The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-07
POLICE DIP IN EVERY PIE.
COif Brings to Light More Of Their
BlaCkmailins in New York.

ayers of the Notorious French Balls.
Croft Tells One Of the Witnesses He is
a Perjurer.
New York, Dec. Ex-senator O'Connor.
conducted the proceedings of the Lexow
committee to-day in the chairman's alb
sence. Frank W. Sanger, manager of the
Madison Square Garden, testified that Mr..
Brady, Corbett's manager, had drawn
$50 TO be paid the police on the night of
the Corbett exhibition. Mr.. Sanger un-
derstood that Capt. Schmittberger got it.
Part Of the amount was charged to Brady
and part to the lessees Of the garden. The
witness said he thought that Manager
Brady in paying the money was but fol-
lowing the usual custom.
Mr.. Brady then took the stand.
What did you do with the $3.50 you drew
from the box Office in Madison Square
Garden?"
Il did not draw $3.50 but what did draw
paid to Mr.. Ben Sherwood, the superin-
tendent of the garden"
How came you to pay Mr. Sherwood?"
well he stayed up all night building the
ring and making preparations. always
gave him money when I had an exhib-
ition."
Now Mr.. Sanger has sworn you told
him you wanted the money for Capt.
sehmittberger; did Mr. Sanger perjure
himself when he swore that?"
Il think you should allow me-
Stop. sir" cried Mr.. Goff ANSWER my
question:
Here a young man, evidently Mr.. Bra
dy's counsel, jumped up and asked to be
heard but Mr.. Goff refused to allow him
10 speak.
Mr.. Brady said he could not answer the
question as it was put
Answer the question sir, or the grand
jury may make you answer it," said Mr..
Goff.
Mr. Brady hesitated a long time and
then said slowly: What Mr.. Sanger said
was substantially true"
rs any part of what Mr.. Sanger said
untrue?"
1t is all substantially true"
Mr. Brady then told about a negotia-
tion he made between Corbett and Mitchell
10 box at the Madison Square Garden
about three years ago. Owing to a
statement published in the papers that
the contest should not be allowed, it was
dropped for time. Mitchell then went
out west. "A short time after 1 was in
formed that If l would meet third party
the contest would be arranged The third
party was William Muldoon. Muldoon
told me he could fix the affair if l would
give him 25 per cent. of the receipts
Muldoon is an ex-policeman?"
Il think so, sir" The arrangement was
made and Muldoon received the 25 per
cent. Mr. Brady did not know what dis
position was made of it. Muldoon had
spoken of another party simply as his
TREND" but Mr.. Brady understood the !
friend to be Supt Murray who had prev
iously stated that the contest could not
take place.
The $3.50 first spoken of was also paid
without question as to its disposition.
After the recess Frederick Gallagher. |
sporting editor of the New York Illus |
trated News, took the stand He had
known Pugilist Mitchell for a number of
years. He was present al the negotiations |
between Mitchell and Brady.
There was nothing said about police |
interference" said he. "at the meeting |
IN the New York Clipper office. There was |
subsequent meeting between himself |
and Mr.. Brady at the Astor house Mr.. |
brady spoke about making arrangements |
Tor the holding of the contest Mr.. Brady |
inquired out the probable receipts as S22,- |
wv. Mr.. Brady told me-" said he, there |
was third party who wanted a third of |
the receipts asked was the third party |
MT Policeman? and Brady said 1t was. |
then said I would not be a party to |
such blackmailing scheme on the part |
Of the police
The witness said he brought in Mitchell,
VINO was waiting outside, and he also
uecnned to box under such conditions.
Corbett was also present.
MT Gallagher said he had no personal
knowledge of the police in this city. IT
managed exhibitions" said he, in Chicago
New Orleans, ST. Louis and other cities,
ana , never paid cent to any policeman"
-afI =
nor among sporting men that the police
W WoI New York were generally paid by the
promoters of the boxing exhibitions. The
ponce of Paris, he stated, were paid moth
ing Tor keeping order at an entertain
ment. l think" he said, that a unique
roiiNl -lGiiiNIouality exists in the line of paying
police blackmail."
Gustav Dorval manager of the St James
.otel, was next called. He is president of
tne French Society Cercle Francaise de
!. = harmonic. After him came Joseph
meyer, secretary of the same society. They
we're examined with view to discovering
"nether blackmail had been paid to the
ponce when the so-called French balls"
we're heId. The only results We're that 500
Hdd been paid to the police department for
a permit to hold a masked ball, and that
So 80 was paid on an entry marked Police"
me explanation given was that it was
PAU Tor supper for 10 policemen. Mr.. Goff
inquired as to High kicking" and asked
-leyer If he did not know that the balls
gwen by his society were a standing dis
grace to the city. Meyer defended the balls
ana denounced as lies the stories alluded
70 by Mr.. Goff. Mr. Goff told Meyer he
was perjurer.
another witness testified that he had
pdld $l50 to two police sergeants for the
pIIVllege of selling liquor at the French
COOK S ball after / o'clock.
a widow named Neustatel gave her ex-
terence in endeavoring to run a saloon in
IBsIvIhgton street. She named Detectives
brennan and Mccormick and Excise In
spector Goddey as men to whom she had
IS to S1OO
She also described a transaction by
"hieh she was robbed of her diamonds by
1taiueIman 11.IA, Clancy. She fell sick, and be-
aus ai Obliged to go to the hospital gave the
IS.ainonds to Alderman Clancy for safe
SS95eping. When she recovered Alderman
CIa,hcey refused to return the diamonds.
,all- o'lu offered her $3.50 instead. She took the
.nohey IN fear that she WOULD otherwise
get nothing
-dr. Goff then asked for a nd was granted |