The Portland daily press., 1894-11-01
A FILTHY SHEET.
So Sheehan Stigmatizes the New
York World.
HIS OPEN DEFIANCE TO THE LEX
OW COMMITTEE.

His Refusal to Testify To Be Brought to
the Attention of the Grand Jury-Shee-
| han Seems to Have Been a Fitting Com
| missioner for the New York Police De-
| partment.
New York, October 81. 1.-Commissioner
| Sheehan was before the Lexow commit
tee again today. Mr.. Golf asked @Did
you ever give instru ctions for the sup
| preston of a certain paper in. your dis
| trict9n
aNo, sir; the people of my district do
not care for reading any filthy Sheet"
"What do you call a filthy sheotan
A sheet that attacks men without
| cause"
"Give me the name of. that paper?"
am not prepared to name it at pres
entp
"I ask you to give me the name of
that paper?"
| II am not prepared to at present."
| Here Chairman Lexow interfered.
Il
answernnthe question"
| Senator Cantor got vexed at this.
| II object" said he. "The chairman
should at least consult the other MEM
ers of the committee before fhe rules a
| question is to be answered.
Bang, bang, bang, went the gavel on
/ the desk.
"The chairman directs the question
to be answered." said Chairman Lexow.
Il object; put the motion to the COM
mittee," said Senator Cantor. y.
aMr. Stenographer, shouted Chair
man Lexow, "Dont take down these re-
marks. Bang, bang, bang, again went
the gavel..
you can shout as much as you like, !"
| cried Senator Cantor.
Answer the question:" said the
chairman.
| think,n said.Senator Cantor, "that
| the chairman should at least have con-
suited the committee before he ruled on
| the question"
| There was applause at this point from
| the audience
81 move, now,n cried Mr.. Golf, that
! the rear of the court be cleared. I re-
| eived information this morning that
| Senator Cantor, acting in conjunction
with Commissioner Sheehan. obtained
| admission for mbers of the Pequod
| Club from day to day. These people
are interrupting the proceedings. l want
to give Seator Cantor opportunity to go
| on record
| Anyone that knows me, knows I
| would not be guilty of such an act,n
| said Senator Cantor.
II can bear out Senator Cantor,n said
the chairman. II believe the informa-
| tion falSe.n
81 think it, too, and that is the reason
wanted to.place Senator Cantor on rec
ord,n added Mr.. Golf.
| The storm began to subside. and Mr..
| Go said he would withdraw the motion
| to clear the court.
| l want to say" said Commissioner
| Sheehan. there are only three members
| of the Pequod Club present"
The committe then consulted, and
| Chairman Lexow announced:they rule
| the question should be answered.
"Name the filthy sheet,n said Mr..
Golf.
The witness paused moment, and
| then said slowly, "the New YorkWorld.
ANY other filthy sheet2" asked Mr..
Golf.
II know sof no other as filthy, said
| the witness.
The Commissioner was called on to pro-
| duce his bank books, and refused.
do you recognize that your refusal
to produce your books places you in a
| position of corrupt and dishonest
MANI"
Il don't recognize any such thing. 1
am standing on my legal rights, and I
am satisfied the people of New York will
| think the same thinq.n
II now ask you once more, to have it
| plainly on record, to produce your bank
! books" ~
| "And decline on the grounds stated. n
Mr.. Goff," said Chairman Lexow,
"the committee directs you to take the
| extract from the minutes on this mat
ter of the bank books and submit it to
the grand jury.
| Mr.. Golf read an interview with Judge
Hogan. criticizing the police depart
ment for failure to suppress robberies.
| what do you say to that?"
81 am not here to criticize any
| judges utterances. I believe the police
orce to be in excellent condition aud
| quite competent"
| The witness denied that he ever ap-
pointed a man upon the police force
whose ch aracter was not good.
Mr.. Golf read an interview with
Messrs. Cordmeyer and Baldwin, in
which the former STATED Commissioner
Sheehan told him he had some informa-
tion about what the decision of the
Court Of Appeals was going to be.
Was Mr.. Cordmeyer right when he said
you tried to sell the decision of the
Court of Appeals?"
He was not.n
.Mr. Havemeyer also said YOU tried
to sell him informationS"
81 never saw Mr.. Havemeyer.n
"Did you ever sue the New York
Times for publishing statement you
were guilty of grand lacreny in Buffalo,"
II did not"
But you were guilty of grand lar
ceny when you were comptroller of
Buffalo?"
II was not, SIR"
But you made reinstatement to that
effect?"
mo, sir. requested the mayor to
make an examination of NV accounts
There was a shortage, which l paid.
raising the money myself"
Nv alio