The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-12-28

he caIne to the district, and left them I'M
molested because they were fashionable"
Mr.. Golf also introduced tho inspector to
the knowledge that Japanese law would
not have allowed him to own real estate in
Hakodate at the time he claimed in his
testimony on Wednesday that he owned
property there.
At the conclusion of Inspector Williams
examination Louis S. Streep, green
goods operator, was called. This witness
created a sensation by telling story in
volving Anthony Comstock.
"On May 90, 1851 said Streep, 1.-TWO in
dictments were found against mo for OPP
Grating in green goods. Anthony Com
stock was tho prosecutor. Comstock told
me that if would give up the name of my
accomplish | should get off with light
punishment. / re- used to do so. Edward
Bechtel calledand gave my wife 5000 in
bills. The bail was at that time 5000,
but was reduced shortly after to 81, 900 In
August, 1892 l called on Comstock with
my brother, who told me that the state
Indictment would BIO dismissed on pay
ment Of $1,000. Comstock said: Mind,
the 81 900 is not in the shape of bride. 1t
is a subscription to tho society,""
II asked him whether If paid him the
money might not be brought up at all.
On Comstock's promise paid him 81 900.
On the following Friday the indictment
was dismissed"
Mr.. Golf produced the indictments
which bore an Endorsement bearing date
Sept. 80 1890, that the district attorney
having moved that for reasons affecting
the administration of laws the indictment
was dismissed. .
"Comstock subsequently called on me
Ds tad IN IN bnt FOL
an accomplice of mine. refused and he
threatened to bring me before the United
States court, l asked him for time to con-
slider the matter. Bechtel was arrested on
the charge of stealing 500 from the Amer
can Express company. He was brought
before Commissioner Shields. Negotia-
tions were carried on with him by Com
stock, and he paid Comstock $1,000. The
following day he was discharged. United
States District Attorney John A. Mott
also got$1 900.
~ was then arrested, and employed
Lawyer Hess. / told all about Comstock
to Commissioner Shields. Comstock was
asked to tell what happened in his office,
but declined to do SO. l was held for trial,
and was convicted on the charge of issuing
green goods circulars last June. My case
has been appealed"
Robert Streep, brother of Louis, cor
roborated the foregoing testimony.
Mr.. Golf said that the committee, while
inquiring into the abuses of the police de-
partment, had a perfect right to inquire
into the administration Of the law SO far
as the state was concerned, and that was
the reason he had submitted this evidence.
1t had been shown that green goods oper-
ators could escape punishment by bribing
Mr. .Gomstock, the agent for the Society
for the suppression of Vice.
1t is understood that the committee will
not sit after today SO that n great deal of
work will lylye to be crowded into the day,
and n night session may be held Super
intendent Byrnes Inspectors Mclaughlin
and McAvoy, and several captains have
yet to BIO examined, so that today's session
may be one of the most important of this
committee.
Anthony Comstock said today: "Streep's
testimony is rank and infamous perjury.
Streep never directly or indirectly gave ma
value, not even postage stamp, and
never in all of his trials, even as witness,
was it intimated that he gave me penny.
By the way, in speaking of Golf, I'd like
to know why it was that when he was an
assistant district attorney 0lin ID. Gray
was not prosecuted l found in this man
Grayis possession Il million and half
dollars worth OF Louisiana lottery tick
cts. On the whole it is u most infamous
plot to traduce my character"