The evening world., 1894-09-10
LAST EDITION.
POLICE AND
/ PAWNBROKERS.
Mr.. Golf Tries to Prove They
Are in League for
Mutual Benefit.
PROFITS IN STOLEN Ga0DS.
The Loser Has to Pay the
Amount fer Which they
Are Pledged.
Detective HANLEY'S< STORY.
The Lexow Committee Resumes
Its Wsrk Of Investigating
the Department.
DETECTIVE HANLEY'S< STORY.

The LeXow investigating Committee,
after a recess of nearly two months and
D half. started in again to make things
warm for the Police Department. The
session was held. as before, in Part ii.
of the Superior Court, and a large
crowd was in attendance. as 1t was ru-
mored that big game would be hunted
this time.
Dr. Parkhurst was on hand early and
had long talk with Senator
Lexow. Lawyers Friend and House ap-
peared to look after the interests of
the uniformed force. Police Capt.
Meakim in full uniform and Detective
Sergt. Heidelberg. of the Central Office.
with several brother detectives. were
On hand.
Con starts to Work.
Mr. Goff. the inquisitor-in-chief to the
Committee, came IN at II ocieck AND and
set to work arranging his papers with
the aid of his associates, Mr.. Moss and
Mr. Jerome.
Detective HnnIey Called.
The first witness called by. Mr.. Con-,
after a short consultation with his asso:
clates, was Cha A. Hanley, Central
Office detective.
His examination was suspended, how
ever to allow Mr. House to address the
Ncoii had withdrawn as counsel for the
| Police Department, before the Commit
ilege of representing the uniformed
force, with the privilege Of cross-exam-
ming witnesses.
he objected to any special recognize
of a portion of the police force. He had
not been officially informed, he said, of
Mr. EGors resignation as counsel o1 for
contained in a private letter to inspeG-
tor Williams. Nor had he any knowl-
edge of what ex-Judge Ransom, who
II had been associated with Mr.. Nicoll as
II He, therefore, asked that Mr.. Houses
application be denied to avoid compli--
cations If any section of the force had
a representation, every individual would
have the same right to be represented
by counsel. which would lead to all
sorts OF complicati lions.
Lawyer House Cannot Act.
Senator Lexow thought this was rea-
sonable as the Committee had long ago
made the rule that only Mr.. Ncoll
should represent the Department. and,
IN spite of Mr.. Houses protest that he
haa received retainer for d the Ponce
Messrs House and Friend bowed to the
WI OF the Committee and retired. -.
ns MT. Cor then walked up to the VII, W.T.
and asked him TO show him his watch
Inc detective looked surprised. but TOOK
on handsome gold hunting case: with
a hne chain and seals. and placed II IN
DIR. COTS hands.
HnnIey's Fine Watch.
This Is a very handsome timepiece,'
SSo o Mr.. Con. 1T strikes the hours
'G' So. IT,. r."
,Hsnl, said he bought the watch from
William A. Glover, pawnbroker ii
Thirty-eighth street, about fifteer
months ago, and paid $50 for it; -,
What is the monogram on the caseT
~ W, s. l believe"
mo Those are not your initials?'
Mr.. Goff opened the watch and foun'
'hs inscription on the inside OF the case
TO Warwick sedgwick. from his grand
"'heF' July %. 1891.
,Hanley said he had gone to the sho
"a iook Tor some stolen property. whei
SS,0ger showed him the watch, and h
,,pld YOU know Warwick sedgwick?"
40; but Glover said he did, and sal
Ma me time for redeeming the watc
sell It," anu "e wa" a.
1t Might Have Been stolen.
Did It never occur to you that thi
stolenT' ""''h hish' ""'e
w., SIT didn't think So"
t,or w are of an unsuspicious dispos
uGH> | snppose?"
} daat aniey went on to say he had goo
inc 70 DO with pawnbrokers and look
that X stolen property, and admitte
tir,es We owners Of stolen property some
ano''nad TO pay to the pawnbroker tn
n roUt ne had advanced on the stole
'IIperty before they could get II back.
MI Goff. ''"''aoie iu'e' pu''ue
"HHO, don't think So"
So nhsl! II always been the case whe
nave found stolen property"
detectives and PawnbrokeI
LeaEued.
no SIR said Hanley, Indignantly.
H. tavSS ish II fact that the detective
J. a tiv%a, IN with the pawnbrokers OF tn
IL mo sir"
tWsash there an understanding b,
tvss me pawnbrokers and the dete-
anoun IhSt the owners shall pay the fu
No. SIR"
dOpsD gla9n't you ever know of It beiu
Not, where the thief was convicted
ever done in other casesr'
suppose It Is, when the owner fee