The evening world., 1894-06-20

u IlbIty, L suUIDSt,
Did any OF the otner captains ask
you for money!.
NO, l don't think, they did; but I may
have given them a little now and then.
friend, struck me the hardest. They
wanted me TO pay $500 just before they
$1,000 only a few weeks before that
Murphy came into the precinct, i re-
member, Just before the blizzard, and
he was there about two years. II was
two years longer than | wanted him
there. He broke Up my business com
Harry could not say exactly how much
money he had paid the police altogether,
but In answer to senator LeNow's ques-
ton he suid he thought II must amount
no account OF the money he had paid
Moran. as $50 ut u time was not much.
Says They Tried To I,nisc the Ante.
When Supt. Murray succeeded Wall
ins, the witness said. they tried to raise
the ante on him. He described an inter
View he had with Supt. Murray In his
private office. In which the latter, had
promised MIN protection II he would tell
to whom he was paying money.
II told him all l knew" said Hill.
land that was all the good It did me.
They ran me out Of the precinct"
Houndcd for Not Paying.
Hill then described how he tried to
open a house at High Bridge. and was
bounded out OF the precinct, because he
would not pay for protection. There
were other places open all around him,
including disorderly houses and gam
bling-dives. but the police never inter
fered with them.
barkeepers till he was obliged to close
up He paid 5000 for the High Bridge
place; Afterwards he said he paid sl7,Go1
FOR The CariGature,m restaurant and d
street, This did not pay and he was
obliged to sell II at n loss. and since
then he had lived on Long Island:
Before he Was run out Of the Houston
harassed, and was accused of being Il
squealer. At first when he had his inter
view with Supt; Murray he refused tc
say anything about money being paid,
him for n hayseed. Afterwards he told
AL about his payments of money to
Moran, Murphy's ward man. The result
from the force AMI Murphy was sen,
back to the goat district.
Capt; Murphy Is now In the West
One Hundredth street station.
Hill, IF ] knew 1t landed right"
What do you mean by landed right
Tha II went 10 the right parties
They told me It went around the corner
out that 1t didn't"
You paid money to other Captain.
without being asked" Mr.. Con- in.
We'll. I won't swear that they didn't
ask. The others were good friends o.
mine and they all treated me well.
never had II trouble with them. Muir
ply, who pretended to be my friend
treated me the worst"
Isn't 1t because you are n Mason anC
the other Captains are Masons, that yo'
don't want to say anything abou
NO. 1t was not necessary to pa!
Did you you ever put up money fol
a man to be promoted or appointed OF
the police force?"
II don't remember"
Not one man who was made a cap
tain?'
Owes Him for n Suit of Clothes.
well. I don't know that 1t was dom
in that way. There was sergean
appointed for whom l. bought a sui
OF clothes. He never paid me for them.
Hill finally admitted that he had "pu
up" many a dollar, but he did not know
vSh wh tRe dhahndssake! "s was ana n mGt aid sn no
Induce him to admit that he had pal
money to any other Captain than MuI
ply were unsuccessful,
When he had finished his story he II
Nll'h sls 'pl uoNh W MS IlhCt u
Rockaway Beach, which, he said. wa
run in a quiet and orderly tanner. an
he would give him as good a dinner a
he could get anywhere outside of Ne,
York.
Ex-Jidge Ransom briefly cross-es
amined Hill, who complimented tn
lawyer on his looks, and told him h
looked very, much like his old frienc
"Mr. French is one of the handsomes
men in New York" said Judge Ransom
and appreciate your compliment.
He was n good player of short cards,
said Harry, land could put up a sti
game of poker" and everybody lnughe
at this sally.
Mr.. Hill went over his story agar 1
a rambling way and was then excused.
Paid to Get on the Force.
The next witness was Joseph Stein,
retired butcher, who said he loaned g:
to Charles DelmadSe two years ago I
get on the police force. At least he ur
derstood hat was the use to which tn
money was 20 be put. William Delmadg,
brother OF Charles, who was the applI
cant for the place, was In the emplo
OF the witness, n he gave his note 10
the amount. which was Endorsed b
Charles.
asked Mr.. Con.
Did you ever get the money back"
Never. sued them and got a jude
ment against them. but II was no ust
l could not collect the Judgment"
MIR. Stein said he woul produce tn
note which the brothers had given hin
Henry Nichols. who said he was
stock and bond broker, Of s Broa
liceman collect blackmail from an Ita
ian fruit vender last November. TIL
Italian had n push cart loaded wit
fruit standing In New street and NJ
Nichols sal that he was standing nea
the window in the Consolidated Es
change when he saw n policeman in
new uniform n who appeared to he
stranger in the beat, come up the stree
and stop at a neighboring doorway.
gave the Policeman a bill.
He beckoncd to the fruit vender. VIII
grabbed up some bananas and went L
wards he officer. The latter shook h
head. and the vendar then wen bac
TO his cart, took his purse from one col
ner and extracted a bin. which he d.
posted in the policeman's hand, while
was behind him,
Mr.. Nichols said the officer had to tur
halfway round SO the vender coul
reach his hand. He saw tho Who'll
operation. as did y friend. whom he ha
called to the window To watch the pc
know the name OF the officer, and ha
only seen him once since then.
Although Nr. Cor had two witnesst
to examine. the Committee decided
stop. and an adjournment was take
until tomorrow morning at 1880.
NO POLICY SHOPS, THEY SAY