The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-03-31
Astounding Admission of the
Tammany Hall Leader to
the LeIow Committee.
DR.. PARKHURST HEARS HIM, TOO.
Commissioner Sheehan Present
Also, but Knows Nothing About
any Patronage Book"

The Lexow Investigating Committee
was late in getting to work this morn
ing. Some of the members had enjoyed
the hospitality of Cornelius N. Bliss,
of the Committee of Thirty" at the
Union League Club last night, which
was regarded as q sufficient excuse for
their hardness.
At 10 O'Clock Senator Dan Bradley was
tha only member of the Committee on
hand. He did not attend the Bliss ban
quet because Of a previous engagement.
1t subsequently transpired that only
three of the Committee were at the din
ner. Chairman Lexow and Senators
O'Connor and Pound.
They came In later and the inquiry
was resumed at 1890 o'clock. 1t was
whispered that some sensational devel-
that Police Commissioners q es ].
Martin and John c. Sheehan l..l been
summoned as witnesses. and would be
ords Of the Police Department for the
inspection Of the Committee.
This rumor took more definite shape
when Commissioner Sheehan came into
the courtroom just before. 1920 and
quietly sidled over to seat in the cor
ner. He did not escape observation, and
when questioned he admitted that he
ndu DeeU asked 10 attend tne nearing
to-day and to produce the patronage
book" of the Police Department.
Patronage Book? No.
1T never heard of any such book"
said the Commissioner, land l did not
know that there was such thing in
existence.
However. / am willing to give the
Committee all the information in my
power. Yes, President Martin has also
been requested to attend, and l suppose
he will be here later"
The first witness called was Thomas
L. McClintock, of s Charlton street, who
said that when he voted last Fall in
Varick street. he had just handed his
ballet to the clerk when q policeman an
turned, This prevented him from seeing
his ballot deposited.
Mr.. Nicoll wanted to know what con-
clusion the witness wished to have the
Committee draw from these facts
I'VE have the facts. and that is all we
are after" said Mr.. Sutherland.
I'm each case there was the tapping
of the voter on the shoulder by the POI
liceman, showing him the red lead pencil
and pretending that he had left 1t In the
booth, ,n Any , one can draW conclusion
you don't mean to say that the bal
lots could have been deposited in that
brief time with, TithpI IT your seeing them"
"Oh. we don't think it was necessary
that they should have been deposited
at all, They disappeared. That's the
point" replied Chairman Lexow.
Wanted Martin First.
It was expected that Commissioner
sheehan would be the next witness. but
Mr.. Sutherland wanted to examine Com
missioner Jimmy Martin first and he
had not arrived. Mr.. Nicoll apologized
to the Committee for the delay and said
and womd be on on ha hi way
few minutes. MIR. Sheehan thereupon
took his coat and hat and left the room.
After delay OF fifteen minutes. Com
missioner Martin appeared, and, after a
brief consultation with Mr.; Nicoll, took
han came back with him.
o Lawyer Sutherland's question. that he
lived at 1872 West Forty-eighth street,
that he had been Police Commissioner
since May 1889, and President of the
Board since March /, 1892.
The only change that had occurred in
the Board since he had come into 1t was
the retirement Of Commissioner Noorhis
and the appointment of Commissioner
Before becoming Commissioner OF Po-
lice the witness said he had been for two
or. three years Deputy Register at a
salary Of 5000 a year. Previous to that
Cor six years he had been clerk OF the
Assessment Commiss. on at $500 salary
at nrst which was afterwards increased
He was clerk in the Finance De.
partment, he sad, for six or seven years
previous to that at salary varying
him back to 1873.
In 1872 he was Clerk of the Board OF
Aldermen at 5000 and for two years
previous to tina, he had no business
II was employed temporarily as a
clerk In the Department of Public Works
and looked for other employment" he
sale.
Between 1885 and 1870 Mr.. Martin said
ne had been employed as clerk in the
djutan.-General's office in the Depart.
He received about s75 month for his
'"iVhat did you do before that?"
"I was q soldier. ] enlisted In l8s?
whom | w,s sixteen, and was discharge
in i0"I remained n private during my
ger ''cn"
: y go tire age nj twelve TO sixteen. thu
( w.luefa sold, he WAS clerk In the Law