The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-10-10
rHE POLICE VILLAINS.
new They Blackmail Business
Men in New York.
xsr,zEns sRuTALLy cLusBEp.
=. Police Are Tammany's Mainstsy,
& - Tsmmany Elects the Presidsnt
OF the Usitea states.

- before. A host Of fresh witnesses
- slso on hand. including . man who
"a saute9 10 be policeman and vas
aided in the attempt: an iron molder
= ssys he was robbed by a policeman.
- ~ amateur detective, who will have
- 10 say about the scandal In the Essex
I>rxes police court. Warden Ledwith. of
-, police court prison. told the commit
- sbout certain abuses I'm that instifu-
-. which be was investigating. Agent
1neysi Forget, OF the French steamship
u. testified that his company had paid
- 20 The police tor extra services. The
.tcsnen on the pier were paid SO
~. and the $50 went TO the other
lice officials. One Of the company's
&oks. which was produced. showed that
. November, 1891, $500 had been paid for
svpseiai service on the pier" Mr. Forget
I'D act remember TO whom the money
- paid.
Nj. COT asked Mr.. Forget II the police
nss. Degan. had been removed from the
~ because ne refused 10 divide
ejfh the captain the money he
r1slve1 Degan was in court and
~ Identified. Degan said he was
rssioned on the French line pier for ten
gssrs. and the company paid him $40
sssk for working overtime and on his
isrs of In 1904 " ardsman Vail told him
~ must pay the SO 3 week TO Capt.
1<hmlttberger. began refused, saying he
~ already paying the captain IS week,
nd the latter would soon want his whole
niary. He was promptly removed to
nesher beat. All the policemen, he said.
,ksrsd their extra money with the cap
oisa
eupefintendent West, Of the French line
nmpsay, testified TO Degan's efficiency.
Wnsn began was transferred Wardman
11nnon demanded the $40 q week formerly
"a began. West declined TO give II
Without q receipt, but q receipt
pss refused. Witness protested against
Dsgan's removal. Capt. Schmittber-
- said the officer had been
issuboFdinate and was in league with
muEgIers. Superintendent West said
lhn the charge was ridiculous. William
=. schatt, passenger agent. followed, but
y did not know anything of his own
tnewledge. Forget was recalled. and un-
dr. sdroit questioning by Golf admitted
thst friends of Capt Sehmittbcrger had
approached him and begged him not to
tssify that Schmittberger got $780, or ii
would ruin him. He protested not to re-
usmber who had interceded for the cap
tsin. IL was represented to him that
Capt sehmltibergcr would be dismissed if
the $500 story came out, and for the sake
Of the captains family Mr.. Forget was
urged 70 keep il dark Mr.. Forget, apollo
e.xng for his imperfect knowledge of the
English language. said he did not want to
fooa record as saying he had been APP
preached in Schmittbcrger's behalf. Some
~ bad. in the last few weeks, asked hind
npi 70 testify against any police officer A
nan named Wolf, two weeks ago, had
nksd him not to testify against Schmilt-
hrxer.
Nr. Gof and Mr.. Iexow wanted 20
rean further particulars ABOUT Mr.. Wol.,
bst they failed. Mr.. Forget only knew
Nat Wolf bad spoken to him several
tnes.
Mr.. Goif logged the witness' memory
I'D brought To mind the fact that be had
written private letter to the directors OF
sae company regarding the expenditure of
Nsn lie had kept no copy of tho letter
snd tbs exact contents bad escaped his
Etmorv.
Senator Lexow asked the witness to
ebls for the return of the letter.
THAT would cost too much. IS cents q
word, J" said MFR. Forget.
Counsel GoIf then got the witness to adj
nit he had written list of seven names
md told his cashier TO divide the $500.
Then Mr. Gofs laid message blank be-
f'rs the witness. Now write the instruc-
IONS for the return of the letter. We viii
fsy the tolls" said Mr.. Golf.
NJ. Forget begged 90 be excused.
viii you swear you don't know who
ct the s510r' asked Mr.. GoH.
.yo"
'rome here tomorrow after you have
sept over the testimony" was the coun-
sss parting shot as the witness was leav-
ins the stand
Policeman John Corcoran was called.
NJ COT held broken locust" in his
nand. and charged the giant policeman
vita breaking the club ever q small mans
head. The small man was made 20 stand
y the side OF the policeman. Who lowered
ssoye him. The policeman denied that be
hsd broken his club on the prisoners
bead. HE said he shattered the ''locuSt"
ssross the iron railing which the small man
lad grasped. Edward Qainn. the small
mar. Is laborer. His clothes we're in
fsss from the rough treatment be had re-
ss'sed AZ the big poiiceman's hands. He
Nd loFcoran struck him In the face when
be reached the station house. lie Was
6fae1 because be tried 10 talk. James
( tlnota testified 20 the brutal treatment
Valnn had received. When the witness
ffotssied. he was himself dubbed, sieked
tna thrown into cell.
James Hughes had tried 90 buy grounds.
nan ct from preventing = dog fight HE
PAD The officer s.. He had thought Her
nah Wise was the rocudsmsn. bat he nov
tasagas otherwise. Roundsmsn Wise
vas called and denied the incident lie
saso denied that he had threatened 10
seamis suicide in the presence Of Police
.sFtain Wesgervelt II charges were pressed
sgaiasi Aiga % ,he effect he had entered q
ss'ssa's house and held improper resa-
ssas ss.h woman Of the family.
Nellie Nvrn berg testified thar she offered
Aidesman silver Dollar" Smith $40 for
Eeseeeoa Cor coffee saloon with lady
easrdsrs. oliver Dollar" Saith refused
We money. "Thxt is most astonishing
Der 81 evidence. sstd Goa
ms losS. ocS y -~Stsis Senator Lexow
vas Before The grand jury for short time
essay. tie refused 10 tell reporters TIE
IaFsoss q his vlsit 10 The lary room. eas
sas faEaaF Wes in circulation that u as 30
- TIE posIponsraent % any suvestgatscn
postes Irregularities until the senssoFiAi
sesssasssse, vi watch he Is chairman. shall
save eorn pietea - laboTs.
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