The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-07-10
i|olO u STAY AWAY.
Strong Advice to Witnesses Sum.
moned by the tolioe Board.
"Wine ard Spirit Gazette De.
ncunels he Investigation.
MAILMAN Complains that, Witnesses
Have Refused to Testify.

in view OF the published statements
that the pending inv estigation by tn,
police Commissioners or accused police
otncials has been arranged for the pur-
.posn of whitewashing men whose char.
scters have been attacked before the
Iexow Committee, ana also with the
jdes OF haraseing people who have
already testined before the Committee,
and IN this manner aeterrlnG o,her wit
.p.sses from appearing before the Com
,n,,lee. I he Wine and spirit Gazette wal
in ats Issue Tomorrow make the follow
ing important announcement editorlaliy:
We slyiso all witnesses VINO may he .uir-
rout,l to syptar betV.s inc Polcs LoTin. ssionrrs
in tns cunl,rE farce TO Jay NO attention what
ever TO The srnn'uoiA ms advice applies es-
HEAD ,uArters. No power compel you TO
ses,tly before the Ponce Commas. oners.
The Wi.le and Spirit Gazette ts the
leading representative OF the liquor in
tsrests in TINS city, and when II comes
out In bold and fat-;ooted manner like
shis and advises ITS constituents 10 utter
~ ignore the investigation which Is con-
1empisiei by the Police Commissioners
ana obstruct its progress as much as POS
a,b,e. It's stand IL bound to attract wide
spread attention.
This publication goes on to say. edi-
torialy:
Tas people want no false pretense in the meek
rial, 20 te begun Al Po,i,e Heai lusr,crs Lee
US h,ls close e>sinirstion VI lhe re urds OF tao
two lsinnary Han Ponce Commissioners. There
s. good reason 10 believe that Commissioner Ne
claye-srnir cheJ as he is-ia a child OF light and
~ angel of purity cob'psreo WITH Jimmy Mai. in
ana Johnny. Sheehar. PuDitc sentiment uoes
NJ" demand tue punishment Of come minor police
oiac'sls. but the revelation OF the truth to III.
ecing9 OF he Tainmany Police Commissioners
Who arc Justly held responsible for tho ccrrup.
tIJr that has been shown to exist in the De-
garment
Mr. Wellman complained bitterly this
afternoon OF the difficulty he was hay
ing IN securing witnesses who wJuiu
1-atify before the Police Commissioners
cials
A large proportion OF those he had s,ib-
poanasd mad idiied To appear. and others
who had come to his once rad refused
TO testify. Among the later as Par k
Ryan. the box manufacturer. who
.wIre that he had pad $40 10 Capt.
this afternoon, "irat iir. Moss, Of the
.ommittee's counsel, had told him he
needn't, say ANYTHING. that he was
under the protection OF the Senate Com
nittce. and no one could compel MIN to
testify.
sontepd with. others VIII have been
sFopnas. ryan is the ONLY one on who Who
Moss or any ny eae else sssn not 70 ses e Mr.
4" Inspector Byrnes called on me this
afternoon and when he heard what
Ryan said he was furious; Police Com;
was very indignant when ! told MIN why
Ryan had refused to testify.
i had conversation with MIR. Golf
the matter He thought that IL the
Comn,ss toner's were sincere in their
efforts to break these police captains
Win, S0a The Ps s VI 20 ,Se
Witnesses could be obtained.
he even went SO far as to say to me
sioners that the witnesses who appeared
b-ior. tuc tJe~,~ .-Onun.ttee wuaii not
BE- l"r,sset e would use mis- iniiu-
ence and give his Aid to secure the con
II pointed out to him the desirability
OF having such persons removed from
the force at once II the charges against
ihsm were true. and he admitted that
Can the Police Commissioners compel
Tue witnesses 10 obey subpoena, or to
testify If they appearT'
Il have not look Il into the law very
carefully, but | am of the opinion that
the Commissioners can compel he at
tendance of any witnesses. and IL they
llfy when they, have appeared, they
can lie punished for conf mp, just a.,
they could by a court nj law"
How would you regard q person who
advised suCn witness es not to testify or
who would advise them to Ignore n sub
poena?"
:" should say that person who gave
such advice would be guilty of a mis-
danas-or md Cou'1 Ne n-~seru.ed"
"Of course" continued Mr. WelIman,
these people can refuse to answer UNI
der the protection OF the LeXow Com
mittee and the State Senate. but |
rather guess that the Police Commits
sioners can land them In jail just the
same
What we propose to do is to convict