Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-10-31
DON'T BELIEVE"
''Don't Remember" and Don't
Know" Were the Only Loopholes
For Commissioner Sheehan 10 Squirm Away
From GoH's Shafts Of lnierrogatory.

From Gcfi's Shafts OF Inteffogatoy.
New York, Oct. 80 Before the Le1ow
committee, today, Commis sioner Sheehan
continued bis testimony. MIR Con referred
to the case Of Captain Price tried for slow
ing disorderly houses to run in hi, precinct
s.What was the verdict in the Capt
Prices case!'
"He was fined five days pay"
Capt. Martins was tried for the same
offence, and fined 80 days pay. Capt.
Doherty was dismissed on the same charge
Explain how these different sentences came
about for the same offence"
.sCapt. Price was tried on the charge OF
allowing disorderly houses to run in his
precinct This house had been closed long
before, hut two detectives managed to
bring women in there. He was fined for
not being vigilant enough. was in favor
of reprimanding him, as | believe the house
had been closed"
"Why did you vote for convictions!
"To make him more vigilant; the evil
dence showed that Capt. Price did his
best"
sin July Captains Cross. Denver and
Doherty were dismissed from the force for
permitting disorderly houses to run; Cap
tains Price, Martens, Hsughey, Westervet
were only fined for the same offence
please explain the different sentences"
1.-THE cases against Cross. Doherty and
Denver were. entirely different from the
others. The three captains who were dis
missed were convicted of taking money
for protection from keepers of disorderly
houses"
Haven't certain commissioners taken
pains to protect certain captains
81 never heard of it,"
SIS it not a fact that captain was
aquitted since this committee sat!'
"Captain Price was acquitted"
"Who preferred charges against him."
"Supt. Byrnes." -
"Well, Capt. Price is member of your
club, the Pequod Club, is he not?'
"Not since December last"
''But he is a particular friend of yours
"No more than of yours
Mr.. Golf read the presentment of the
grand jury in March, 1892, calling for the
suppression of vice and wedding out of cor
ruption from the police force.
THAT is a general Indictment" said wit
ness. IL believe it was learned and after
ward it was based on the reports of the
newspapers
1.-The superintendent, himself, was before
the grand jury?'
"Oh yes l believe he was"
Have you heard that Henry M. Taber
foreman of the grand jury, said in his in
terview that from $7,000,000 to $40, 000,'
900 was paid annually to the police for pro
tection?'
"If Mr.. Taber made that statement he
lied"
"DJ on IN, an to say that Mr.. Taoer, q
respectable merchant, lied?"
81 mean to say if he made that state
ment, he lied"
"Did Mr.. Taber lie when he said the
police department of this city received
blackmail?"
"He lied when he said the police depart
ment received $40 900 000."
THAT is not the question; did he lie
when he said the police department re-
ceived blackmail?"
"Why, Mr.. Golf. blackmail has been
paid the police for 20 years"
Nov, did Mr.. Taber lie when he said
the police received blackmail?"
ale may have some specific evid nee to
base that belief upon. He lied when be
sal / the police levied $40 900 COO"
81 want to place you on record Do you
mean to say Mr.. Taber liei only about the
amount"
1t took long time to get an answer, al
last the witness said: "Nr. Taber lied only
as to the amount paid Then the witness
said it would be impo sib'e for the police t.
get $40 600 600 annually from the city
without the people rising up and crushing
them.
THAT is what they are doing now" sait
Chairman Lexow.
Mr.. G. Il asked tire illness his reason fol
opposing Commission Murray's motor
for locating the policemen appointed fol
duty on election day in other districts thar
those where they livtF'
"There was no o C sion for it, said tho
witness. The superintendent has full
power to detail policemen wherever h'
pleases."
commissioners have power TO sent
policemen where they please en- election
day."
81 think not, sir"
Are you in favor of hoaest elections?
asked the chairman.
DECIDEDLY, sir" In reply TO Mr.. Golf
witness said he had not read the testimop,
of the policeman to the effect that he wa
removed from the precinct by the captain
because he 81 cted a loafer from pollnl
booth.
"Was your attention ever called t.
charges agaiost officer Hussey?"
81 don't recall the case"
Ilussey was the officer accused by tn
Russian woman, Mrs. Urchittel.
TIL re was lively fight over Mr.. Gof'
queition.
.If you would answer my question
straight" said MIR. Golf, 'instead of tryin
to bulldose the answers through, we woul'
get on better"
81 am not bulldozer, and was neve
called such.'
"Well, if you haven't earned that nam
before you have earned it now"
"There are two of kind, then"
Tabtr matter was brought up again, an,
Sheehan said there were no indictments pre-
scented by the grand jury, of which MI
Taber was foreman.
Witness said he would like to qualify hi
state ment he made about Mr.. Taber. %
want to say now" said he "that when Mr.
Taber made the statement, he was ms
taken"
Mr.. Gotf asked: "Have you heard tina
policy shops we're run, ing in New York VI
to month ago?'