The morning call., 1894-12-14
COIN FOR CROKER.
One Man Who Paid for
the Pull.
G0FF AFTER BIG GAME,
With, Excellent Prospects of
Getting 1t.
BRUTALITY OF THE POLICE.
Three Teeth Knocked Down the
Throat of Citizen of
New York.

NEW YORK, Dec. 13-Police brutalities
was the theme of John Ferguson's testl-
mOuy before the Lexow committee to-day.
Without provocation, he said, an officer
had struck him in the mouth and knocked
out three of his teeth. Mrs. Monaghan,
who keeps respectable clearinghouse in
West Seventeenth street, flanked on either
side by disorderly houses. tnen told of her
unavailiug efforts to bring the keepers Of
those houses into court. Michael Moran,
who is in the towing business for the city,
was asked: "What Commissioner put you
at work ?"
commissioner Coleman"
Did he make any agreement with you
when you were appOnted?"
Yes; be told me to do the work as
cheap as 1 could and not TO give up any
money to any one. He said if l did he
would put me out"
money!"
"Oniy for political purposes"
who did you give il TOP"
ITO Mr.. Croker, suppose"
Richard Croker?"
Yes"
you wanted to make yourself solid, l
suppose?"
"YeS, l suppose So"
Police Captain T. j. Creedon was the
next witness. He stated that he joined
the police force in 1864. He was made a
captain in 1892. Mr.. Golf reviewed the
record of Captain Creedon which was
shown to have been very enviable.
Mr.. Goff added that he had the greatest
confidence in the integrity and honor of
the witness and he hoped the witness
would see fit to tell the whole truth.
Il never paid any money for my cap
taincy." said Captain Creedon, slowly.
he reiterated this denial in whatever form
the query was put to him. Captain Cree
don admitted that he had borrowe $1,000
from MIR. Howard and another $1,000 from
=. Mr.. McGurkin.
William Smell, a real-estate dealer, was
next called. Mr.. Smell is the man who
deposited the S15.O00 which it ia alleged
was paid for the eaptaincy. 1t was re-
eeived on January q. 1892. The witness
said he received the money under the i'm
preston be was stakeholder for bet. He
never inquired what was the nature of the
bet.
WAS 1t because you had an idea what it
was for and did not want to inquire ?"
Witness said he got the money from Mr..
RoUrke and paid it TO Mr. Rapenhagen on
Mr.. Rourke's order.
John w. Rapenhagen vas called to the
stand. After trying to get from the wit
ness how be had spent the $4,000 which
had been given to him. MIR. Goff said
"Mr. Chairman, / think ii disgraeefuI to
continue an examin alton and for this crea-
ture to sit 10 that stand and lie the way be
is doing"
The witness was dismissed with the To-
junction to produce his barkbook to-
MORROW.
Harry Miner. the theatrical manager
and Cougressman-elect from the Ninth
DistTic', was the next witness. He test
fed that he had given his check for $1,000,
and this money, he understood, was for
Captain Creedon's benefit, and Captain
Creedon gave him notes for the money.
And have they been paid?"
''Not fully. Captain Creedon has paid
me some money every month and pay il
out to those people who made up the
$4,000"
Did he pay this money to you him
seif?"
YES"
MIR. Miner said lie would produce all his
books and papers in court tomorrow. and
the committee then adjourned