Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1894-12-20
SHOWN Up IN THE. LExoW N
yESTIGATION.
CAPTAIN CREEDoS BOUGHT HIS
PLACE.
After Fully Considering the Case tie
Committee OF Senators Concludes 10
Keep Him " here Good Service Is
50 Rare and Where 70 Badly
Needed

New York. lee I5.-Aserney Con
began the proceedings in The
afternoon with reference
- the testimony as given by Moran
T8e nlyboat oGEer, about the pay
meat vi money % Richard Croker.
-.Ncw, said Mr. GOf, ii Dir. Cru
ker would ike 10 clear himself u this
glad to have him appear and ,ludl-
cate hIInself.~
Mr.. G,11 said the only reason why
be had not subF.Denaed Mr.. Croker
was because liz might refuse 70 appear
on the ground that he Is in no way
connected vita the police department
Capt scamitstserger was called.
BY advice OF my counsel, / SHALL de-
cline to answer all questions, said
Schn1fttberger. Mr.. Coz allowed the
captain To 60.
Capt Cres1en was then called u the
stand The captain said he had re-
fused to answer questions because he
did nor desire nor wish 10 implicate
anybody else. He did not wish 70 be
placed in rhe light Of an fnformer.
Mr. COT reminded the captain that
what be could say would not BE- trea-
son to his country. and then asked
him If he wished to state anything DIFF
ferent from Thursday.
The captain started in by telling
how he passed the civil examination.
II was In December. 1891. that he
heard who were to be appointed -
captains 4 friend Of his asked him
Why he did not 90 to one Of the COM
missiOners who had one Of the APP
podntments.
Il did not do anything more just
then" went on the capaitn. II was
az the desk one night when this friend
came In He spoke 10 me again about
the matter. He said that Reppenha-
gen was the county democracy leader
in the district, and that l ought TO see
him. Rep. enhagen came 70 see me
about 1t and told me later the place
could be had for $4,000. | told him
ii was considerable money You
were poor man" interrupted Mr..
6iof. Il was. sir. But / told him
would see my friends. / saw a num-
Der Of them and told them whatever
they agreed to / would stand by"
..Reppenhagen told me that another
man had 5000 MP and If | wanted
the place mBst PUT up 5000 more. 4"
who was the other man?
1T Was Sergeant W-iegand" VIE
gand is now acting captain Of the
Fourteenth precinct The money was
raised by Captain Cret4ien on his per
sonal notes guaranteed by life in
surance policy.
Smell and John j Martin came 10
the station house one dag together
and asked me II / knew that any mon
ey had been raised for me. | told him
no. and the men returned 70 headquar-
tiers. About FIVE minutes after they
arrived they wired me TO 20 over.
did so and found that l had been APP
pointed and asst gned 10 the first pre-
cinct. /"
The $1,000 l believe was in Mr.
Smells hands:'
''Y,S. The money was withheld for
Let it 20, l will stand the difference.
TIE Money Nas paid over to Reopen
hagen
Witness went on 70 say that he
made application for promotion on sew
eral occasions ard once. a sergeant be-
low him in the percentage scale had
been promoted.
"At either Of these examinations
were you approached and told that
yOu could not get promotion unless
you paid for itT' asked Mr. Goff. II
was" -Wasfany sum namedT' Yes,
$1,000" And You refused 10 pay itt'
Yes" Who did Reppenhagen, 70
whom This money was paid, repre-
sent:" i've said fhst ne represented
Commissioner yooThis.' was the an
swer.
John I. Martin to whom witness,
Ps-nhagen, testified be paid $1,000 III
$1,000 received from Capt. Creedcn.
Is an x-assensblyman. has been
known famillarly as Honest John"
Martin
Capt Creedea has been suspended
by the police board, and Supt. Byrnes
ordered to prefer charges against him.
Commissioner Martin assumed the
witness stand He had not known the
committee was DESTROYS Of retaining
Captain Creedon. or he would have
done otherwise H. voted FOR Cree
denis e.isirsIlsiOn on the Recommended
ton III superintendent Ryrnes Tom.
missioner Martin promised that b.
would do all In bis power to restore
Captain Creeden. superintendent
ByrncS said that Creeden's case Is diff
feFent from the other accused police
captains. When Creeden was appoint.
Cd be swcre that he paid no money to
S-ure TIE appointment The sEperin
rendent recommended his suspension
because of Creeden's perjury and b.
cause Creeden acknowledged his guilt
baf1re the committee. But Byrnes all.
= promised 70 a. All Ia his power rs
obtain Captain creefens restoration.
Captain Creaden's confession II the
biggest sensation brought forth by the