The evening world., 1894-10-01
PROBING HAS
BEGUN AGAIN.
The LeIsV Committee Re-
sumtS Its Work OF InYes-
tisatins the Police.
POWER FOR SUBPOENA MEN.
They Are to Be Invested with
the Authority Of Deputy
Sheriffs.
CLERK KIPP on THE STAND.
He Brings Records Of Trials Of
Accused Police
officers.
CLERK MPP on THE STAND.

Investigation of official eruption ir
the Police Department by the Lexow
Committee, which was interrupted
nearly three weeks ago to allow the
Senators to devote their attention to
Stae politics for awhile. was resumed
to-day.
The Committee has changed its head.
quarters from the large. comfortable
room In the Superior Court to the
smaller room formerly occupied as Par
III. of the Court of General Sessions In
the old brownstone building. Lack OF
there was no end Of grumbling at the
change.
Even the members of the Committee
were cramped for room, and the news
paper representatives were squeezed
into the narrowest quarters. The old
room has been partially dismantled
since the removal to the new Criminal
Court Building. and a big. light-colored
square in the centre Of the smoky wall
showed where the clock had formerly
hung.
II reports are true the Committee In
now In for o long session, and will prob
ably sit, with very few Interruptions, to
the holidays at least. Mr.. Goff, It Is
said, has some Of his most startling S ~ !.
he will bring them out at once he will
not say. 1t Is certain, however, that he
intends to train the guns Of the Com
mlttee on higher game than green-goods
men. brothel keepers, ward men. or even
police captains, and the heads Of the
department have for some time past
been getting ready for the cyclone which
has been threatening to swoop down
upon them with redoubled force as soon
as the Committee bot together again.
Senators saxton and Cantor Absent.
The courtroom was packed at 1870
"A. M. Chairman Lexow had come in
and was holding a consultation with
his colleague Senators Bradley 0S9n
Saxton, the Republican candidate for
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. was an absentee.
and II was said to be doubtful whether
OF the Committee expect that he will
send in his resignation now that he Is
running for Office. Senator Cantor was
There were several women in the wit
ness-box, and among, members Of the
Police Department who were on hand
With subPoenaes were Major Kipp the
onward is1 INA Man Jeremiah s. 0A Levy, Af in
the uniform of the mounted squad, to
which e was transferred after his re-
Two or three green-goods and conf
dence men, who have been witnesses
before the Committee. were also present,
but aRpo Ess bic not AaSf
from Vermont, put in an appearance
with q luxuriant pair of crrly mutton
chops, which has grown during the
vacation.
Assaults ON Subpoena Servers.
It was Just II o'clock when Chairman
Lexow raped for order. Mr.. Com. who
NITa dNy 10 cd q
ings by saying that he wished to call the
attention Of the Committee to several
assaults that had been committed on
pioyed by him in getting witnesses.
He referred to the case OF Apo, and
added that this witness had been assault
ed twice on previous occasions. and that
been interfered with:
II wan. e say right here that If these these
will cease Or that they, win escape
punishment II they interfere with an
employee, they are greatly mistaken"
have conferred the power of peace on
GERS on every one in the service OF this
Committee, for no one knows what OBJ
the we sits ans the next
Legislature assemblies II should grant
that pSS%ss for without 1t we are at
gate those assaults?" asked the Chair
mo, sir; I don't say that. want to
be fair with them. but in one case, at
least. they failed to make arrests when
this should have been done. This was
=, Appo was assaulted in the Post
,nmss Ss you Ssn anything to suggest as an
mo. I simply want to bring the mat
ter to public attention"
Couldn't the Sheriff have done some
thing In the way Of authorizing sub
oena-seryers to act as deputiesT' asked
I'VE tried that, and the Sheriff at
nrst consented, but afterwards said he
could not take the responsibility"
More Power for subpOena-serveru.
After some more discussion the Com
mittee consulted together and Chairman
Lexow announced that he had been au-
thorized by the Committee to request
the bnertn TO invest the subpoena servers
o. the Committee with power as Deputy
6heriffs.
ssIn frafioa "a Cant nINonoo.p Ia