The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-12-27
PARKHURST after BYRNES
Anxious to Have the Superintendent
Handled Without Gloves.
WILLIAMS A COOL WITNESS
The Inspector of the "Tenderloin" Dis
trict Says That Captain Schmittberger
ond Perkins Lied and That the
MemorialiSts Were Mistaken.
BY the United Press.


esting.
DR.. Parkhurst is very anxious to have
Superintendent Byrnes handled with
out gloves and objects very strongly to
examining him as an expert witness on
police.
The first witness called this morning
was policeman Ed Shalvey. He testi-
fled that he had made monthly eollec-
tions of money from the disorderly
houses, pool rooms, policy shops and
liquor dealers located in the different
districts in which he has served and
that he had turned the money over to
the captain of the district.
His collections averaged about $400 a
month and the money was paid with
the understanding that the givers were
not to be molested by the police. Shall
vey said he received a commission for
collecting the money. He made collec-
tions since the committee has been sit
ting. The captains under whom Shall
vey served and whom he testified took
the bribe money are: Doherty, Eakins,
Schultz and Webb. The latter is not
now on the force.
Shalvey, at this point, was told to
stand aside and Samuel Lohenthal, a
lawyer, was placed on the stand. Mr..
Golf tried to find out from Lohenthal If
a client of his named Mrs. Blood had
not been compelled by Captain Will
liams (now Inspector Williams) to pur-
chase a house for disorderly purpose
and to pay an exorbitant price for it.
Lohenthal pleaded professional priv
ileges between a lawyer and his client
and would not answer the question as
1t referred to Williams but ad-
mitted the woman paid from $1,000 to
50 900 more than the house was worth.
After recess several detective SER
geants acknowledged attending the
races during their vacations and being
renumerated for their services in point
ing out crooks to officials at the track.
Williams on the Rack.
Inspector Williams was then called.
He joined the police force Aug. 3, 1860.
He was ship carpenter by trade and
was "a years of age at the time. He
was worth $4,000 or $4,000 when he
Joined the force. He owned his own
house in Brooklyn and six or eight
building lots.
The witness admitted he was eighteen
times before the commissioners on COM
plants. do you know of any other
police official who has been charged SC
often as you"
Yes, sir; saw by the paper the Other
day that one officer was charged thirty
one times"
when did you first buy real estate
in New York;"
"In October, 1876. bought my house
at 1O9 West Tenth street."
you conveyed that to your wife?'
"Yes, sir"
when next did you buy real estate
In New York;"
II bought a house at 4O3 East Six
teenth street. I gave $1,000 and solo
1t for $4,000 in a few years"
The witness said he bought a hous,
in Cos Cob, Conn, for $1,000.
The witness then denied the testi
\ony of witness Perkins, who testified
I ut when Inspector Williams was Il
IT, street cleaning department he re
ce. ed bribe Of $500 for endorsing de
PAL nent bills.
II inspector then produced bundl
of BIZ and showed them Ito Mr.. Goff TO
inspection,
1.-The only bill you will find, Mr.. Goff,
said he, that l endorsed, was one TO
$673O, while was in the street cleaning
department"
"Why did he go on the stand an
swear to lie against you, as you say?
II can't say"
1.-The memorialists to the legislator
lied about your"
"They were mistaken; perhaps the
lied unwittingly."
did Perkins lie unwittingly?"
81 think he lied deliberately"
The inspector then said he suppose
charges were made against him becaus
he was a police officer for twenty-nin
years.
Never Heard Of Corruption Charges.
did you ever hear any charges {
corruption brought against your
mo, sir"
"Why, Captain Schmittberger swoi
he paid you money"
HE swore to what was untrue"
Had he any reason for committin
perjury?"
ITO keep out of states prison."
How do you know?"
II believe 1t to be So"
"Now, can you state to the commit,
any fact to induce Captain Schmittb e
ger to testify he paid you bribes?"
II can't state. l only conjecture
wanted to save himself"
did you do anything to him?'
Eyes, sir; assisted him."
The witness said he had read in son
newspaper that Captain Schmittberg
would be granted immunity If he test
fed.
Are you prepared to swear tn
Captain Schmittberger swore falsely
Eyes, sir"
"Did he swear falsely when he tie
tilted pool rooms flourished in his pr
cinct."
HE reported them as closed"
But 1t was your duty to find out
he reports were true"
ut takes nearly all my day to
office duty"
did you ever take the trouble
verify Schmittberger's report?"
II supposed them correct"
well, then, yourest on your captain
report%
ITO great extent. yes"
Don't you know that you, yourse
often made false reports when you we
In the tenderloin."
mo, sir, l did not"
did you ever report disorder
houses?"
'Yes, sir, and closed them, too"
Can you give the name of one d
orderly house you suppressed"