Morning journal and courier., 1894-06-15
NEWS BY TELEGRAPH. From All Quarters. GREEN GOODS MEN SAFE New York's Police Give
 Them Protection
 AN ENTIRE FAMILY FOUND DEAD A Man Kills His Wife, ChiI-
 dren and Self SENATORS WILL BE CALLED UPON Must Tell Why They Took |
 Interest in Sugar
SENATORS WILL BE CALLED UPOl
POLICE GIVE PROTECTION.

II POLICE GIVE PRO'rECTION.
 A Witness Before the Lexow Com
 mittee Testif1es That Green Good,
 Men Can Ply Their Craft in New
 York With Hmm nifty From Ares,
 by the Police.
 NEW YORK, June 14.-The members oi
 the senate police Investigating committed
 were on hand early to day in part IT., gu.
 perior court. A bigger crowd of people
 than ever appeared in the corridors wait
 ing to hear the evidence that Is being piled
 up against the police department of this city. There was quite host of witnesses present when the proceedings began. In fact, Lawyers Jerome and Morse, who are af slsting MT. Golf, declare that they have a suficiency of witnesses to last till next Christmas.
 George Appo was called to the stand. The witness said he had been engaged in the green goods business of late years. He | described infinitely how the game was worked, how many men 1t took to work 1t | and how the spoils were divided. He said
 
 ! CT of the green goods game in th!s city and that Frederick Hadlock was his chief rival. Appo declared that the green goods men all worked under police protection and he would swear to that fact He said he had heard that there was man in the postofice to look after their interest
 "Has not Frederick Hadlock brother in the postoficea" MT. Golf asked. "Yes, sir. heard he has. His name is Charles Paddock"
 "Was he not appointed by Mike Ryan, a leader of .Tammsnyf q heard so."
 Senator Cantor here said he never heard that Mike Ryan was leader. II think you are right" replied Mir. Golf.
 "Well, now, it is understood that the men have helper in the telegraph oficea" "Yes, sir. Every writer has telegrapher whom he looks after"
 "And is there not one in the central of- flee on Broadway and Dsy streets" "I have heard there Is man there. I cannot swear to 1t, thongh."
 The witness then said thet few years ego McNally was 8 very poor man. but now he is very nich. He also said that it was en understood thing that only one green goods man was allowed to operate in each precinct.
 Appo then said that McNally runs place st Sixteenth, between Seventh and Eighth avenues, and at Tewtieth and Elev- enth Avenue. The latter is called the Knickerbocker. Witness said thers was man named Saunders in the business. He was 8 writer for McNally. The first pre- cinct was good place for picking up ''jsys," but 1t was dangerous place for those who had not protection. 1t was all | right for man like McNally.
 "Who was the last packer you worked fors" "McNally. He guaranteed me pro. tection."
 "You mean by protection that the police | would not interfere with youa" ''Yes, sir. was to walk along with impunity. l They frequently aaw me, but they always | passed me by."
 "Has Detective McManus at the Grand | Central depot ever seen you steering and | not arrested youa' "Oh, yes. Often"
 "McManus knows you, does be nota" "Yee, sir."
 Witness ssid he had made as high as $500 in one day. McNally made $500 in | one day. He said McNaily employed | thirty-five men. The steerers should get 10 l per cent. from the packer, but per cent. l WAS kept for protection. Witness said I New York was the only city where pro- lection was guaranteed MT. Gcff then | asked the witness to explsin the ''cab" trick, by which the victim is swindled in | that vehicle, and he did so in great detail.
 "Have you ever known 8 victim to re- turn sgaina" "Yes, sir. I have known | them swindled three or four times in | succession"
 'Is that business done in New York | to dsy" "Yee, sir, it is."
 "You were once shot at in Poughkeep. sic. Tell the committee about it."
 The witness explained that he was gent ! with 8 note to two men in Poughkeepsie l TT L AL to New York when one Mullins warned | the men that he was @ swindler. One of | the men was named Hiram Hogshead. The others name wss Cassell.
 "Hogshesd got suspicious" !" said witness, land while my hack was turned pulled out @ revolver and shot me- was unconscious l for three days. A warrant was issued for | my arrest by Justice Forchauser. I was brought to the court, and Justice For | chauser said to me: I am against you, but we are out for the dust They kept trying to shake money out of me-"
 Witness said McNally had been running the game since 1888 and had never been touched.
 "That will do," said Mir. Golf. Judge Ransom then cross-exsmined Appo. Wit nees said he never passed any money to 8 policeman for protection in the green goods business. He had never known of his own personal knowledge of packer paying money to a policeman for protec- tion. He had heard 1t from the packers. ''That is all," said Judge Ransom.
 Mir. Golf again took hand.
 "Now, George, you said you never paid any money while in the gret ngoods busi ness to policeman; did you ever pay money to policeman in any other wayT
 With much reluctance George said he gave $25 to 8 Central office detective. "I was taken with a revolver in my posses sion in McNally's opium joint in Forty second street."
 "Did McNally also keep an opium joint" "Yss, sir."
 Witness explained that two detectives from the Central office put up @ job on him and sent letter deooying him into the joint. The revolver was found on him and he bad to give the detectives $25 to square the matter.
 "Do you know an opium joint on Chris tie street that was kept by Matt Brady" 'Yes, sir."
 the pipeF' ''I saw them frequently"
 "Do you know of any opium joint now runninep "There may be one or two. Every opium smoker now has his own lay out"
 "Does not a Mrs. O'Donnel procure white girls for Chinamen in Pell streeta" 'I know she has white girls boarding, but I do not know whether or not she procures them for Chinamen."
 The witness said he saw policemen stand | ing outside doors of the joints. In refer ring to the case of green goods man on whom Hadlock put up job, Appo said 1t wss the intention to ''do" the man. 'Look at how Tony Maritime was 'done' up. That was foul, deliberate murder"