The Washington times., 1894-10-31


man Lexow resulted from the latter's ques-
ton: Would you decline TO accept the testi-
mony Of a bawdy-house keeper against po-
lice of1iciali'
Il decline to answer that question. When
a case is brought before me will give my de-
cision. but 1 will not say now what think of
the value of such evidence" defantly an
swered the witness.
Mr.. Goff wanted to know how the commits
sioner came to vote for acquittal of Capt.
Doherty and for the fining of Capt. Marten
thirty days pay and Capt. Price five days.
The charge against the three captains had
been the same-neglect Of duty.
The witness could not very we'll explain his
votes in the three cases.
Il cannot understand" said Chairman
Lexow, chow you have failed to avail your
self Of the information in the superintendent's
Office to the effect that in every precinct there
were disorderiy houses.
The superintendent had charge of that
How was Capt. Price less guilty." asked
Mr.. GofT.
well. the central Office detectives did not
make out strong case.
Did YOU ever hear that certain police cap
tains were pets of the Sheehan- Williams
ring?"
Il never heard of that ring"
Ibid not certain captains have influence
with certain commissioners"
mot that / know Of 5"
Tell US the case OF a single captain who
was tried on charges not prompted by this
committee"
Capt. Price tried for testifying falsely
against Warren Lewis"
Warren Lewis was particular crony Of
yours sneered Mr.. Gof.
No more than yours" Commissioner
/ Sheehan retorted.
Capt. Price is a member Of the Pequod
/ Club
Not now. He resigned last December"
Mr. Goff then produced the correspondence
! which transpired between DIR. Parkhurst and
/ the police board. He read Inspector Will
! iams' report, in which that officer said: 81
/ think DR.. Parkhurst's language is disgraceful
/ for a man of his intelligence, and clearly
! shows his animus against the police depart
ment.
Have your opinions of the doctor
changed?"
"The commissioners were going to throw
/ the doctors communication into the waste
4 baskeI at one time. commented Mr.. Goff.
! Mr. GofT then read the statement made by
! Foreman Henry N. Tabor, of the grand jury,
| in March. 1882. that seven millions were paid
4 in tribute to the police annually.
The commissioner excitedly shouted: "He
| lied"
"What?" exclaimed Mr.. GofT, lone of the
/ best-known citizens in this city, who has fire.
quently been a foreman OF our grand jury?'
He lied when he said the department col
lected millions of blackmail, asserted the
commissioner.
Did he lie when he said the department
collected blackmail?''
He lied as to the amount"
How do you know" asked the chairman.
Because it is impossible to collect millions
without the city rising and stamping out the
practice"
That's what they are going to do,'' said
| Senator 0'Connor.
Mr.. Goff said that an evening paper claimed
the police department collected Sl5, 900, 900 in
| blackmail.
docs it lie or do you not care about the
/ hostility of a newspaper"
1T is mistaken. don't care for neWspa-
| pers."
chow about the liquor dealers paying trib-
ute to the police?"
.'They did not have to lie. They knew
there were two Tammany commissioners on
the board who would not allow it, said the
commissioner Indignantly.
Aha, Tammany and the liquor dealers, -
said Mr.. Goff
did you know President Martin and
Richard Croker met a delegation of liquor
dealers in the parlor OF the Hoffman House.
and agreed to have the money heretofore
given 10 the police paid into the treasury of
Tammany HallP'
The witness professed not to have heard
Of it.
Mr.. Goff then made the commissioner un-
comfortable by showing he had copied the
| language of the circular of the Municipal
Signal Company, OF Boston, in making a re-
port to the police board on the necessity for
electric signals for the police.
HE has been guilty of literary piracy
| commented Mr.. O'Connor.
Bring your private and public bank books
tomorrow" said Mr.. Goff.
II will not" said the witness positively.
Mr.. GoiY did not take the commissioner TO
| task for his refusal.
Supt. Byrnes was directed by the police
commissioners to-day to make charges
| against all those policemen connected with
the assault on the striking cloakmakers at
Rutgers Square on October Is. The COM
missioners issued this order in face of In
spector Williams report to the effect that he
had investigated the affair and found that the
police had committed no assaults.