New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-19

COMPANIES FOR CAPTAINS GAsTLIN AND
sCuMlTTBERGER-How EX-ALDER-
MAN BENJAMIN BOUGHT VOTES.
r,. nublic expectation that testimony OF unusual
..or,ance would be given before the Lexow Com
,,,ee Yesterday caused an overwhelming rush OF
'o,s 10 Part | of the Superior Court before 1880
" the time fer the session OF the committee 10
lin Extra policemen from the City Hall station
sd 10 be called 10 aid the doorkeepers. and even
Nm several hats smashed in the frantic rush
'. ,ha door The courtroom filed so full that
W than half OF those there had to stand up.
r,src Vas much excitement due to the reports that
sroerjntendent Byrnes was expected to appear as a
,.ress and that two police captains were TO make
,,sssions OF n character to implcate higher o'ii-
.,ols in the Police Department. Captains Creeden.
.uo,rs and Strauss were present In response TO
.nh,oenas Several lawyers were in the ROOM also
.r,o,r them Frederick B. House. counsel for Police
IN 1-horne and his brief consultation with John
" COT had the effect TO strengthen the belief that
r,orne might repeat to the committee the contes-
IT,, which he had made 10 Assistant District-At-
.v Lindsay duplicating several police captains
Granger was allowed to sit in the chair which
-. formerly occupied by Father Ducey and the
.hsspce Of the well-known Catholic priest was taken
~ .nv IN the courtroom an indication that
" " nd concluded TO obey the injunction OF Arch
bishop Corrigan.
pS MS, o,,,hers OF the committee were all present
,,e, Senator Lexow raped for order and said:
The committee has been officially notiied py ,ne
.ras,dent of the Police Department OF the ac.on
~ the Police Board in rescindng tneir rtsoiu,ini
ssnssending captain Creeden, which Is commenua.
se I, is understood that the reins ~
PIC PIC, ,srnorary 1t will be right for the committee
o. maze hereafter any suggestions upon tne SUI SUI
ssc ihoy may deem proper III seems 70 nane &C.. CO
!crar,ooked that the testimony and proceedngs OF
his Committee privileged and all C0u ,an
uo"5 rre;erred to hold public sessions instead
nnriyate sessions but that does not aI,er IN tr.e
p!rS ,asmnch az the board found ts rule OF sus
Sension entirely upon the tssu ,an fEresSen both
s H IVV are priveged-one privilege as regatds
ne legislative privilege in the senate ane ,.ness
uNieiss ,Scre VAS no foundation FOR the ACTON OF
~ police Commissioners in dispensing WIN AZ.
.nr Of Captain Crceden: ana IL II my Jus
ee's0e MAJ any unauthorized use OF testimony
,aIsn before this committee Tor me pui o
.noarrass or for he purpose Of jeopardizng the
witnesses. makes the acuoh eo"''
Senate OF this state.
MD c,oFF ADVANCES A NEW POINT.
NJ coN-It may be proper TO say in this con-
,ec,on that the action of the committee and It's
.x,rsssion through its counsel TO Captain tree
49, oo,,d bv no reasonable man be taken as an
onn,oha,ion Of the act which he had commltted
or SPp nvrchasing his captaincy and nothing ont sa
snv man 10 think otherwise lnasnuch t a. ' ne
law Of his State says that no prossc.''o' h ,nstg
cominen 49, besFore this committee. say it is
grave question whether or no h am ngictable of
fence 70 prosecute any witness VINO has tes''ieu
here Ito. o,d
There was further discussion OF the matter anu
,,s senator's agreed with Mr.. Gon. who quoted
w. sno,sio,s 70 show that a witness before the
oonmjttee could not be prosecuted on account oi
MS testimony before the committee
Senator Bradley-There aye two .a"EIers III '''e
Police Board. DO they not Know , ,ng assuup
Senator Pound-That "ou'u " '
ton daughter -, 1850
scne testimony given by Harry nj" i's' n""'
NJ about the appearance OF ex-roVeiho' 'p
pard at a dsorderly house was ordered 10 ..
hinged from the record because he had tes''"'u
on,v from hearsay in that matter
police CAPTAIN william Strauss. OF the East
station, was sworn as witness.
hut he was asked only a few questions ne ~
bis wife's name Barbara ana 'he' "'ed d"
No 1sn East Seventieth-st. They owneo no ie"i
estate he said and no stocks or pohds' anu ""u
M safe-deposit box He had only a small account
- a,.,,as oank His son Is employed by Butter
pro,ha,s dealers in notions in Broadway captain
strauss was told that his wife would be caied as
!. ,,,ress In the afternoon, and he was direc'ed
10 remain in the room
MORE DETAILS BY REPPENHAUhN'
linn W Reppenhagen. who had acted as the go
between In the transaction by which Captain cree
den Maid $1,000 for his place in January i'@'
recalled 10 the wltness-chair to continue 'he ,eSu
Many which he had given on Friday. lie SAID ne
On, his first information OF the appointment. "a
Canaan Creeden at the police station IN bior'ose
g, IN January r. 1892. the day the appointment
ras made John Martin in COMMISSIONED
voorhs's room at Police Headquarters "hei Nier
den was sworn into office on that Gay MAI -"
called TO see the witness the same e'ehihs' anu
said he thought he had been "bilked ana "ouiu
- tho rnoney The witness told
~
rns, ,hev were dealing with were honest. on the
night OF January I6 he showed to Martin the
check for $4,000 which he had received ana MAT
Gin told him he might keep 5000 OF the amount
orsd vou know why Martin offered to let you
take that sum? Al though " was sATo sir
u q NWsy should you accept one,third OF the
hrXfber y i knew that / was being bribed
O~Was Martin at that time deputy-cler OF me
State senate? A-Yes. He went into the liquor
the 1860? Al offered 10 give S Sh sn6 nav the
asked TO go with him 10 the os"" anu pug
money to him in cash. ,,, Al drew the
Q-what occurred AT the bank g. df re- :, 6Ge
money on nv own check. think III was Ia Si'viy,
bills He counted the money, and sald !, "as s .'
right He said he would put the money III d s"'o
deposit vault, and he went away
cuprsruAs GIFTS FOR. CAPTAINS.
Reppenhagen testified that he used the S'v"
m having some OF his debts. He explained num-
Der Of checks which he had drawn ana said Una.
one renroson,ed a loan OF $50 to Policeman con
Sheehan who had paid back the money. He aso
had Len, suros Of s. and SO TO other pohceinen'
who had not paid back the money. II was com
thing he said for policemen to get such sums
from LIQUOR dealers and not pay them pacK' a'o
the liquor dealers were not particular In observing
the Excise law. The dealers also had "ec'i ms
sessed for Christmas presents for the cap'n" -
the precinct The witness declared he had paio
only one assessment $50 for the late captain Nds-
Sdy but hi partner, ex-Aderman George nan
had presided at a meeting OF liquor deaers az
which such an assessment had been ornered,
Hail was Tammany leader in the district anu
had gone about with the ward man 10 coIec. INC
assessment at liquor stores. The witness ucV'"
that after he became prominent In politics IN 'ne
district be y nc mt asked for such contributions
checks 10