Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-06-22
LATE NEWS BY WIRE
Sessions of the Le1ow Committee to
Be Suspended.
MERCHANTS Who PAID TO GET PEACE
Ono Who Had q Friend in Tam.
many Hail.. ..
CHANGERS LATEST ACT

NEW YORK. June 27-The sessions Of
the Lexow committee investis ation Of the
police department are drawing to . close.
The sweltering weather and the desire Of
the senators to take q vacation make 1t
practically impossible to extend the investi-
cation into the midsummer months.
Mr. John W. Goff counsel to the COM
mittee. declares emphatically that he is
tagged out and although desirous Of con-
tinuing is physically unable to do 30.
Chairman Lexow said: Next Friday will
in all probability see our adjournment until
the fall. The other members Of the COM
mittee are in favor Of . resting spell. II
We could 60 on. however, there would be
no lack Of Witnessed"
De Lancey Nicoll. who has been absent
for the past week. appeared today and did
battle with Mr.. Goff.
Mr.. Nicoll. when the committee was called
to order at Ills o'clock, gravely asked II
Gideon Granger. the quondam son-in-law Of
Commissioner McClave. was still under the
protection of the committee.
II refuse to answer" said Counsel Gof, in
a decided voice.
why do you ask?" put in the chairman.
Because / want the committee to keep
street the other day and said he was weary
Of 'bucking up against Mr.. McClave, and
wanted to tell me what Mr.. COTS plans
were. told him to get hence" dramatical-
Iy declared the ex district attorney.
Simon Rawitzen. a merchant of 13S Duane
street, was the first witness. He said his
firm had paid a roundsman $35 and $50 for
being allowed to place goods on the side
walk.
Numerous complaints" said the wit
ness. had been made against 1t until we
paid for protection"
Montrose Berman, q partner Of the last
Witness testified that he had been served
with a summons for blocking the sidewalk
and appeared in court and was fined 81.
Then friend said: See the wardman
and all will be we'll" He paid the ward
man $40 a year. When a new captain
came to the precinct the tax was raised to
$50. and afterward to $50. He did not re-
member the names Of the officers.
Counsel for the police department con-
tended that the merchants were saving
rent by using the sidewalk. The witness
said his goods were only on the walk while
waiting to be loaded on q truck.
When MIR Nicoll failed to make the wit
ness support his argument he INDUCED In
a great burst Of virtuous indignation over
merchants tempting weak bluecoats.
Warren street. came next. His firm had
never paid for protection.
"Ah. but a member of the firm IL . Tam
many man?' Mr.. Gon said.
And he attended to it when you were
brought to court for blocking the sidewalk.
went on counsel.
Eyes. 1 must admit he saw the Judge. and
witness.
That's ALL" called out Mr. Golf. having
got jab in at Tammany which appeared
to please him.
Lewis Slayer formerly kept a saloon at
$50 Bowery. Mr.. Golf desired to bring out
that he had paid ex-senator Roesch to Sc
cure his license. The witness parted
adroitly the thrusts of counsel, and when
mi n a
could not remember. He finally admitted
having been raided January 30. 1892. by
Capt. Mclaughlin. now inspector.
Mr.. Gon ordered the witness to produce
his bank books next Tuesday.
Then came an Italian, who told how he
was warned to send his brother out of the
city because the Lexow committee wanted
him.
His name was Nathiel Levy of 215 E.
e5th street. He keeps a soda water stand
on the east side. A man came to him yes
terday and asked II he had brother named
Lewis Levy. who was going to TESTIFY
against Tammany Leader John J. Ryan.
He answered that it was none of his busi-
ness.
well. you get your brother out Of the
CITY," retorted the man, who then filed
complaint against his soda water stand
with the bureau Of membranes.
Then came a bit Of sensational testimony
duplicating Inspector Alexander Williams.
Twenty years ago the inspector was cap
tain of :he Old Slip station. The next
witness. Henry Schubert, said he started
to fit up a respectable house on Pearl street
brought before Capt. Williams. the witness
testified. that official said: You can't
open up any bad house in my precinct
without paying me SIS. and make 1t all
right every month"
Geo. A. Alexander, a Turk, then took the
stand and told a tale of police persecution
because he dared to assert his rights as a
citizen.
Philadelphia Police to BE Investi-
gated.
Philadelphia. June 22.-Mayor Stuart to-
day sent the following letter to A NJ.
BETTER. director Of public safety:
Dear sir.-Simon Muir. a prominent cit
izen and business man Of Philadelphia, hav-
ing stated that q lieutenant Of police has
confessed to him that he received money
for police protection. and Mr. Muir having
refused to give the name Of the said lieu
tenant, You will order for trial before a
police court all the lieutenants of police in
Philadelphia and subpoena Mr. Muir to sp-
pear before said court. After receiving his
evidence as to who the guilty party Is you
viii order q trial to proceed against that
lieutenant, and. II found guilty, he must be
dismissed from the force and proceedings
instituted to have him bound over TO an
swer at court for the crime charged by Mr.
MUM. ours truly,
EDWIN s. STUART, Mayor"
The director ordered the thirty-three DO
Ice lieutenants and Police Captains Malin
and Thompson, who were lieutenants ut the
time Of the extortion, to appear In room
225, in the city hall, at IL o'clock tomorrow.
The police court will be Captains Quirk,
Brown and Edgar. The trial will be public
Col. Breckfnrfdge Cheered.
HINTON. w. Va, June 22-Col. w. G.
p. Breckenridge passed through here today,
en- route home from Washington. About
300 citizens assembled at the depot and