New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-06-30
ADJOURNED TILL FALL.
A LET-UP IN THE INQUIRY.
THE LExow COMMITTEE ANNOUNCES ITS
DECISION.
WORK OF THE LAST SESSION BEFORE THE
REcEss-pOoR PUsH-cART MEN AND
sAILMAKERs oPPREssED-ISSPEcTOR
WILLIAMS AND HOLLY
WOOD WHISXEY.

The Lexow Committee yesterday held its last
session for the summer An adjournment was
taken until September TO- with the pr'viso tnat
in case of an emergency the chairman might
call the Senatorr together again at an earlier
date Police officials and members OF Tammany
Hal generally will doubtless be much exercised
over the refusal Of the committee 10 sit through
out July and August. The Police Commissioners
fried 70 force a continuous session by deciding to
hold an independent investigation themseivea
Both Mr. Goff and Senator Lexow pointed out
that this action was due to desire TO hamper
the committee and TO make It's disclosures In
effective
Mr. Goff in an eloquent address explained 70
the committee that the best interests OF its IN
vestigation demanded an interruption IN the
sessions. He said 1t would be difficult 10 gee
witnesses in the summer. Mr.. Nicoll. for tho
police officials. asked that no adjournment DC
taken until the committees entire task was
er,sbed He said II was not fair that the cap
tains and others should rest under serious
charges for two months and half without an
onnortunity TO deny their guilt Mr.. Lexow
quietly suggested that such accusations had been
r,ade for ten years withoL. the police showing
anv anxiety to disprove them.
Senator O'Connor remarked day or two ago:
"Is there anything in the city that does not have
n nav money 10 the police" Mr. Gon replied:
"Evervtfing has paid but religion In order 70
demonstrate how thorough were the police in ex-
torting tribute from every form Of business Mr
Goff Yesterday brought in some pushcart men
who sold fruit and nuts on the street ana sone
saflmakers from South-st. One pusncart man
said that he was constantly arrested until ne ar
ranged with Wilson. the ward man Of the Cnurch-
st. station to pay so month 10 the police Will
son gave him a memorandum which permitted
him TO do business at Barclay-st. and Broadway
and which shielded him thereafter from arrest
In the fall he enlarged his business a little and
therflfter he had 10 pay SIS month
The persecution Of the sailmakers was petty In
its character. but II shows that nothing pronnis-
ing profit is too small to escape the attention
Of the greedy police. The satlmakers are ac-
customed to use banners as signs, which project
over the sidewalk from third or fourth story
windows Taking advantage OF the technicality
OF the law the police accustomed TO arrest
these samakers and have them fined Nv OBJ
structing the highways Now they all pay Is
a year 70 the police and they have no trouble.
Patrick Ryan. a dealer in packing boxes at
first denied absolutely that he mad paid any
money 10 the police for obstructing the sidewalk,
but when check stubs were shown to him
marked For the captain" and For the pc'ic~,"
he admitted the truth Among others he jn1t-
Gated Captain Stephenson.
Some testimony was given which tended TO
show that certain high police officials Inspector
Williams being named, had been interested in
selling i certain brand Of whskey. and had used
the police force 70 compel dealers TO buy 1t. In
consequence OF this the Wholesale Liquor Deal
ers' Association was formed and special legisla-
tion was secured at Albany.
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