Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-12-21
WHO WILL SUCCEED coFr7
wcilman or Travers jerome, II IL Thought.
Further BIackmail Testimony.

wellman or Travers jerome, 1t is Thought.
Further BIackmaii Testimony.
NEW YORK, December 20--The rumor
that John w. Goff viii continue as coun-
sci for the Lexow Committee during the
month Of January after he has been
sworn in as Recorder is not generally
credited. There Is some doubt expressed
as to his authority to do such a thing.
and the general opinion Is that he Will
sever his connection with the Lexow
Committee at the close of this weeks
session, as has been his intention hitherto.
When he does go, II Is now a pretty well
established fact that ex-District-Attorney
Wellman or w. Travers Jerome. one or
the present attorneys of the committee.
will step into his shoes, and continue the
guished himself.
The first witness before the committee
to-day was Walter s. Harrison. builder.
He testified to various levies OF blackmail
upon him by the police, who annoyed
him, arrested his men upon trivial
grounds. or upon no grounds at all, and
so embarrassed his work that he paid the
sums demanded. He then had no further
trouble. He implicated Captain McLaugh-
lin and his wariman, Burns.
Lawyer Moss then said he hal a state
ment TO make about a man called Ii.
NJ. Stannynought, one OF the Parkhurst
agents, who, he alleged, was corrupted
by some officials at police headquarters.
Mr. Moss said he had induced Stanny-
nought TO make en- affidavit as TO his
dealings with headquarters. He read the
affidavit, which was signed by Stanny-
nought and DR.. Parkhurst
In the affidavit Stannynought stated that
he went to see Sergeant Mcdonald, of
the Fifth Precinct, TO ask him to get
him work Mcdonald gave him a letter
10 Inspector Williams. and he saw the
latter at his house July %, 1893. Williams
asked him how he would like 20 be made
a detective on the regular force, and
asked him questions about the working
of the Society for the Prevention OF
Crime.
Stannynought says he went to head
quarters, where a stenographer took down
some Of his reports.
Stannynought stated that Inspector VIII
liams wanted MIN to put up a job on
Captain Wishsrt. OF the Society for the
Prevention Of Crime and gave him an
envelope with money In II. He refused Ia
do It. Stannynought then made the az
fidavit and fed to New jersey being
afraid. he says. OF the police.
'"rhis shows" said Lawyer Moss. that
the police were engaged in a conspiracy
TO break up the Society for the Proven
ton Of Crime as is testified to-day"
at goes further" said Chairman Lexow,
"for 1t shows that the police were en-
deavorng to maize man commit a
crime"
Captain Allaire was then recalled He
=
having been placed IN a drawer in mis-
desk by Taylor. one OF his sergeants or
OF anything Ike blackmail or extortion
being practiced by the polica
Policeman William J. Mooney was asked
by Mr.. Goff about his visit to Reopen
hagen concerning Captain Creed0n's APP
pointment as captain. He testified that he
went to see Reppenhagen by Captain
Creedon's request.
"Reppenhagen was In bed when / called.
I told him that Captain Creedon wished
to be appointed captain. Rep said
should have come sooner, ns Sergeant
Weigand was going TO put up $1,000 for
the position. l said | would raise tine
ante $3,GO0 for Creedon, and would give
$1,000 That's good said Rep: that
means 5000 for me, and 1t will help US
to pay our election expenses Reopen
hagen also said he would see Martin and
make IL all right"
The witness then said that he saw Rep
penhagen again the same day, and the
latter said that We.gand's appointment
had been put of.
The witness then told how the money
was raised from John Howard, Harrimer,
and others.
Captain Strauss was recalled. His was
q condition of denser ignorance than that
OF Captain Allaire. He never heard OF
his wardmen levying tribute on the liquor
dealers. but he thought the liquor-dealers
could have been blackmail-d without his
knowledge. He did not pay for his ap-
pOintment. He got II by asking for II.
He had borrowed 5000 from one Of his
policemen named Walensteln. but II was
for household purposes. was not all used,
and was repaid In a few weeks.
Some Of his replies in connection with
the loan brought from Mr.. Golf the re-
jOinder: Now, you know you are lying,
and any sensible man won't believe that
story"
A little later on the witness said he had
never heard that a captsincy had to be
paid for until Captain Creedon so testi-
fed.
Now, Captain Strauss, ! don't want TO
bring a number OF men here to swear
you are q perjurer. | want TO give you
chance. Did you ever complain of the
heavy assessment made on your
mo, SIR; / never did"
He was then excused for the present.
william n. Lecato. manager for the
Gorhan Manufacturing Company, was
called, and testified that his firm was often
robbed and that when the goods were
pawned by the thieves the house had to
pay the full amount for which they were
pawned.
"And you also paid the Central Office
detectivss?' was asked.
Yes. SIR" said Mr.. Leceto; I'VE paid
them from SO to S0."
"Who were the officers?'
"Dolan. Slosson, Connor. Heidelberg, and
others-about a dozen in ALL
1T is a remarkable thing" said Mr..
Goff, that this Heidelberg. who is now a
detective, was once broken because he
was thief"
That bears out the old saying" said
Senator Bradley, Set thief to catch
thief"
The witness said the police detectives
were paid voluntarily
About how much have you given 70 the
police in the way of presents" asked Mr..
Golf.
About 800 or $780," the witness re-
piled.
'Did the detectives ever tell you that
you need not pay the pawnbrokersT"
II don't remember that they did"
An adjournment was then taken until
Friday morning.