New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-10-12
SCHMITTBERGER'S BOOTY.
MR.. FORGET',S BIG PA YMENT.
THE AGENT OF THE FRENCH LINE GAVE
THE CAPTAIN 500 IN PERSON.

HIS MEMORY COMES BACK TO HIM ABOUT THE
CASH ENTRY-A WITNESS WHO PAID CAP
TAIN GRANT $50 A MONTENEGRO ABOUT
POLICY PLAYERs-PROTECTED By THE
POLICE AND AT THE COURTS
MAX HoCHsTIMs ExToRTIoN.
Several Of the police captains Will have reason
to feel uncomfortable on account Of the testi-
mony which was taken before the Lexow Com
mttee in the courtroom Of Part III Of the SUI
perior Court yesterday, but Captain Max
Schmittberger, who Is at present in command
Of the "Tenderloin" police, will doubtless begin
TO count the days which must elapse before he
Is dismissed from the force in disgrace. clear
case against him was made out yesterday when
Augustin f. Forget the agent Of the French
Line was recalled as witness before the COM
mittee and admitted that he had paid $500
directly to the captain. Earlier in the week Mr.
Forget had insisted that he could not remember
70 whom the $500 recorded in his books as having
been paid three years ago ITO whomsOever is
entitled to IT" had been given. but he reinem-
bered yesterday that he had given the money to
Schmittberger who in command OF the
Steamboat Squad at the time Schmittberger
had tried to make Policeman De Gam give up
all Of the $40 a week which the policeman had
received from the steamship company for work
ing overtime at the wharf. and De Gam had re-
fused Then De Gam had been Transferred to
another post and the captain had sent another
policeman to ask that tie money be paid In
lump sum 10 the captain. Mr. Forget had said
he would consider such a proposition Later
Schmittberger himself went to the agent 70 de-
mand the money and 500 had been paid to
him in bills
That the captain had tried the same game at
the Cunard pier was indicated by the testimony
Of Policeman Matthew Reilly, who also had re-
ceved so a week for extra work, and had been
transferred for refusing to give the whole Of his
extra earnings to the captain 1t was evident
from the testimony Of Gustav \. Wolfe the
manager Of Maillards candy factory. that Cap
tain Schmittberger had been afraid that the
facts about grinding the faces Of the patrolmen
in the squad in order to get money for himself
out Of the steamship companies would come 10
the knowledge Of the public through the COM
mittee for the captain had sent Mr. Wolfe u
make appeal to Mr.. Forget not to give test-
mony about the transaction.
Captain Donald Grant. formerly in conman
at the West Twentieth-st police station. was
also implicated directly. Bernard w. Wolff
who kept the lquor store az NO POP Ninth-ave.
testified that he had been compelled TO pay $50
a month for the privilege OF selling liquor on
sundays. but he went to the police station. and
handed SO directly to Captain Grant and de-
cared that he could afford to pay only so
month Grant accordingly reduced the monthly
payment To- SO
Captains Jacob Slebert Frederick Martens and
Edward Slevin were accused Of giving protection
L policy men in the city Lorenzo Carney who
had been engaged In the policy business for
years. told some II the secrets u the business
and declared that the captains were paid by the
policy hackers. and while he could not swear
that he had personal knowledge Of the payments
u any captain. ne told II Instances in which the
captains had warned tho policy men when there
was danger Of arrests bv Central O;ice de-
icctives He also declared tina; at some u he
police courts he policy men were protected T.
the extent of being discharged when they were
arrested
An unwilling witness t,ld how Max Hochstim.
the Tammany boss OF an East side district. had
inundated liQuor-dealrrs who not willing
20 buy tickets for a Tlmmany excursion. and
George w Miller I'm the Annexed District. tcStI-
fled that he had paid money t. the police for
having his shop designated as a polling place At
the election There are over loo polling places
in the city and John ". Goff. II the committees
counsel declared that ne had received inf0rma-
tion indicating that the police received the bonus
in most cases. The city pays $50 To the person
who lets his shop polling place. and the
police get Sl5 II that sum
The committee will continue the Investigation
week.