New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-10-18
WILLIAMS THE OPPRESSOR
MORE LIGHT on HIS METHODS
HOW, WHEN CAPTAIN HE VENTED HIS
SPLEEN ON A HELPLESS MERCHANT.
LoRENZ BAYER TELLS HOW HIS BUSINESS WAS
RUINED-PR1CE AND sCHMITTBERGER ABLE
LIEUTENANTs IN THE TYRANNY
THEIR EXTORTIONATE DEMANDS
ROBBERY IN A SOUTH-S ST.
VOTE FACTORY

VOTE FACTORY.
When Police Inspector Alexander S. Williams
was captain in command of the force at the
West Thrtieth-st. station, two of his detectives
Max Schmttberger and James X Price.
both OF whom now captains. Some Of the
testimony which was taken before the Lexow
Committee In the courtroom of Part III Of the
Superior Court yesterday calculated to con-
meet the three men in the alleged collection Of
money from business men. LorenZ Bayer, q
dealer in pictures testified that he had trouble
with Williams because Williams had allowed the
sidewalk in front of MaiIlards chocolate factory,
adjoining the picture store. to be blocked with
wagons He had carried his complaints to the
Commissioners and TO police court and even
had offered TO fight duel with Williams.
Mr.. Bayer's son testified that Gustave A. Wolfe.
Maards manager had declared he had paid
800 to Williams for the privilege Of blocking
the sidewalk. The witness said he also had been
asked by Price contribute money for an album.
to 81. 900. which to be presented TO Will
ams Price had also suggested that gold table.
worth 5000. on exhibition in the picture store
would make a nice presenr for Williams. An
other from the precinct had said that the
gift Of the gold table might have Strengthened
out the difficulty with Mail.ard, but Williams
did not get the table Later the witness was ar
rested by Price and Schmittberger at night. only
10 be discharged in a police court the next morn
ing.
Gustave A. Wolfe denied that he had paid any
Gently asked Mr. Forget. the agent Of the Frencn
Line not to testify against Schmittberger he
said yesterday that Schmittberger had asked
him not to testify about the interview with Mr..
Forget
Greek sailor gave testimony about having
been robbed and beaten ic a lodging house TOT
Tammany foaters at No. 152 South-st, ana the
proprietor Of the place admitted that he had
beds for sixty men. and that about thirty men
voted from the place last year. The place mas
an Excise license but no hotel license, ana Ex-
else Commissioner Dalton was present to near
the testimony.
In the afternoon a number OF witnesses were
examined, in the attempt 10 show that many
poor and ignorant people. who have had street
stands for the sale Of soda water in the district
east Of the Bowery, had been required to pay %
each for police protection, and that the money
passed through the hanls of the manufacturers
who supplied the fountains used by the venders:
Several OF the standkeepers said that they nad
paid money for permits. as they supposed, ana
were not interfered with by the police William
Jacobs and Charles Lighte. two members OF the
Manufacturers Association however, testined
that the money collected from the standkeepers
amounted to only a small portion OF $500 which
had been paid 10 John +. Brodsky, the lawyer
and ex-Assemblyman FOR attending to the COM
plants against the stands and for getting the
Aldermen To grant licenses for the stands.
The investigation is to be continued to-day.