Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-12-22

Int tuA1 NIlln66 committed
with In these dives wero kept secret forey.
er. Policemen who disobcyed instructions
by interfering with these houses were nun.
ished by transfer to other boats
Sehmittberger said thathis appointment
as captain was made by Commissioner
Eoorhis without remuneration, and he
believed that the latter is an honest man.
When witness took command of the steam.
boat squad, wardInan Vail told him that
the meR on the docks had been forced to
give up half of their extra money. Wit.
ness did not want to continue the custom.
but Vail told him he would be a fool IL he
did not; that the men were willing So
he agreed. Vail did the collecting for two
months, and wardman Cannon succeeded
him The monthly collections averaged
$3.50. Inspector Steers told Schmittbereer
that as there was SO litfle money in thu
precinct hescould keep it all At his own
request SciSnittbcrger WIS transferred to
the Sixtyserenth Street station
In.ps.tsr Williams s1mpaicAsua.
There thaysburce Of hid nvenue was the
policy shops, of which there werr ab<;at
ten and from each of which he RECEIVED
SEQ monthly Tho Ho15rmian Liqnor
Dealers association padd hitn $50 q month.
Schmittberger's share Of this was so Der
cent, which he said was divided with In
spcctor Williams.
This was the first real sensation of tho
captains confession. Williams who has
so persistently main1ained hs readiness
to appear before TIN committee, was nc
cused by fellow officer. Il was some
time before Counsel Goff would proceed.
Schmittbcrger said lie paid $50 to Will
, liams at police headquarters. He had been
forced to pay this money to Williams in
order to make good his guaranty of pro-
lection to the policy shops Afterward he
was transferred to the Twenty seventh
precinct. where he also collected money
from policy shops and poolrooms. Ward
man Cannon got 20 per cent Of the collec.
lions, and Inspector Williams received
SEQ per month. The witness and Mr. Goff
showed that Inspector Williams must have
known of these IDlicy shops and pool.
rooms.
Because of witness frequent arrests of
liquor dealers he was transferred by COM
missioner Martin to the Leonard Street
station. There he collected $500 month
from two poolrooms. He paid $50 to In
spector McAvoy. In this precinct Ward
man McDermott made the collections.
Transfers then brought the captain to
the West Forty-seycnth Street station,
where no COLLECTED about $500 a month
from policy shops and disorderiy houses
1t was in this precinct that Schmittber-
ger received letter from Commissioner
Sheehan introducing n man named Proc
tor the partner of Maynard, Broadway
storekeeper, who wanted to open gam
bling house. Witness told Sheehan that
he could not permit the gambling house
to open without Superintendent Byrnes'
consent. The superintendent told Schmitt-
berger that il the house was opened he
would break him. Sheehan became
angry when Schmittbcrger refused to let
Proctor open up and there was some lit
tie unpleaSantness in consequence.
In this precinct witness paid Inspector
McAvoy $3.50 a month. though tho latter
said that he did not want any money from
disorderly houses Inspector McAvoy was
n religious man.
Schmittbergcr was next transferred to
the Tcndcrloin precinct.
Not SO Profitable Now.
This balliwick is not today, however, as
il was of yorc, and witness profits there
have been actually very little He never
collected more than 5000 month in this
precinct.
In response 10 questions Schmittberger
said that he had afforded protection to
Lille Clifton and Georgiana Hastings, no
torious women of the town, mt the advice
of Captain Dcvery, who intimated that if
he did otherwise he would burn his fin
gers" Lille Clifton had aided the police
in the Charles W. Ganiner case, and Geor-
giana Hastings was the intimate friend of
men high in official power
In speaking of payments for promotion
Schmittberger said that through him Cap
tain Williams had been paid 5000 to have
Patrolman Martens made n roundsman.
Aftcrward Schmittberger was the go be-
tween in n deal whereby Williams secured
Martens promotion to a sergeancy for
81 1000, and witness has since heard that
Martens paid Williams eli, 900 for his cap
taincy.
In conclusion. Schmittberger said he
mad not been forced to pay fof promotion
| because probably of good luck; that he
would be always willing to give the Lex
| ow committee whatever information he
| possessed. and that in his opinion Superin-
tendcnt Byrnes would be able to manage
| the police department fairly we'll il he
| was not hampcred by the impediments
with which he now has to contend.
Inspector Williams neither denies nor
criticiscs Schmittbergcr's testimony. He
| says he will have to study tho captains
statements before making any comment.
Commissioner Sheehan denied Schmitt-
I bcrger's allegations against him. Ex-In-
| spector Steers declines to talk. Captain
| Price docs not know what to say, " and
Commissioner Martin doesn't care.