The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-12-28
precinct,

The witness said there were about SO
houses OF Ill fame in ths precinct W hen he
wenr there, and they were there when he
left H said they werc fashionable then.
Mr.. Goff thpn lopkei MP tho charges made
against Williams In tho department, an1
asked the Witness about some OF which
there were no rccnri In the department.
books. He said thas Williams had been
accused of taking everything from
needle to an anchor, and read a charge of
his having taken several articles to the
value of 500 from Louisa Smith. a dis
orderly house keeper.
Williams denied this. but said after
ward that--he did not remember the
charge. Speaking OF the Eighth precinct.
Williams acknowledged that it was i'm.
possible to suppress the houses there. and
although he claimed To have worked hard
to do SO, he could not mention one which
he closed. He Indignantly dcniod that he
received protection money, OF that there
were any panel houses I'm the precinct.
After recess the inspector said that he
remembered ono panel house. but ac-
knowledged that there might have been
more. They were very difilcult To dis
cover, he said. Mr.. Goff quoted the testi-
mony of Sergeant Grew, who testified be-
fore the board of education, 20 years ago.
about panel houses and Others Of Hire
pute I'm the precinct at that time, bnt
Williams persisted that Grew was a liar.
The witness then took occasion TO deny
some statements made about him by wit
nesses before the present commission.
Anthony Comstock In the swim.
A most sensational witness next cnmc
xt L. - -
who once kept n printing house In B,ok-
man street He was indc'ed In June,
1850, for printing aud sending out green
goods" circulars but deciared that he WAS
innocent. rs the guilty man WAS Edward
Bechtal. who hired room from him.
Mr.. Goff produced two indictments
which had been dismissed. and hon came
the sensation. II swear solemniy before
God and man that+paid 500 TO Anthony
ComstoclS to havo These indictments dis
missed, and had TO borrow s3JO from my
brother, who saw NO pay the money to
Comstock." The indictments were recon.
mended by the d,strlct attorney for dis.
missal and signed Dy Rccptdcr smyth.
The man then told RAMBLING STORY OF
being rc-arrestod ON the same charge In
the United states court, and that he had
paid 5000 to United States District At
torney Mott To have the indictments dis
missed. There was buzs os supprcssrd
excitement in the room when ths man
had finished. His brohcr, Robcrt. corrob.
grated him as To the payment Of tho
money to Comstock, and tncn Mr. Coli
asked for nn mijDarnntat unii to-day.
1t is understood th.t the committee
will not 81, aftor today, -, that great
deal Of worl: w,li have 10 be crowded into
The day, and night session may DO hal.
Superintendent BryIcs, Inspectors Nc
Lau1hlln aal. McAyoy and several cap.
tains have yet To be examined, SO that to-
days scs .lon may bo ono OF the most I'M
por, ant o! this cpnmistrc
,omsteok Is Angry.
Anthonr q aStock. waea seen last cvcn.
Ing. said ot .Strrop's t,stlmDny: The
sta,cacnt "a n,ide Is pFpostcrous, and un-
worthy III nriicc. s,rrcp never directly
or Indirectly yyc mo tln value OF cent
not ev'n II postage stamp. anh ncvnr In
nll of hlS trials. cysn asa witness, was II
intimntul taat he ynv m, penny"
Mr. Colhstock thnn tnrnci hi. attention
to the B'xow committees aud Mr. tiuff and
said: INV II this reckless and indis.
crimatr asnut on in livluaal characters
Is to be tolerated by Nc Gof aud the
Lcxow committee. the quicker thcy retire
::rom before the pubic thc better Tor Mr.
Goff
'By tho way. in speaking OF Goff, H.
like TO know what 'hs littls secret was.
when he was an assistant district attor
ncy. that Olin ID. GRAY was not prose
cu,ed. fount IN tins man Gray's posses
sion sl.5 o. OJJ worth ~ l. L,ulsi,aa lotter,
ticscts. aui, notwithstanding such strona
cdIencr is man WIS not prosecuted
Nj t,n uay. pcrhaps Tell us why.
"On the whole. 10 l. Tin iulist infnmou
p-It lv tralucc my character ever heara
/ will appear before the L,x,w coluinittc.
and will demand TO be heard. will b.
heard. IL ~ my right; IL cannot be denied:
10 cannot b.; IL must NOT be."