The Portland daily press., 1894-12-28
UNHAPPY WILLIAMS.
Handled Without Gloves by Lawyer
GOff.
THE TRULY GOOD ANTHONY COM.
STOCK IN A NEW ROLE.

for Protection in the Green Goods
nr.,ne,s-A Police Inspector Who
Stole . Prostitutes Stockings.
New York, Decent ber 27.-Inspector
williams resumed his testimony before
tine Lexow committee today. In reply to
questions by Lawyer Golf, he at tirst ex-
oitedly denied he was ever accused OF
stealing tho stock ings from prostitute,
hut later, when the police record con-
tanning the charge was read, Inspector
williams said he did not remember the
affair. He wonld not deny that charges
had bsen preferred against him oy pup
er ntendent Waliing He did not remem-
her appearing at headquarters in April
1875, and standing trial on charges. ne
admitted he permitted dIsoroefiy
house to exist in the eighth precinct, al
though he had power to suppress tnem'
He admitted he had neglected his duty
In the matter. 4..y
.Why did you neglect your duty!
aT va. bnsy with other things"
aThen You must have been negligent
or corrupt"
Neither, sir" s o.;vs
"You were asked by the board 10 glvs M
the name Of the man VINO o"nea sIe
house near the school. ana .Soo io"'s0'
aon account of the character OF the
men who were on the comm1ttee ol 'ne
hoard of education" .+;,,
aWhst interest had you in protecting
the owner OF the houseF"
IT had no interest,". -,
"Wby did you refuse thenr ~
aI did not want his name to DC pun
Il heo: the tnquiry was noe nonese ,.h
The inspector said ne oiu nos ;o;,,itn =,
house OF i'll fame IN tne siosnn'o ~ moraI. Is
8 hools had bad eHect upon wv '''- N-'
4Yon % were charged with damning and
r.;no man named Smith on Vesey
aT was walking along Vesey, street
when was accosted by smith. he
stopped me on the street ana toie nie ~
He said he wanted to introduce me to
an alleged alderman who was VIII Nm, IN,
I took him by the neck and tnre" hlni
into the street. :,
"What right had you TO 1nro" MN IL
to the street," it,. 81 -.
airhe right of private citizen 10 Ie'
sent loafer's insult" -. ,h
aWhat right had you to act In sucn
aIl aI would do the same thing, again"
II have no doubt you woaio uo any
thing" .,o.
.That,s the opinion Of the people Of
New York"
"It's not"
II don't want to get into an alterca-
tion with you."
"You had better not"
.I want no threats from you."
NJ am not making any,"
"When you assaulted the man on YES,
ey street, was it not because ne SAID
'there's Williams, the blacKguaro, "ne
aNo. he never said any such thing.
Ths insnector denied he had given
in.truetions to ward detective not tc
en- ter the panel house robberles on the
blotters.
aThe panel house trial lasted three
dayan, said MIR. Golf.
3There is not word about 1t on tne
records. vet this man was promoted or
his record. Look for the Mcheever trial
in the record, Inspector.n
"I can't find it," ga Williams. ;,
sTbat's another missing record" said
Mr.Goff. "The keeping of these RECORDS
mas been a gigantic fraud"
The inspector was asked to look at his
record and and the Judgment in the
panel case.
ii can't find it," he said. rather des-
poDdently.
The witness SAID ne nao never cluppeo
q respectable man.
Inspector Williams admitted he heard
OF the panel house in the eighth pre-
cinot. -
"This morning you swore you did moi
hear OF the panel house."
"a man may be mistaken"
"Were you swearing to what was true
or what was false when you said you hao
not heard of the panel house in that pre-
cipct!"
II swore to what recollected at th'
time"
II want categorical answer to my
aMy answer was false at the time"
The inspector explained he had heare
of one panel house in. Wooster street
"Seraeant Grew swears there was {
panel house in the precinct. Did h'
~ ear to what was false or true?"
II can't tell"
MIR. GoR read Sergeant Crews testimo