The morning call., 1894-12-28

had heard of them and had assisted the
Board Of Education to close them up. He
insisted they were "alleged" disorderly
houses, although he had said he knew all
about them at the inquiry instituted by
the Board Of Education.
Mr.. Golf got the inspector to say that he
would not give the name Of the proprietor
of dsorderly house to the committee in
1874 because he considered the committee
was not an honest one.
did you ever know of an homes. inves-
tigating committee before which you ap-
peared?"
Yes"
"You said before the committee that
disorderly houses do not iDjurs children
going o school?"
Yes"
Have you she audaclty to sit there now
ana say so?"
Yes, sir"
Were you ever called uniformed
bully?"
''No, SIR"
"Were you ever called the champion
clubber' ?''
Yes, SIR"
"Then as to the charges which you do
not remember. You have committed so
many outrages against the citizens of New
York that you don't remember the
charges?"
''No. SIR"
DO you remember a charge made
against you by man In Veazy street?"
'The case was never tried, as the CON-
planant found he was wrong. was CAP
tain of the Fourth Precinct. and there was
big fire one Sunday evening in Wash
In ton Market. Walking through Veazy
street this man stopped me and said :
Let me introduce you to Alderman
Smith, He took me for countryman
on common / took him by the throat
and threw him into the street. as any citi-
zen has a right to serve loafer.''
''You did not throw Haggerty. the Phil
sdel hia tough. into the street?" asked
Mr.. Goff.
Il did not meet him."
"Oh, yes you did. He was looking for
you and wanted to clean out the town."
81 did not meet him." persisted the in-
spector."
"You did not throw Joe Coburn ?"
Eyes, did"
The witness denied any panel-house rob-
berries having occurred in the Eighth Pre-
cinct.
Mr.. Golf then said there was a charge
against Williams, the trial Of which lasted
three days, but there was no record of it
on the police books.
''Haye you any recollection of one Com.
missioner voting for your dismissal on
account of your disgraceful conduct ?''
"No"
'"Don's you know the voting was two
and two?"
There is no record of It,"
who keeps the records" ?"
Chairman Robert Peters," said the
| witness.
Have you forgotten the charge against
the proprietor of an oyster-stand who had
permit? You made the arrest yourself" /"
ut is not 10 the record"
'D0 you recollect the arrest of man
named Donovan by Officer Fitzgerald? I?
Donovan was brought before Judge Mum
dell and said you came up behind him and
dubbed him on the head AMI neck. The
Judge discharged him and said. This
clubbing by policemen must be stopped"
The witness said he never told lies
about respectable men. He HAD a reputa-
| ton for clubbing. but did not think he
deserved it.
''Did you say at lunch the day after a
meeting of starving people In Union
square this year that they were lot of
howlers and all you had to do was to show
your pistol and disperse them?"
81 never said such a thing"
After little sparriug Mr. Golf said: ''By
the way, ca tain. tell US in what part of
japan you owned those lots"
I'm Hakodate, in the northern portion. {"
Did you get deed? ?"
"Yes."
"Your own name?"
eyes"
"Wbere is it?"
II left it with a man named Frederick
Wilkle. don't know where he u.s."
Don't you know that foreigners cannot
hold land in Japan except in treaty ports ?"
That was treaty port"
"The Japanese Consul tells me that at
the time you allege you had that land
there was no treaty which would allow
you to hold this land Do you know more
than he?"
II was there"
$50 was he. How do you explain itp"
The inspector could not.
The afternoon session of the committee
was called to order at 3:25 P. M. with In
pector Williams in the witness-chair.
"Did an officer named Willlgan report
robbery in panel houses to you when Won
were in the Eighth Precinct?" asked Mr..
Golf
81 don't remember"
''Do you remember the number of in
mates in the eighty-three disorderly
housesw
Mo; l have asked what the number
was. l have asked the proprietresses of
some houses how many inmates they had %
The witness and Mr.. Goff then had a
little tiff. Inspector Williams objected to
the document from which Mr.. Golf read.
81 don't know where you got It," said he,
"and it is a long time ago."
Don't mind where / got It." said MIR.
Golf. "It contains matters that have been
suppressed by the police department.
They suppressed good many things about
you"
''They seem to have suppressed every
thing good" was Williams reply.