Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-10-11

New York. oct. 10. The LrNuw pN-
lice INVESTIGATION committee has re
stunned its work Agent T. ForSrl. o.
the French Steamship line tcStihcS that
his company paid 500 to the police for
extra services The policeman on the
pier was paid $40 week aud $500
Went to police officials One of the
rompanN'S books which was produced
showed that in November 1881. 5000
had been paid for special surveillance
on the pier" Mr. Forgrl could not
remember to whom the money was
paid
Policeman Louis began testified that
he was stationed on the Frrurh line
pier for ten years and the company
paid him $40 a week for working over
time and ON his days OF In 1891
Wardsmau Vail told him he must pay
the $40 a week to capt. SchmitthcrGCr.
began refused, saying he was already
paying the captain 81 Il week and the
latrtr would soon want his whole sal
AIRY. He was promptly removed to
another beat All the policemen,
he said shared their extra money with
the captain
l'orgel was recalled and under adroit
friends of Captain Srhmitthrrgrr had
approached him and begged him not
To testify that Srhmitthcrgor got $500
for il would ruin the latter 1t was
represented to him that Captain
Schmitthcrger would he dismissed If
the 5000 story came out and for the
sake of the captains family, Forgcl
was urged to keep dark" forgrl
said he did not want to 80 on record
as saving that he had been approached
only on Captain Schmitthcrgcr' be
haf Some one. who he could not re
member had III the last few weeks,
asked him not to testify against any
police official 4 man named Wolf
two weeks ago had asked him not to
testify against Schmtthrgcr. Among
ForgclS impressions WAS one To the
effect that seven men had shared in
the $500. There his suppression"
faded, Gof logged the witnesses mcm-
DRY and brought To his mind the fact
that he had written a letter to the iii
rectorS of the company regarding the
expenditure Of $500 He had kept no
copy of the letter and the exact con
tents had escaped his memory Sen
ator LrNow asked the witness to cable
for its return.
THAT would cost too much, - cents
a word" said Forget
''We will pay tolls said COT For
gel begged to be excused.
will YOU swear that YOU don't know
who rot $500" asked Goff
mo"
Come here tomorrow after you have
slept over tn" testimony" was coun-
sells parting shot as the witness was
leaving the stand
Policeman John Coreoran was called
Goff held broken locust in his hand
ana charged a giant policeman with
breaking the club over small mans
head The policeman CNnied the
charge.
tSfWard quinn, small man whose
clothes were in rags. from rough treat
ment received at the hands Of the big
unlic1nan. testified that Corc"rln
struck him in the face. He struck
him because he tried TO talk. james
Clifford testified to the brutal treat
rent Quinn had received. When tn"
witness protested nc himself was
dubbed and kicked and thrown into
cell Nellie Weinberg testified that
she offered Alderman "Silvcr dollar"
Smith 1850 for protection for her cof-
fee saloon with its Lady boarders. She
said silver dollar" Smith refused the
money.
THAT is the most astonishing piece
of evidence vet produced said Golf