The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-10-10

Ap6k VI "AShS1pNo "SSS Nt8N 49,
hand, including man who had want
ed TO be policeman and was swindict
in the attempt; an iron mouldcr who
says he was robbed by policeman and
an amateur detective who will haVe
lots to say about scandal in tho Essex
Market police court
Warden Ledwith OF the police court
prisons, told the committee about cor
tain abuses In those institutions which
he was investigating.
Agent I. Forget, OF the French Steam
ship Lines, testified that his company
paid $500 to the police for extra ser
vices.
The policeman on the pier was paid
$40 week and $500 went to the other
police officials. One OF the company's
books which was produced showed that
in November, 1891, $500 had been paid
for Especial surveillance on the pier."
Mr.. Forget could not remember to
whom tho money was paid. Mr.. Coil
asked Mr.. Forget If Policeman De Gan
had been removed from the pier be-
cause he refused to divide with the cap
tain the money he received from the
company. De Gan was present In
court. and Mr.. Forget identified him.
Mr.. Forget's memory again failed him,
and Mr.. Cot probed without avail.
CAPTAINS DEMAND.
Policeman Louis De Gau was the next
witness. He ia the frst policeman who
has accused a captain. He testified
that he was stationed on tho French
line pier for eleven years. He said he
received $40 week for working over
dine aud on his days off. He was sent
there in 1880. Tho superintendent OF
the line offered him $40 for extra ser
vices. He never had a charge made
against him and got along very well. In
1891 Wardman Vail came to him and
said, "Captain schmittberger wants
this SO you receive"
II told vail,1 said De Gan, that |
was no serf aud would not give up the
$40 earned by hard work after my
regular hours. / was already giving %
A week, and the captain wanted every
cent I told him that Captain Schmltt-
berger would next want my salary.
"Vail said, you had better, us the
captain can make you trouble Let
CAPTAIN Schmittberger do his worst, L
replied; / won't be seri.'
"a few days afterwards Captain
sebmittberger called me into his room
and said: DO you know where your,
post Be? 1t is over among the canal
boats and the fish markets. =,
ale said this in taunting tone and
I was subsequently, shifted from one
post to another.
zone day the captain called me into
bis room aud said: Your friends are
Going to have you made roundsman.
Now. l want you 10 pick out the best
post in the precinct until you are made
roundsman.'
II replied, you are my captain and
sbould assign me to my duty. l refuse
to pick out any particular pest. Inc
captain said hastily, 1--WE won't discuss
that All the policemen shared their
extra money with the Captain" &,
Supt. West, Of the company, followed
and testified to Officer Do Cans etilcl-
encv. MIR. Cot asked il no knew $500
had been raised by the steamship
companies as purse to Capt. schmltt
hercer Tho witness had heard q ru-
NOR to that effect. William II. schatt,
passenger agent followed. He DIDN'T
know anything Of his own knowledge.
Mr.. Forget was recalled, and under
an adroit questioning by Mr.: Gon az
mitted that friends oi Captain sGnmls'I I
berger had approached him ana begged
him not to testify that Schmittberger
got $500, or it would ruin him.
FADED IMPRESSION.
Mr.. Forget, apologIzine for his inn
perfect knowledge of the English Ian
ouaro. said he did not want to so on
record as saying that ho had been ap'
preached only in Captain schmlttpor-
Among Mr.. Forgets impressions"
vos ono TO tho effect that seven mon
SNd shared in tho $500. There his
'.impresson" faded. ,,
Mr. Col logged witness memory ana
brought 10 mind the fact that ne hau
written a private letter 10 the directors
ot tho comnany regarding tho expendl'
turs Of the $500. He had not Kept
copy OF the letter and tho exact con-
tents had escaped his memory.
"Will you swear you do not know
who got tho S5OO?" was Mr.. Gons last
question.
"Come hero tomorrow after you have
s,ont over the testimony" was the
counscl's parting shot ne tho Witness
was leaving tho stand. lii,
Policeman John Coreoran was called.
Mr.. GolI held u broken locust IN
his haud md charged tho giant police
man with breaking tho club over
avail mans head. Tho small man was
made mode to stand by tho sido OF tho police
man, who lowered above him. The
noiicemau denied that he had broken
ii" club on tho prisoners head. lie
sn;d 3 he shattered tho ''loCust" across
Sn % iron railing which the small man
Peter Edward Quinn, tho small man,
10 n laboror. His clothes worc in rags
from The rough treatment hc had re-
ccivod at the big policomNn's hands.
liz anid CorcOran struck him in tho
fncc whon no reached the station house.
lIc was struck because he tried 10 talk.
nnurAL TREATMENT.
Jnmos Clifford, Of 81 East ThiEsy'
n,,h s,roat testified 10 the brutal troat-