New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-09-12
PRICE THREE CENTS.
A BRIBE FOR WILLIAMS.
THE INSPECTOR ACCUSED.
CHARGED WITH HAVING wRUNG $50
FROM A CONTRACTOR.
IT WAS SEVERAL YEARS AGO. WHEN HE WAS y
CAPTAIN IN CHARGE OF THE STREET CLEAN.
ING BUREAU CAPTAIN PRICE ALSO
NAMED AS BRIBE-TAKER-AS-
FOUNDING EVIDENCE BEFORE
THE LEXow COMMITTEE.

THE LEXOw COMMITTEE
Some of the testimony given before tho
LeXow Committee yesterday was more astonisn.
ing and sensational than any which the State
Senator'S had listened to on Monday. Police
Inspector Alexander s. Williams was accused
Of receiving a bribe of $500 several years ago
when the Street Cleaning Bureau was In the
Police Department, and he was a captain IN
charge of the bureau. Captain James X Price.
for many years close friend and subordinate
of Williams was declared to have received 500
for protecting "green-goods" swindlers. A
smaller sum was said to have been received by
Allan Hay, who lately was one Of Prices ward
men. Direct payments of money were declared
to have been made by ore witness to Cap
tain William Mcakim and Detective-Sergeant
Hanley, who were implicated on Monday a.
the paid protectors of the swindlers.
John W. Goff, of counsel for the commttees
did not bring out the testimony against Inspec-
tor williams until late in the afternoon Then
he tried wiring confession from Alexander
j. Howell an old man who had been In tho
business Of renting scows to the Street Cleaning
Bureau. Howell made most pitlable exhibi-
ton Of hypocrisy and dupcity. he sought to
deny that he had paid s. to Williams for audit
ing a bill Of 1000 in the old days when the
police had charge of the work Of cleaning the
streets of the city. His attempted explanations
Of his contradictory statements were In them
selves sufficient to give the lie to his deniais.
His former partner, James H. Perkins, then
went on the wtness-stand and told direct
story, which impressed the committee Mr.
Perkins declared that the firm had bill for
$1,000 against the Street Cleaning Bureau, and
not able to collect it until 1t had been
audited by Williams then the captain In charge
OF the bureau. Williams wanted 10 per cent OK
the bill before he would audit It, check Tor
$500 offered to him. but Williams refused 10
accept it, Mr. Perkins said, and declared that
he did not do business that way. He would have
only cash. The $500 had then been paid to VIII.
Jams by Howell. and the bill for $1,000 had been
audited
William Applegate. the former confidential EN-
ploye of James McNay, the king Of green
goods swindlers.' was in the witness chair dur
ing the greater part of the day and told at length
how the swinders had been protected by the
police in this city and In jersey City. TIE Wit
ness declared that he had riade direct payments
OF 5000 and $50 to Police Captain Meakm at the
station in West dred-and-twenty- fifth
ST. and h identified the Captain. who was pres
ent to hear his testimony. II" also declared mat
after the swindlers had been driven from Captaln
Mcakim's precinct to Jersey City and had spent
some months In Jersey City, they were al
lowed to return to this city and resume business
In Captain Prices precinct, and that he carried
500 to the police station in West Thirty-seventn.
ST.. and paid the money directly to captain
Price.
He had seen the chief of the swindlers pay w
to Detective Hay of Prices precinct. In bar.
room near the jefferson Market Police Court, ne
declared M 49,.
Applegate's testimony also dealt with direct
payments Of money to Detective-Sergeant Han
lev who was accused of being the man who
acted for the Detective Bureau In the interest,"
of the swindlers His testimony was used IN
the attempt to prove that Haney had received
n valuable watch. lamp and other presents
from McNally. Policemen charlton ana McAr-
die were identified by the witness as men to
whom payments of money had been made for
police protection in the business OF swindlns
ccomntrv guys" incidentally the witness de-
clared that the swindlers received valuable AID
from the employees Of the Western Union Tele-
graph Company.
again at 1890 a. m. to-day.