New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-16
Sergeant Fourteenth Precinct.

WHO,
like myself now enjoy the comforts OF his great
kindness. JOHN W!EGAND.
Sergeant Fourteenth Precinct
THE WHOLE TOWN TALKING ABOUT 1T
The confession made by Police Captain Timothy
J. Creeden before the Lexow Committee on Fri
day that he had paid $1,000 for his captancy
| topic of general conversation in the city
! yesterday and there appeared to be general be-
lief that the disclosure OF bribery the most
important that had been made in the committee =
! investigation of the Police Department. Many
expressions Of sympathy for Creden were heard.
mingled with words Of condemnation for his con-
duct In purchasing an office with the evident de-
sign of getting back his money by methods or
backmail. 1t was declared to be proof of the
utter rottenness of the department. from the
top down. that q man who had fought for his
country in twenty-three battles OF the war, and
afterward had served tn, city as an active and
Woodworking policeman for years. should be
compelled to pay SO large sum OF money FOR
promotion. His confession. 1t was declared had
been in Itself service which should justify his
retirement on a pension. even If he could not be
retained longer In the department.
In the talk of the town there were many ex-
pressOns of belief that the Police Commits
sioners, by their eager and hasty action in suS-
pending Creeden from duty. had made a virtual
confession of fear that other captains or police
men OF lesser rank might tell about brides which
they had paid for their appointments 1t was
declared that the Commissioners had been swift
to serve notice on members Of the department
that "squea,ing' would be punished promptly.
superintendent BNrneS also came In Tor large
share Of the criticism. and there were many dec
larations Of opinion that the examination OF Mr..
Byrnes as witness before the committee should
be had at once.
Mr. GOFF GOES HIGHER IN PUBLIC ESTEEM
John w. Gons success In wringinga confession
from Reppenhagen. the go-between in the trans
action by which Creeden's appointment was pur
chased has raised the committees counsel an
other peg in the estimation OF the public. The
,ho, In,
the fact that il viii be next TO impossible to
trace such transactions in the Police Depart
ment without ;he testimony Of such tool.
The first line OF inquiry pursued by Mr.. Con
in the investigation was that which dealt with
the purchase Of appointments by policemen.
number Of policemen who were believed TO nave
paid for their appointments We're called 10 the
Witness-char in the hope that they would admit
Ir could be forced to confess. that they had fol-
lowed a prevailing custom in securing their places
They all denied that they had PAID anything.
even when it was proved that some Of them had
been forced to borrow the sum which they had
been reported TO have paid about the time or
Counsel for the committee have been informed
that the men paying for appointment lave never
dealt directly with any Commissioner but have
transacted the business Of bribery through go
betweens. Money has been passed from hand
to hand in such way that II could never be
traced, and the success in tracing the *l5,op
maid hv CAPTAIN Creeden was largely due 10 the
fact that so many persons were Interested. and
tina; some Of them had used checks in the trans
fer OF the money.
TALK OF OTHER CONFESSIONS.
There were reports yesterday that the confess
sion made by Captain Creeden was 70 be fol-
lowed by the confessions of two. and possibly
three. captains who have paid large sums Of
money for their positions in recent years The
captains have been implicated by the testimony OF
witnesses before the committee. and to save
themselves from conviction and imprisonment Tor
bribery It is said. they may make clean breasts
hafn he oru1 tee
tain Stephenson was spoken OF yesterday as one
reason for such confessions at this time. and IL
was asserted that Of the captains could testl-
~ that he had paid the sum OF $4,000 Tor MS
Office Counsel for the committee would say
nothing about the reports yesterday, following
the rule which was made early in the inVesuBa-
ton not TO give away any OF the testimony III du-
MIR Goff declared yesterday that he could not
indicate in any way the character or the test-
monv 10 be presented to the committee this week.
The testimony before the committee VIII be re-
sumed on Tuesday morning. ana proDapiy not
until after then will II be known II Superihtenu-
ont Rvrnes Inspectors Williams and Mclaughlin
or other high officials OF the department. VIII ID,
called 10 testify Reporters OF The Tribune talked
Nth many peOple In the city the subject yes
terday and there appeared TO be a general s,nti-
nent that the testimony against Inspectors VIII
Jams and Mclaughlin had been OF such dam
aging character that they should De cdiieo 10 '.c
,ri,nees stand this week and forced to submit 10
a most thorough investigation. Unless there Is
such an examination before the close Oh 'He III
agtip citizens VIII Dti.'N' ~
men have been protected in some manner Ihere
are other officials in the department aDou, "loil
renorts OF the most sensational ana danhsihs
character have been In clrculatloh' anu ~ -
oreatIv 70 be desired that the facts concerning
,hcm should be made known to the pubic
NOTORIOUS WOMEN WHO MAY TELL WHAT
THEY KNOW.
II Was known sterday that Evelyn Bell. who
kent a notorious house in West Thrty-sixth-st.
near sixth-ave., for many years. and VINO
recently fed to Orange, y. D., 10 es-
cane from the committee has been convinced
that she can no longer evade giving Testimony
She was arrested in Orange last week. ana
when she ascertaned that the conii,ii''v w." i
have the power to bring her TO the CITY ana
mich her for contempt, she declared her Will
ingness TO come voluntarily ana 'eII VIVA, , on
knew about police blackmail. Heofsldna ia ti
inps who kept disorderly houses III lasi'oiap r
narts of the city for years. ana was iaicI'
molested by the police. although she was co rn
planned Of frequently ana Ditte!ly w Er,da,
snectable neighbOrs. was arrested on Friuay
.veninp and was released Oh bail 10 secure hei
attendance az a witness before the committee
The two women probably VIII Wv &c. 80 hear
,bte week IL the committee has Inc uie ~ MA n,
,hnn, and IL is absolutely certain that they wiz
impicate high police officials II they TESTIFY Mia
ngy and truthfully There are otne' l"i1' ,
,yomen I'm the city whose testmoh! couiu 'I'.
,Itcate high officials Of the Police department.
among them are Mrs Stearns VINO kep' rhe IN
.arnn,,e House OF All Nations" in West Ihrty-
acnnd.st and Lucy Mccarthy. upon whose con,
session Beardsley and Munzinger were indicted
several months ago. Mrs btearns inVes'ed d .,
1rt,ne In the furnishing OF her house ana IL
io 'as hnown for years as a place which rivailed
in splendor some OF the most famous . mnu un'
- ,.ice I'm Paris She Is known TO nave pee" VII
"a a. ,be special protection Of the police. ana
when che was arrested during the exctem s,s
which followed DR.. Parkhursts crusaue,, s dn'
nrotested violently against the arrest a"u LII
piared that she had friends among me hisn
,,ni,ce ofcials who could protect her. she ais1
declared then that she had PAID great oe"' u
money for protection
,,>-r~r OFFICIALS WOULD BE M
PLICATED.
Every one who Is familiar WIN '"e mn.
-. 90 METROPOLITAN life knows That tnese