The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-12-27
WILLIAMS ON THE STAND.
THE WE'LL KNOWN ISsPEcTOR AND
 MR. GOFF HAVE 4 TILT.

He Said That Captain sehmittpefkcr Licu
 in His Testimony the Other Day and That
 He Did So to Escape Being Sent to
 Prison.
 New York. Dec. 26.-The chief and most important witness before the Lexow committee to-day was Inspector Williams. The committee was called to order at lii27 o'clock by Chairman Lexow and after the reading of some letters Captain Meakim of the Thir- tieth precinct was called, but was re- ported sick. Edward shaivey. now at- tached to the city hall precinct. told that while under Captain Webb (now retired) he collected blackmail from the keepers of disorderly houses. liquor sa- looms, pool rooms. and policy shops, and the various classes of gambling houses. If any of those protected places did business in such a way as to cause complaints to be made against them they were closed. even though they had paid for protection.
 Shalvey told at length how he col iected the money monthly. As a rule he called at the house, but sometimes the proprietors called on him with the money. He used to put the money in bulk in an envelope and give 1t to the captain, who allowed him 20 per cent. of itfor himself. Pool rooms and gamb- ling houses paid $50 a month, policy shops $20, liquor stores $2, and houses of i'll fame $10 to s25 month. The aver age amount collected by him per month was about s40O, but he had collected as much as $500. The s2 per month was not collected directly by the witness from the saloon keepers; their money used to be paid through the president of the Liquor Dealers association, Alderman Clancy. For that s2 the liquor dealers had immunity from arrest for violation of the excise law. Max Hoohstein oc- casionally collected the money from the policy dealers, and handed 1t to the wit ness in bulk.
 Shalvey also testified that he collected blackmail for Captains Eakins and Schultz. Captain Martens was called to the stand and ordered to bring his wife and her bank books before the committee. and when he stepped down the chief event of the day took place.
 Inspector Williams was then called. He joined the police force August g. 1866. He was ship carpenter by trade and was twenty-four years >old at the time. He was worth $15, ,0OO or $2O, ,OOO when he joined the force. He owned his own house in Brooklyn and six or eight building lots in Japan. He could not re- call when he sold the Brooklyn house. He sold the house and lot for about se'ooo, and had the balance of the s2O, 900 in bills in safe belonging to a friend. He brought the. money from China with him in bills Of exchange in London. He could not give the exact amount put 1t was between $15,0OO and O,OO0. He exchanged the bills for paper money. He got $2SO premium when he exchanged the bills. Theiman who kept the money in his safe for him was named Tarrv He continued to keep the money in Ierry's safe after he joined the police force. In answer to the question:
 Have you carefully thought out this testimony you have given?" he re. pned' mot specially" He had not said he would defy the committee if they asked him questions about his propertv Ihis was the fifth committee he had been before.
 The inspector said he did not enea pe Tn any outside. business when he joined thepolfce force. Hewas aware. he stated that a law had been passed prohibiting police officials from being engaged in outside business
 Was there any truth in the rurnor that you were interested in the sale Of the Hollywood whiskey?" "No sir, there was no truth in it."
 Inspector Williams knew Georpe Norton since he was a child. He was not a thief and a bunco steerer Nor ton gave him information by which he (Wflhamg was enabled to send river thieves up for fifteen years He ad- mitted that for fifteen years he re- ceived Information occasionally about thieves from George Norton, who was not paid by the police. He would swear that he did not know George Norton's father kept disorderly houses in the Fourth ward. Norton got no return for his information. He had seen Norton recently. The witness said neither he nor amy member of his family had any connection with Hollywood whiskey within the last year or two He had never heard that a liquor dealer who displayed the Hol- lywood whiskey sign was safe from arrest The memorial to the legislature which contained the above statement about Hollywood whiskey was false so far as he, was concerned. He knew William M Flies, the Hollywood whis- key man.
 MT. Golf asked: Didn't you use your influence to have him made fore man of the grand jury?'' That is above my reach, MT. Golf"
 Did you take any measures to set this report of the Hollywood whiskey ct rest?' T heard 50 many reports about my- self that I wouldn't be surprised to be accused of any crime'
 Your shoulders are broad and I heavy ''Yes, am pretty heavy"
 The witness admitted he was eighteen | tines before commissioners on com plaints.
 Do you know of any other police I official who has been charged as often | as you?" tYeS sir I saw bv the