The evening world., 1894-03-31
MERIT COUNTS,
SOMETIMES.
President Martin Tells Sena.
tors How He Promotes
Policemen.
"INFLO0ENCE" HAS THE GALL.
Astounding Admission of the
Tammany Hall Leader to
the Lexow Committee.
DR.. PARKHuRST HEARS HIM, TOO.
Commissioner Sheehan Present
Also, but Knows Nothing About
any Patronage Book

me LeNow investigating nmi
was late in getting to work this morn
ing some OF the members had enjoyed
's " .%
Oh the committee OF IhlrtN' at the
MOI League Gu last night, which
was regarded ga n sufficient EXCUSE for
maS '.sa,ueu az e''
their tardlness.
At 10 O'Clock Senator Dan Bradley was
the only member of the Committee on
-, a., 49,, - NJ.
hahu' ne u'd not at'enu 'he Bliss Dan
quet because of a previous engagement.
1t subsequently, TRANSFERRED that only
three OF the Committed were at the ain
ner, Chairman LeXow and Senators
O'Connor and Pound.
Tb.y ooma IL Ia,or ,,a ,ho ,,,,,r.
iheE eu"e III ,ater anu .he INQUIRY
was esumed at 1870 o'clock. 1t was
whispered that some sensational devel-
onments were 70 he axnected today and
that Police Commissioners James T.
Nan i o,nnI ,aUn Gin S hnh -,
Marn,n aad Sohn e. Sneehn9 nad eeen
ren,,Ired 70 nroTnne ~ hnnits AMI roe &c
ih9pt.'ion % 'ne SoniI.ittee.
whan Comrui ss;nner Sheeban 49, inte
tba co Hutl,Io ius, 9n hefnrn c 10 az .n.I
o onfe f os,disd yus 80 peaore W. ~ ana ana
quletly sinisu over 10 a sea, IN me cor,
nsr; ne a,a no. sstape 3pietsa't3m ah ~
VII s.Tndh II and ~ tna, ne
-. ~
to-day n 70 produce me patronage
oook ol the Foice department.
PATRONAGE BOOK? No.
.1 rsver heard ~ anv such ,ook :.
said the Commissioner, 'and I did not
know that there was such a thing in
e~Xisfence: ..m .o A..
committee all the formation In my
power. Yes, President Martin has also
been requested to attend, and suppose
ne VIII be here later
NicolI held a long secret consultation
previous to the examination OF any wit
nesses; me SroWd N tne Sourtiroom
tendance since the hearings began;
The frst witness called was Thonas
l.. McGnhtock, OF y Cnatitoh SUI, VINO
S Va1,c tha stre %heG he ne had Got iTst 'd hand EaI' his is
touched him on the shoulder and he
turned. rms prevented MN from seeing
This same trick was played upon the
Rev. woodruff Halsey ana three other
witnesses. VINO testihed YESTERDAY mat
tncy had Noteu at tne satile Poilllls plnee;
In each case the ballots had disappeared
when me voter turnea aTounu'
MT. Nifoii wanted 10 KNOW VIVA, tho
ciusioh me witness mishee 70 naVe 'he
draw from tnese lacts' mo
we nave me ihcts, anu MAJ, IL all we
are after. SAID MT. sutherlanu. u.-
N each case ,neIe was inc taPPlns
or me voter on me shpuinet 10y me p1i
Iiceman showing MN tne req leau pencii
and pretending that he had LETT IT IN the
booth, ANY one can draw a conclusion
from these iacts, 1 supmlt.
you don't mean 10 say mat the PAL.
lots could nave Deen ueposlted ~ that
brief ime without your seeing them!'
asked MIR. Nlcoii or the witness.
"Oh, we don't think 1t was necessary
that they, should have been deposited
at all: They, disappeared. Ihats the
point replied CHAIRMAN Lexow.
w,,t.d Martin Fla.
~
1t was expected that COMMISSIONS
sheehan would be the next witness. but
Mr.. Sutherland wanted to examine Com
missioner Jimmy" Martin first and he
had not arrived. Mr.. Nicoll apologized
to the Committee for the delay and said
that Mr.. Martin was then on his way
few minutes. Mr.. Sheehan thereupon
took his coat and hat and left the room.
After a delay of fifteen minutes. Com
missioner Martin appeared. and, after a
the witness stand. Commissioner shee.
han came back with him.
Commissioner Martin stated in answer
o Lawyer Sutherland's question, that he
lived at lSz West F'orty-eighth street,
that he had peer a Police COMMISSIONS
since May 1889. and President OF the