Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-12-30

and he acted as my broker IA ,nas.
Tor me S23o,000 and since his desfS
his son. George, has made sls.ooo
nave q letter from George Gould CIV
ing the amounts made which is in NV
~ H. aug ! VII most willingly give It
money - 49, your
"a friend Of Senator Paimer'- named
burridga, very old man, who lived
IN Duchess county, left me 5000 /
bought property and sold II, and mado
some money.
odd Commodore Vanderbilt asked
me on one occasion II had any money
and said yes, had 5000. He asked
me FOR II and ] brought II to him.
apout SIX or twelve months afterward
very successfully for me. This made
my wealth some $4,000"
me witness told a long story of
now he became acquainted with Jaw
LIQUID IL was through catching a
man who wrote threatening letters. Mr.,
Gould offered him present, but he
10 Pins on 'pInoD IN u5uL 'pssnJol
Tered to buy stocks for him. and did
NOT want to accept any margin. But
Byrnes insisted. He put up $4,000.
WIN the result that the amount was
not remember Just where he got the
$1,000 but he had It all right, he de-
clared. At the present time he held
900 shares Of stock. some his own,
and some on margins.
EVERY turn OF the wheel" said he
| means 1910 lost or gained"
! He estimated that he was worth $780,
coo. He refused to tell the names OF the
+ stocks, as many people might 20 down
town Monday and lose their money.
II am willing to give the names in
confidence TO the committee and court,
but don't want them made public"
Mr.. Goif asked as to the suppress
sion OF prostitution.
when / became acting superintend-
ont l put down about 600 houses In
the city. After l became superintend-
ent there came change. These women
when they came before the police com
missions and said they paid protec.
tion would not be believed. II they
went before the police Justices they
were not believed; IL they went before
the grand jury they were not believed
endeavored TO put an end TO the evil
and ordered these houses to be broken
up IL possible.
II want TO give Doctor Parkhurst all
the help can, although he is bounding
me every time he gets a chance. Doc.
sentiment which would never have ex
listed in this city II 1t had not beer
manufactured. and without which 1
would be impossible TO have compelled
the owners of thes houses TO give VI
their business. as they have done"
Just as he was through answering
Mr.. Goff's probing questions. Superin
tendent Byrnes handed letter Il
Chairman LeXow and said that It wa
copy of one that no had sent I,
Mayor-elect Strong early this month
IL was his resignation from the force
of which he has been member 70
the last thirts'-two years. The super
intendent said that on two occasions
since no was appointed TO Super!u
tendent Murray's place he was on tn
! point OF resignlng. owing to the con
tlnual conflict between the commits
: sioners and himself. The superntend
l ent should have absolute charge Of tn
, discipline Of the department, but tina
) all his efforts In that direction wer
, frustrated by the commissioners
, The department was honeycombed b,
y ABUSES which had been growing TO
thirty years. and they could be RENE
) died by radical Legislation. Local poll
a ticians, he claimed were the curse o
the department, and as long as polite
were q factor In the force, such stat
OF things would exist, Although he ha'
done his utmost TO procure substantial
information as to corruption and brih
cry, he was unable 10 get II. and tn
whole Department. was inpregnate
with the belief that promotion had I
, be bought and nedt was OF no avail
! He claimed TO have done a great dea
! towards helping to bring about tn
exposures.
, At ten minutes to . O'Clock tonigi
the committee adjourned subJec, to III
: call OF the chair, thus closing sei
sion of investigation which was brlmfI
Of startling revelations.