The evening world., 1894-05-25

stances, detailed detectives to hunt up
Granger. they could not In the premises
legally arrest him. All they could do.
man and report his whereabouts to the
Superintendent. Should Granger. for In
stance. be located in New Jersey, he
could snap his fingers at the detectives,
or even the ,Sergeant-at-Arms of the
Lexow Committee, unless. indeed. Com
missioner McClaye should prove the
sincerity n OF his desire v to get 1 Granger ing n =
warrant for his arrest for forgery, for
which. he could be extradited.
Members Of the Chamber OF Commerce
are highly gratihed with the progress OF
It's Lexow Committee fund. Gustave
Sshwab said to an Evening World re-
porter this morning:
and ! may now say that enough money
has been either actually subscribed or
pledged by the business men OF the city
to enable the plan VI the plan Of the in,
II Nave talked with many OF the bust.
ness men who are members OF the Cham
Der. besides the members OF my own
Committee. during the last two days,
and | find that they. are all delighted
with the progress made In the investiga-
ton thus far. -,
probably take ali SUMMER. but in. the
last few days the ground work has been
laid for the successful prosecution OF
the inquiry in the future. We have al
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facts. and ] do not doubt that plenty OF
corrohorative evidence will be brought
out before the investigation proceeds
much further.
" do rat think that any one who has
followed {. osely the testimony, Of the
Witnesses. who have tppenred before
the Committee this. week. can help ar
irving at the conclusion. for instance,
that money is paid to secure positions
on the police force, and that bribery and
corruption in that Department is rife,
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money, but that money is paid is GER
tain, and we have at last secured some
thing tangible to confirm the rumors
which have been current FOR so many
""The Committee has shown a disposi.
ton to get at the facts and bring out
the truth, regardless OF whom il may
hurt. and, as | have said all along. II
IL honest; and conscientious In Its en-
daa / have every confidence that
there will be no sham Investigation here;
and when say this ] speak for all
my associates In tie Chamber OF Com
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1t was also learned this morning that
DR., Parkhurst. who is out OF own. had
written n letter to a friend, In which
he expressed the warmest satisfaction
at the result OF the first weeks work
OF the Investigating Committee under
When the Committee resumes It's work
mex week. there will be a number of
witnesses on hand, It Is expected, to
CieiT up Certain points III ConltttipI
with Mr.. McClave's testimony. A. large
number OF transactions In which the
Commissioner was Interested were gone
into. and 1t will require the testimony
of n lot Of other witnesses to get all
the facts properly on record.
Then, too, Mr.. Con hopes and expects
to get s, n-in-Law Granger back again
before any of the other Commissioners
are put upon the witness stand. AS n
matter of net. Granger never had an
opportunity to give his chief testimony,
and his examination Monday was really
only preliminary to the more important
information which was to come.
me littl. red notebook which contains
the entries Of several years Is chock full
OF the most interesting. memoranda, and
as these were jottci down at the time
when Granger was still in the bosom Of
the McClave family and enjoying his po-
sition OF influence as the son-in-law OF a
as most valuable evidence. no matter
what Changers personal character or
reputation for v~eracity may be.
After the McClave testimony has been
substantiated as fully as possible. II is
probable that Police Commissioner
o. Ian will be put upon the witness
stand.
IA the members OF the Police Com
mission were asked for an opinion by n
reporter for THE Evening World' to-
dav WITH regard to the developments in
police matters brought out at the investi-
cation OF = LeXow Committee. The
new appoin So. Charles H.. Murray. was
the only one inclined to talk on the mat
ter.
III there Is any truth in the accusa-