The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-12-30


stock, some of his own and some on
margins.
Every turn Of the wheel" said he,
means $500 lost or gained
NO POINTERS TO GIVE.
He estimated that he was worth $780,
600. He refused to tell the names Of
the stocks, as many people might go
down town Monday and lose their mon
ey.
II am willing to give the names in
confidence to the committee and coun-
sci but don't want them to be made
public"
Then Mr.. Golf asked as to the sup
preston of prostitution.
when ] became acting superintend-
ent put down about 500 houses in this
city. After 1 became superintendent
there came change. If these women
came before the police commissions
and said they paid to be protected they
would not be believed. If they went be-
fore the police justices they were not be-
lieved; if they went before tn grand
jury they were not believed. / en-
deavored to put an end to the evil and
ordered these houses to be broken up if
possible.
Il want to give DR.. Parkhurst all the
help l can, although he is bounding
me every time he gets a chance DIR.
Parkhurst has created a public senti-
ment which would never have existed
in this city If it had not been manu-
featured and without which it would
have been impossible to have compelled
the owners of the houses to give up
their business as they have done"
when became superintendent be-
lieved the department was honey
combed with certainabuses. In order
to put an end to that state Of things
L transferred many Of the officers to
other precincts, notably. the Eleventh,
Fourteenth, Fifteenth, Twenty-second
and Twenty-ninth. If 1 thought the
officers transferred were not doing
their duty I transferred them again.
/ may say that 1 made it possible for
the committee to conduct this investi-
cation with the success that 1t has
done. Applause)
COULDN'T MOVE A MAN.
Then" said Mr.. Golf, your evidence
is that but for the efforts of DR.. Park
hurct and the public effect Of the ac-
ton of the committee, you would be
powerless to put an end to this state of
t thing. Only for these things would
this corruption have continued?"
No, it would to some extent"
"Why?"
Because I am so tied up. have
no power to detail special men in nv
precinct. l could not move a man from
here to Fourteenth street without an or
DER from the police commissioners.
But two commissioners have sworn
that you exercise all the power"
THAT Is not So"
We'll, as to the Matchmaking Of mer-
chants and storekeepers?"
ON, II 1 was to attempt to detail
corporation ordinances, I would not be
Of police in a week"
MI. MOSS then reaG an extract from
in yr-l,t 4I, r.
reported to have said that the agents
or the Parkhurst society were living on
ana fostering crime. He at the same
time said he would not do all in his
power to purge the police department.
never" said the superintendent,
made the statements attributed to me
In that interview. 1 reported several
captains for not carrying out their
duty. and asked that a rule be made
rendering the inspectors liable for their
districts, but the commissioners re-
fused
WANTED TO RESIGN.
Have you ever accepted money for
not carrying out the law?"
Il never accepted dollar in my life !
unless honestly"
Witness went on to say that II he had !
been dishonest he would not have held |
the position as long as he did"
The audience here broke into ap-
plauSe. Witness then stated that as |
long as politics governed the depart- |
ment the appointments would never be |
efficient.
Superintendent Byrnes then discus
sed the excise law and said 1t was i'm,
possible TO detect violations If men went |
In uniforms, but that the commission |
ers would not allaw the men to act 9TH |
erwiSe.
The difference of Commissioner Mar
tens with the captains at the time of |
the 1892 election was then referred to |
and Superintendent Byrnes described /
the meeting as follows:
Commissioner Martens told me that /
he was going to attend the meeting OF |
police captains had calld on the Sun |
day before election day to instruct /
them as to their duties. told him I |
thought it better for him not to come
there.
He asked Mcclave. the Republican
commissioner, to come but he refused.
Mr.. Martens insisted on addressing the
and told them not to allow
the United States marshals TO interfere
with them. I objected TO this and in
structed the men as to their exact du-
ties"
But Commissioner Martens swore
that he went there at your request"
He swcre to what was false"
And that you asked him to address
the men,
That is also false When I refused
to let his instructions go 10 the can
-ains they were so pleased that two Of
hem came and kissed my hand"
He denied that he had ever interser-
I'd with DR.. Parkhurst in his resea riches
n the eleventh precinct
BYRNES RESIGNS.
Superintendent Byrnes then said that
lie had written letter 10 Mayor-elect |
Strong rendering his resignation. He
handed the letter 10 Chairman Lexov. |
who transferred il TO Mr. Golf. Mr..
Soft requested Mr.. Moss TO read the
etter which was as follows:
Police headquarters. 500 Mulberry
street New York, Dec Is, 1894.
To Colonel ". L Strong
Dear Sir-I appreciate as fully as any
ran can the tremendous responsibility
hat VIII come on you when you assume
he duties Of mayor and undertake the
'eforrT Of the various departments Of
he city government
! desire not 10 he an obstacle or an
Embarrassment 10 you IN anything that
-ou may poTposa 20 do with the police
department. On the contrary I wish
% aid you in any way that I can.
assume that you are now considering
What action you ought 10 take at the
5utset OF your administration and with
What legislation TO make such action
i. therefore, now place in your hands
ny request 10 be retired from the post
Il superintendent 10 be used by you
" not al any time after the first Of Ian
lary, as you see Mt
And let ne further say that you may |