The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-12-29


bur before Mr. Gof had got well uTl-
Ger way the court room was rapidly
filled, and there was the usual thruug
OF spectators,
Inspector Williams again daced Mr.
Gcff, and resumed his hard, dry de-
mails of having received any money or
brides Of any description. He got very
angry when questioned about his wife's
diamonds, particularly a, diamond cross
in regard to which MIR. Goff asked him
II it came from q woman of ill-rapute.
Commissioner Martin Yves the next
witness VINO excited the most interest.
Anthony Comstock appeared with a
demand ITO he heard On regard TO Mr..
COTS charges against him, but ne was
hearing would close tomorrow for the
present
Mr.. Cor said:
Through the Kindness Of the Asso-
Glazed Press have been supplied with
a copy Of an interview with Mr.. COM
stock last night, and / will now say
that decline to say anything Or have
any communication with Mr. G0nstock
until he puts in writing all ne Knows
and all he is prepared TO say in refer
ence to a certain case in which he says
] Was prosecutor while holding the pc
eitfon OF assistant district attorney.
THE chair is still open for any per
son who wishes vindication. ard as
this committee viii have 70 adjourn
i feel certain that there will be a NUM-
Der of claimants for vindication after
fhe session has ended
In the Lexow committee today In
r-pector Williams took the stand. Golf
asked Williams if he ever had any
United States bonds, and witness said
uhe never had. Several questions as to
witnesses property followed and also a
few question about william yacht Eli
eanor. Then Golf began asking about
money u * ms r.ceivvd as gratuities
while in command of the "tenderloin"
precinct.
mot a penny was the reply.
did you get any money!"
Eyes, but not in 'tenderloin' as you
call it. got money down town.
From whom
prom the firm of Fleiss & Hoy, Al
Broadway"
How much did you get?"
'About $1,000 or $1,000. FIeis5 said
he was dealing in stocks. I gave him
no money, but he said he was willing
to take the risk. I did not know any
thing abb business"
This Mr.. Fleiss is connected with
the Hollywood Whisky company, in
which you were accused of having in
terest?'
Yes. L believe so; but he had no po-
sition in the company at that time. He
told me his brother was connected
with the company"
'sDid you ever send for an envelope
containing valuable property and have
it taken from Wardman Dunlap room
when he was dying?"
mo, sir"
"Witness said he had an account in
the Bowery Savings bank of less than
$500; one in Seaman's of less than
81 900, and one IN Dry Dock of less
than So 900. He did not have any 9TH
er accounts, nut his wife might have.
He knew his wife got $1,000 from Peter
Head, Scotland.
Did your wife wear a diamond
CROSSE"
81 ne er knew her to wear one
WAS it not taken from the French
Madame, a notorious woman?"
II deny it and brand it as an in
famous lie,'' shouted the witness, pas
sionately.
Il never knew the French Madame
She was not French--she was Ger
man." was the next reply to COTS
probes.
Did you ever get a presentation In
Lyric hall?"
Eyes, an album
what was it worth?"
Two thousand five hundred dollars.
IT was presented to me by Jerome
Buck. Several persons subscribed to
the fund TO buy the album; among
them were several judges Of criminal
courts here, after 1 was exonerated on
trial"
"Did you eat pigeons at belmont
cos" asked Nj off.
You are romancing." exclaimed
Williams.
''Do you know what a pigeon is?"
Yes. bird"
"A bird that. flies from Delmonico's
with an envelope containing So bill
TO the station house, eh?"
II know nothing about it.
Did you not collect S. from Charlie
Delmonico every night and did not
policeman say that was outside your
perquisite?"
II never heard anything about it,
''Tell US about the album which was
presented to you by Buck worth s., 500.
Was it not a present from the gam
blers of the Tenderloin gotten up by
Neuberger?"
at was gotten up by man named
Brady"
as his reason for promoting you that
st was necessary to get you out of the
Tenderloin, your conduct was so bad ~
Il don't know"
There was a presentment made by
the ElaNG jury Sd1llliS AoA yOOA ~
raoval and that Of Captain Allaire for
allowing gambling houses to exist
within a stones throw of the station
houSe?"
Yes
You permitted this state of things
to go on?"
No"
THE statement made by the grand
jury is false"
They are untrue
Mr.. Gof read a report prepared by
the witness in which he gave the list
of gambling houses and policy shops.
TAKE the name of John DAILY. Did
you close his house,"
No"
Mike Murray's?"
Matte Corbett'sg"
II don't know about that. That
house of Mike Murray's was exposed
goy q World reporter
Don't you think it would be g good
scheme to get some of the newspaper
men to assist the police in discovering
gambling houses2"
We'll, some of them are very bright
fellows
did you raid Mike Murray's placer"
Yes, I found some gambling imple-
ments there ] think they We're sent
to Mr.. Comstock."
Then Mr.. Gon called up a young
man and asked the inspector whether
a1e recognized him?
II may have seen him before, but
can't locate him"
sBut you watched him this morning
in the court room"
II did not. ] am not watching to-
day"