Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-11-01
How Men Got on the New York
Police Force.
INFLUENCE OF THE TAMMANY LEADERS
Sheehan Recommended Twenty
one to Himself as Commissioner.
THE MACHINES WORKINGS

NEW YORK, November 1.-Commission-
er John c. Sheehan, his brother, the lieu
tenant governor. and Lawyer Louis Grant
were early in their attendance on today's
session of the Lexow police investigating
committee Senator O'Conner presided in
the absence of Chairman Lexow, who had
not yet returned from campaign speech
making.
Mr.. Goft first offered Commissioner Shee-
hans private appointment book in evil
dence.
Those who came with the expectation of
seeing a repetition of yesterdays scenes
with Commissioner Sheehan OH the stand
were disappointed, for MIR. Con at the out
set announced that he would excuse the
commissioner for few days. Mr.. Golf
gave as his reason that he had not yet got
his evidence in good shape. Lieut.. Gov
Sheehan asked IL his brother would be
called again this week, and receiving the
reply that he would not, the brothers with
drew.
Tammany Leader John w. Boyle, who
was placed on the stand for while yes
teriay, was the first witness called. Mr..
Goft wished to bring out that on his recon-
mendation many men had been appointed
on the police force.
Mr.. Golf asked him If he had found who
issued the circulars to which his Boyle 50
name had been attached, asking for the
names of people under police protection.
He had not been able to do so.
How many men have you recommended
for appointment on the police force!'
1.-TWO, 1 believe
"Only two?'
well, the limit is five"
Mr.. Golf then read off list of nineteen
men whom the witness had recommended.
After reading each lame Mr.. Gof would
remark: lis that the limit?"
Mr.. Goa said that John c. Shechan had
recommended twenty-cne men himself.
That is, John c.. Sheehan as district
leader has recommended twenty-one men
to himself as police commissioner"
Mr.. Goff went over the list of indorsers
Of the applicants contained in Mr.. Shee-
hans private appointment book. He found
that almost every appointment had been
recommended by a Tammany politician
Senator Lexow, who had arrived and taken
the chair. said: Because party man rec
commended mans appointment that was
equivalent to his appointment"
Mr.. Goff's object was to show how politi
cal influence entered into the police de-
partment.
Morris Tekulsky. the ex-president of the
Wholesale Liquor Dealers Association, was
called to the stand.
'Why did you send in names Of persons to
be appointed grand jurors?' Mr.. Goff asked
II believed there should be honest men on
the grand jury, so l sent several names in, I"
said Tekulsky.
What was the matter with the grand
jury men that you should wish others?"
asked Chairman Lexow.
why, the men on the grand jury were
carried away by prejudice, and 1 thought
pointed"
Very praiseworthy, indeed" sarcastically
said Mr.. Goff Now, why did you want
certain men appointed as grand jurors?'
Mr.. Tekulsky bluntly responded: II want
ed men there who were not prejudiced
against the liquor trade
ON lnffn hta1~ n
dressed to j. d. Smith, Kemble building.
1t read: June 70, 1891. Dear Sir: Yours
with names duly received yesterday You
have done so well with those two 1 take
four or five more names IL you can You
have until the middle of July to do II in.
Yours truly, NORRIS TEKULSKY''.
What names did he send you?"
Il don't remember"
John D. Smith. editor Of the Wine and
Liquor Dealers Gazette, next testified. He
admitted he had sent Takulsky names of
men who. he thought. would treat the liquor
interests with fairness If they were appoint
ed on the grand jury.
I'm other words" said the chairman 1.-The
idea WAS to have the names Of men who
were fixed on the jury, who would look
leniertly on the liquor dealers charged with
crime"
mot fixed"
Mr.. Con- explained the method of draw
ing grand Juries. An adjournment for re-
Cess was 10 De dIinOuJc Wncn Law
yer Grant arose and said he wished to offer
sworn affidavit from Sergt. Townsend
that he had lot paid 5000 to Sheehan to
get appointed.
The chairman would not allow it to go on
record.
Mrs. Herman, the LexOw Witness.
JERSEY CITY, N. j., November 1.-The
supreme court, Judge Lippincott today de-
MED the application for a writ of habeas
corpus In the case Of Mrs. Mathilda Her.
man. the Lexow Witness who is now under
arrest in this city. Mrs. Herman must re-
main in jail for thirty days-the term for
which Judge Potts sentenced her
The court decided that 1t had no power to
release the woman in order to have her
testify In another state. Judge Lippincott
stated that If the Lexow authorities wanted
to have the woman released they would have
to apply to Gov. Werts for a requisision.
Mrs. Herman was in court and said that
IL she should be released she was perfectly
willing to go to New York and testify.
Lawyer Barrick of the Lexow committee
will probably make application to Gov.
Werts for Mrs. Herman'S extradition.