The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-12-03
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The Work of the Lexow Committee to He
Resumed This Morning,

The Work OF the LexoW Committee 10 he
Resumed This Morning.
NEw YoRK, Dec. 2.-The Lexow COM
mittee will resume its session az 10 a. IN.
Monday. Mr.. Golf will conduct the
examination Of witnesses as before.
There ara only three weeks Of working
time left for the senators before the
legislature convenes. There are plenty
Of rumors ofimporsant disclosures to be
sprung at the Wind.up.
Chairman Lexow iS said 10 be In favor
OF the committee sitting four dayt in
each Of the remaining weeks, and to
keep up a hot pacs to the end. 1t is
said to be possible that ex.Assistant
District Attorney Wellmsn will be ex-
amined regarding the alleged attempt
OF u Tammany official to brlbe one oil
the attaches Of Mr.. Wellman's Office, In
the interest Of one OF the police cap.
tains who was dismissed from the force.
Altogether about IS subpoenas were
issued to-day, including at least half q
dozen police captains.
1t was said that the programme for
the first two days Of the week will be
tho examination OF witnesses in refer
ence to more police blackmail, and after
that the matter OF the police justices
will be taken up. Sir. Got, 1t is said,
is in possession OF damaging evidence
against several Of the justices, includ.
ing Diver, Hogan aud Koch.
Superintendent Byrnes, il is said, will
positively be called to the witness stand.
as will also Police Commissioner Shee-
han, for further examination. Com
missioner Martin may also be called.
Mrs. Herman, who has implicated 80
many officials, has yet 10 complete her
story, but far more important than any
testimony that has yet been given is ex-
pected to be heard when Mrs. Evelyn
Bell takes tho stand. She has conducted
notorious resort In the tenderlion dis
trict from the time when Inspector
Williams was captain down to the pre-
sent. She 10 willing to tell all she
knows about police blackmail. The
Lexow Committee must report to the
legislature January 10.
Assistant District Attorney Mcintyre
admitted yesterday that he had no def.
mite knowledge as TO the whereabouts
OF Mrs. Thurow, although he believed
her to be in the United States.
Lawyer John Brooks Leavitt created
somewhat OF sensation at dinner
given by the Good Government Club
+, by advocating the annulment OF the
Tammany Society, or Columbian Order,
as the best means OF breaking down and
disintegra.ins Tammany Hall. The APP
plause and the comments with which
HE remarks were received proved, too,
that such an attempt will be made il 1t
ia found at all feasible.
Mr.. Leavitt argued thatthe Tammany
society va, the backbone OF the polit-
ical organization known as Tammany
Hall, and that to destroy the latter 1t
was necessary to disrupt the former
This could best be done by aunuiment
OF it's charter.
"The Tammany Society. I find" he
said, was organized in 1889. and was
chartered by the laws OF 1905 for the
purpose Of afiording relief to the indi.
gent and distressed members OF the
said association, their widows and or
phaus.
Gas the society has departed very far
from the objects OF its character an &C.
ton may be brought by the attorney
general TO dissolve the corporation and
wind Up its affairs. When it is wound
up we can destroy Tammuny Hall. but
not before, and as it is within the pur-
pose Of the good government clubs to
obtain good government for this city,
and as Tammany Hall Is q standing OBJ
stacle in our path, let Us insist that the
attorney general begin such an action.
The applause which greeted this
speech was general and hearty.
"rhats a good idea. That's worth
looking into" commented men in all
parts OF the room. 1t Is therefore GER
tain il it can be shown that the Tam
many Society has prostituted its char.
ter, as claimed by Mr.. Leavitt. that an
action will be brought TO annul tho
charter.