The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1894-12-29

Eleanor. Then Con- began asking queg-
tions about the money Williams rcceiy-
ed as gratuities while In command Of
the "Tenderloin" precinct.
mot penny" was the reply.
Did you get any money!"
Yes, but not dn the 'Tenderloin,' as
you call IL, got money down town"
From whom2'
"From the firm OF Flless e. Hoy, IS
Broadway"
About how much did you get?"
About 5000 or $1,000. Flless 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"
This Mr.. fiiess is connected with
the Hollywood whisky company, In
which you were accused of having an
interest?"
| YES, / believe 50, but he had no POSI-
tlon In the company at that time. lie
told me his brother was connected with
the company"
Did you ever send for an envelope
containing valuable property and have
II taken from Wardman Dunlap's room
when he was dyingY'
| mo. SIR
Witness said he had an account in
the Bowery Savings bank Of less than
$1,000 One In the Seamans' of less than
81 900 and one in the Dry Dock OF less
than 81 600. lie did not have any other
accounts. but his wife might have. He
knew his wife got $1,000 from Peter
head, Scotland.
Ibid your wife wear a diamond
cross?"
81 never knew her TO wear one"
WAS 1t not taken from a notorious
woman?"
Il deny II, and brand II as an in
famous he." shouted the witness pas
sionately. 81 never knew the French
Madame. She was not French, she was
German" was the next reply TO Cons
probes.
"Did you ever get a presentation in
Lyric hall?'
! "Yes, an album"
! What WAS II WORTH"
TWENTY-FIVE hundred dollars 1t was
presented TO me by Jerome Buck. Sew
eral persons subscribed 10 the fund TO
buy the album; among them were sew
eral judges of the criminal courts here
after | was eXonerated on trial"
Williams branded as "A lie the state
ment that he had said 10 a young man
named Rosenfield who made complaint
against one OF Williams subOrdinates,
after asking him If he had any money
TO settle the matter, and being told he
had not. 60 10 hell, YOU sheeney; | am
| tired Of you Christ-killers." Williams
said he was always closing brothels in
the "Tenderloin' precinct, and never
received any money from the Keepers
of disorderly houses.
When Con- asked him IL he said to n
policeman he was not such a chump AS
| 10 invest his money in brown stone
houses, where II was bound 10 come out,
! but nut n In government bonds, he ex-
claimed angrily, The person who says
that is a Mar, and you are "a liar II YOU
say So. too"
Williams said he was worth SS5,000 or
$4,000, not including his Tenth street
house Williams denounced capt.
SchmIttberger's testimony as false. and
said all who gave testimony that he was
corrupt lied.
con Rad a report by witness. in
which he gave a lisi of gambling houses
and policy shops. The houses OF DAILY,
| Murray and Matlie Corbett were men
/ toned Witness said he had raided
| Murray's house, found gambling lnstru-
mcnts, and turned them over to COM
stock. Witness said he never received
money while captain In the Tender
! ioln" district. con charged that wilt
+ mess had become rich on the proceeds
of police corruption. Witness insisted
| that all who had sworn against him hhd
done so falsely,
! I,eNow asked The witnes how capable
| inspectors could shut their eyes To sueh
abuses as were going on. He said thcy
| had not done So, that they were making
arrests All the time. and perhaps had
no knowledge thnt wardmen were r'-
| celyipg brlbes. Williams was ih"n cN-
cused,
CAPT. Delaney was called and gave
some unimpnriHnt testimony Conuns-
/ sionrr James Martin was called, Said
/ he had spoken ~ the superintendent
/ about rumors of money bclug collected
| from liquor dealers. but had never h"lu
"A conference with liquor dealer repre-
sentauycs. SuAd police enptnlns were
under Supt, Byncs and he o'llcNNd nm
a capable officer He drnicd tn1t any
! friction mad occurred between Supt
| Ryrnns and himself said he had heard
| of money being paid for appointments
and promotions. but could never got
nny substantial evidence NJ VI. said by
no act OF HIS had he contributed to such
a state of affairs nH has huru shown
con then pad "a long list ~ written
recommendation from various pers"ns
in Office runging from GOV. Flower
down, for appointments on the force
of their friends. A to the appointing
of police captnms hc took rrcommrndn-
tlona NJ his political friends and lh'a
give them preference.
Con thcn called for the commission
cr's hank book, which WA handed over,
and A statement given as Ia his prop
..rt, Witness auld he was appointed
An 1852 aud out ~ $1,000 Falary had saved
s. 600 yearly This closed the proceed
lnvs and The committee adjourned unul
tomorrow
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