Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-10-30
COMMISSIONERS SIBERIAN
Loses His Temper and His Hsmop Before tie
Lexow Committee.

New YORK, Oct. 29.-pohce Commits
sioner Sheehan was again before the I.exow
commission, today. Mr.. Goff referred TO
the trial of Capt. Slevin charged with
allowing disorderly houses 10 run in his
precinct. Witness said no decision was
reached in Slevin's case. He was anxious
10 give decision, and so was president
Martin, but Commissioners McClave and
Mclean left the board At the time and they
could not get quorum. He could not tell
how many eases were untried when Com
missioner Mclean had gone out of office.
"Do you remember the heinous charge
agsinst Officer Peter +. Lynch, January 3,
1892, of assaulting Il woman in the pos
pital?"
Il never heard of such charge"
Il find the same officer dismissed for q
breach of discipline in July, 1894, while
the first charge is untried"
THAT may be if the record SAYS So"
Mr.. Gotf read other cases of similar
nature where no decisions were ever
arrived at.
Mr.. Gotf asked the witness if he remem-
Nered the case of the policeman who ar
Tested saloon keeper named Kress for not
paysng him S25.
Yes" said the commissioner. The wit
ness denied that anybody tIied 10 influence
his decAion regarding Capt. OConner and
| Sleyin.
Mr.: Gos asked about the two detectives
VINO ioughtin O'Neills restaurant in Sixth
avenue some time ago. "Why were not
charges formulated against these otiiceTs?"
"Ihe superintendent reported there were
no GROUNDS Tor Putting the officers on trial.
dld not oeheVe aA that was in the super
intendents report. The superintendent
may not have got NE facts of the case
when he was investigating it," Chairman
Lexow asked "haVe YOU heard, commits
sioner, of any specific csAe within the past
two years of money beingpsid to the police
for protection!'
Il may have read such things in the
newspapers"
Commissioner Sheehsn said st frat he
was in favor of giving DIR. ParAhurst ac-
cess to the papers in the department until
he declared his war was against Tsmmany
Hall and not against disorderly houses.
| "Do you believe there is corruption in
the police department."
II believe there has been corruption in
the police department the past 20 years"
You are quoted as saying In an inter.
view you were against DR.. Parkhurst thi
same as any other bowling Republican VIII,
was bowling against the Democratic party.
whatever / said | meant"
"Do you believe Mayor Grant, who say
in his letter of acceptance, today, that tn
| the police department must be reorganized
| is bowling down the Democratic party
81 haven t read that letter yet. l know
| it must be an able document"
"How do you know it is able?"
Everything MIR. Grant writes is able
ooh, every thing that emanates from hi
| brain (accentuatng the his) is able"
"Well, when he was mayor -"
Bang went the gavel of the chairman
"We don't want any politics" said Chair
man Lexow.
81 wont hear my friend Mr.. Grant in
suited in MY presence" retorted Mr.. Slice
han.
The chairman got angry. al want yoJ
| to understand you will have to do what tht
| chair says"
"And | say l will hold my end up"
Mr.. Goff went back to the report Of In
spector Williams. He asked witness if h,
thought the report was true that five dis
| orderly houses were railed short tim,
after it was made. "Do you think Inspec
tor Williams report true in face Of thi
raid?'
''It's possible the dis1rderly houses were
not there when the report was made
"Do you mean to say the houses were
placed there by the Society for Prevention
of Crime to prove Inspector Williams g
liar?'
81 think the society would like to do so.