Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-12-28
AGAIN FACING G0FF
Inspector Williams Before the Lexow
Committee.
HE DENIES COLLECTING BLACKMAU
Becomes Much Excited Under the
Questioning.
MIR. COMSTOCK'S CHARGES

pe tne last day OF the sessions or the COM
mttee for this year, at any rate. and the
fact that several prominent police officials
have yet to be examined, the doorkeepers
and sergeant-at-arms in what Is now
known as the Lexow court room had an
easy time of it. There was scarcely a cor
porars guard on hand when the doors
were opened, and this caused good deal
of comment, as Anthony Comstock was
expected to insist on vindicating himself
in the famous chair, the seat of which has
the ominous number of thirteen nails in II,
from the allegations of Witness Streep.
Counsel Goff arrived just forty minutes
late and said he vas too busy to be inter-
viewed as to the charges made against
MIN by Mr.. Com stock-that he had failed
to prosecute a lottery agent
Sene tor Lexow then said that he had re-
ceived a letter from Mr.. Comstock, but
that the senators did not think il right to
have Mr.. Comstock come to court, as the
matter was outside the scope of the COM
mittee.
Mr. Goff then said: Through the kind
ness of the Associated Press. 1 have been
supplied with copy of an interview with
Mr.. Comstock last night and / will now
say that decline to say anything or have
any communication with Mr. Comstock un-
I'll he puts in writing all he knows, and all
he Is prepared to say, in reference to a GER
tain case in which he says l was prosecu-
tor while holding the position of assistant
district attorney.
THE chair is still open for any person
VINO wishes vindication, ard this COM
mittee will have to adjourn very soon, I
feel certain that there VIII be number of
claimants for vindication after the session
has ended
Inspector Williams was then called to the
stand.
Mr.. Goff asked Williams If he ever mad
any United States bonds, and the witness
said he never had. Several questions ss to
q foil
a few queries about Williams yacht Flea
nor"
Then Mr.. Goff began asking about what
money Williams received as gratuities
while in command OF the "Tenderloin" pre-
cinct.
Not penny" was the reply.
Did you get any moneyT
Yes, but not in the 'TenderIo.n, as YOU
From whcm?"
From the firm of Fless & Hoy,47 Broad
way"
How much did you get?"
''Abous 5000 or 5000. Mr.. Fless said
he was dealing in stocks. / gave him no
money. but he said he was willing to take
the risk / did not know anything about
the business"
Hollywood Whisky Company. In which you
were accused of having an interest?'
Yes, l believe so, but he had no posi-
ticn in the company at that time. He told
company"
Don't you think this was a very extra
ordinary proposal for a man to make to
you to buy stocks without your putting up
any money!"
Il don't know" was the. evasve answer.
Where did you see Mr.. Fliess?'
Il frequently met him in the Gilsey
House. 1 used to go in there every night"
did you ever send for an envelope con-
tanning valuable property, and have It
taken from Wardman Dunlap's room when
he was dying?'
mo, sir"
The witness then said he had an account
in the Bowery Savings Bank of less than
$1,000, one N the Seamen's OF less than
$1,000 and one in the Dry Dock of less
than 50 GOO. He did not have any other
not know his wifes business. He knew
that his wife got $1,000 from Peterhead.
Scotland.
Did your wife wear a diamond crossT'
II never knew her to wear one"
Was 1T not taken from notorious wo-
man?"
II deny it and brand it as an Infamous
lie," shouted the witness passionately. IL
never knew the French madame. She
wasn't French she was a German" was
the next reply to Mr.. Goff's probes.
Did you ever get presentation in Ly-
ric Hall?"
YES an album"
What was 1t worth?''
1.-TWO thousand five hundred dollars. II
was presented to me by Jerome Buck.
Several persons subscribed to the fund to
buy the album. Among them were sew
eral judges of the criminal courts here
after I was exonerated on a trial"
Pigeons at DeImonico's.
Ibid you not eat pigeons at Delmoni-
co's?' asked Goff.
"Ah! you're romancing," exclaimed VIII
liams.
do you know what pigeon tsp
Eyes; a bird"
"A bird that flies from Delmonico's with
an envelope, containing s. bill, to the
station house. EhY
II know nothing of it,
Did you not collect s. from Charlie Del
morico every night, and did not a police
man say that was outside your perquis-
ite?"
'I never heard anything about it,"
TELL us about the album which was pre-
sented you by Jerome Buck, with $500.
Was ii not n present from the gamblers of
the Tenderloin, gotten up by Neuberger?'
ut was got up by n man named Brady"
"Did not Commissioner Voorhis give as
his reason for promoting you that 1t was
necessary to get you out of the Tender
loin, your conduct was so bad?
81 don't know"
There was a presentment made by the
grand jury calling for your removal and
that of Capt. Affair for allowing gambling
houses to exist within a stones throw of
the station house?
Yes"
And you permitted this state of things
to go on?"
"No"
1.-The statements made by the grand jury
are false?'
"rhey are untrue"
Mr. Goff read a report prepared by the
witness In which he gave list of gam
bling house, and policy shops.
Take the name of John DAILY. Did you
close his house?"
NO"
mike Murray's"'
yes"
Matte Corbett's?
"I don't know about that. That house Of
Mike Murray's was exposed by a World
reporter"
Don't you think IL would be a good
scheme to get some of the newspaper
men to assist the police in discovering
gambling houses?"
well, some of them are very bright
fellows"
did you raid Mike Murray's placer"
"Yes, found some gambling implements
there. / think they were sent to Mr.. Com
stock"
Mr. Con- then read a list of the brotheL