New-York tribune., 1894-10-31
HIS PRECIOUS BANK BOOKS.
suEEHAN REFUSES TO DIvULGE THE
SECRETS OF HIS WEALTH.
HE TRIES TO TELL WHAT A TAMMANf POLICE
COMMISSIONER Is GOOD FOR ANYwAY-HIs
ABSURD ATTEMPTS AT INVESTIGATION
THE CHAIRMAN ASKS SOME CUES
rro>-c ANn THE WITNESS LOSES
TIoNs AND THE WITNESS LOSES
HIS TEMPER AS tslAL.

TIoNs AND THE WITNESS LOSES
HIS TEMPER As USUAL
For about a quarter OF an hour or so after the
I.exow committee resumed its investigation yester-
day Senator OConnor welded the gavel but gave
il I'D 50 soon as brilliant young political leader
from Rockand County arrived
Did YOU ever express your brother Commis-
sioners"-Mr. Gon began 10 Commissioner sheehan'
who had been recalled TO the stand. but the Wit
ness interrupted him by expressing a desire TO say
something about Policeman McManus, concerning
whom some testimony had been given on the pre-
vious day.
Officer McManus" said the witness. was In
dlcted and tried by the Court OF General SESSIONS
and the jury either acquitted him or disagreed IL
| had had time to look over the other case" the'e
might be some such explanation as to why the
board did not do anything or take any action
But" said Mr. Goff. keeping right on the same
line why is Il that the charge against nm re-
mained undisposed of. 1t was a serious crinie-'he
crime OF abduction.
The jury tried him that charge SAID tne
witness. "and didn't find him guilty, or If they DID
/ haven't heard of It,.
"Ru, the complaint" continued Mr. Goff. ''ln the
case was made long before you were appointed a
Commissioner
'.oh no." replied the witness; there was a case
of that kind since"
ALL HIS vAPORINGS FOR NAuGHr'
1t turned out that counsel and witness were aiN-
ing about two different McManuses. ana so Coinnnis
sioner Sheehan began again 10 look a little sheepS"
and TO regret his untlmely explanation
ODD you ever call the attention Oh yo"'
brother Commissioners TO the departure OF ha'''
Schubert? Al believe did.
Q.-You regarded that practically failure OF
justice? AIN what respect?
O-In this respect failure to prosecute an ON
OF the police upon the testimony OF 'he "o'ia'
who was then within their jurisdcton' Al pc-
lieve my associates were acting honestly upon 'he
oninion OF the counsel OF the board that the evi-
dcnce was not sufficient to put Inspector NC
Laughlin trial ..,... .,.,,s, ,,o or
three different police officials, and her testimony
the same IN each case ana Shsy wear can,sins
cross and Devery tcnnasd to soms eifeps iher
wss wPon eJGencc hF of Xrs 81 SANFORD too
Q.-Dd YOU raise any question Wl,n .n,,i,n In
Commissioners as to Why INSPECTOR McEasnr, s tpnun
y, was nn not 15nic 5%t upon 'ra'' Al ''a'A' 10 "'
o"Did You express an opinion that the departpre IRE
tween certain persons? A.No. sir.
THE SLAP AT M'LAUGHL1N.
o-Did you say 10 any person or persons that
she was allowed to depart on purpose A-Mr'
Gof, to be candid. l may have said on inc day
before she departed In the triaroom where the
trials were then going on that 1t was not nkeV
that Katie Schubert. who was AT that time pe-
1,eve IN Jersey CITY would return from Jersey
City to testify against any one.
o-But did you not think she was away for the
purpose o, avoiding giving testimony against IN
spector McLaughlln? A.--No. sir. but IT struck me
as exceptionally peculiar that she had been al
Rony rD%rG Would We GTiiS. be needed m'cS ~ WV
ocWe ddH, y9" Inspe,ior 4eye fo~eM M?isnshns
Well ! was bound 70 believe that m" counsel 70
the b0ord ~oud not Saye sayTG been r pn on trial ana
the evidence OF Katie Schubert ought to have been
o"Wha, is your opniat to the ssn,cency Of
the Detective Bureau IN ms cry IN aownS ,nS.
been taken Al understood she never was IN
Chsrse OF he counsel and he was responsible for
her.
Turning once moro 70 the payment ~ money 10
the police for the protection of poolroom keepers.
Mr. Con wanted TO ind out u the witness didn't
know that II was fact that every other place Of an
Illegal character had also been paving proiection
money 10 the police and he admitted that he had
heard such runors but diin' recall what they were
or to what places they referred
II NAV have received anonymous letters" he CON
,nued "ust as I received anonymous letter
about rou. Mi Con this morning. | have Il right
here IN my pocket. " YOU would IKE 20 So" u
perhaps surprise you 70 know that have received
not one but bushels OF anonymous letters a''" yon
II believe you have Mr.. Con-" replied the witness
In mild tone.
sHEEHAN's PITIFCL EFFORTS.
"Tow. what vas the Chinese wall which stopped
your Investigations In regard 10 the payment ot
money By the poolsellers?' continued counsel ana
the witness replied that he could never locate
where that money went to
Q.-And the persons you talked win were IN"
nersons who were accused by rumor Of paying that
money OF receiving it, A-fef, . - ,,.,,,
wsy, A-Yes sir but did not undertake 10 IND
these things out in the department, De aus ~ was
The Charman-Who advised the Police Board In
regard to this decision which you say tney % o'
whcther ihcy ever received any advice talked with
President Martin and he asreed win me 'hA' poor
The Chalrman -Dd You the vigilance In
the detection OF G0TTnpu yonrsS IN wR@thcr clerk
in your employ doing Illegal thnRs ior yehls.
A.-Yes. did everything that was possible 10 locate
o-Do you mean TO tell me that the clerks In your
crimes from day to day in the way of hlackma
and that you as business man couldh III" "
S" 9"Dd You pqy he attention % n irynf i.S ,G
& ferret IN oTt yor n own bnsnes Al had no evidence
thst backmaii was paid. and nobody could run 1t
down HE HAD TURNED DEAF EARS.
Then Mr.. Con came again TO the examination and
wanted TO know II the witness could not give some
spec,nc instance where blackmal had been charged
against the police. and he said tSat he could not.
Odd YOU ever hear a report>hat the satmakers
on south-st had to pay blackmail to the police? A.
Odd you hear a report that the merchants on
the west side OF Broadway had 10 pay baCknlall 10
the police and the Italian fruit vonders on me street
cori.ers had to pay. TOO? A.Never hears or IL uhtI
II came out here. - , -, ,o T.,
Odd YOU ever hear tho houses OF Hl.tame IN
every precinct OF the city had 10 pay blackm1l 10
the police Al may have heard some reports VI
that kind IN the newspapers: - -, -,
Q.-Were you aware that there we're houses OF "
ame running openly In this city? Al was NOT
nor do recall any reports ever having Deen mac
by police officials to the department upon thst SUD
ioct There general reports on the general STU
alton from time TO time. and they are all IN the
perintcnden OF Police and had reason for doing So
The Chairman-Dldn't you know that 10 t"o years
green goods" men walking the streets or thls
city with absolute impunity? Al did not
The witness said he didn't know about the doinss
Of McNaly. the 'green-goods' king and that he
only read the decent daily papers"