Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-12-27
INSPECTOR ON THE RACK
The Closing Days of the Lexow
Police Investigation.
WILLIAMS NOT DISTURBED BY GoFF

| tcndent Byrnes. Inspector Alexander Viii
liams is looked upon by the residents of
this city as the man who knows every dc
tail in connection with the police depart
ment of New York.
1t was made known that he would be
called as witness before the Lexow COM
mittee, and there We're numerous appli-
cants for admission to the courtroom.
Lawyers doctors, bankers, brokers and
| men about town scrambled for seats to
hear the famous knight of the club and
| Inquisitor Golf cross foils in n wordy
fencing match.
During the early part of the proceedings
| former Wardman Shalvcy. who was Po-
| liceman Hussey's partner in the Twelfth
| precinct, was examined, and he told about
his collections of bride money from saloon
keepers, proprietors of houses of ill fame
and policy shops. He accused Captains
Webb (retired), Doherty, Eakins and
| Schultz of receiving the brides During
| SchultZ's regime he said that the price on
policy shops was raised 10 per cent, and
that in nine months he paid over to
| Schultz about 81, 800.
Detective Sergelnts Phil Reilly and
Jake Won Gerichten We're called after re-
| cess, and they said they attended the races
!! ut Saratoga during their vacations, and
| that they received money from the own
| ers of the track for keeping crooked per
| sons away from it, bur they denied ever
| having divided the money they got with
| any of the police officials in New York.
Inspector Williams.
Inspector Williams was then called. and
every one was on the tiptoc of expectation
| He was dressed in full uniform and seemed
to be as unconccrned as if he We're going
to testify against an ordinary drunk and
disorderly.
In reply to Mr. Gof he said that he
learned the trade of ship carpenter. and
previous to lS66. when he joined the force,
he had charge of shipyards in China and
Japan. When hc left there. he was worth
| from $3.50 to $50, 900 and had property
in Japan. He accounted for his transac-
tions in real estate and sworc positively
that he WAS never directly or indirectly
connected with the salc of Hollywood
| whisky.
The inspector had frequently been ac-
| cuscd of having an interest in the com
pany which handled this brand of liquor,
and it was stated that by displaying the
| aompany's sign in a prominent place the
proprietors of saloons were protected from
| arrest or annoyance for violation of tho
excise laws
Williams denounced SchmittbCrgcr Us
liar, and said he was prompted To lie by
the promise nf immunity by the Lcxow
committee.
He met Mr., Cons attacks stubbornIy
and frequently aroused mcrrimcnt by his
| answers to several questions.
Williams said ON the stand that hc wa.
aware a memorial had been made To tho
Legislature charging him with being in
| tcrestcd in Hollywood whisky and signed
| an affidavit To that effect He admitted
Knowing man named Flcis-. who was
| Interested in the Hollywood concern. and
had talked with him over this report,
Il have lrcn reported often since
became polio. officer that should not
bc surprised II | were charged with every
crime ON the calendar. " said the inspector.
At this the audience laughed, while MIR
Con angrily r"primandcd the witness for
his lcvity.
Inspector Millinns7' property next occu-
pied Mr.. Con : attention. The witness
said hc bought real estate in 1876, when
he purchased house in East Tenth street,
which hc conveyed to his wife. lie subSc
qucntly bought rial estate at Fairfield.
| Conn. He then bought house in six
tecnth sircCt, for which hC paid 81 900
and sold for $4,000. lie purchased two
lots at Cos Cole, Conn.-OnU for 81. 100
| and the other for 81. GOn.
He denied that he owned the Hartman
hotel, and said that neither he nor his
| wife owned any property but that men
| toned 10y him.
He then proceeded to deny IA statement
made by Contractor Perkins uf Howell X
! Perkins, who supplied scows t" the street
cleaning department in 1879 when he was
in charge Of that department. Perkins
stated that he paid Williams $500 to have
his account audited. This statement was,
the witness said, deliberate perjury.
said Schmittbergcr Lied.
Mr.. Golf next came to Captain Schmitt-
| berger allegations that he paid Williams
| money. Williams denounced Schmittber
| ger As n pcrjurcr, and said that he com
| mittcd perjury TO save himself from state
| prison.
Mr.. Goff next questioned the witness rs
to whether he was not aware that pool
| selling was going on in Schmittbcrger' :
| precinct lie said Schmittbcrgcr reported
| them closed and he accepted this state
| ment as true. lie did not consider it show.
ed negligence or incompctcncy that he had
not made further inquiries, rs he believed
| Schmittbergcr statement. Inspector vii
liams denied that he had ever made a false
report when captain, and said he had re,
ported a number nj disorlcrly houses.
After 20 minutes Of fencing Mr.. Golf
| asked for an adjournment, and the ma or-
| ity Of the spectators said that Williams
1
| gator had met as yet.
1t is expected that the examination of
| the inspector will occupy the whole of to-
days session.
| One matter was definitely decided The
committee will conclude its laborS as far
| rs the hearing of testimony is concerned
on Friday. Nine captains. three inspectors,
the superintendent and some outsiders
| have received subppnas since the commit
I,.s
actcr of the evidence to b. given by them
Mr.. Golf will not disclose
Chairman LcNow'S ground for AN early
| termination To the sittings is that an i'm
mense mass Of evidence has to DO gone
through, and as the time in which the rc
! port of the committee is TO he prepared
for the legislature is very short it is ad
visable to mt once place the result CT the
hearings in the report.
All the notable rcformcIs were present
at the session. Father Duccy occupied
his accustomed chair. DIR. Parkhurst bc
fore the proceedings began held an ami
mated conversation with Lawyer Mos,
after he had spoken n few words to Re
corticr Elect Goff. He seemed much OK
sitod but nothing TRANSFERRED A. TO whai
the reverend gentleman was so deeply in
terested In.
The Rev. Lyman Abbott of Brooklyn,
| accompanied ny some OF the younger men,
bers of his family, was an interested spec
tator. He talked with Father Duccy and
| with DR. Parkhurst several times during
the day. Rumor said that DIR. Abbott was
obtaining advice for n crusade i'm Brook
Ign on the lines laid down in New York
yoorhis Anxious For vIndicatIon.
Police Justice VoorhsS whom PolicC
Captain Creeden charged with receiving n
portion of the SIS. 600 which the captain
paid for his appointment, interviewed MIR.
Golf on his arrival. The police Justice has