The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-12-20
BYRNES WAS ALSO BREED.
TIE HEAD OF THE HEW YORK PO-
 LICE TOOK HUSH MONEY.

When He was Captain Hattie Ross Paid
 His Wardman, Now Captain sloyin, One
 Hundred Dollars . Month While She
 Conducted a Di orderly House.
 New York, Dec. 1e.-one of the first visitors before the Lexow committed this morning was Inspector Alexander s. Williams
 All the police inspectors with the ex- ception of Inspector McAvoy received subpoenas to attend. Police Justice voorhis will take his place on the stand in order to 'vindicate" himself from any connection with the promo tion of Captain Creeden. for which $l5.ooo was paid.
 Captain Strauss and ex-Captain Cross came in a few minutes before the ses- sion began They had hardly taken their seats before Captains o'Connor, Murphy and Killilea entered the room, so that there was quite a galaxy of the ''Finest" present when Chairman Lexow called the committee to order. |.
 It was just 12 o'clock when the chair man rapped for order. Inspector Will Hams had been excused previously by MT. Golf.
 Dr. Owen J. Ward was then called. He said he was visiting surgeon at Governeur hospital and had called to see John Martin at the request of the committee. He found him completely paralyzed on the left side and partially paralyzed on the left arm and leg. MT. Martin also talked disconnectedly and witness came to the conclusion that not much reliance could be placed in what he said in his present condi- tion.
 The witness said that Martin was not mentally capable of undergoing an ex- animation.
 Lawyer Golf said he wished to have it noted on the minutes that Thomas Bradley, an ex-roundsman of the twenty-ninth precinct, who is now re- ceiving aIpension, Is also a war veteran and Is also chief of police of the city of Norwalk, Conn.,, wearing five stripes of service from the New York police.
 Policeman Intermann was again re- called. MT. Golf asked him, had he thought over his testimony and did he wish to affirm or take 1t back.
 "I'u take 1t back" said Intermann.
 When you swore you did not give up part of the money did you swear to what was true or untrue?"
 q swore to what was untrue. thought to save my friends, Vail and Taylor"
 Vail was the wardman who collected the money and Taylor was the ser geant.
 The witness volunteered the state- ment that first he gave up half the money he received from the American Steamship company, and when Schmitt- berger came he had to give up $25 out of the $40 a month.
 Gan you tell me-" said Senator O'Connor, "why policemen come on the stand and swear falsely?"
 we stand by each other," said In- hermann. z, SS'f ? SFF-s
 There's an implied obligation to do so.'
 John Marriott, agent for the society for the prevention of crime, was called. He was agent when Gardner was ar rested. He stated that he and an agent namer Ryan, while Gardner was im- prisoned, were deputed to inquire into the real estate owned by police officers in the city. He and Ryan went to Su- rf Pryyr,, yLo ness said he rang the bell of the super intendent's house and a girl let them in. They waited in the back parlor.
 Superintendent Byrnes came in a short time afterwards and he asked what we wanted. Ireplied that had a letter for Mrs. Byrnes. He took me by the collar and threw me into the front parlor.
 Then the superintendent called Frank Mannigan, central office detective, who was in the house, and told him to tele- phone for two officers to arrest me. He said: T know you are a marked man. This Is a felony. Then Byrnes asked me to tell him all knew about the Gardner case and said if refused he would send me up for ten years. He kept me a prisoner in the house Tor three-quarters of an hour The witness said he then told Byrnes all about the Gardner arrest
 You had no right to tell him as you were a secret agent of the society, said MT. Moss.
 "He forced me to tell him." chairman Lexow said that he thought Superintendent Byrnes, as head of the detective bureau, had a perfect right to fnd out the true facts of the Gardner case.
 sergeant Taylor was recalled to the stand. MT. Golf read an interview fin | which Inspector Steers is represented | to have said that Sergeant Taylor's evidence concerning him was tissue | of lies and was animated by personal l animosity. Witness said he had no | feeling of animosity towards Inspector Steers. He admitted that he had called on Inspector Steers on Saturday night. but denied that he had asked u,im tn use his influence to have his subpoena withdrawn. He did not say he would make 1t hot for Steers If he did not use his Influence.
 Taylor. said: 1T have the kindest re- gards for the inspector. went to his house on Saturday evening and told him I was going before the committee and that was going to tell the truth, He. said: You are not going to drag ne in and said I was going to tell