The evening world., 1894-05-25

stances, detailed detectives to hunt up
Granger, they could not In the premises
legally arrest him. An they could do.
under the law, would be to locate the
man and report his whereabouts to the
superintendent Should Granger, for in
stance. be located In New Jersey, he
or even the Sergeant -at-Arms OF the
Lexow Committee, unless indeed, Com
missioner McClave should prove the
sincerity OF his desire to get Granger
warrant for his arrest for forgery. for
which he could be extradited.
Members Of the Chamber of Commerce
It's Lexow Committee fund. Gustave
Sshwab said to an Evening World' re-
porter this morning:
1.-THE prospects are most encouraging
and ] may now say that enough money
has been either actually subscribed or
pledged by the business men Of the city
to enable the plan, of the plan OF the IN;
vestigation to be thoroughly carried out. :"
Il have talked with many OF the busi-
ness men who are members of the Cham
Der, besides the members Of my own
Committee during the last two days.
and find that they. are all delighted
with the progress made In the investiga-
| tion thus far go
probably take all Summer, but In. the
| last few days the ground work has been
laid for the successful prosecntion OF
the inquiry in the future. We have AL
facts, and | do not doubt that plenty OF
corroborative evidence Will be brought
out before the investigation proceeds
~ do not think that any one who has
/ followed closely the testimony Of the
witnesses. who have appeared before
| rivlng at the conclusion. for instance.
/ that money is paid 10 secure positions
! on the police force, and that bribery ana
corruption in that Department Is riie
a. nnt
| money. but that money Is PAID Is GER
tain, and we have at last secured some
thing tangible to confirm the rumor5
! which have been current for so many
''The Committee has shown a disposi-
| tion to get at the facts and bring out
hurt, and. as j have said all along, II
IL honest and conscientious In It's en-
deayors. ] have every confidence that
there will be no sham Investigation here;
and when | say this ] speak for all
, my associates In tie Chamber OF COM
merce."
II was also learned this morning that
DR.. Parkhurst, who Is out OF town, had
written letter TO u friend, in Which
he expressed the warmest satisfaction
at the result of the first weeks work
OF the Investigating Committee under
Mr.. COTS direction.
When the Committee resumes its work
next week. there Will be number OF
witnesses on hand. 1t Is expected, to
clear up certain points in connection
with Mr. McClave's testimony. A large
number Of transactions in which the
Commissioner was interested were gone
into, and II will require the testimony
of lot Of other witnesses to get all
the facts properly on record.
Then, too, Mr.. Con- hopes and expects
to get S, n-in-Law Granger back again
before any of the other Commissioners
are put upon the witness stand. AS n
matter OF act. Granger never had an
opportunity to give his chief testimony,
and his examination Monday was really
on ~ preliminary to the more important
information which was to come.
ne little red notebook which contains
the entries of several years is chock full
OF the most interesting, memoranda, and
as these were iotted down at the time
when Granger was still in the bosom OF
the McClave family and enjoying his po-
sition OF influence as the son-in-law OF n
as most valuable evidence no matter
what Changers personal character or
reputation for veracity may be.
After the McClave testimony has been
substantiated as fully as possible, 1t is
probable that Police Commissioner
g" IAN will be put upon the witness
stand.
Al the members of the Police Com
mission were asked for an opinion by n
reporter for The Evening World" to-
day with regard to the developments I'm
police matters brought out at the investi-
cation OF the LexOw Committee. The
new appointee. Charles II. Murray, was
the only one inclined to talk on the mat
ter.
"If there is any truth in the accusa-