The evening world., 1894-04-13
WANTS CAPT. PRICE.
Golf Unable to Subpoena Him for
the Lexow Committee.
Is Afraid He Is About TO Sail for
Europe.
Physicians Certificate that lie Is
Too III to Appear.

Senator Lexow brought his invcstigat-
ing committee down from Albany to-
day to ave another go" at the New
York Police Department. The proceed
inss were resumed at II o'clock this
morning, In Part IL. of the superior
Court.
Police Commissioner John c. Sheehan.
who had been summoned as the chief
witHess for the day. arrived at the
courtroom half an hour in advance OF
the Committee. lie Will be questioned
or about the same points which were
brought IN In the examination of his
colleague, Commissioner Martin, with
whom. 1t is alleged, he has combined
to turn over the Police Department to
the service OF Tlmmany Hall.
Mr.. Nicoll announced that he had
completed his cross-Cxamination OF MIR.
Martin at the last session of the Com
mittee. and the President of the Board
was not present this morning. Sergt.
Welsing. of the Twentieth Precinct. ac-
companied Commissioner Shcehan as n
sort Of body guard.
The members of the Committee pres
ent were Chairman Lexow and Senators
Robertson. Cantor and Pound.
Just before the proceedings began Law
yer John w. Goff came in and hal a
ak with Chairman leXow, and the lat
ter Immediately afterwards caused quite
a sensation by announcing that he had
received an important communication and
that Mr.. Goff asked permission to inter
rupt the investigation to examine a wit
ness who had been summoned to appear.
Mr.. sutherland consented to this, and
Mr.. Goft stated that the witness he
wanted to examine was Capt. James X.
Price. w have ascertained," said Nj.
Golf. that Capt. Price has made ar
engagements to take a trip to Europe.
He is to sail on the tmbria,at 3 o'clock
tomorrow morning, and we regard 1t as
essential that Cant. Price should be
called. not for general examination. but
to be examined briefly on a few specific
points.
we are not aware how long he is
to be away. for he is going to Italy.
This letter. which is handed me, is
from a police surgeon. who says that
Capt. Price Is suffering from Influenza
and general nervous exhaustion, and
that he has been advised to take a sea
voyage.
I'VE have tried every means to reach
Capt. Price with n subpoena. have been
to his house and telegraphed to him, but
have not been able to get him here"
1t turned out that Sergt. Welsing,
who belongs to Capt. Prices precinct,
had brought down the letter to the Com
mlttee from the Police Surgeon.
The Sergeant was put on the witness
stand and said he got the certificate
from the surgeon last night as soon as
he heard that a subpoena was out for
him.
He said he saw the Captain at the po-
lice station this morning. The Captain
had been on the sick-list for some time
past.
The Sergeant said that the Captain haG
to be taken away In a cab from th'
Mr.. Gof asked, in view OF the fact tina,
the Captain had been able to go out tli
morning. that the Committee should re
quest his attendance at some hour to b,
fixed this afternoon.
Mr.. Nicoll objected very s%trenuously
to this. and toll the Committee that he
thought Mr.; Goff had acted very hastily
that any member OF the Department
would appear as a witness without a
subpoena.
done all this on his own hook. He has
jumped in and upset everything. Capt.
Price is not able to appear before the
Committee. as his physicians certificate
shows, and no court would compel hin
Mr.. Gof denied that he had acted with,
out due consideration. and claimed the
right, as counsel to the Commission, Ia
issue suhpoenas without consulting the
Committee.
Chairman Lexow said that this was
his understanding, but he would not
order Capt. Price to appear this after
noon without having more information
as to his condition.
This Mr.. Nicoll agreed to furnish, and
without putting any other witness on
the stand the Chairman announced that
the Committee stood adjourned until
tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock.