Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-12-26
Resumption of the Lexow Commit
tees Sessions.
GOFF'S ATTITUDE TOWARD SHEEHAN
More Testimony in Regard to
'.,s Police BIackmaiI.
CONTRIBUTIONS TO CAPTAINS

NEW YORK. December 26.-Promise CT
sensational developments in the police
scandals drew TO the court room wherein
the Lexow committee is holding it's ses-
sions many times the number of people
who could be granted admittance today.
Among the well-known persons In the
room when proceedings were begun was
the Rev. DR.. Lyman Abbott. Justice Voor-
his, who has been asking to be put upon
the witness stand in order that he might
clear himself of the charges made by Capt.
Creeden and Go-between Reppahagen, held
an animated conversation with Counsel
Goff.
When Chairman Lexow raped his gavel
Mr.. Goff started off by reading two letters
sent by Commissioner Sheehan to Capt.
Schmittberger in reference to Proctor, the
alleged gambler and friend of the COM
missioner. The first was dated September
10. 1893, at police headquarters. 1t asked
the captain TO exercise his influence to have
a man named Morris Murphy appointed as
q conduo tor on the Broadway cable road.
The second, also dated from police head
quarters, on September %, 1893, made
similar request for Charles Bates on the
9Th avenue surface road. Mr.. Gon also
produced another letter making a similar
request on behalf of William Schaefer.
Mr. Goff observed that the first two were
written on the note paper of police head
quarters, the third on the letter paper or
the commissioners law firm, while the one'
written regarding Proctor was on plain
note paper. Mr.. Con- then read letter lie,
ceIyed this morning by Assistant Counsel
Moss from Commissioner Sheehan Ine
letter inclosed a newspaper interview Win
Mr. Moss, In which the latter had Sood
word to say for the commissioned ana lor
gr
concluded:
..At a time when there appears to be
general determination to ruin and destroy
me- even a kind word is to be appreciated.
Mr. Golf said: There has never been,
30 far as this committee Is concerned,
determination or wish TO destroy COM
missioner Sheehan or any one else.
Ex-Wardman Shabby was then recalled
to the stand. He said ne had served as
wardman in the twelfth precinct under
Capts. Webb, Doherty, Eaklns and SnultZ,
and had collected money monthly from dis
orderly houses, pool rooms, policy shops
and saloons. He gave the money TO Capt
Webb and never retained any OF it.
What did these people pay?'
Pool rooms, $50 month; policy shops,
SO: liquor dealers, -, and houses of ILL
fame, so. The average monthly coilec-
ton was S400.'
what was the highest amount you ever
received in a MONTH?
six hundred dollars"
why were the liquor dealers let off so
easily?'
well. they paid their contribution t> the
local association. John Clancy was presi-
dent at the time. The saloon keepers who
paid monthly would not be prosecuted for
violations of the excise law
Witness said that two policy dealers paid
for all.
And you handed all the money to Capt.
webb?'
Yes, and he returned me a portion of it,
."And If these people who had paid yio-
lo fa6 he In fhay nt hs.i irafn al
within
''Yes."
And you told these people that the
money you collected was for the captain?"
II may have said so.''
Did you ever turn over to the captain
all the money you collected?'
Yes. and in Capt. Webb's time he re-
turned me portion of it,
How much did you collect from 1883 TO
lSS0 under Capt. Webb?"
about 5000 year"
Capt Doherty succeeded Capt. Webb
How long did he remain in command?"
Eighteen months l collected for him."
Tell as the process"
Il got the policy shops collections under
him. McCabe and Freedman. the two rep
resentative policy dealers, paid me per
sonally every month. The procedure was
practically the same as under Capt. Webb"
How much did you collect under DOH
srty:"
From 800 to $500 a month 1 deducted
. portion for myself. 1 don't know wheth-
or told him about 1t or not
Then with Capt. Doherty's approval you
understanding that they were to be allow
Cd to violate the law%
YES"
Were these people ever interfered
vith?'
mot unless a complaint was made by
some prominent citizens"
Then you collected about Sc 800 in Capt
poherty's time and gave it to him as a
bribe?"
yes"
"who succeeded Doherty?"
Capt Eakins. He remained in the sta
tion about eighteen months. / made the
usual monthly collections during his cap
taincy." ......- -l.r
''Did he express any surprise when you
handed him the money! asked Chairman
Lexow.
Not the slightest" replied the witness.
Witness said the collections made under
Capt Eakins averaged 500 4 month. There
was no collection made from the liquor
dealers in his time.
At this point DIR. Parkhurst entered the
room and conversed with Mr.. Moss.
II had" continued the witness, "a con-
yersation with Capt. McCullagh. and after
that there was no collection from the sa-
loon keepers Individually"
But you collected from some individu-
ally. did you not?'
'"Yes. from those who were not members
Of the Liquor Dealers Association. Clancy
paid for the association. Under Eakins,
the Subscription from the policy shops was
raised from SO to $50 n month. We heard
that policy dealers We're paying $40 in
other precincts, we made the raise
Witness said that this money was paid
as a bribe The police never intersered
with any of these houses unless there were
charges of assault or robbery. or sonIc-
thing OF that kind coming from them.
In reply to the chairman's question. wit
ness said that the proprietor of a house
who did not pay had to close.
Capt. Schultz, Shelby said. succeeded
Capt. EaRins. and things went along In
about the same way. There were no pool
rooms in the precinct during Schultz's
time
did you do anything but collect?"
"Oh. yes, did my duties as a police
man"
"You were then endeavoring to detect
erime?"
"Yes," replied the witness and without
o smile he left the stand.
Police Captain Martens was then called
He was sworn and then asked to step
Down.
Samuel Lowenthal testified that he acted
a. lawyer fer a Mrs. Blood and conveyed
10 her a house In West Goth street. He
searched for the title. She bought the
house in the ordinary way.
ibid she tell you she had to purchase a
house under compulsion of a police offcer%"