The herald., 1894-12-29
Five-Dollar Flights From Del.
monico's Nightly.
Further Insight Into the Methods
of Blackmailing.
How the Term Tend srloiu Distrlct
Originatsa-Gs smbl,sg Bousss
That Wore Net Clessd.


opened. This caused 4 good deal Of
comment. % Anthony Comstook Was
expected to insist on vindicatins himssli
from the allegations OF Witness Streep.
Senator Lsxow said hs had received let.
ters from Comstock. but did not think
it right to have Oomstook como to court.
"a the matter was outside the scope Of
the committee.
Mr.. Gof said: Through the kind
ness of the Associated Press hsve been
supplied with . copy Of an interview
with Mr. Comstock had last night, and
will now say that decline TO say any
thing or have any Communication with
M. Comstock until he puts In writing
oil he knows and all he 10 prepared to say
in reference to q certain case In which
he Gays l was prosecutor while holding
the position Of assistant District attor-
ney. Tho chair 10 still open for any
person who wishes vindication, and a.
this committee will have to adiourn very
soon, feel certain that there will be .
number Of claimants for vindication
alter the session has ended"
WILLIAMS ON THE RACK AGAIN.
Inspector Williams took the stand.
Golf aaked williams if hs ever had any
United Statss bonds. and witness said
he never had. Several qusstious ~ to
the Witness property followed. and also
. few questions about Williams' yacht,
Eleanor.
Then Goff began asking about the
money Willisms received % gratuitiss
while in command Of the Tendsrloin
precinct.
"Not . penny" was the reply.
ibid you get any money? 2"
"Yss, bat not in the Tsndsrloin. q
You call IL. l got money down town."
From whom?"
From the firm OF Fliess & Hoy, Al
Broad way"
"How much did you gst?"
"About $4,000 OF $4,000. Flisss said he
was dealing In stocks; gave him no
money. but he said he was willing to
take the risk. l did not know any thing
about the business.
"This Mr.. Flisss 10 connected with
the Hollywood Whisky company, in
which you were aecussd Of having an
intersst?"
Eyes, I believe 10 to be %. but he had
no position in the com pany at that
time. He told me hia brother was
connected with the company"
ibid you ever send for an envelope
containing valuable property and have
IL taken from Wsrdman Dunlap's room
when he was dyins7"
''No. sir"
The witness said he had an account
in the Bowsry Savings bank OF less than
$500, one in the 6eaman's Of less than
$1,000. and one in the Dry Dock Of less
than $4,000. He did not have any other
accounts. but his wife might have. He
knew his vile got 5000 from Peter Head
of Scotland.
"Did your wife wssr . diamond
cross?"
II never knew her to wear one."
"Was il not taken from . notorious
woman"
II deny u and brand it % an inia-
NOUS lie," shouted the witness pas.
sionatsly. II never kn6w the French
madam She was not French; she was
German"
A VALUABLE ALBUM.
"Did you ever get presentation in
Lyric hall?"
"Yss, IN album"
"What was il worth ?"
About 5000. It was presented me
BY Jerome Buck. Several persons sub.
scribsd to the fund to buy the album;
among than we're several judges OF the
criminal courts here, after WAS ex-
onerated on trial"
williams branded % Q lie the state.
ment that hs had said to . young man
named Rossnhsld who made complaint
against one of Williams subordinates,
after asking him If he had any money
to settle the matter, and being told he
had not: "Go to hell, you Sheuy I am
tired of you Christ-killsrs." williams
said he was always closing brothels in
the Tenderloin precincts and never rs.
ceiyed any money from keepers Of dis~
orderly houses.
When Goff asked him II he said TO 4
policeman he was not such Q chump ~
TO invest nis money in brownstone
houses where 1t wss bound to come out.
but put IL in government bonds, he ex-
claimed angrily: ''The person who says
that is liar. and you arc . liar ii you
cay 90, too" Williams said he vas worth
$35, 900 or 100000. not Including his
Tenth street house.
Williams denounced Schmittbsrger's
testimony a. false, and said all who
gave testimony that he Was corrupt lied.
PIGEONS AT pELMoNICo's.
"Did you not have pigeons st Dslmon.
ico's ~ asked Mr.. Goff.
"You are romsneing." exclaimed Viii.
liams.
"Do you know what pigeon is?"
''Yes, q bird"
| "A bird that flies from Delmonico's
with an envelope containing q IS bill TO
the station house, oh ?"
II know nothing about IT,"
ibid you not collect So from Charlie
Delmonico every night, and did not .
policeman say that was outside your
perquisite?"
II never heard anything about it,"
"Tell "a about the album which WAS
presented to you by Buck. worth
5000. Was II not prssent from the
gam mblers oi the tendsrioin. gotten up
BY Nenbsrger"
"lt was gotten up BY . man named
Brady"
ibid not Commissionsr vooshis give
A hia r0aaon for promoting you that u