The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-12-27
LEXOW INVESTIGATION.
/ POLICEMAN ADMITS THAT HE
PERJURED HIMSELF.
A Retired and Pensioned Officer Act,
ing as Chief of Police in Connect
cut Town Methods of Dock
-, Policemen Aired.

New York, Dec. 19.-Police inspector
Williams, who, with other inspectors,
had been subpoenaed to testify before
M the Lexow committee, was excused I'M
til tomorrow Immediately upon the con-
1 yening of the committee today.
DR.. Owen ]. Ward of Gouvenir hos
pital, who was appointed to examine
''Honest John" Martin, reported that the
latter was really ill and mot in a condi-
ton to testify before the committee.
Mr.. Golf announced that in connection
with evidence already adduced relative
to payment of pensions to retired 9TH
: GERS that Thomas j. Bradley was now
acting as chief of police in Norfolk,
Aonn., and at the same time drawing a
~bension from this city.
Policeman Interman, who testified yes
terday, was placed on the stand and ad-
mitted that he had not told the truth yes
terday.
Then Senator OConnor turned and
asked: "Can you tell me, officer, why it
is that a police officer will go on the stand
: and swear to an untruth? 1t is through
fear, suppose"
Eyes, that is it"
Sergeant Burns, one of Captain AL
lace'S subOrdinates, sWore that he did not
know that dock policemen had to pay one
half of their earnings to the captains of the
steamboat squad. He admitted that it
is a common rumor though that it is
done.
snow, about Sergeant Taylor's testi-
mony yesterday; can you tell what be-
came of the envelopes which Taylor placed
in the desk?"
s. + Witness had no recollection of seeing
such envelopes as those described by Ser
-5geant Taylor, marked "street cleaning "
in the packages daily sent to the inspector
'Will you swear that you knew nothing
about this envelope containing money!"
" Cornelius Reed, another subordinate of
Captain Allace's, next testified.
Witness had no knowledge of the col
lection of money as described by Sergeant
Taylor.
Then Taylor was recalled.
Mr.. Golf read from an interview with
ernoA lspector Steers published today.
. Ion, IS was quoted as saying that Tay-
MY Testimony was tissue of falsehoods,
WIN, WAS given as mode of vengeance for
oe iefusal to grant the sergeant favor.
I 1V ere you still prepared to swear as
doWnlid yesterday"
a.. am, for told the truth"
Ian Did you call on Mr.. Steers last Satur-
"n.,.y as this interview relates"
II did,"
"Did this conversation occur between
youw .
NO, IL ulu not. went W luSpecloI
Steers last Saturday evening and told
him intended to tell the truth. He asked
if intended to mention his name, and l
told him that l was going to tell the
truth, no matter whom it might impli-
cate"
"Now, sergeant" asked Senator Lex
ow, show do you account for the fact
n he other sergeants deny that they ever
~saw the envelope? Is it possible that
ohnt1
Eyes"
Mr.. Golf led the witness to say that the
money was paid to the captain of the
steamboat squad in order that officers
might be permitted to fill their assign
ments to duty on the docks.
Witness said he had been approached
by several people in reference to his tes-
timony of yesterday, but had refused to
Jay anything about it. He had no knowl-
edge of any other money being collected
in that precinct beside the dock money.
Baylor also said that Steers had never
ibid him whether or not he had divided
This money with anyone, and he was not
yhWare that the inspector did not make
any division.
Hattie Ross, coloreq, was then called
q She swore that in 1879 she opened a
disorderly house on Ferty-third street.
In answer to Mr.. COTS questions, she
said that she paid the ward men S00 a
month for the house, and it was paid. to
Wardman Slaven. She also testified
that she paid the same amount of money
to Captain Brogan. She formerly KEPT
a house in the "Tenderloin" under Cap
tain Howard She then moved into Gap
lain. now INSPECTOR McAvoy's precinct
She paid no money there but had tC
0skeep very straight Ar.
X ''Do you mean to accuse Captain Nc
y Ayoy of allowing your house to run ther
without paying protection money!
Eyes"
You made good deal of money there
did you nOt?'
Eyes, and lost it again"
"How"
Gambling" -,
"How much of your money did
Adams get?'