The evening world., 1894-10-15
Mr.. CROKER IN TOWN.
Lexow Committee Has an 0ppor-
tunity to go Up Higher"
Inquisitor Golf, However, Essays
Nothing but Saws Wood"
Rumor that "The" Allen VIII Tell
Some of the Things He Knows.

The fact that ex-Boss Richard Croker
has returned to town suddenly and 10
now staying at the Murray Hill Hotel.
coupled with the rumors that testimony
of a specially sensational character Is to
be given before the Lexow Committee
this week. is regarded in many quar-
tiers as highly significant.
There has been a general belief all
along that MIR. Croker would be asked
to go before the Senate Committee to
tell what he would about the way in
which Tammany Hall has managed the
Police Department, and It is not denied
by those who have charge of the conduct
/ of the investigation that his time has
come.
| AS usual, however, the counsel for the
Committee are non-committal on the
| subject OF their witnesses and refuse to
give any hint or suggestion as to where
the lightning Is going to strike hrst.
| Subpoenas are out. 1t is said. for near
ly $50 witnesses for the present week,
although 1t would take a month to ex-
anime such an army. and this would
seem to indicate that Mr.. Goff is going
still deeper into the question OF police
| oppression.
One object of the Committee, It is said,
and a very important object, too, is 20
| impress upon the masses In New York
City the fact that they are being i'm
posed upon by the Police Department,
not only for the personal enrichment of
the officials of that Department, but
for political reasons as well. and that
by thoroughly exposing this system Of
oppression the people will be induced to
rise up and throw off the Tammany yoke.
Just at the present time 1t Is believed
by many that such a policy would have
a more telling effect than II the Com
mittee should direct Its efforts against
some Commissioner or other high off,
| cial of the Department.
| However this may ue, Mr.. Goff would
say nothing in regard to his plans this
morning. except that he proposed to go
same course which had been pursued
up to the present time.
We. cannot do everything In a a
late, l do not think there is any reason
why the public should be dissatisfied"
keeper. has been talking very freely
during the past two or three days about
the big fees which he says the pool
sellers In this city have been accus-
According to his story, $500 payments
in q lump were not at all infreauent.
ana IL mas been animated tnat ne Is
willing to go on the witness stand and
tell what he knows OF that branch OF
the matchmaking business.
Allen Is said to know more about one
or two high officials in the Police De-
partment than any other person In this
city outside of the force. He openly
boasts that he has given up hundreds
OF good dollars In his day to secure the
protection Of his various resorts, and 4
what be knows his testimony would
make the spiciest sort OF reading.
His connection with one or two brill.
iart detective operations OF the Central
once is notorious. although It is said
that he never got the credit OF bringing
the evil-doers to justice.
The Central Labor Union wants the
Lexow Committee to investigate the
clubbing of the members OF the Cloak
Thursday night. and at It's meeting yes
terday appointed committee to wal
upon Chairman Lexow and ask him tc
take up the matter. Nothing had beer
done however, up to noon to-day.
When asked about 1t, Mr.. Con- SAID
that he thought 1t was a subject thai
would well bear investigation. and tia
: II was not all improbable that the Com
, mttee would take the matter into con
sideration. II 1t did 1t would necessi
OF witnesses.
It is claimed by the members of tn,
Central Labor Union that the meeting,
Of striking workmen on the east side
police force to keep up their training II
: the noble art of clubbing, and that 4
Is about time that citizens in that par
of the town should be allowed to mee'
2 peaceably and discuss matters relatint
to their own interests and welfare with
= out running the danger OF having &
squad Of police come In and practis,
upon their skulls with their billies.