The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-12-27

New York. Dec. 26.-Next to Superin-
tendent Byrnes, Inspector Williams is
looked up TO BY the residents OF this
city as the man who knows every de-
tail in connection with the police de-
partment of New York. 1t was made
known that he would be called as a
witness before the LexoH committee
and there Were numerous applications
for admission to the court room Law
yers, doctors. bankers. brokers, and men
about town scrambled for seats to hear
the famous knight OF the Club and
Inquisitor Goff cross foils in wordy
fencing match. During the early part of
the proceedings former Wardman Shall
yey. who was Policeman HusSey's part
ner IN the Twelfth precinct. was ex-
aanined and he told about his collections
or tribe money from saloon Keepers.
propr1etorg of houses OF Ill fans I'D
policy shops. He accused Captain Webb.
TetredD. Donetty, Eaklnsn and - fIuItZa
OF receiving the brihes. During
Schultze's regime. he said. the price on
po.icy shops was raised 10 per cent, and
in nine months he paid over to Schultze
about s45o0. Detective Sergeants Phil
Reilly and Jake Won Gl4schten were
called after recess. and said they at
tended the races at Saratoga during
their vacations and received money
from the owners of the track for keep
ing crooked persons away from it,
but denisd ever having divided the mon
ey they got with police officials in New
York.
Inspector Williams was then called.
and every one. was on tip toe with ex-
citement. He was dressed in fun uni
form. ard seemed to be as unconcerned
as if he We're going TO testify against
an ordinary drunk and disorderly. p
In reply to Mr.. GofT he said that he
learned the trade OK ship carpenter and
previous to 1866, when he joined the
farce. he had charge OF shipyards in
China and Japan. When he left there
he was worth from $4,000 10 $4,000, and
had properly In Japan. He accounted
for his transactions in real estate, and
swore positively that he was never di-
rectly or indirectly. connected With the
sale Of Hollywood whisky. The inspect
or had frequently been accused of hav-
ing an interest in the company which
handled this brand of liquor and it was
stated that by displaying the cosnpany's
sign In a prominent place, the proprie-
tors Of saloons were protected from ar
rest or annoyance for violation of the
excise law. Williams denounced
Schnittheger as a liar and said he was
prompted to tie by a promise OF imnun-
ity given him by the committee. lie met
MIR. Goff's attacks stubbornly and Sre-
quently aroused merrimeut by his an
swers to several questions. After seven
ty minutes of fencing. Mr.. Goff asked
for an adjournment until tomorrow
morning, and the majority OF the spec
tators said Williams was the toughest
witness that the investigator had yet
met. 1t is expected that the eyanlina-
ton of the Inspector will occupy the
whole OF tomorrow's session.
When Chairman Lexaw raped his
gsavea. Mr.. Goff started off reading the
two letters sent by Commissioner Shee-
han To Captain Schmittberger in refer
cnce 10 Proctor. the alleged gambler and
friend os the commissioner. The first
asked the captain to exercise his in
fiuence to have a man named Norris
Murray appointed as a conductor on
the Broadway cable road. The second
made a similar request for Charles
Bates on the Eighth Avenue euface
road. Mr.. asoff also produced letter
ma ging similar request ON behalf Of
William Schasfer. Mr. G0ff then read a
letter received this morning by Assist
ant Counsel Mess from Commissioner
Sheehan. The letter enclosed Il news
paper interview with Mr.. Moss in which
HI. latter had-a good word 10 say for
tne COMMISSIONER, ana Tor in.s Mr.. Snee-
han thanked him. The letter eonciud-
cd: '.At the time when there appears In
be a general determination to ruin and
destroy me- even a kind word is 10 be
arnreciated" Mr.. Goft said: There has
never been. so far as the committee IS
concerned. a determination or a wish
to destroy Commissioner Sheehan or
any one else"
-War,iuan Shalvey was then re-
called To the stand. He said he 1iad
served as wardman In the Twelfth pre-
cinct under Captains Webb. Doher,y.
Eakins and Sehultze. and had Collected
money nxonthly from dlscrderly houses,
pod rooms. po;iey shops and saloons.
lie gave the money TO Captain Webb
and never retained any OF 10
'swhat dii these people pay?''
Pool rsean1s $50 a month. fsalicy shops
$50 liquor dealers s.. and houses Of i'll
fame $40. The average cotiertion was
$500.
What was the highest amount you
eyer received in a month";" .steo' W.T.
ness said that two policy deasers paid
for all.
"Ansi you handed all the money 10
CAPTAIN Webb YES. ana he returned
srse a portion of IT.
"Aad Il these people who had paid
violated the law they would not be in
tegferea wlthg'' "Yes.s
'TIow raucA did yc4n collect from 1855
30 1889 under Captain Webb" About
s2s5sa ] got the policy shops coile1tio
Under Captain poheYty. NcCabe ard
Freshman. the two representative policy
dealers. pSld me personally every
sloath, The procedure was practically
the same under Captain Webb"
How nFueei did yeu coi1ees under
Teat1egtv go Prom $500 20 500 a EuorgtI
! deducted s Tsogti9n for Eny2e.f"
Were these people evsr iateTferesl
wlEhT' ~Na; unhesS a complaint was
'n8s.e i5y snge prominent cisdzen.
Then YOU collected about S1Saa sz
C,asssssfa Tparefgy's tiFme and gave gs %
niFss aS 4 sS-stse Who sugces~fsei Dag1er-
p Captain E.aktnS. He remained in
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