Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-12-07
lexow COMMITTEE INQUIRY.
Paxiiism and Police Biackmaii-The
French Balls and aHiRh Kicking"

LExoW COMMITTEE INQUIRY
parii,sm and Police Biackmail-The
French Balls and "High Kicking"
NEW YORK. December Ex-senator
oconnor conducted the proceedings Of
the Lexow Committee to-day In the
chairman's absence. Frank w. Sanger
manager OF the Madlson-square Garden,
,es,,ned that Brady. Corbett's manager.
| bad drawn 1850, 10 be paid the police on
| .he night Of the Corbett exhibition. Sanger
understood that Captain Schmittberger
| cot Il. Part OF the amount was charged
| 10 BRADY and part 10 the lessees OF the
garden. Witness said he Thought that
Manager Brady, In paying the morey'
was but following the usual custom.
| Mr. Brady then took the stand.
.What did you do with the $50 You
drew from the box-ofiee In Madison
Square Garden?"
1T ala not draw $3.50, but what I did
draw I paid TO Mr.. Ben. Sherwood. the
superintendent OF the garden"
How came you 10 pay Mr.. SherwoodY'
"welI. he stopped up all night building
the ring and making the preparations. 1
always gave him money when had an
exhibition"
"Now. Mr.. Sanger has sworn that you
told him you wanted the money for Cap
tain schmittberger Did Mr. Sanger per-
jure himself when ne swore THAR
II think you should allow me-
"stop, sirr cried Mr.. Con; answer
my question"
Here a young man. evidently Brsdy's
counsel. Jumped up and asked TO be heard,
but Mr. Con refused 10 allow him 10
speak. Brady said he could answer the
question as II was put.
Answer the question, sir, or the grand
jury may make you answer II, SAID MT
Con.
Brady hesitsted long time. and then
said slowly: " nat Mr.. Sanger said was
substantially true"
as any part OF what Mr.. Sanger said
untrue?"
1T is all substantially true"
Mr.. Brady then told about a negotiation
he made between Corbett and Mitchell
TO box at the Madison Square Garden
about three years ago, and that, ewing 10
a statement published In the papers that
the contest should not be allowed, II was
dropped for q time. Mitchell then went
out West
"a short time after 1 was informed
that IL I would meet a third party the
contest would be arranged. The third
party was William Muldoen. Muldoon
told me ne could fix the AFFAIR II would
give him Is per cent. OF the receipts.
"Muldoon is an ex-policemanY"
II think so. sir"
The arrangement was made, and Null
doom received % per cent. Brady did not
know what disposition was made OF IT,
MuIdoon had spoken of another party
simply as his friend" but Brady under
stood the friend to be Superintendent
Murray, who had previously stated that
the contest could not take place.
The $3.50 first spoken OF was also paid
without question as to its disposition.
After recess. Frederick Gallagher. sport
ing editor of the New York Illustrated
News. took the stand. He knew Pugilist
Mitchell for a number of years. He was
present ct the negotiations between
Mitchell and Brady.
"There was nothing said about ponce
interference" said he. "at. the meeting in
the New York Clipper office. There was |
q subsequent meeting between himself |
and Brady at the Aston House"
Brady spoke about making arrange |
ments for the holding OF the match in !
the Madison Square Garden. Brady |
figured out the probable receipts as s22,VOO. J
BRADY told me- said he. there was a
third party who wanted third OF the
receipts / asked was the third party
Mr.. Policeman and Brady said 1t was. |
/ then said ] would not be party to |
such a matchmaking scheme on the part
of the police"
The witness said he brought in Mitchell. |
who was waiting outside. and he also
declined 10 box under such conditions. |
Corbett was also present. "Gallagher |
said he had no personal knowledge Of the |
police in this city"
81 managed exhibitions " said he. ''in |
Chicago, New Orleans, st. Louis. and |
other cities. and ] never paid a cent to |
the police in any of those places"
The witness said II was common rumo- |
among sporting men that the police of |
New York we're generally paid by the |
promoters OF boxing exhibitions. The |
police of Paris. he stated. were paid no. |
thing for keeping order at an entertain |
ment.
II think said he, that New York has |
a unique individuality in the line of pay |
ing police blackmail."
Gustav Dorval, manager of the st. |
James Hotel, was next called. He is
president of the French society. the |
Cercle Franchise de Harmonic. After |
him came Joseph Meyer, secretary Of the |
same society. They were examined with |
a view to discovering whether blackmail |
had been paid to the police when the |
only results were that 500 had been paid |
to the Police Department for a permit |
to hold a masked ball. and that s7s was |
paid on an entry marked police" The |
explanation given was that 1t was paid |
for supper for seventy-nine policemen.
Mr. Goff inquired as to high kicking"
and asked Meyer II he did not know that |
the balls given by this society were a |
standing disgrace 10 the city.
Meyer defended the balls. and denounced |
as lies the stories alluded to by Mr.. |
Goff.
Mr. Con- told Meyer he was a perjurer. |
Another witness testified that he had !
paid $3.50 to two police sergeants for the |
privilege Of selling liquor at the French |
cooks ball after o'clock.
Mr. Con then asked for and was |
granted an adjournment until Tuesday |
next. so that he could prepare further |
evidence.