The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-12-20

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13ew York, Dec. s.-SuperiItendent
= Byrnes figured conspicuously In the
testimony of two witnesses before the
Iyexow committee today. John Mar
s,ett, formerly an agent OF the Society
for the Prevention Of Crime, testified
that Superintendent Byrnes had bull
dozed him with threats and force into
divulging the secrets Of his society and
had afterward relented when he
learned that the witness was brother
Mascn
Hattie Ross, colored woman, who,
some years ago. conducted two disor-
Derby houses in this city. swore she
paid protection money 50 wardmen
under Captain Byrnes. superintendent
of paIice
superintendent Byrnes denied all the
allegations against him. Other inci-
dents OF interest occurred before the
Gonmittees but none of them caused
such excitement as did the mention OF
superintendent Byrnes.
Ex-Inspector Steers was in the court
rom today. He announced a readi-
ness to go On the stand and deny Ser
Eeant Tayior's accusations.
Inspectors MeAvoy, Williams and
Mclaughlin were subpoenaed to testi-
~ before the committee, but Williams
was Temporarily excused and the other
two were not called during the day.
Police Inspector Williams, who, with
other inspectors, had been subpoenaed
TO testify before the Lexow committee
today. was excused until tomorrow.
DR.. Owen J. Ward, of Gouverner hos
pItal who was yesterday appointed to
examine Honest" John Martin re-
ported that the latter was very i'll and
not in q. condition to testify before the
committee.
Mr. Goff announced that in connec-
ton with the evidence already ed-
duced regarding the payment of PEN
sions to retired officers, he had discov-
cred that Policeman Thomas Bradley
was now acting as chief of police at
Norwalk, Conn, and at the sgme time
drawing a police pension from this.
city.
Policeman Interman, who TESTIFIED
Yesterday. was placed on the stand.
He stated that he had not told the
truth yesterda.- Then Senator O'Con-
nor turned and asked: Can you tell
me, officer why it is that a police Of
sicer will get on the stand and swear
10 an untruth? Is it fear of their SUI
perior oficers?"
Yes, that is it,
Sergeant Burns, one of Captain AL
layre's suFbordinates, swore that he did
not know that dock policeman had
ITO pay ene-half of their extra earrings
TO the captains Of the steamboat squad.
He admitted that it is a. common rr-
NOR, however, that this is done.
NOW, about Sergeant Taylor's tes-
timony. Can you tell us what became
,s,l, IT, i
on the desk?'
Witness had no recollection of see
irg such envelope as that described by
Sergeant Taylor marked street clean
ing report" in the packages daily sent
to the inspector.
"Will you swear yon knew nothing
whatever about this envelope contain
ing money!"
Eyes"
Sergeant Cornelius Reid. another
subordinate of Captain Allayre, next
testified. Witness had no personal
knowledge nor had he heard any rumor
of the collection of money, described by
Sergeant Taylor.
Then Taylor was recalled to the
stand. Mr.. Golf read from an inter
view with eX-Inspector Steers, in which
be was quoted as saying that Taylor's
testimony was a tissue Of falsehoods
and was given simply as a, mode of
vengeance for his refusal to grant the
sergeant a favor.
Are you still prepared to swear as
you did yesterday?'
II am, for told the truth
Did YOU call on MIR. Steers last Sat
urday, as the interview relates?"
Il did"
did the purported conversat ton oc-
cur between You and he?"
mo, it did not
Taylor said: Il went TO see Inspec-
tor Steers last Saturday evening and
told him that I intended to tell the
truth. He asked If / intended TO men,
ton his name, and I told him I was
going to tell. the truth, no matter whom
il might implicate."
Had you been drinking, as charged?"
mo. had not
Now, sergeant asked Senator
I.exow, chow do you account for the
fact that both the other sergeants have
denied they ever saw the enTelope@'
We'll, they might not have seen
shy"
rs it possible, then. that they know
nothing about it?'
Yes: I never told any one of them"
Mr.. Goff led the witness to say that
the money was paid to the captain of
the steamboat squad in order that the
officers might be permitted their as
signment to duty on the docks. Wit
ness said he had been approac led by
several people in reference to his les
tinony of yesterday, but refused to
say anything about 1t. He had no
knowledge of any other money being
collected in that precinct besides The
dock money. Taylor also said that
Steers had never told him whether OF
not he divided the money with anyone.
and he was not aware that The :nspcc-
tor did not make any division.
Shortly before the opening CT the
afternoon session, ex-Inspector Steers
entered the courtroom and cook seat
beside Captain Allayre. Captain An
taony J. Ailayre was the 1rst witaes SIS
this afternoon.
WHO made you captain?" asked Mr..
Goff
Thomas Z. Acton, in 1857.
Witness said that in 1888 ne bought
a house at 143 f.. Nineteenth strct'1
paying S12 900 cash. allowing tne Bow
cry Savings bank TO retain a mort &c
on the property for 5000. This lien
he paid off in two wears. T.. 1872 he
sold the house for S1s,500 and u owed
up to Harlem. Then he bougat a
house on Ninety-third street, paying
$27, for it, $1,000 in cash and giving
a mortgage for the remaining $4,000;
this mortgage was paid up a few
months ago. Witness said he had
$1,000 in different banks. and that nei-
Their his wife nor daughter owned
property Of any description He is
now in command of the steamboat
squads.
You appointed your own wardmen?"
mo. did not"
Did you ever hear of any of these