The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-10-17

NEw York, Oct l8.-There was de-
mand made at the session OF the Lexow
investigating committee for tho nom.
bers TO "go up higher" BY this is
meant that some OF the members OF the
committee are tired OF the investigation
Of policemen aud minor criminals aud
that the police commissioners and lead
ing politicians should be placed on the
stand. This demand was expressed by
Senator Lexow, who said that it was
time TO 70 higher up. Senator oCon-
nor re-echoed his statements in still
stronger language. He said that enough
testimony had been produced against
the rank and ale OF the police; that 1t
was now the duty OF tho committee to
find out lust how far the higher officials
OF the force had been dsreliCt in duty.
Chairman Lexow said that the pubic
demanded this. Mr.. Goh, in reply.
said that he was not quite ready to go
up higher" but he would coon be ready
to call the police commissioners to tho
atand.
FRAUDULENT REGISTRATION.
One other point Of Importance came
out at tho investigation to-day. Mr..
Goff came in and announced that he
had written to Superintendent Byrnes
and the commissioners Of charities, and
corrections with regard to complaints oil
alleged fraudulent registration by tho
inmates Of Blackwells Island lnstitu"
tions. Mr.. Gotf said that Superlnten-
dent Byrpes had replied to his letter,
saying he would do oil he could to main.
tain the integrity OF the ballot box, and
that on election day the police would
be especially vigorous in prosec.ing IN
ouiries to that end. Mr., Gof said that
there was subject he thought should
be investigated at once. :,
During q comparatively recent period
fifteen hundred yagrants had been COM
mitted 10 the island. Only recently
eight hundred OF them had been re-
leased merely upon the recommendation
OF clerk in the employ OF the commits"
sioners Of charities aud corrections. He
then referred to the matter OF politicians
controlling lodging house loaters tor
political purposes.
Policeman CalIahan's "pull" was the
subject OF the earliest inquiry today by
the Lexow committee. James smith,
who keeps a restaurant in Greenwich
street, told the committee how the otli-
Ger into his place intoxicated one day
last week, threatened him with re-
yolyer and otherwise conducted himself
In disorderly manner, winding up by
taking the witness to the police station.
Lawyer Moss told the committee that
all in due season the commissioners
would be called upon to explain why
Callahan and other drunken and bruta!
officers were permitted to remain on
the force undisciplined.
Joseph Frankel, a saloon keeper, told
OF paying Policeman Shelvey S. week
for /" protection" and Of having been
arrested upon trumped-up charge and
bulldozed into paying $500 for the as
sistance OF "Silyer Dollar" Smith to
sayo him from state prison. Frankel
was discharged without a hearing by
the police justice after the money had
been paid.
SOLD WHISKY TO PRISONERS.
After Counsel GoH had assured the
committee, as Mr.. Moss had already
done, that when the time was ripe they
would be asked to consider the otenses
Of the higher oHscials-the police COM
INSTRUMENTATION johnson, an inmate
Of the Tombs. was placed in the witness
box. He related that when frat ar-
rested no was lodged in the Jefferson
Market prison, where Keeper Leach in-
sisted with curses that he must engage
a lawyer named Gatlln. On two occas-
ions the witness paid Leach 81 for the
privilege OF walking in the corridor.
This was the custom. Leach sold
whisky to tho prisoners for about four
times its value. Leach was called to
tho stand.
"Do you know what perjury is"
asked Mr.. Gof.
"No, l DON'T" said Leach, nerv-
ously. :,
The nature OF perjury was explained
to him, and he was forced to acknowI-
edge that he had received money from
prisoners, and that no had recommend
ed Lawyers Gatlin and Pentecost TO
prisoners.
Chairman Lexow then succeeded in
pettinp tho witness to admit that it was
the custom OF the keepOrs to share law
yers' retainer fees. But Leach stronu-
ously denied that ho ever sold whisky
to prisoners.
A CASE OF PERJURY.
Patrick Mclaughlin was tho next
witness. Ho said he was first cousin
OF John B. Mclaughlin, and that his
relative was perjurer and never in
the army. This puzzled tho committee,
and they rrobed into the conflicting
testimony. 1t was found that there was
hard feeling between tho cousins. The
witness said his cousin came to him and
said no had secured discharge paper
from tho army from frlond OF his, and
he was going 10 use 1t to hGI p him to get
on tho police force.
Policeman Mclaughlin was recalled
to the stand. He described tho diller.
Ont paris OF a gun and the duties OF an
nrtilleryman. Chairman I1exow said lIc
believed tho officer was telling the
truth.
Morsc v, Hamilton. n business man
ofIremont, brought tho days proceed
iurs to somewhat dramatic close.
lilo identified Captain Martens, who
was present, as the officer hc had paid
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