Morning journal and courier., 1894-06-13
NEW YoRK,s POLICE SCANDAL.

| mittee Testify to Paying Money fl
 order to Get on the Force and Ala,
 for Protection in order to RuI
 Rstablishments.
 NEW YORK, June 12.-The senate polio
 investigation committee resumed It's sittinI
 this morning. Several ex.policemen ar
 among those who will testify during tn | present week. There will sbe also on tn
 stand keepers of disorderly houses, ant
 several merchants of good standing hay,
 expressed their willingness to testify tha they have paid tribute for the privilege o blocking up the street with merchandise. Morris Jacobs, the witness who tried IT vain to get on the police force, was re called. He was personated by Bsrnstorf at the civil servics examination. Witness testified that after he had failed to pass the
 examination Inspector Byrnes sent for him
 and ssked him why he did not go and pass
 the examination himself. He informed
 the inspector that his percentage would
 have been taken away. The inspector took
 the statement down and had witness sign it. Witness said that Mir. Byrnes wanted to duplicate other people who were not in the job, but he refused to do so, and he was not pressed much. Next day he again saw the inspector, who told him that he wanted to get these robbers-Hssbrook and Dwyer-out of the police department. He said they had robbed the witness and would rob others. Later he was confront ed by Hssbrook and Dwyer, both of whom left the department soon afterward.
 Witness then testified that he made a rlor k1 Al force short time afterwards. On the ad- vice of P. J. Ryan, Tsmmany Leader Ry- ans brother, he joined @ number of elec- tioneering clubs and spent in all $1, 200.
 Witness said: "Every time P. J. Ryan wanted $10 all he had to do was to come and ask for 1t. He didn't get on the police force, though. Leader Ryan told him fre- quently that he would get him on the force If he would have patience. Witness then told of an interview with Police Commis- sioner Sheehan, who told him thst the slate was already made up and that he could not do anything for him. Jacobs then stated that he made suits of clothes for four police officers and on the advice of Alderman Baunert he had added s5 to the price, to make the clothing more expensive. The alderman paid for the clothes after election. On cross. exsmina- ton the witness stated that Leader Ryan got most of the money he had expended in endesvoring to get on the police force. Being asked if he had given up ell hope of getting on the police force, witness re. piled:
 'If hadn't wouldn't have come hers to testify"
 Jacobs was about to leave when ex-Judge Curtis stood up and renewed his motion to cross examine Jacobs on behalf of John J. Ryan.
 The hearing of the motion was adjourned until after recess.
 After recess ex-Judgs Curtis addressed the committee. He contended that 8 per son assailed by witness on the stand had a right to have counsel cross-exsmine said witness. He appeared for John J. Ryan. He maintained that, as the police depart nent was represented by counsel, the same privilege should be extended to Ryan. Lawyer Golf said that there was no neces- ,ity of singliDg out Ryan above any of the other persons mentioned by Witness Jacobs md If the request was granted 1t would cad to logical sbsurdity. The chairman lenied the application of ex Judge Curtis.
 Henrietta Rensing was then called ss witness. She could not speak English and Chairman Lexow acted as interpreter. Mrs. Hensipg said she kept 8 saloon at S1 Fifth avenue. She denied 1t was disor- lerly house.
 "Dld you know a ward man named 1ochq"
 "Yes, sir. He called on me in June or | [nly, last year. People told me if want. l d to do business I would have to see the | police. vent to the station to see the | vas his right hand man. Hoch came | round later and offered him $10 He | would not take 1t, saying 1t was not | The witness stated that 8 | woman and her son had trouble in the | louse 8 little later and that Hoch came round and she gave him an envelope | $20, which he took. Mrs. Hen | ing eaid she was arrested soon afterwards | md brought to the station. The sergeant | 1t the desk told her she would have to pay ;l5. She paid the $15 to the sergeant. 'he said she had only $50 and ehe gave 1t | 0 him. He then said he would transfer I be case to the Tombs for s35 more. She ,ave him the money and little later De- ective Bushe, who was one of those sr- ested with her, came up and she gave Jim $10O. The case came up in Essex the day. A man named Silverstein, who kept saloon across the street, -"
 Here MT. Golf said perhaps his name was Silver Dollar Smith.
 'Yes, sir, that Is it," replied the wit less.
 Smith told me he would bail myself md my husband out for $100. I paid him s50 for three persons and S100 for myself and my husband,T making $150 in ell. The other people arrested also told me they paid him $25 each. We were then released on bali. I do not know the name of the police justice. MT. Smith said he would procure legal assistance for me"
 Mrs. Hensing was described in the Fourteenth precinct blotter as prostitute. She claimed, however, to be a respectable married woman. She said she rented rooms to people, but did not know what they did. Her housekeeper had the letting of the rooms.
 MT. Golf etated that the housekeeper had been served with subpenss but had dis- appeared.
 Bartholomew Brizzolari was then called. He testified that his wife kept hotel st IF East Seventeenth street. He was caterer at the liquor dealers ball at the Mstropoli- tan opera house in 1892 "There was a sergeant of police in uniform present" he said. "When 1 o'clock came the sergeant said would have to close up unless paid money to 6 man who was with him in plain clothes. offered him $50, but he sdlu lt "as uUb tuOuSA. gave tuem SIOu and sold for the rest of the night without interference"
 Charles Franklin Clark of No. 216 East Ninety eighth street said he knew Leader Ryan and Officer Keating. He said: Heating paid Brandt S35 to get on the force and was to put up s350. The rest of the money was paid, think, to police headquarters. Brandt told me he passed the examination for Keating." Clark iden- tified Heating, who was sitting in the court room.
 "Do you know other policemen who paid Brandta"
 "Yes; he had sixteen Students in all. I collected the money for him and he kept @ book. He made regular business of 1t. Brandt collected from $35 to $e0 month from all the students"
 Charles Dosedle, sn Austrian, who kept e cafe at 124 Second avenue. testified that he sold liquor, although he had only a license for beer. "Wardman Hook" said the witness, "came around and I paid him $25 month for protection. My partner eaw the captain previously"
 An adjournment was then taken until to morrow.
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