The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-12-19
IT'S ALL DOODLE
STORIES OF TIE STEAMBOAT SQUAD
JINGLE LIKE DOLLARS.
Matter of Bargaiu and Sale-Pr 1t
Sharing Reduced to System-, ne
Witness After Another Tells the
Same Familiar story-shearers AMI
Shorn Equally Culpable.

New York Dec. IS-Before the Lex
ow committee Policeman O'Nein was
called to the stand today. Sergeant
Taylor and Captain Ailayre were also
called and sworn and requested TO
leave the room while O'Neill testified.
While you were on the steamboat
squad did you ever receive any money
from the White Star liner"
Ten dollars week and my meals"
''Out OF that $40 a week did you have
10 pay anything
Yes; SIS a month 10 Warden Mich
ael Cannon for Captain Schmittber-
ger"
Officer Beck, another member Of the
steamboat squad. testified that some
time ago he paid Sergeant Taylor OF
the same squad $40 which he had re-
ceived for extra work for q steamship
company. He had 10 pay $40 a month
out Of his salary.
John O'Mahoney. another member OF
the steamboat squad, had received SO
a month from the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad for his services in the com
pany' yards. Witness testified that
Officers Hall and Cannon and Ser
geant Taylor got SO month Of this
money from him for Captains Allsyre
and Schmittsberger. Oscar X. Con-
chs. general agent OF the French
steamship company. testified that In
| behalf OF Captain Schmittberger his
company was offered si.0o0 II they
would refuse To show the books OF the
| company in which an entry OF $500
paid 10 the captain had been made.
Edward Ball, who served under Cap
| tain Gestlin. was the next witness
| He said when Captain Schmittberger
| first assumed charge OF the steamboat
| squad he wanted the men TO turn all
| extra money over To him. Some OF
| them agreed 10 this but others object
| ed.
What money did you ever collect for
| Schmittberger
| Il collected $50 from Agent Town
| send Of the Pennsylvania line for the
/ captain. / also went TO Hoboken once
and got some money from one OF the fer
4 ry lines there"
How much did you get?''
| $50 O0''
did you Collect for Captain Schmitt-
berger during the first month he was on
! the squad?"
| ''S2lO."
And that was the regular monthly
| coIlectIon?"
| Yes"
Sergeant Taylor another collector for
Il
| was called 10 the stand.
! Sergeant. how much did you collect
during Mr.. Sohmittberger's captalncyT
About s2I0'
What did you do with it7"
II paid the most Of II 20 Inspector
| Steers al headquarters"
A buzz went around the room at this
answer and everybody suddenly be-
| came attentive
What became OF the other portion %
Il kept Tt
And how often did you go there
70 headquarters. l mean?
| Every month
And why did you pay 90 him."
| Because ne ordered me 10 do 50.
| How much did you pay TO fnspec-
| tor Steers? What percentage7'
| Eighty per cent
| And you kept twenty per cent?
| After Schmittberrer left there and
divide with Steers?''
Yes"
when Captain AIiayre took charge
what did you do with the money col
lected?''
Well. put II In an envelope and laid
IL on the desk In the station house ami
never saw II any more. | wrote on the
envelope street cleaning department
and left IL on the sergeant's desk"
! Did you continue 70 put the suvel-
opes on the desk after Allayre came
in2'
| Yes"
| Well 10 whom were you response
i he for the collection OF this money
| II don't know. ! merely continued
as I had been doing.
Two witnesses testified 20 having
received money from Alderman Beu-
| jamin as brides % vote the Democratic
ticket. but both declared that after ac-
cepting the money they voted the Re
| publican ticket
| When the fact was developed Mr.
/ Con stated that ia his opinion the
natter should be brought TO the atten-
ton Of the district attorney Chair
nm Iaxnn. nrdefed this U be done.