Birmingham age-herald., 1894-12-28
TIE LEXOW INVESTIGATION Grows More and More Interesting
 Daily.
INSPECTOR WILLIAMS UP
And Hr. Golf Pinches Him in One or Two Places, but no
 Howl Comes.

between Inspector Alex s. Williams and lnquisitor John w. Golf was resumed tbis morning in part of the sul lerior court. Lawyer Golf suddenly asked for an ad- journment last night just when the exami- nation was getting in shape. Mir. Golf had had night to think over his plans. h. spector Williams was early on hand.
 The Rev. pr. Lyman Abbott of Brook 1yn was an early visitor.
 The fact that the inspector was to resume the stand attracted large crowd of visitors, and it required the services of half dozen policemen to keep ths entrance to the court room clear.
 The members Of the committee were slow In getting together and it was Il o'clock before any of ihe senators appeared. Po- lice Captain Martens came in and took his seat near inspector Williams. They chatted earnestly together.
 When Lawyer Golf came in he and Chair man Lexow had a long confereEcs. The official stenographer was by their side taking down what was said. Inspector McAvoy, in full uniform, came in just be- fore the session began.
 It was just Il :35 o'clock when Chairman Lexow rapped for order. Captain Martens n Mir. Golf.
 Capt. William Meakin was called three times, but there was no response.
 II ask, said MT. Golf, eff Captain Meakin fails to respond? want to know II he is an honest man. l have a letter from his physician saying that the mus cuiar trouble from which he is suffering is not sufficient to prove his absence
 fhe names of Captains Wash burn and N estervelt were then called. They were both reported as sick.
 s'Captain Westervelt,' said MT. Golf, twas at the station house two hours ago and received a sub, oe ,a.''
 Inspector Williams then took the stand. ss1ell me where in Japan,D said MT. Golf, .you owned property.n
 .'1n the northern part of Japan,' was the reply.
 ,,,,a i.Did you res, ever see paper giving you t.Yes, sir. ''
 ssIhe consul-general of Japan informs me that you had no property in Japan at the time that you said you had. '
 .He must be mistaken, for was there at the time.'
 :. Is the consul general Harp
 {. lie is liable to make a inistake.''
 The witness said he did not remember that Commissioner French introduced Perkins to him when he was in the street cleaning departments.
 
 force who has not beeen charged with as many crimes as you?''
 .sl never heard was charged"
 ou never heard you were accused of stealing stockings from prostitute2'' sslt is a lie (excitedy); no man ever &C., cused me of stealing these things.'
 Mir. Golf then read an extract from fhe police department records, dated March 29, 1874, from which he said Superintendent Walllng made charges against Inspector Gf lrFr lyaf hon xf pistol a velvet vest, a gold headed cane and dozen and half of stockings. "Do you still say no man ever accused you of stealing stockings?"
 Superintendent Walling did not charge me. '
 iWho charged you then? It must have been the woman. That makes the thing worse, to be charged by woman from a house of ill-repute. Will you dare say that charges were not preferred and that you thought they would not be referred to because you succeeded in getting them off the records?p
 1t is a lie to say got them off the records.'
 MT. Golf pressed the inspector hard at this point and the latter interrupted fre- quently. Mir. Golf had to admonish him. stWill you deny that these charges were Walling?''
 ..! have no recollection of them."
 
 you be likely to forget them?"
 .sI think not.''
 ssI ask you again will you deny on oath that the charges were not preferred?" "l will not deny on oath, but have no recollection of them.'
 s'Do you remember appearing at head quarters on April 9, 1875, and standing your trial on such charges made by Louisa Smith?'
 1T don't remember.n
 r Goff hera aoid bof f,,r ord @o tain Williams there was no record in the case of a notable trial from which he was discharged when the records were first called by the committee. "When we called atten- ton to Its absence from the records," said Mir. Golf, ''it was put in. This was the case of Howard Crosby vs. Inspector Will liams.'
 The witness, in reply to MT. Golf, said he remained in the Eighth precinct until September, 1874, when he was transferred to the Fourth precinct. The inspector de- nied that man named Connolly acted as his wardman and collected in the Eighth precinct.
 1T found houses of ill fame,'' said the Inspector, "in the Eighth precinct, and left them there because it was fashionable. '' "Do you mean to say that you, an in- spector of police, left disorderly houses alone because it was fashiouable2" "Ifyou put it that way.' The witness said that he arrested 600 women the first
  meant by "fashionable' was that it was impossible to root out all the houses. Your precinct was the most disorderly in the city?''
 tsI don't know that3'' ssYou knew Laura and Madame Bennett. who ran disorderly houses in your pre-. cipct?'' s'I heard of such people.'' "Wero there any, respectable people near Madame Bennett?'' s"Yes, sir; plenty. A respectable family | named Myers lived there. ' sHow is 1t you allowed such notorious houses to exist2' HThey were not notorious, Mir. Goff." Did you ever report those bouses7'' 'sYes. sir; to the police commissioners and grand jury" MT. Goh then read lengthy list of French houses which fourished on Greene street in Captain Williams' time. The in- spector said he could not recall the houses | mentioned. Mir. Con also read from re- 1qyt made by the board of education. Il Wnllama repoited to the board that eighty: