN
two years. In iss2 ~ soId the house f9r
3is.soo and moved up % Harlem. Then he
bought a house on Ninety-thIrl street.
paying sZ7.00 for II. 1900 IN cash. ard
giving a mortgage Tor the remaining SIS
90: this mortgage was paid up a few
months ago. Witness said he had 81, 90 in
different banks. and that neither his wife
rsor daughter owned any property OF any
kim he IS now ln command OF the
steamboat squad.
You appointed your own wardnen?"
No. dId not"
did y0u ever see any OF these warT-
men making collections in The various
precincts7''
'.So. never did. except By runaor"
Did your men collect any money In
your pgssnctT'