The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-12-22

tafs was see caese - hss transfer
-p5s yea ever hear who proposed ycur
transfer % re police boar3-'
YES. AR Martin.
Yea were .hen transferred 70 the Fifth
rreciaetT'
sYez. Leonard street
nick r1a~s did yos collect from the
tao pooi-rooHs there
.-Tvo hunsref dollars each
@Ana while Yau xere IN that precinct
al yos ever pay money 70 any ones
Yes
10 whsnr'
inspector MeAvoy-"
There was considerable excitement az
shls palrt. ard Senator Lexow had some
trouble In QaietInE the audience.
.sHsw nueh ai8 yoa pay hisn."
"FsfGy ao.sass cash mo7ta.
Captain aehmIttoerger vas then trans
feTfsa to Charles street ssatioa.
"Ana did you make collections fhere?
s-So1 : cent
wrgrn Charles street he was transferred
10 sha FuFty-seEenth street station
"wnst collections did sou make at tie
Forsy-seveath street ssasiozs'
.sTa1ra we're some policy shops and dis
ogl Eiy houses"
hos muca money did you collect there
each aoathg"
ABstween $50 and stoa."
''acw Mach did ECU collect from the
fast houses
IRON SO t. go EACH
Well captain. we're there any i1stfHe-
tlans given yea about rrotectf-g aay dis
ofaerly houses N that preeiner?"
.'ves I vent % see Commissioner Mar
fat
Fartv-ssxta street go sor ire rr-sent
.Dls ne mention any ether houses
eyes &. was No. - West Forty-fis-st
street. sent enc OF my men to iuvesti- s
safe Il onee, and afterwards some ono
Ylsae a complaint - Commissioners Mar
tin ana he sent for ne. lie tod me that
/ would have to send the same man back
10 apologize
@D!a yen DO itg'
II hsa io do 4. The next day my man
had - go and apologize
There VAS a fresh burst or laughter
Il this po.nt. aaa Mr. Coz paused for
several minutes before continuing.
Were there any housez that received
protection without paying for liz
Yes"
"what we're theyg"
Il cnte received letter Of introduction
from Commissioned Sheenan, Introducing
a man named Proctor, and telling me
could do what Proctor asked. Proctor
told ne be aas a partaeF Of Maynard,
a storekeepor on broadway, and that
Maynard wanted 10 open q gambling
house. I told him / would not let him
do 80 until / saw scpt ByFnes. then
saw the superintendent and told him the
whole story. and he told me not TO allow
the house 10 open The witness stated
that after this he saw Sheehan about
It, and saeehan grew angry and said If
Maynard could bot play, paly could rot
play
what DAILY is that?'
John Daily. The commissioner at that
tins saia he had place In Fifty-ninth
street. but It Was not So"
Did yea pay any part Of your collec-
tons in tbs pFeeiaet % any police off,
eiaig'
yes"
'twho was it?''
Inspector NcAvoy"
How much lid you pay him.
About $50 per month"
ibid he ever meati3n the matt n TO you
at alig'
Yes; once he said ne would not IKE 10
accept money from disogyeriy houses
tod him that the money was not flora
these houses at all. ana nothing more was
saa about IT.
''Dll nc have any scrupies about taking
money from these pcopie2"
"IIe was a very religious nam. and 1
suppose he did.
There WAS a universal smile. ana as
Ar. Cor asked: For this reason you
told him il was not. d1a you not.:' the
smile ripeaed into iaush The witness
answered in the affirmative. ana SIR. Goff
sa4: You paid this money as btn,e.
50 you would not he called upon to en-
force the law. did you note"
THAT was my purpose
Mr. Cor then turned his attention TO the
Teudorloin.
We're your collsctioas there large or
smalle''
They were very little"
Another question about Forty-seventh
street. before ] forget H." said Mr.. Con.
DO you know Gcorg,na Hastings?"
Il know OF her.
How was it she paid no protection
money"
she vas exempt for some reason"
~ - W*a e44A exempt
Because / sat hint tnat II 1 ala not
Keep my HANDS or heS, l would get my
fingers burnt"
"lad yen did so?"
yes"
Goa then explained 20 the committee
I that the true reason size had never been
m3iCsted was because several Judges OF
I New York were In the habit Of visiting
I her house. and rad thrown tire mantle OF
+ theig protection around her
lie further STATED iht the names OF
+ that BE voUld not use thcm unless forced
80 O. So
Mr. Cog then went back - the matter
+ og collect5cus Re the Tender,o4n and eN-
pressed some surprise at the cspialu's
statement that be could Only collcct Se10
per month 81 THIS e1tire precinct.
What abeat I.TGs Caftou's immunity
from thss blackmaile"
~ Gs8 not,interfere with her az Cart
pevery's request"
"os8 he give any reason FOR this re-
+ eaessg'
1T was her testimony IN the Garaacr
( csse"
/ "Now. captain. ia you ever give Que
F cent 80 any rc'tce Official besides those
+ sou have uanlcI heres"
! yes. 1 I1s4 Commissioner Martin go
+ hasa %War asa acotAar 500 80 CeDmis-
F sseHes sheehaa pFes taUsiy. II Vas a rolit.-
( SEA ca0trtha-ta@. however. aul g5vca vol
( 2tatasltT because ;hey were leaders -
tac d'stc.el , was .e. II was oniy hi1tea