New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-10-24
WILL MR.. GOFF GO UP HIGHER!
A POLICE COMMISSIONER MAY BE CALLED
BEFORE THE LEXOW COMMITTEE.
SENSATIONAL TESTIMONY EXPECTED Al Ihf
SESSION To-DAY-A RUMoR THAT DoHERTY

SENSATIONAL TESTIMONY EXPECTED AT THE
SESSION To-DAY-A RUMoR THAT DoHERTY
WILL "sQUEAL"
When the investigation Of the Police Department
IL resumed by the Lexow Committee in the court
room Of Part III Of the Superior Court at lO:5o a. H.
to-day there may be highly sensational testi-
mony affecting one of the Police Commissioners
There were rumors afloat yesterday that John W.
GOf. OF counsel for the committee. was now 10
go I'D higher" Members Of the committee at the
beginning Of last week said that they desired 10
hear testimony from one OF the high oilcials Oh the
department, and the counsel announced that the
time for such testimony had not arrived. 1t was
said then that Mr.. Golf did not wish to call Com
missioner James j. Martin Commissioner Jonn
C. Sheehan to the witness-chair until the COM
missioner could be confronted II necessary WIN
some definite proofs OF official corruption' Mt.
Con- was not his office yesterday IL was SAD
that he had been in the country somewhere get'ihg
rest for to-day's work. and there was an intlmaton
that he expected 10 conduct an examination IN
which one official might keep the witness-char for
two or three days. Whether the official was James
T. Martin or John G. Sheehan could not De iearhei'
but there was conveyed TO newspaper men MINT
that some important Information concerning the
oaic,aI misconduct of one Of the Commissioners
was in possession OF the counsel for the committee
and that Mr. Gon ready to wiring confession
the committee to-day.
There was another report that ex-PoNce captain
Dohertv who was indicted last week on the OLD
charge Of Matchmaking Mrs. Augusta Thurow' was
ready to "squeaL" The report could not De con-
nrrned but IT may be remembered that Immediately
after Doherty dismissed from the force ne
was said to have declared his willingness to go De-
fore the committee and tell the truth about com
missioner Martins interference In the poIce pusi
ness of the Fourteenth Precinct. Doherty after
ward declared that he had intention 10 'squeal;
and he took his counsel to task for talking 100 es
about his Intentions. The Indictment OF Dohef y
NAV have caused another change or front =
There is reason to believe that the couhSel ioi
the commltte might bring 10 light some ASTONISHING
corruption in the police courts At any time, ASul
some proofs Of corruption in those courts nave peer
presented in the testimony before the committee
bui they have been considered only az the Degnnht
of tho revelations which are 20 come. mere ~
rod in pickle for several OF the IlmInany ponce
Justices and when the time comes Tor the eNdHll
ton of Thomas +. Grady, paddy DlVVer am
other men who administer Tammany justice IN tn
nolica courts there are likely To be some shockn:
/ disclosures Of oppression and bribery. 49,.
! Tho character Of the testimony to be taken betor
| the committee to-day and tomorrow may determin
n the committee Will have any sittings next week
| II one 81 the Police Commissioners Is witness an
his testimony cannot be finished this week tne c0
mite. may sit for few days next WeTh' III
nnya gernents Of some Of the members OF the com
r,iftea 10 make specchs In the campaign are llke
10 prevent any sittngs OF the committee III erection
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