The morning news., 1894-11-02
A BRIBE OFFERED TO COFF.
He Was TO Be Given $4,000 Not TO
Call a Police Captain as a Witness.

More Indictments Brought in by the
Grand Jury Commissioner sheehan
Dismissed Until Next Week - Tam
many Leader Boyle Questioned as to
Recommendations for Appointments.
The Liquor Dealers Association
Made Recommendation Of Grand Ju-
rors-Madame Charles Hotel License
New York. Nov. 1.-The Evening Post
says that it has indubitable evidence that
| during the course of the present iuvestl-
cation Mr.. GOff was waited on by a person
who offered him $4,000 as fee for exam
lining the title to real estate, which was
worth less than 5000, on condition that
| he CGoff), would not call as a witness a
! certain captain of police. mentioning the
name of said captain. Mr.. Goff declined
the offer and called the name of that cap
tain the next day.
The grand jury this afternoon returned
| indictments against ex-Police Capt
Doherty and eX-Wardman Meehan, who
were recently dismissed from the force
for alleged bribe-taking. The men were
I
dictments charge them with accepting
brlbes from Mrs. Thorow, in addition to
those specified in the previous indict-
ments.
Commissioner John c. Sheehan, his
brother, the lieutenant governor. and
Lawyer Louis Grant were early in their
attendance on to-days session OF the
Lexow committee. Senator O'Connor pre-
sided in the absence of Chairman Lexow,
who had not yet returned from campaign
speech-making.
Mr.. Gon first offered Commissioner
Sheehans private appointment book in
evidence.
Those who came with the expectation
of seeing a repetition of yesterdays
scenes with Commissioner Sheehan on the
stand were disappointed, for MIR. Goff at
the outset announced that he would eX-
cuse the commissioner for a few days.
| Mr.. Goff gave as his reason that he had
| not yet got his evidence in good shape.
| Lieut.. Gov. Sheehan asked If his brother
would be called again this week and re-
Ceived the reply that he would not. The
brothers then withdrew.
Tammany Leader JOHN b. Voyle, who
was placed on the stand for while yes
terday, was the first witness called. Mr.
Goff wished to bring out that on his rec
ommendation many men had been ap-
pointed on the police force.
Mr.. Goff asked him If he had found who
issued the circulars to which his (Boyle's)
name had been attached asking for
names of people under police protection.
! He had not been able to do 50.
| How many men have you recommend
! ed for appointment on the police force?''
1.-TWO, 1 believe"
"Only two2"
"Well, the limit is five
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men whom the witness had recommended
After reading each name Mr.. Goff would
remark rs that the limit?"
| Mr. Goff said that John c. Sheehan
had recommended twenty-one men him
self. That is to say John c. Sheehan as
district leader has recommended twenty
one men to himself as police commits
! sioner."
Mr. Goff went over the list of endorsers
| of the applicants contained in Mr. Shee-
| hans private appointment book He
| found that almost every appointment had
been recommended by Tammany poll
| tician
Senator Lexow, who had arrived ana
! taken the chair, said: Because a party
| man recommended a mans application
| that was equivalent to his appointment"
Mr.. Goffs object was to show how
political influences entered into the po-
lice department.
| Morris j. Tekulslsy, ex-presIdent of the
liquor dealers association, was called and
! asked how many grand jurors he had
| appointed in this county. He replied that
a committee Of the wholesale liquor deal
ers association had sent In two names
He did not know whether the mon were
selected or not. The liquor dealers wanted
| to get men who would be unprejudiced
| He swore he never sent in the names Of
men who were engaged in the liquor bus
! mess.
Here Mr.. Goff read a letter signed by
! Tekulsky to j. d. Smith, asking him to
! send four or five names as he had done so
| well with the two sent him. He would
! not swear that he had not sent the names
! to the district attorneys office, but he
! could not remember. Afterward Tekulsky
| said he made mistake and that he had
/ sent the names for the grand turymen TO
the sheriff instead of the district attor-
ney. He said the object of sending the
names was to do away with the oppres-
sion to which the liquor dealers were sub
| jected by having unprejudiced men on
the grand jury.
Mrs Herman, the witness so much
wanted by the committee, but who was in
Jail in Jersey City, was released to-day
and was produced In the committee room
! but she was excused for the day.
The matter Of the license for the Hotel
! Tortoni on Lexington avenue was probed
| by Mr.. Goff. The place belongs to a no
! tOrlOuS woman Cdiieu MhuaTne CharleS.
Her license was cancelled, but another
was issued in the name Of one Lewis
while the ownership was unchanged
A witness named Tomlinson testified
/ that at the instance of his wife he bribed
Excise Commissioner Andrews with $500
to issue the new license. Tomlinson ad-
mitted that he held a grudge against
Andrews. The latter is now street clean
/ ing commissioner. He was sitting a few
I feet from Tomlinson. When Tomlnson
| concluded, Andrews wished 10 be heard
but was told that he would be given an
opportunity later to explain.
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