New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-06-19
WHAT IS COMING THIS WEEK.
RuMoRs ABOUT THE POLICE INvEsT1GA-
TION.

TT IS SAID MAY BE wITNEssEs-FIIE AL
LEGGED CoNFEpERATEs OF GREEN
oooDs' MEN IN TIE PosToFFICE
AND TELEGRAPH OFFICES.
ro,r w Cot, Of counsel for the Iexow Com
rnittoA veser,lav declined confirm or contradict
several reports as to the nature Of the testimony
which is TO given before the committee TINS "eeN'
He said no could not spend time In talking ABOUT
such rumors and he must adhere 10 MS orgihai
pIan to refrain from disclosing In advance the ma
tnre Of any OF the evidence TO be submitted 10 tn9
committee. One of the reports in circulation was
that Harry" HILL who kept dsordery place AZ
Houston and Crosby SITS. years ago. but was ur.'e"
out OF business by the polioc after he had maue
complaint that they were blackmaihng nlh huu
consented 20 go on the witness stand and tell MS
exnor,ence Another report dealt In similar way
with n woman who formerly Kept notorious place
IN the Tenderloin Two OF tho reports mentioned
Police SUPERINTENDENT Byrnes. One said that ne
was giving aid 10 the committee In some mysterious
way. and the other declared that he would be called
as a witness before the committee this week
Senator Iexow was asked about the reports con-
corning Mr. Byrnes yesterday. and he SAID ne
would not discuss them
The SUPERINTENDENT has been at odds with the
Police Commissioners and with some OF the cap
nIn Of
appolntment OF me committee to investigate the
Department there IMPORTS that the captains
were defying the orders Of Mr.. Byrpes TO close up
places in which the law was being violated ana
that the Tammany Commissioners were giving en-
coura cement 10 the captains. II was even reporter
that the Commissioners were trying 10 force Mr.
Byrnes out OF the Department In order TO place
the police more completely under Tammany con-
troll There have been no Indications Of late tina.
Mr. Byrnes had decided TO stand or rail- wito the
captains who have been accused by witnesses before
| the committee or that be and the Commissioners
hal become more friendly.
There has Deen considerable gossip about the
Central Office OF late 10 the effect that Supernend
ent Byrnes had declared his intention to speak
frankly IL he was called ~ a witness before the
committee ard tell why his orders 70 stop certain
violations OF law were not ob"yed Some OF the
captains ar said 20 be trembling At the prospect
Of having their conduct described by the superln-
tendent.
FALSE SUBPOENA SERVERS.
Mr. cor Yesterday admitted that he had sent a
communication to Superintendent Byrnes regarding
two men who had been falsely representing them
selves 20 be subpoena servers In the employ OF the
committee and have eXtorted blackmai from per-
sons who have kept disorderly houses in the city.
The men have gone 10 the houses and said they had
subpoenas for the Keepers OF tho houses Then they
ha,-. offered delay the service Of the papers for
n consideration, varying from s. 10 $40. according
to the anxiety displayed by the persons whom they
! were blackmaing to avoid giving testimony before
the committee. Tho extent 20 which the men have
carried on their Matchmaking operations Is not
known. but It is certain that they have visited
number Of houses In the Eleventh and Fourteenth
precincts and in the Tenderlon and have fright
encl a number OF persons who might have been
called as witnesses into leaving the city. Superin-
tendent Byrnes has been asked to ceuse the arrest
Of the men II possible Their names are said TO be
L v~.lar M FOR
Iexow said yesterday that he hoped the men could
be caught AMI punished The attention or Mr..
| COTS agents called 10 the men when one OF
| the blackmallers went 20 see woman who was
| not only willing but anxious 20 appear as Wit
ness before the committee. When the man offered
10 delay the service OF a subpoena for a small sum
OF money the woman said she would receive the
subpoena at once. lie then said he had forgotten
10 bring the paper with him. As ne did not return
the woman made some Inquiries and became coii-
WINGED that he had lied 10 her
Inspector Ache OF the PostofIice Department. yes
terday made an investigation OF the report tnat
Charles Haiick clerk In the General Pos,ohce
In this cry. was looking after the interests OF the
greens goods" sw!ndiers whose circulars are sent
through the mails. Attention was called 10 Ha1hck
by the testimony OF George Apo before the l<xow
Committee that the clerk was a brother OF one OF
the chief hackers Of the green goods game IN the
city Anthony CJmsiock was present at Che inves-
tgltl0n Yesterday. IIad,lck questionei closely
by rhe Inspectors The investigation was secret. but
| II was ,ald later that Hadlick had made general
denial OF the charge that ne was Interested IN the
business OF the swnllers and had declared that ne
should not be condemned because his brother hap
pencil to be Interested IN the business II was said
that he WAS suspended from duty penling the IN
vestlgaon and that the result OF The Investigation
would not be known until Ne report OF inspector
Ashc had been sen, 20 Washington. Postmaster
Dayton was nIlsposed and ia no, 90 to his Office
yesterday. In his absence the other officials would
not make any statements about the charge that the
green goods" swinlers had somebody IN the Post
oflce TO look after their interests.
Apo also testified before the committee that the
sw!aders had hired telegraph operators 10 Send TO
the right addresses the kilograms which were sent
By victims from ali parts Of me country 70 nrr
was DeleYel 20 be some person In the office OF me
Western Union who was employee 10 t SIH add dd
not care to talk with Tribune reporter on that
subject Yesterday IN assistant said. put the re-
eral attorney for the company. VINO had nYesi-ued
| a number Of complaints about the green-Soods
| swinders.
HARD TO DECIDE ABOUT MESSAGES.
Mr. Fearoas said that he had consulted WITH An
| thony Comstock a number Of times In regard to the
methods used by the swindors to get teesrams
which were sent to them under fase names and
addresses. In many cases. where Il was known that
the kilograms were intended for the swlndlers, the
| operators were ordered no, TO send out the mes
stgss. Il was most d.filcult matter. Mr. Fearons
sad. TO decide IN mos cases when a message was
| mean: for one OF the swlndlers Among the many
thousands OF messages passing over the wires Gan!
| more were many in cipher which might look sus-
, plcous and yet he perfectly proper Even when ,he
| ofnc.n,s OF the company knew that message was
| meant for "a swiudlor they took risk In holding
| fl back The company is llaOlT 20 hne OF *So Ior
every such failure 10 deliver message in this state.
| Some years ago ono Of the companys teegraph op-
| orators who was stationed AZ Francesve. Ind re-
! fnss1 10 send a message from Il. Furguson. the
kcepsr of q d.sordery house In that place, 10 man
| in LAFAYETTE. Ind. The message read: 49,
j" send me four girls on first train to Francesve
| 70 tend fair" -. 49,, 1T, o->