The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-09-11
THE INQUIRY RESUMED.
The Lexow Committee Again at
Work in New York.
TRYING TO SHOW BrIBE TAKING.
HeRdquarters Detective Hauley Ques-
toned About Certain Transactions in
Watches and NJ ,thods of Recovering
ksolen Goods from Pawnbroksrs.

NEW YORK, Sept. li.-Investigation Of
the police departm.n mt was resumed yes-
terday by the Lexow committee Of the
state senate. Mr.. Goff was, as prior to
the adjournment two months ago, the in;
quisitor-in-chief. He first stretched De-
tective Sergeant Charles A. Hanley upon
the rack
A handsome gold watch which Hanley
carried served as text for Mr. Goif's in
terrogations, which were directed to-
ward showing that the police were upon
too friendly terms with the pawnbrokers
for the good Of the public; that persons
who had been robbed and whose property
found its way to the pawnshops were
obliged to pay the keepers of those places
all the money advanced before they would
he permitted to reclaim that which had
been stoler, and that 1t was not an un-
common thing for pawnbroker to sell
officers valuable articles at ridiculousIy
low prices
The witch carried by Detective Hanley,
for example, had been bought for $50,
which, it was intimated was but frac-
tion of its actual value. Mr.. Goff also
Questioned Hanley as to his relations with
one Jimmy McNally, known as ''the
green goods king" the interrogation i'm
plying that the thief taker had accepted
gifts at the hands of man whom he de-
nominated u thief
Detective Hanley was asked II he had
ever received money from McNally and
mnde an unequivocal denial which was
followed by the question if he had not re-
ceived from McNally two handsome ban
quet lamps. 81 don't know anything
about the lamps; my wife got them" was
the detectives reply.
Al
stand. She claimed that she bought the
lamps for SO
A ; 20 Sloan, who admitted, after some
hesitation, that he had been for eight
years connected with McNally. the al
legged king Of the green goods men, was
the next important witness. Sloan ac-
knowledged that he had been confined in
the Snake Hill penltentary for year for
swindling green goods victim in New
Jersey. He explained that he worked
with McNally because the king, had
money aud he could borrow when broke
Some letters addressed to Dear Jim"
were shown him. He acknowledged that
they were sent him by McNally. One of
them was read to the committee by Mr.
Goff. In the letter Sloan complained that
he was not well treated by McNally,
although he had received twenty four tels
grams from guys III answer TO green
goods circulars he had sent out. He kept
pool room open in different parts of the
city and explained the methods adopted
by friendly policemen to warn him OF ap-
prOaching trouble.
William Applegate, former clerk EN-
ployed by McNally, testified that the so
called king Of the green goods men is
now in Paris, accompanied by Miss Lulu
Applegate, sister of the witness. Young
Applegate was employed to fold circulars
at the folding office. corner Elizabeth aud
Broome streets.
Joseph NJ. Rainschriber was placed on
the stand He denied having ever done
any printing for McNally. But the prose-
cution produced dunning letter that he
sent McNally. He broke down and CON
fcSsed that he had told falsehood.
Chairman Lexow said he would be com
PEELED to call the attention of the grand
jury to the perjury of Rsiuschriber
Young Applegate again resumed the
stand, and said that as confidential man
for McNally he had paid money for pro-
lection to the different police captains
aud wardmen. Boxes and packages of
dummies were produced and attracted
much attention.