The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-12-29

see sfat the captains III their duty. and
ue believed aim 20 be a capable and ess.-
eient officer He acknowledged thai re-
quests for transfer OF captains were made
by friends 81 the captains and roiIticia MS
bus be ssId not think transfers fssas made
Rad any detrimental effect on the dspart-
mex lie denied that any friction had oc-
cures between Superintendent Byrnes
and himself
In res.ay so further questions as 10 the
payment OF money, Commissioner Martin
said. II have heard Of money being paid
for prosnasions ia the police department,
and also OF money paid fer appointments
on the force. l never couiA get any sub
stautiai information on the subject. Any
man whom / recommended never paid any
paoney. as | would not be a party 10
such thing II knew a man paid money
he could not set On fhc force or remain
On a. During the session OF this COM
Hsffee ! have heard runners OF bribery
and / am sorry TO have been connected
with the department while such tessi-
slony was brought out. By no act OF
mine have I contributed 10 such a state
Of affairs. 1t may possibly continue
when We are all dead and gone. as 1t has
been said IL has occurred since this COM
raistee has been sitting
Dir. Gofr then read long list of writ
ten Recommendations from various per-
sons ia Office. ranging from Governor
Flower down. for appointments on the
force for their friends. As TO the APP
pointing OF police captains. the commits
ssoner said that all men being equal In
the examinations. he took the RECON-
mcndations OF his political friends and
this gave them the preference.
Mr.. Goff then said: II saw General
Niles a few days ago and he told me.
that when Col. Rice was organizing the
police force for the Chicago fair no
applicant who came with q recommends
tion Was appointed, and in consequence
that the force wax the best ever organ
lied on this continent" II have great
reasons for doubling General Miles or
Colonel Rice's statements as TO the best
force,' said Commissioner Martin. Con-,
finuing, he said: For physique and
intelligence, the New York force cannot
be exceied by that Of any other city
1T has been shown to be the most de-
PRAYED and corrupt" retorted Mr.. Golf.
We'll, there has not been an investigat-
Ing committee In other places yet" was
the rejoinder.
Have you brought YOUR bank books
with yea, commissioner Eyes" and
the witness produced two books and
several cheek books which he handed
10 Mr.. Goff.
lie then made his statement about his
possessions. Il have at present $s.i0
in the Union Trust company. and eSss I'm
the Empire State bank. hold no mort
cages or certificates of deposit in my
own or In any other persons name. /
bought the house In West Forty-sixth
street in 1857 for sl0.0e0 where my sis
ter and family live. ard In 1852 bought
another house for s25,oo9. paid $4,000
and there is stiil a mortgage on 1t for
$l0,eoo. This is all / am worth In the
void. ! was appointed police commits
sloner In May 1852 and out of my yearly
salary of 5000 I have saved 5000 arfnu-
ally.
Mr.. Martin was then requested To be
prepared to come before the committee
tomorrow and replied: AT any time
the committee desires ! will be at their
service
In an interview tonight William r.
Fliess, whose name was mentioned in
connection with Inspector Williams DUR
ing today's session of the I.exow COM
mittee. corroborated the inspectors tes-
timony In every respect regarding the
money transactions between them. Fiiess
denied emphaticaIiy that Inspector Will
taras in any way tried to help the sale
Of Hollywood whisky