The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-10-15
Mr.. CROKER IN TOWN.
Lexow Committee Has an 0ppor-
tunity to go Up Higher"
lnquisitor Golf, However, Essays
Nothing but Saws Wood"
Rumor that "The" Allen Will Tell
Some of the Things He Knows.

The fact that ex-Boss Richard Croker
has returned to town suddenly and Is
now staying at the Murray Hin Hotel,
coupled with the rumors that testimony
of a specially sensational character is to
be given before the Lexow Committee
this week, Is regarded in many quar-
ters as highly significant.
There has been general belief all
along that MIR. Croker would be asked
to go before the Senate Committee to
tell what he would about the way In
which Tammany Hall has managed the
Police Department, and 1t is not denied
by those who have charge of the conduct
of the investigation that his time has
come.
AS usual, however, the counsel for the
Committee are non-committal on the
subject of their witnesses and refuse to
give any hint or suggestion as to where
the lightning is going to strike first.
Subpoenas are out. II Is said. for near
ly 80 witnesses for the present week,
although 1t would take a month to ex-
anime such an army. and this would
seem to indicate that Mr.. Con Is going
still deeper into the question of police
oppression.
one object of the Committee, II Is said,
and n very important object, too, Is 20
impress upon the masses In New York
city the fact that they are being i'm
posed upon by the Police Department,
not only for the personal enrichment of
the officials of that Department, but
for political reasons as well, and that
by thoroughly exposing this system of
oppression the people will be induced to
rise up and throw off the Tammany yoke.
Just at the present time 1t Is believed
by many that such a policy would have
more telling effect than II the Com
mittee should direct Its efforts against
some Commissioner or other high off,
I cial of the Department.
However tins uldy vc, Mr.. Con would
say nothing In regard TO his plans this
morning, except that he proposed to go
| along slowly and deliberately in the
same course which had been pursued
np be- Ssn snS do Ssn in ara
ssqs dc sq H SnR sere any hass
why the public should be dissatisfied"
The" Allen, the notorious ex.dtve-
keeper has been talking very freely s,;y.
the big fees which he says the pool
sellers in this city have been accus-
toned to pay the police for protection.
and II has been intimated that he is
| willing to go on the witness stand and
tell what he knows of that branch of
| the matchmaking business.
Allen is said TO know more about one
or two high officials In the Police De-
partment than any other person in this
! city outside of the force. He openly
boasts that he has given up hundreds
of good dollars in his day to secure the
protection Of his various resorts, and 4
he should make up his mind to tel
| what he knows, his testimony would
| make the spic'est sort Of reading.
His connection with one or two brill.
lev" detective oneratiCrT Of The Centrel
Office is notorious, although It, is salt
that he never got the credit OF bringing
the evil-doers to justice.
The Central Labor Union wants the
Lexow Committee to investigate the
clubbing of the members of the Cloak
makers Union in Rutgers Square las
Thursday night, and at its meeting yes
upon Chairman Lexow and ask him tC
take up the matter. Nothing had beer
done. however. up to noon to-day
When asked about it, Mr.. Con sale
would well bear investigation, and tia
it was not all improbable that the Com
mittee would take the matter into con
slderation II it. did it would necessi
OF witnesses
It is claimed by the members of tn,
Central Labor Union that the meeting,
OF striking workmen on the east sid,
furnish the best opportunities to Tho
police force to keep up their training II
the noble art of clubbing, and that Il
is about time that citizens in that par
Of the town should be allowed to NEE
peaceably and discuss matters relating
TO their own interests and welfare with
out running the danger of having {
squad of police come in and practis,
upon their skulls with their billies.