New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-23

HIS ASSOCIATES LETTER INTRoDUC-
ING PRoCToR-EXCITEMENT OVER
FRIDAYS DISCLOSURES STILL
RUNS HIGH-FURTHER con-
FEssIoNs EXPECTED.
,erybody in New-Yorls talked yesterday about
.ne amazing revelations which were made by
Police Captain Max +. Schmittberger in his long
confession before the Lexow Committee on Fri
day The genera, opinion was that Schmittberger
had told the truth. and that other captains would
soon be tumbling over each other in their eager
ness TO follow him on the witness-stand and cor
roborate his story by confessions Of their own.
There seemed TO be no doubt that Schmttberger's
statements which implicated Commissioners Mar
Tin and Sheehan and Inspectors Williams and
McAyoy are to be supported by more positive
testimony immedia tely after Christmas. and that
indictments will be found upon the charges
AGAINST the four high officials of the Police De-
partment.
A great many prominent and influential New
Workers expressed the conviction yesterday that
the general character If the testimony which
had been taken before the committee tended to
Mace Superintendent Byrnes in a very favorable
Hight before the public and that the confession
Of schmittberger could only strengthen the i'm
ing against heavy odds iii trying to make the
noice enforce the law in the city. The testi-
nonv has shown that Commissioners. inspectors
and CAPTAINS were arrayed against Superin-
tendent Byrnes in the protection of places where
the law was being violated. There can be no
doubt under the circumstances. that Super
intendent Byrnes will De called as witness
before the committee TO explain how his efforts
10 enforce the laws have been frustrated by the
interference of Commissioners and by the false
reports and collusion of subordinates The Sup r
intendent will be requested to tell the COM
mittee all he knows about the department in
which he is the chief executive officer.
Mr.. BYRNEs ANXIOUS TO TESTIFY.
The Superintendent told all his most intimate
friends some time ago that he would surely go
before the committee. and that he was ready TO
answer fully freely and frankly any questions
that might be put TO him. He declared that he
desired to be of service 10 the best interests of the
community by every means in his power. He Is
confident that no can offer any evidence OF
anything dscreditable in his career or any fall
ure 10 do his whole duty as police official. and
he told his friends that he would welcome the op-
portunity TO go before the Lexow Committee and
give them all the information which he pos
sessed There can be no reasonable doubt that
the SCperintenQent VIII anu eoA4ii"4
schmittberger's testimony in regard to the Super
,ntendent's efforts to enforce the law and in re-
urd to the obstructions which he encountered
nom corrupt members Of the Police Board ana
Auin corrupt inepccsor, and captains
The evidence to be given by superintendent
Byrnes following that given by Schmittberger,
may possibly result in the trial and conviction OF
Police Commissioners Martin and Sheehan ana Oh
Inspectors Williams and McAvoy and OF captain
Price and other well-known police officials. IL
these results and the thorough puriilcaton anu
reorganization OF the rotten Police Department
shall be brought about by the evidence and the
efforts OF Superintendent Byrnes, well-known citi-
zens say that the community will owe great
debt of gratitude TO the Superintendent.
TALK ABOUT MARTENS
Police Captain Martens. OF the East lhir'y -''i~N
st. station. mentioned yesterday as the cap
tain most likely 10 follow the example OF Schmi'l-
berger and make a confession imphcauhs III
spector Williams. With the confessions OF cap
tains Crecden and Schmittberger already before
the public and with the conviction or stephenson
as a reminder, ii is TO be expected that ioie
than one captain will be willing 10 gam iii'-
munitv from imprisonment by making clean
breast Of what he knows. Martens Is a'cauy
under in Indictment, and the case against him IS
He has been implicated afresh by Schi'ii'r
berger's testimony.
Martens went TO the office Of Inspector Will
,ams Yesterday. and the two men had secret
talk after which the captain would say 10 re-
porters only that he had never paid any money
for his appointment. He declined 10 taiK apou'
q report that he was to be voluntary "'"e
before the committee. There seems 10 W "o
doubt In The minds OF many persons VIM "'o
both Martens and Williams that the captain" "a"
implicate the inspector and also ifnpilc"'e o'
high officials in the department, II ne c"oose"
10 tell what he knows
What Williams may do when the sta'eiiie"''
made by Schmlttberger are corroDora'eo' "o"e
OF his acouaintances can say. 1t is not oene'."
that he will be willing TO "squeaL even ~ '
committee would be willing TO accept "'' ' '
mony Neither is he expected 10 !"i "'
He Is expected TO make long hght aBain'' '',
uc,ion He has resembled John J. McNa"e III
hb methods Of buster. and ike Mchahe' "' N'
hghttO the last ditch
WHAT MARTIN SAID
Police Commissioner Martin yes'eu"' r
out statement which he had taken '"e
TO write with great care. apparently anu
nevertheless went a long way 10 CO.. g.
testimony 81 Schmittberger which II wac
tended 10 deny. The Commissioner oo''
cation Is as follows:
In regard TO Captain Schmttpergeeda, ger Committee
on the witness stand before the LeA"w ",,tb having
yesterdav wherein he charges me VIII t,Ii,,nd M dis.
given him certain orders protect an assea by
orderly house In West Fifty-hist-s1t s1t,u"np state
q Mrs Nest / wish 10 make the iono"'"e
ment: a.. ,,ha,ever
have no acquaintance with MIS- MIS- w Syss in com
At the time Captain Schmittberger was ,riend OF
mand of the twenty second Precinct a., ,t'm whose
nine prominent business man ~ ,hts Tine and
name am unwilling 10 give at TINS tn,I IN, me
prefer never to do so unless 1t is forced Icn iLG oi
met me al my club and told me That a Roint pom made
Ger had called az Mrs Vests house ana hau ma. az.
some inquiries annoying 70 her. snyderlv y house,
plalned TO me that she kept no disofdeiH ,.ho
but the mistress OF OF his associats howsc
provided home for her. He assured me w H. can
Vas entirely private and asked me 70 see ,he
tain aiout sen, for CAPTAIN Schfnlttptisti'