New-York tribune., 1894-04-08

SENATOR sAXTON Is INTERESTED.
CHALLENGED him Half a dozen men came in with
him They ali threatened me. and the Irshman who
tried shook his fist at me. ne nollcSiilI a
stood by and made no objection to this Illegal ana
g. d5y Mr NicolD-Dld the Democratic watcher
H. NJ Riess. Of 30. 45i West Ffty-seventh-st, a
clerk in Stern Brothers store. said ne was a Ke-
eighth Election Distrlc, Of the lid Assembly Dis
tric He arrived at the polling place anou & q. ~; -,
the inspectors Of the election Nobody questlone1i
the the GsTtcae tie and the n ve pceman
said he had right there and put MN out ne ne
pocemans number was 27s2 Rless opec'Tu wsnb visTt
ously and there was warm discIsson' III IVA NAN :,
the election inspectors and nan a aoZem Non fr
quenty went inside the guardrail: ,,. Il,
John Sabine Smith and Charles H. Murray w v.SEIi ,i
back inside the guariraL but after they had gone
the policeman put the Republican Watchei ouo "a "a @
disabled one walked into the place all right ana out
again and had no difficulty in getting about yet he
as9Ty snS% Of 80 q &c 6N;.,ic Tsf FGuriR1f r9abei
his certificate TO the Democraiic inspector ana was
allowed to 20 Inside the rail Some men came in
later from the street and talked with me inspector
Then the inspector told me to get out Policeman
No > l5i told me to get OUT and had to remain out
till Mr.. Smith arrived. when J was al9wcn InSle
that | be put out and was nut out i sa" me me
twenty-five twcnty-seVen cases oi this fraud
COMMISSIONER MARTIN AGAIN
Mr.. Martin was then recalled to the stand
c. (By Nj SuthcriandD-Do the regulations require
you to keep a record of complaints agans' oih
Gers? A.-Yes.
Q.-And a record OF trial? Ayes.
Q-Do the complaints come to YOU directly from
the complaint clerk A-Yes.
Q.-You have personal knowledge Of al com
4mWere any complaints filed against policemen
prior to the last election in respect 10 registration
fraut9r Ai thnk & So; quite ngSeT accounts Of
padded registration lists? A-les, ,.a -ro-o
stricken from the lists A.--Yes.
ODD YOU remember that tthc police were impl-
Q-Dd you never hear that POLICEMAN 10 i95 was
participant in tne frauds: A;~No. ., Go,
day, October . 1885 in winch the facts about the
colonization Of Tammany voters over me saloon ,Qt
Q-Dd You noi re1l inli omcer No. i9a was
@"Dd You ever talk Win supcrin'endent Byrnes
about the charges? A.-Yes He said he would
Q~Iave You ever INQUIRED what the resuI; OF his
Mr. Sutherland then introduced in evidence cop!ea
Of complaints made by Dr PaTknurs; ana the an
sSer OF the board to them. and "A copy Of tn COM
plant made by the Ctzons' l.eaguo soon after Su-
force against the practice of sending detectives IN
citizens clothes to gei evidence oi VIOLATIONS oi inr
excise laws Nj. Martin explained that the original
OF this ast document was missing.
O. (Bv Mr. standardization you received this
About that iime heard from several people that
Q-1hat steps dll you take to investigate these
condemn the practice o} the force Of receiving
bribes why aid you say that? A.-Because rumors
obd 9slleye y,,es ,s3' me%ssrs Of the force
Q-What evidence dii you have? A-None
ILLOGICAL. EVEN RIDICULOUS
~ psfcbt
bit Of evidence on mere rumor you believed that
members Of the force were receiving bribes and SO
condemned the practice in your resolution? A
Yes.
O-Do you consider such practice extremely
dangerous? A.-Yes If 1t exists.
Q-You did not say "lf It exists' in your reso'u-
ton. You condemned the practice, assuming II as
a fact Now did you believe. wholly without ev-
dence that members Of the force were receiving
O~Why? A-Because OF the opportunity which
Do you think mere opportunity Is a sufficient
oNWho tod YOU that the police were receiving
0tsoeS Q@can ' you not sihgle out one name? 40.
0-Wcil what did you DO when you came TO be-
lieye raeI,inr ihSt l4t bTS bribes? ANohng
O-Why not? Al had no evidence
Of On" ,be qS fSree? eeS 'ag A-Yes lS'' D''
Q-Have you not frequently detailed detectives
Q.-Do you think any crime Is more dangerous
0-Do you think there Is any greater duty than
10 ferret II out? A.-No. .,
OIYet with full power to send out detectives
after evidence you did nothing? A-Yes.
HE KNEW WITHOUT ASKING.
Commissioner Martin said that the resolution was
drawn M by Commissioner VoOrhis. who then
a member of the board. The witness had talked
with him the subject.
Odd you talk with any police justices. on the
V!WWhat did they say? A-!They said that the
evidence in excise cases often weak, and they
had TO discharge the prisoners.
Odd they have any evidence OF the bribery OF
policemen? A.-No. sir.