The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-12-20


Inspector Steers moneys collected from
patrolmen which they had received from
steamboat and railroad companies, swore
yesterday that Steers had accepted money
as bribes to permit the policemen to re-
main on their respective beats Taylor
| did not know what Steers did with the
money, but to him it appeared that some
of the Doodle was divided with some one
else. The sergeant also denied Steers
statement that his testimony was false
and had been given in spite.
Ex-Inspector Steers was in the court
room He announced a readiness to go on
the stand and deny Taylors accusations.
Inspectors McAvoy, Williams and Nc
Laughlin were subp9naed to appear be-
fore the committee.
DR. Owen J. Ward reported that "Hon-
est John Martin, the man who handled
| Captain Creedens $4,000, was too ill to
| testify.
| Counsel Goff announced that Thomas
Bradley, formerly of the Twenty ninth
| precinct, was retired on half pay as u
| roundsman, but is now acting as chief of
| police at Norwalk, Conn. 81 merely wish, "
said Mr.. Golf, to call attention to the po-
lice pension system, which is absurd and
deserving of the attention of the legisla-
ture."
| Policeman Herman Interman swore that
he did not testify truthfully on Tuesday
when he said that he had never paid over
] any of the money given him by the Amer
| lean Steamship line to his superior officers.
| He had given up half Of his extra earnings
to Captain Gastlin, and then S25 out of $40
! a month to Captain Schmittberger. In
terman also acknowledged that policemen
were afraid to testify before the Lexow
committee because they feared the dis
pleasure of their superior officers.
Sergeants Byrne and Cornelius Reid, of
the steamboat squad, testified that it was
improbable that Sergeant Taylor had sent
money to Inspector Steers in the manner
he described before the committee.
Captain Allaire commander of the steam
boat squad, denied all knowledge of the
collection of money from steamship and
railroad lines. Mr.. Goff questioned him
long and earnestly, but Allaire's entire
testimony was a repudiation and denial of
all allegations made against him by other
witnesses. Allaire said he owned a house
valued at S97, 900, and had money in the
bank not exceeding $1,000. The captain
swore that he had always done all in his
power to suppress gambling, disorderly
houses and other crime in his precinct
|
legged payment of money TO Inspector
Steers. Rumors had come to him that
policemen had illicitly collected moneys
from citizens, but he had positively for
hidden such doing.
Mr.. Goff attempted to draw various
statements from Allaire but failed, anC
the witness left the stand apparently well
satisfied.
Hattie Ross colored, swore that in 1875
she opened two disorderly houses in tn,
Fifteenth precinct. She paid $50 month
as protection money for each house t,
Wardman Slavin. Captain Byrnes, nov
superintendent, was in command of tn,
precinct at the time She also paid sim
liar sums of money to wardmen unde
Captain BrOgan, who succeeded Byrnes
Incidentally Hattie testified that in eigh
years AL Adams, a policy dealer, had vic
timized her out Of S47 600. She also ran
disorderly house in the tenderloin distric
when Captain McAvoy was in command
but she did not have to pay protection
money there
Superintendent Byrnes heard of the ties
timony given against him by John Mar
rett a few minutes after that witness ties
titled. He Immediately locked himself ii
his Office at police headquarters, and 70
an hour examined papers hearing on tn
matter referred TO by Murrett. Afterwar,
the superintendent said Of Marrett: Gal
= he says is untrue except that he came t
my house under false pretences Whe
the proper time comes l shall tell my sJor
in the proper place,
Police Captain Schmittberger, who's
trial on a charge of bribery has been st
for Jan. z, was again arrested yesterda
afternoon on an Indictment found Oct :
last, charging him with accepting $50
brba from Augustin Forget, agent of tn
: French steamship line. Schmittberger
bail on the last Indictment was fixed &
81 800 the same amount of bond which h
had furnished on the previous charg
Captain Schmttberger furnished bail an
resumed command of his precinct.
Inspector Mclaughlin, who was sui
punaed to appear before the committe
is reported ILL.,
Rumors of impending arrests of hig