The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-10-10

BOarderS.
New York, Oct 9.-The Lexow police
investigation committee resumed work
today. Among the crowd that gathered
early in the courtroom, were several
police captains whose faces had not
been seen there before. A host of
fresh witnesses was also on hand, in
Guiding man who had wanted to be
a policeman and was swindled in the
attempt; an iron moulder who says he
was robbed by a policeman, and an
amateur detective who will have lots
to say about the scandal in the Essex
market police court.
Warden Ledwith, of the police court
prison, told the committee about GER
tain abuses in those institutions when
he was investigating.
Agent Forget, of the French steam
ship line, testified that his company
paid $500 to the police for extra SER
vices. The policeman ON the pier was
paid $40 a week and $500 went to the
other police officials. One of the COM
pany's books, which was produced,
showed that in November, 1891, $500
had been paid for special surveillance
on the pier" Mr.. Forget could not re-
member to whom the money was paid.
Mr.. Golf asked Mr.. Forget if Police
man began had been removed from
the pier because he refused to divide
with the captain the money he re-
present in court and Mr.. Forget identi-
fed him.
Policeman Lewis began testified that
he was stationed ON the French line
pier for ten years and the company
paid him $40 a week for working over
time and on his days off. In 1891,
Wardsman Vail told him he must pay
the $40 a week to Captain Schmittber-
ger. began refused, saying he was al
ready paying the captain So a week
and the latter would soon want his
whole salary. He was promptly re
moved to another beat. All the police
men, he said, shared their extra, money
with the captains.
superintendent West, of the French
Line company, testified to Degan's eff
ficiency- When began was transfer
red Wardman Cannon demanded the
$40 a week, formerly paid began. West
declined to give it without a receipt,
but receipt was refused. Witness
protested against Degan's removal.
Captain Schmittberger said the Of
ficer had been insubordinate and was
in league with smugglers.
Superintendent West said the charge
was ridiculous.
William H. Schatt, passenger agent,
followed He did not know of anything
OF his own knowledge.
Mr.. Forget was recalled and under
an adroit questioning by Mr.. Golf, adj
mitted that friends of Captain Schmitt-
berger had approached him and had
begged him not to testify that Schmitt-
berger got $500 or it would ruin him.
He protested not to remember who
had interceded for the captain. 1t was
represented to him that Captain
Schmittberger would be dismissed if
sake of the captains family Mr.. Forget
was urged to keep it dark
Mr.. Forget, apologizing for his i'm
perfect knowledge of the English Ian
ugage, said he did not want to go on
record as saying he had been ap-
preached only in Captain Schmittber-
gers behalf Someone, whom he could
not remember, had in the last few
weeks asked him not to testify against
any police official. A man named Wolf
two weeks ago had asked him not to
testify against Schmittberger. Mr.. Golf
and Mr.. Lexow wanted to CLEAN fur
Their particulars about Wolf, but they
failed Mr.. Forget only knew Wolf
had spoken to him on several occa-
sions.
Among Mr.. Forgels impressions was
one to the effect that seven men had
shared in the $500. There his impress
SION failed.
Mr.. Golf logged witness memory
and brought to mind the fact that he
had written a private letter to the di-
rectors of the company regarding the
expenditure of the $500. He had kept
no copy of the letter and the exact
contents had escaped his memory.
Senator Lexow asked the witness TO
cable for the return of the letter
'"That would cost too much, 70 cents d
word" said Mr.. Forget.
Counsel Golf then got the witness TO
admit that he had written the nst OF
seven names and told his cashier to
divide the $500.
Then Mr.. Golf laid a cable message
blank before the witness.
Now write the instructions for the
return of the letter. we Will pay the
tolls said Mr.. Golf.
Mr.. Forgel begged ito be excused.
ssWill YOU swear you don't know who
got the S5OO?' asked Mr.. Golf.
mo"
Come here tomorrow after you have
slept over the Testimony" was the
counsePs parting shot as the witness
was leaving the stand.
Policeman John Corcoran was called.
Mr.. Golf held broken locust in
his hand and charged the giant police
man with breaking the club over a
small mans head. The small man
was made to stand by the side of the
policeman. who lowered above him.
The policeman denied he had broken
his club on the prisoners head. He
said he shattered the "locust" across
the iron paling which the small man
had grasped.
Edward Quinn, the small man, is
laborer. His clothes were in rags by
the rough treatment he had received at
the big policeman's hands. He said,
Corcoran struck him in the face when
he reached the station house. He was
struck because he tried to talk.
James Clifford testified to the brutal
treatment Quinn had received. When
the witness protested he was himself
dubbed, kicked and thrown into a
cell.
James Hughes had tried to buy a
off from preventing a dog
fight He paid the officer IS. He had
thought Herman Wise was the rounds
man, but now he thought otherwise
Roundsman Wise was called and de-
MED the incident He also denied he
had threatened to commit suicide in
the presence OF Police Captain Wester-