The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-12-28

vestiCating committee before which you
appeared?' "Yes."
"You said before that committee that
committee that houses of i'll fame do
not iniure children going to school?"
"Have you the audacity 10 sit here
now and say so2" "Yes, sir"
Were you ever called the uniformed
bully?" ''No, sir"
"Were you ever called the champion
clubber?'" eyes, sir"
Then as to charges which you do not
remember. You have committed SO
many outrages agaiust the citizens OF
New York that you do not remember
chsrges?" "No. sir"
"Do you remember 4 charge made
against you by man in Vesey street?.'
''fhe case was never tried, as the com.
plainant found he wa, in the wrong. !
was captain OF the fourth precinct and
there was big Are one Sunday in
Washington market. Walking through
Vezey street this man stopped me and
said: Let me introduce you to Alder.
man Smith He took me for country
man on come on took him by the
throat and threw him into the street. as
any citizen has a right to serve any
loafer."
"You didn't throw Haggerty, the
Philadelphia tough. into the street 2"
said Mr.. Gof. "l did not meet him."
"Oh, yes, you did. He was looking
for you and wanted to clean out the
town" II did not meet him." per-
sisted the inspector =,
"Didn't you throw Joe Coburn%
eyes, I did"
POOR MEMORY.
The witness denied any panel house
robberies having occurred in the Eighth
precinct.
Mr.. Goa then said there was charge
against Williams. the trial of which
lasted three days, but there was no
record OF 1t on the police records.
"Have you any recollection OF one
ommissioner voting for your dismissal
on account Of your disgraceful con-
duct% NO"
Don't you know the voting was two
huu Two 4uett IL nO ioSOaa " ~
"Who keeps the record 2" asked Chair
man Lexow. Chairman Robert Pc
ters," said the witness.
Have you got the charge against the
proprietor Of au oyster stand who had
permit? You made the arrest your
self" 1T is not in the record."
"Do you recollect the arrest OF man
named Donovan by Officer Fitzgerald?
Donovan was brought before Judge Nun
dell and said YOU came behind him and
dubbed him on the head and neck.
The Judge discharged him and said,
This clubbing by policemen must be
stoppedP"
The witness said he never told lies
about respectable men. He bore q rep
utation for clubbing, but did not think,
he deserved it.
"Did you say at lunch the day after
meeting OF starving people in Union
Square this year that they were lot OF
howers and all you had to do was to
show your pistol and disperse them?"
Fl never said such thing"
"Did an officer named Willigan report
robbery in panel houses to yon when
you were in the Eighth precinct% "
don't remember"
"Do you remember the number OF In.
mates in the eighty-three houses Of Ill
iame?" "No. never have stated
what the number was. l may have
asked the proprietress OF each house
how many inmatesshe had"
The witness and Mr.. Got then had a
little tiff. Inspector Williams objected
to the document from which Mr.. Gotf
read. -,
II don't know where you got it,,
said he, land 1t is long time ago"
Don't mind where got it, said Mr..
GofF at contains matters that have
been suppressed by the police depart
ment They suppressed a good many
things about you. you know"
"Ihey seem to have suppressed every
thing good" said Williams.
Williams then left the stand for 4
short time.
MESSAGE FROM GoFF.
DR.. Walsh was called, and testified
that Captain Meakin was not able to be
out, and probably would not be for sew.
eral days.
"Will he be able to appear as a wit
ness by Saturday." asked Mr.. Gof.
"well, the farther away you place the
date the more chance there is that he
can stLsnd. l an sure his attendance
would greatly affect his condition"
81 am quite sure it would" said Mr..
Gott amid great laughter. "Now, Doc
tor" said Mr.. Gof in his sweetest tones,
will you bear this message TO Captain
Meakin? Tell him that he has been
accused before this committee OF being
guilty OF bribery and corruption. 1t
has been stated that he has grown rich
on the fruit OF this corruption. Now
tell him also, that II he Is an honest
mau he will come here in obedience 10
the subpoena served on him."
The doctor then left the stand.
swoRE FALSELY.
Inspector Williams was recalled. He
said he knew OF three panel houses in
the Eighth precinct.
"You swore before recess that there
wore no panel houses in the precinct"
"Yes, to the best OF my recollection"
Senator 0'Connor then entered into
long legal argument with Mr.. God as to
whether the inspector was guilty OF
perjury. The senator held he was not
unless the testimony was given with q
false and corrupt intention. MIR. Gon
said that the inspector might have been
mistaken.
"Yes," said the witness, ~ admit that
what swore this morning was false,
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