The evening world., 1894-06-25
.lEx0W'S BANQUET.
Lawyer Goff Has Heard Nothing
from the Senator About It.
1rry Hill in Conference with The
lnquisitor.
arranging the Programme Of Work
Tor This Week.

Rumors of all sorts were floating
about this morning concerning the pro-
gramme of the LeXow investigation
Tor the coming week, the prospects of
continuance ot the sessions into July.
and the probable connection between
this and the announcement by Mr..
Croker that he will cut short his stay
In Europe and return TO this city early
in July.
Mr.. Goff. the leading counsel of the
fCommittee, was mute upon all these
subjects this morning. He reached his
office early ana settled down to work
immediately preparing for the reopening
OF the investigation tomorrow.
Old Harry IHll who proved such an
interesting witness last week, was wait
tnE for Mir. Con, and tcr some time
after the latter's arrival was closeted
with him In his priNdt' Office. When lie
went on the witness-atanl last week
Harry SAID hat he was unpreparcd to
testify accurately as to dates and places
of his transactions with Capt. Murphy,
the amounts of payments, and the like.
because lie had not his memoranda with
him.
He pi Promised. however, to produce
these at some future time. and MIR. Goff
tntimattd that he would recall him be-
Tore the sessions closed for the Summer.
When Mr.. Golf was seen by the re.
porter of The Evening World" and
asked whether the prospective return of
/ Mr. Croker would lead the Committee to
change any OF it's plans he replied that
as he had nothing to say about Mr..
CROKER departure for the other side, he
must decline to say anything about his
return.
Has it been definitely decided that the
committee will adjourn at the close OF
the present week. ne was asked.
NO. it has not" replied Mr.. Goff but
that is all can say about 1t at present"
1T depends upon your decision in the
matter, does 1t not?"
well, in a measure l presume 1t does
spt tian.I ] don't care to discuss that ques'
Mr.. Goff was also asked in regard tc
the banquet to be given by Chairman
Committee and Counsellor Sutherland a,
his Nyack residence tomorrow night tC
which it Is said the chief counsel has moi
) been invited.
II know nothing whatever of the mat.
ter" said Mr.; .Goff. 'and, therefore,
4 As senator Lexow did not appear al
his office this morning II, was impos
Z sible to gather any more definite infor'
~mation regarding this prospective ban
. quet upon the shores Of the HUDSON, .
spread there will be an executive session
of the Committee at which n number o.
interesting questions relating to the fur
ther, prosecution of the inquiry will b,
n saw Senator LeXow at his home las
evening, the latter denied the os story
ABOUT the banquet ana tile
and said that the date of the executive
session had not yet been agreed upon.
1t was stated by a gentleman connect
ed with the Investigating Committee
this morning that ii was not probable
that Mr.. Croker's return would have
any effect upon the Committees action
''There Is no doubt" he said, .tha'
the Committee will adjourn for the Sum
mer long before Mr.. Croker reaches this
city, II he sails on the date mentioned
and there Is no reason why 1t shoule
interfere with present plans at all.
"The Committee has not cared to ex
anime Mr.. Croker, and no attempt Wa:
made to procure him as witness Wher
he went away. If he is wanted there
Will be plenty of opportunity to summon
him In the Fall.
''In regard to the matter of the ad-
journment, 1t Is hardly probable that the
Sessions viii be continued longer than
July 4. 1t may be that two or three
days extra sessions will be required tc
finish up the business after the close OF
this week, but to continue through July
is out of the question"
1t was learned that there were q
large number Of witnesses who hac
week. but who had been given no op
portunity to testify. These will bt
called again this week, with others who
ter to that produced during the sessions
of the last two weeks
The statement was made by Mr.. Mos!
that no more officials OF the Police De
until after the Summer adjournment
and that the present week would be de
voted almost exclusively to the round
\ Ing up of the City Club and the othel
blackinailng cases which had been pre-
pared by the counsel for presentation t.
the Committee. and In which the wit
The Central Labor Union people ar
much exercised over discovery, which
they say they have made. that the po
lice have been aiding a firm of LIQUOR
makers in this city in strike which Il
on by securing non-union workmen TO
the manufacturers. It is said that tn,
Committee for an investigation Of the ac
tion OF the police.
A report was in circulation to-day tina
Inspector Williams had been subpoenae'
to appear as n witness before the Com
mittee and to produce his bank book
and accounts fof inspection. and that h
would contest the matter In the courts
MIR. Moss denied that any subpoeni
had been issued for Inspector Williams
but said that he and all the other higl
officials of the Police Department would
undoubtedly he summoned to appear a
witnesses In due time.