The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-01
He Charge, 1926, Although
Kno1's Regular Price l.
and Has Been So.
TREATED SHAsBILY, ALSO.
Knox Says Ne Paid Barney Mar.
tins Campaign Expenses and
Political Assessments.

Doherty ringing in his ears, and with
public opinion focused upon him in
most uncomfortable manner. Police
Commissioner James J. Martin lie called
upon this morning to answer another
and unlocked for charge The com
plainant In Ibis case Is knox, the
Broadway halter, who declares that
through Martins agency he lost the
contract for supplying the patrolnen
with helmets, a contract which he had
enjoyed for years, and who supplied
4 helmets which no one ever objected to
until James J. Martin became a Po-
lice Commissioner.
What the public and the pA,rolmen
are particularly interested In, however.
10 that J. II. Spellman, VINO nov supple.
the helmets to the Depa rtmen;, charges
= cents more for each article than Knox
had been - he habit OF charging, and a
NE amount more than he Is willing to
twenty-five cents additional for each
nat does not seem very much to look az,
but when II is remembered that the pa
trolmen wear out from four to five and
six helmets year. and that about 400
are purchased every year. II
will ,I be seen tina. the men are actually
than they formerly paid
What makes Mr.. Knox particularly
angry is that he regards the whole affair
As the rankest kind OF ingratltude. In
the FIRST place. he blames Mr.. Martin for
everything. and has hired Lawyer Louis
j. Grant TO get the. facts before the
courts. In ths next place. he claims the
credit Of having taken Barney Mar
tin, brother OF the Police commiss ioner.
from the depths OF obscurity and given
him his hrst start In politics. He claims
20 have paid "Barney's" FIRST campaign
expenses when he ran for Alderman
Later. that he paid his political assess;
got the nomnia ton for Coroner: that he
paid the funeral expenses when his first
wife died; that Jimmy Martin swore
TO be his friend through life; that he has
not been able to collect from Barney
now Police Justice Bernard J. Martin.
ever since and that generally he Is a
The story Of the change In contractors
Tor supplying helmets. which Ar. Knox
tells, and which an examination of the
police records bears out, Is interesting
For years Knox supplied them to the
hnest at 81 each. and he admits having
made fair proft at that, Then James
J. Martin doomed upon the scene as a
Commissioner. and a great change
came over the scene.
Until Mr.. Martins arrival at the Null
berry street building II had been the
habit whenever the time came around
for giving out the contracts to advertise
for bids. Mr.. Knox Soes further and
says that every halter in town was no.
titled beforehand in order that they
could get ready and send in samples
With James J. Martins appointment
10 Mr.; knox's story, al this ceased:
At the corner OF Park Row and New
Chambers street J. II, spellman keeps
hat store. II may be THAT he has a
hat factory somewhere. but until the
present time few persons seems to have
been aware of Its existence. The hat
store adjoins the liquor store which
Patrick Divver-now Police Justice-kept
for years.
II Is a weIl-known fact that Diver
ard Spcllman were and are fast friends
Speiiman II a member OF DIVERS Ass0-
citation. Owe: his store are the Offices
OF Herman Boite, on, Of DIVERS leu
tenants, who was elected civil Justice
last Fall TITS l. the Spelman who nos
supplies the helmets to the Police De
When. after Martins admission to II.
Police Board. the time came around or
the giving OUT OF the contract, FOR hel.
mets. Nj. Knox says NJ put in a bii
nj the old rate OF 5! in spite Of the "a :;
thai the Contracts had not been adver,
tsei He was SURPRISED la;er L. Ar
that Spelnan was the successful bid Ter
\ and STRANGER sta that his prise vas s =
Y II was then that Mir. Knox began ia
think, and think pretty hard at that
hnt he Was powerless . DO any
r James J. Martin several times to ask
what u all meant but got no satisfac-
ton. Next year, although the contracts
bis bid. as of old. for s. per hat. 1t was
: Q waste OF time. however. a Spellnan
again got the contract al the old rate
OF ~; lie has enjoyed the contract
When Commissioner Martin arrived al
! HeadguarIers this morning, and wa,
questioned. he refused to say anythtna
10 the newspaper men present, beyouC
u asking them II they had gone into tht
hat business.
'-Tnis whole story is silly" he added
ard ] am not going TO discuss II at all u
Then he walled upstairs, and benz
4 Joined BY Commissioners keTwin and
Murray. proceeded 10 hear the CON.
plants against policemen in the trial
room.
From Major Kipp Clerk Of the Board
% WIS ascertanFd that It has not been
the pracu-e to advertise nor 20 let out
bat contracts II was stated that the
Comrnissiohers did not handle dollar
the qusnty OF tn helmets offered The
had decided tina, the Spellman hat wa,
the best. II was claimed that the only
loom. He delivered his hats al Poll.
Headquarters and sold them TO the mer
there.
Notwithstanding the positive statement
made by ex-Police Capt. Doherty that h.
has no; volunteered 70 90 before IN.
Lexow investigating Committee and tel
al he kno&s OF Police Department mat
ters. IL Is believed that he will be called
% TESTIFY before that body.
Dohsrty's trisl unit! yesterday Mr. Con
counsel e the Committee has receive,
much Information hitherto concealed
Mr. Con will, IL Is said. call him as !
witness sni then the ex-Capisin viii h,
cof1peled 10 answer. DOhsrty did no
come 20 town to-day. After seeing Law
yer Fromne last evsring and srranginI
shout appealing his .,ase. he returned /
his family at Atlantis Highlands.
commissioner Sheehan, at the Boa n
u.eeting. this afternoon, brought up tn
matter. He is Chairman of the Com
i mitfee on Repairs and Supplies
To begin, he said. "the city 1
not Responsible In any way, as tn
cloth for the hats and caps is bought D,
The supply Deps rtnent and sold b.
trem 10 the policemen, who furnis
their own uniforms and helmets"
He then read a tabuIated statemen
dating back 20 lSe7. IN which year tn
hats Tor the Department were furnishe-
4. ~ Knox ~ % each The same price wa
1s1d " -, but n isT and lsss the pric