The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-27

M10 NdIQllan IN lne seventh r OurLns
Fourteenth, and Twelfth precincts. He
served under Capts Mount and Siebert in
the Fourteenth precinct. and under Capts.
ebb, Doherty, Eakings and Schultz in
the Twelfth precinct
Did you collect money in the Twelfth
precinct from disorderly houses?"
Yes sir, I did"
Did you collect from other sources? -
Yes sir, from liquor dealers and pool
rooms and policy shops"
The witness said protection was guaran-
teed these places as long as they kept
fairly quiet and did not run too openly and
attract public attention.
What did you do when collecting?"
Il went to these places every month, got
the money and paid it to Capt. Webb. He
gave me certain percentage for myself.
Capt. Webb has retired from the force
How did you assess the different
places?"
Pool room keepers paid $50 a month,
policy shops $50 a month, liquor dealers
g i month and disorderly houses from
SO to S25 a month. The highest sum
collected was $500 a month. the average
being S400 a month"
The witness said the liquor dealers paid
Il rough the president Of the Liquor Deal
ers' Association.
WHO was president of the Liquor Deal
ers' Association
Alderman Clancy"
What advantage did the liquor dealers
get by paying?"
They were not arrested"
The witness said that the disorderly
houses paid through Max Hochstein and
the policy shops paid Individually.
Was Max Hochstein the agent?"
Yes, sir, he was"
Halvey testified that the routine was
the same as above described under Capt.
Wphbfc GGnr.q-TOnharfW EqEing Nc
Cullogh and Schultz-eXcepting that ''un-
der Capt. Eakins the policy shops as
sessment was doubled and they paid $40
a MONTH instead Of SO. The rates were
raised in other precincts, and we fol-
lowed suit"
Mr.. Goff then sought to establish the
fact that a woman named Blood, now in
the New Yorw hospital with a broken
leg, had been compelled to purchase a
house on InIrty-first street for 5000
more than its value. She kept a disor-
derby house there, and Mr.. Gotf's object
was to show that she purchased the
house at an exorbitant price under a
threat from Capt. now Inspector VIII
liams. Mrs. Blood's lawyer was under
examination but he pleaded the legal
privilege, and was sustained by the com
mittee.
After the recess, Inspector Williams
was called. He Joined the police force
on Aug 3. 1866. He was ship carpenter
by trade, and was "a years old
at the time. He was worth
1000 or $4,000 when he joined
the force. He owned his own
house in Brooklyn and six or eight build
ing lots in Japan He could not recall
when he sold the Brooklyn house. He
sold the house and lot for about 5000 and
had the balance of the $4,000 in bills in
a safe belonging to a friend He brought
the money from China with him in bills
of exchange on London. He could not
give the exact amount, but it was be-
tween $4,000 and $4,000 The man who
kept the money in his safe for him was
named Terry. He continued to keep the
money in Terry's safe after he Joined
the police. In answer to the questions:
Have you carefully thought out this tes-
timony you have gven?'
He replied mot specially"
He had not said he would defy the COM
mittee if they asked him questions about
his property. This was the fifth committee
he had been before.
The inspector said he did not engage in
any outside business when he Joined the
police force. He was aware, he said, that a
law had been passed prohibiting police Of
fcials from being engaged in outside
business.
was there any truth in the rumor that
YOU were interested in sale of the Holly
wood whisky?'
mo sir, there was no truth in it"
The witness said neither he nor any
member of his family had had any con-
nection with the Hollywood whisky with
in the last year or two. He had never
heard that q liquor dealer who displayed
the Hollywood sign was safe from ar
rest. The memorial to the legislature
which contained the above statement about
the HOLLYWOOD whisky was false so far as
a knew William M.
Fleiss. the Hollywood whisky man.
Mr.. Goff asked: Did not you use your
influence to have him made foreman of
the grand jury?"
THAT is above my reach Mr.. Goff."
"Did you take any measure to set this
report of the Hollywood whisky at rest?'
~ heard SO many reports about myself
that 7 would not be surprised to be accused
of any crime
your shoulders are broad and heavy?''
Yes. I am pretty heavy"
The witness admitted that he was eigh-
teen times before the commissioners on
complaints.
do you know of any other police official
who has been charged so often as you?'
N'Yes, sir; saw by the papers the other
dav that one officer was charged thirty
one tines
Questioned as TO his real estate transac-
tions. Capt Williams said in 1876 he
bought his home on East Tenth street
and conveyed it TO his wife. He afterward
paid $1,000 for a summer home in Connecti-
cut.
One other reel estate purchase and sale
was mentioned on which Inspector VIII
lians made a profit of $1,000. These were
all the transactions that Inspector VIII
liams acknowledged.
The witness then denied the testimony
of the witness Perkins, who testified that
when Inspector Williams was in the street
cleaning department he received a bride
of $500 for indorsing department bills. The
INSPECTOR then produced bundle OF bills
and showed them to Mr.. Goff for inspec-
ton.
1.-The only bill you will find, Mr.. Goff, ="
said he. that indorsed was one for S67. 80
while / was in the street cleaning depart
"Whv did he go on the stand and
swear to a lie against you, as you say?"
II cannot say"
/ about you?'
'.They were mistaken, perhaps they lied
unwillingly'
"Did Perkins lie unwittingly?
"T think he lied deliberately
The Inspector then said he supposed