The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-12-22
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Scf1nitt berger said he Joined the
force in 1874 and was before that a con-
fectioner. He paid nothing TO be made
| a patrolmaa. He was first assigned TO
the Tenderloin precinct. He was there
two years and knew the precinct we'll
| His duties at first were light on account
of pull he had with the sergeant at
T, the desk.
1T has been said that ward politics
have something to do with promotions,
lis that sop
Yes, It Isl
Well. what influence can these poll
| ticians exert
ssTney can exert an influence through
| the commits sioners and the sergeants for
fear of remova..
Captain, have you ever heard of a
scase where patrolman paid sergeant
any money to be assigned to light
/ work 2.
| YES, T have heard of them
! In answer to further questions, Cap
tain Schmittberger gave 1t as his
opinion that the policemen appointed
men IN every respect than the recent
appointments.
| Now, captain, testimony has been
taken here that there are a number OF
men in this city who are know as go
/ betweens They are really not con-
lnected with the department but in
order to get an appointment it is neces-
jsary to go to them. Do you know any
of those menu
missioner McClave's secretary, and a
man named Mercer, q tailor. on Broad
way.
I At this point Mr.. Golf suddenly an
.nounced recess. Immediately after re-
cess Schmittberger was recalled, and
! the afternoon promised to develop an
other sensation even greater than the
Creedon case.
Captain Schmittberger admitted that
owing to political influence many of
his subordinates were able to defy him.
They belonged TO a Tannrnany club in
which Commissioner Sheehan was
prominent. Many captains belonged to
this club. There was a tacN under
standing for the protection of fast
houses and law breakers.
The captain went on to tell what he
knew of several dives in his precinct
which were frequented by all the GRIM
inals of New York. He said further
that no pretense Of observing the ex-
else law at these places was ever made.
and the fast women and criminals did
as they pleased.
Would it have been possible for
these places to run open without spec
ial arrangement with the police?''
Certainly not
DO you know of any case where a
policeman was instructed to cooperate
with the keepers of these dives to
crush out the facts about small
crimes?'
Not personally, but it was under
stood that this was a fact
Mr.. Golf asked about the famous Clio
telle and art gallery attached thereto.
which became so notorious before it
was suppressed. Witness acknowI-
edged that the dive had not been
closed before because 1t vas under DO
lice protection.
Witness reviewed his services as a
sergeant briefly and came to his an
pointment as captain. He said Cotn-
missioner voorhees, was honest and all
the charges against him false.
Nov, captain, about the time Won
were in command of the steamboat
squad, you learned, of course, that the
men on the docks had to give up half
+ of their salaries?''
yes, Wardman Vail told me of it.
I told him l did not want to keep It
up and he told me that I was a Id
fool; that the men had just as soon
give it up as not and I might as well
get it,
And you finally agreed to this?"
'And Vail was your collector. I be-
lieve?"
Yes, for about two months and then
Cannon was appointed. I would like
now to brand Vail as a liar for sayine
on this stand that L wanted all the
money from the men,"
How much did Vail collect for you
each month";
About $780,"
And did you never have to give up
any of this money to any other police
offfcial?"
mo, L did not
Witness then went on to say that
he had had a conversatt ton with In,
spector Steers who told him that there
was little in the precinct and he could
have it all.
Did you ever give up any money to
him."
mo, I did not get enough
Mr.. Golf led the witness to say that
ne did not like the precinct and was
Sixty-seventh street station.
We'll what were the sources Of
your revenue there?"
Policy shops-nothing else"
How many were there in the. pre-
cinct?"
About ten Of them"
And how much did you get from
each of these shops?"
, Twenty dollars each. The Bohe-
milan Liquor Dealers association paid
me about $50 per month
And how much of this did you get?"
Eighty per cent
well, captain, during your ,coIlec>
lions in that district were you ever
called upon to divide with anybody at
all? Any police official?"
| IT was
'eWho was it?''
Inspector Williams"
| The audience was thrown into a
commotion and it was some time be,
fore Mr.. Golf could continue.
How much did you pay him each
month";"
Fifty dollars"
Did you at any time ever pay him
more than this?"
IT paid him 500 one month"
The fact was then developed that
hmittberger had been transferred in
! the general shake up from the Twenty.
Were there any policy shops
/, there?"
"Yes.''
And how much did the collections
amount to-"
about $780,
Were there any pool rooms?"
There were three
| How much did you collect from
| these pool rooms?'
Two hundred dollars per month"
| "And during the time you collected
this. money did you ever divide with
any go betweens?"
| 81 gave Cannon, my collector, 20 per
cent. and gave Williams 5000 pes
month"
I'm view of all these facts, you know
! it was the inspectors duty to prefer
| charges against yOu?"
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