The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-10-27

GoH Draws Damaging Admissions On,
OF the Tammany Leader.

Gon Draws Damaging Admissions Out
of the Tammany Leader.
NEw YoRx, Oct. 26-Poiice Commits
sioner Sheehan was upon the witness
stand before the Lexow committee today.
At the outset he was asked to say what he
had desired TO testify yesterday regarding
his contracts with the Long Island inn
provement commission. The commits
sioner said the bids were returned be-
cause the authorities wanted them to go
TO another party.
Mr. shechan became angry.at Mr.. COTS
inquiry about Lawyer Kelly having sought
his in nfluence in the matter of leasing the
Seventh judicial court building.
WAS your answer yesterday true or
false about Kelly seeking your influence p
Mr. Sheehan said the bes, answer ne
could make was that he was mistaken yes
teriay.
"l'I not answer any question that does
not affect corruption in the police board, I"
he added defiantly.
''0h, you won't7" sneered Mr.. Goff 80
something has come over the spirit Of
your dreams. Yesterday you were pre-
pared to answer all questions.
Then Mr.. Goff pitched into the witness
for looking at his brother. the lieutenant
governor. who vas seated among the wit
nesses.
II object 10 the lieutenant governor
acting as your counsel said Gof
"He Is not" replied Sheehan.
~ ou're looking at him before answer
ing; you were conierring with him."
Lieut.. Gov. Sheehan arose and offered to
withdraw if the committee objected TO his
presence.
Not at all" said Chairman Lexow.
Mr.. Goif then again delyed into the CON-
missioner's contracts for public works.
Some of the contracts were given in the
name of John o'Brien. his partner.
Mr.. Goff wanted To know why 0'Brien's
name had been used, and received this
explanation: "rhe newspapers were try
ing TO get up strikes on the work had, so
the contracts we're made in o'Brien's
name
Mr.. Sheehan said his brother had no
interest In the Long Island contracts, and
that If the latter had said so in the iegisla-
ture he knew nothing about IT,
Mr. Golf asked If Tammany Hall con-
suited the mayor about the appointment
of police commissioners Mr.. Sheehan
said il did not. He had talked with In
speetor Williams about the lstter's desire
TO lie made police commissioner; ne
would rather see Williams made COM
missioner than any other Republican.
"Is IL not fact that you favored the
appointment of Williams because his
brother voted TO give You the contracts ?"
1T is not"
Senator Lexow said he had received .
telephone message from police hesdquar-
ters that ths commissioner Was needed
there. and he was excused.
IL is stated that ZeilA Nicolaus has been
in close conference with lawyer eioif and
his partner. Mfr. Pollock, for the last three
DAYS She will be suhpensi 70 appear be-
fore the Lexow investigating committee,
and she declares she will tell all she
knows IL is alleged that her testimony
will include an exposure Of secret rela-
fioas between a world.iamous muiti-mii-
lionaire aud man who has long posed IS
the Chevalier Rayard Of the police DEPART
mcnt. She will, Il Is said, relate oil circum-
stances attendant upon certain financial
transactions between those two noted
gentlemen in consequence, she alleges, of
police protection of an extraordinary ma
ture which Mas furnished 10 GoaId, and
the employment Of the msohinery Of the
police force in the accomplishments OF a
private and by no means irreproachA5le
purpose Miss Nicoisus said:
Il have consented 10 appear before the
Lexow committee | shall tell ali know.
spar.Es no detail. shielding nc man, tell
Ing iAe trnth sna nothing bus she truth.
Exact facts wili b@ quite enough IN Ghls
case, Sltaout elaboration of any kind.
have bean 10 communication wlEA Mr.
God and his partner. / expect 10 lie sao-
peBAed immediately
JERsxY CITY. oct. 26-Judge Lpplncoit
to-day granted an order rstarnabls Aoadsy
nexs. requiring attorneys 20 show cause
way q writ fer the release OF Matilda Her
mann. the detained Lexow committee w.t-
ness, should not he issued. Attorneys for
tGe woman claim thaf the charge Of per
Jury on whieh she IS being held IS not
genu.ne, snd that Ter detention Is illegal