Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-12-29
WILLIAMS ANGRY.
He Denies That His Wife Wore
Handsome Jewels
Given by Notorious Woman--Ditto
About His Own Diamond Ring,
But Admits That He Received Large Sums Reg
uiarb as Presents"

Comstock in relation to the testimony
given by Street, yesterday. "We have
considered the letter of Mr.. Comstock, ~
said the chairman, land have come to the
conclusion that the matter is not within
our province, therefore we cannot hear
Mr. Comstock.
Inspector Williams then took the stand.
He denied that he or his wife had any
money in United States bonds 81 once
had $500 in bonds, said he.
'You are worth $500, 000?'
"No, sir, long way off from that
"What is your property in Cos Cob
WORTH"
81 don't know exactly; it was assessed
at s13, ,000.'
Chow much did your dock cost?"
81 can't tell
"Forty thousand dollars, did it not?''
'tNo, sir! s39, 900 off that figure would
be nearer the value"
The inspector said he never cut off
coupons from United States bonds
"You had an income of $1,000 to $4,000
in the Tenderloin?'"
"No sir. -
"You are prepared to swear you never
received "a cent while in the Tenderloin ?"
L AIN w SNtstI bllC u utIi.
''Did you ever receive money outside
your salary?'
Yes, sir, received $1,000 or $4,000 from
Fliess & Herr, No, A Broadway"
why did you get it?''
II got it in stock "
"That is Mr.. Fliess, president of the
Hollywood whiskey:"
Eyes, sir, Mr.. Fliess told me he was
dealing in stocks and he would take
chances for me and give me the result
That was in 1878"
"Did you ever invest dollar with him
for the purchase of stock?''
"No, sir
"How did Fliess give you the money ?"
I'm cash. "
Chow much at time ?"
"The highest sum | got was $780,"
Didn't YOU know that the money was
given you as cover for corruption %
"No sir, it was not. +"
"What had you aone to cause him to be
so friendly to your"
Nothing"
"And you, police captain, accepted
sums of S400 or $500 from man in whose
hands you never placed a dollar for specu-
Iation ?''
"He was friendly to me-"
Chow did you look at the transaction ?'
Fliess offered me that money and l took
it,
"Didn't you consider it indelicate?'
"No. sir, l thought it was good
thing
The inspector said Mr.. Flicss was not
president of the Hollywood whiskey at
:. L,,,I- Nv hn6
ANYTHING to do with it then. He told me
his brother owned the distillery.
"Was this money contributed by the
dive keepers of the TenderloinY'
"No money was contributed for me.
"Did YOU ever find out how your ward
man, Dunlap, owned two houses?"
"No, sir L did not. y
"Where did your wife get that immense
diamond cross?'
"She doesn't wear diamond cross.
"But she used to wear it?'
"She may have done so.
"Now. amt it a fact that the diamond
cross was got from notorious woman III
the Tenderloin?"
This vexed the big inspector 81 will
swear" said he, "that if you or andybody
else SAYS she got diamond cross from a
notorious woman, it is lie.
"Where is the big diamond ring you
wore.'
"This is the only one l ever wore,
tshowing his ring).
"What has become of the ring you took
off Madame Patel's Fingers
Il never took ring off her finger
don t know the woman
"You know the French madam
'No, sir. 3"
The inspector then denied he ever re-
ceived present of two Jersey cows from
a French madam.
"Did you ever get any of the protection
money paid in the Tendcrloin?"
mo sir.
"Did YOU ever hear of dive in the
Tenderloin precincts"
'I don't know what you mean by a
dive"
What, you, the inspector of police,
dom { know the meaning of dive!"
mo, sir
The inspector was again questioned
about his record
He admitted that Commissioners Fitz
John Porter and Voorhis once voted him
guilty on seven out of nine charges.
''Mr. Goff read list of alleged dis
orderly houses in the Tenderloin when
Williams was captain. The big inspector
remembered some of the houses and said
he raided them again and again Mt
Goff showed by the records that up to Feb.
10, 1886, the inspector raided but two
houses, one of those on compliant OF an
inmate whose clothes We're stolen.
Williams said he bought the safe in his
house to keep title deeds and other things
in. He never made collections, nor did
his wardmen for him. He did not say he
was not such a chump as to invest IN a
brown stone house. He did not say that
some day this thing would break and he
would land on his feet Anyone who said
that said what was false, and If he tGoff)
said so. it was false. Chairman Lexow
rebuked the witness.
Williams denied that except for sloo
mine share he did not hold a single sectir-
ity in the world. He was worth from
$50. 900 to $40, 900. The inspector relnem-
bered that he and Sheehan had some con-