The evening world., 1894-06-09
MANY WOULD TESTIFY
Golf Deluged with Letters from
Disorderly House Keepers.
Anxious TO Tell About Police "Pro.
lection" Blackmail.
Gov. Flower Asked to Contribute to
the ComIAittce's Fund.

The LeXow Police Investigating Com
mittee will have no end of Witnesses
to choose from next week. 1t was
learned this morning that the effect OF
the dismissal of the indictment agains;
Mrs. Lena Cohen by Judge MARITIME or
Thursday has been followed by a frantic
rush OF persons engaged In similar &C.
cupations to the Committee, who are
willing TO tell all they know about the
Matchmaking system of police captains
and ward men.
Since 1t has been evident that the
keepers of disordcrly houses will be pro-
tected by the courts In giving their tcs-
timony. they are only too anxious to go
on record, and Mr.. Goff's mail has been
full Of letters from people who have vol
unteered to go on the witness stand.
1t is probable, however, hat only a
part of the testimony which Is to be
given next week will be of this char
acter. What the Committee Is anxious
to get at is thes inside methods OF the
higher officials Of the Police Depart
ment, and Mr.. Goff has yet n great
many questions to ask Police Commits
stone McClave, who has been i'll ever
since he gave his last Testimony and
unable to appear.
Ex-Son-!n-Law Granger gave so much
additional testimony duplicating Mr.. Nc
Claye in the buying and selling OF posi-
tons on the police force that the Com
missioner will be compelled to appear
and answer 1t.
1t Is said that information has also
come to the Committee furnishing clear
proof that the regular price for a Cap
l m n Ia I N LNttp . ~a ,xVtl1
be asked by Mr.. Goff of Mr.. McClave as
TO the entry Of 81, 333. IS in his handbook
about the. time n ~well-known Captain
received his appointment.
If Mr.. McClave should be unable to
appear on account of his ill-health, 1t IL
probable that. other Commissioners will
be surnmoned as witnesses. The first
to be called, 1t Is understood, will be
John G. Sheehan, who is expected to
furnish some valuable information to
the Commit ee, not only in regard to tho
IN regard to the affairs OF the Pequod
Club. the T'ammany district association,
of which he is President,
The examination of the membership
roll OF this Club has revealed the fact
that 1t includes the names of n large
number Of police officers. from captains
and inspectors down to humble patrol;
men. all of whom are supposed to avail
themselves of the political pull which
membership in this Club Is believed to
confer, AZ my rate, 1t appears that the
L N'ruou- Niup u IioIc ppI'uidl III tic
police force than any other Tammany
organization in the city.
Neither Mr.. Golf nor eMr. Jerome was
to be found at his office this morning,
and it was said at Mr.. LeXow,,s office
that the Senator would not be in town
to-day. az he had decided to a n
much-needed rest at his country home
in Nyack after the heavy work of the
past week.
1t was said to-day that ex-President
Charles S, Smith, of the Chamber Of
Commerce. had written to o Flower
asking him as a patriotic citizen Of New
York and a member of the Chamber Of
Commerce to Come down with n hand
some subscription to help defray the
expenses of the LeXow Committee. and
that the figure named was Sl,OO0.
As the Governor vetoed the bill appro-
priating S25, 600 to cover the expenses OF
the Investigation 1t is regarded as nc
more thar fair that he should put his
hand in his own pocket now that 1t Is
so plain to every one that his veto was
a great mistake.
1t is believed the Governor will come
down. literally.