Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-12-20
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Is Mentioned By Witnesses Before Tho
L.IOT Committee.
lie Denies tho Aiicgaitons-Othor In.
cldsnts In the Investigation
Now On.

NEW YoRIs, Dec. l9.-Supcrlnion-
dent Byrues figured oonspicuOusly In
tho testimony Of two witnesses before
the Lexow committee today.
John Marrelt, formerly an agent Of
the Society for tho Prevention Of
Crime, testified that Superintendent
Byrnos had bulldozod him with threats
and iorco into dlvulging the secrets OF
hin society, and had afterwards relon,od
when he learned that the witness was
brother Mason.
Hattie Rose, IA colored woman, who
somu years agI conducted two disor-
dorly housed In this city, swore she
paid "proleotioB" money to wardcien
under Captain Byrnes, superintendent
OF police.
Superintendent Byrnes denied all
the allegations against him.
Other incidents OF interest occurred
before the committee, but none Of them
caused such excitement as did the
mention OF Superintendent Byrnes.
Ex.Iuspeo,Or Steers was In the court
room today. He announced a readi-
ness 10 10 ON tho stand and deny Ser.
gesnt Taylor's accusations.
Mr.. Gon announced that In connoo-
ton with thc evidence already nd'
ducud, regarding the payment OF PEN
bions TO retired oiilcets, he had dis
covered that Policeman Thomas Brad.
Icy was now acting as chief OF police
at Norfolk, Conn, nnd at the came
time drawing n police pension ltom this
city.
Policeman Inierman, who testified
yesterday, was placed on the stand
lie stated he had not told the truth
! Yesterday. Then Senator O'COnnOi
turned and asked; "CAu you tell me,
officer, why it IL that police officer
! viii get on the stand anu swear 10 M
untruth? Is It fear OF their superior
oiilcers?D
"Yes, that "a it,"
Sergeant Burns, one Of Captain Al
| lnyfu's tuh0fdinAtes, swOfe that he did
not know that dock policemen had L
| pay One.hall OF thSir extra earnings
10 the captains Oi tho steamboat
squad. He admitted that It 10 com
mon rumor, however, that this 81
| done,
"Now, about Sergeant Taylor's teI,
| timOny; can you tell US what became
Of the envelopes which Taylor placed
| In the deskG" Witness had NO rec
objection Of seeing such envelopes al
that described by Sergeant Taylor
marked "street cleaning report" m
the packages daily sont 10 the inBpec
| tor.
Sergeant Cornelius Reid, another
subordinate OF Captain AllayTe, mad
no personal knowledge, nor had hI
heard any Tumor OF the collection Oi
| money described by hergeant Taylor
Taylor was recalled 10 tie stand. Mir
Coil read from an interview with eX'
/ Inspector Steers, in which he was
quoted as saying that raylor's testl.
mony was a tissue OF falsshoodr, and
was given simply ns move Of venge,
ance Tor hisTelusal togIanI the sergeant
u favor.
care you still prepared to swear NJ
you did yestordsy2"
al am, for / told the truth"
Taylor said; ~ went 10 see Inspector
Steers last Saturday evening, anu told
him thnt Intended to tell tbs truth.
| He aaked me II intended 10 mention
his maine, and told him was going
TO tell the truth, no matter whom II
| lllkhN lhIltNhAN'
"Had you been drinking, As
charger"
ono, / had not"
Snow, sergeant" asked Senator
Lexow, show do you account Tor the
TACT that both the other sergeants hav,
denied they over saw the envelOpe?D
"Well, they might not have seer
any"
SIs II possible then that they know
nothing about ~"
"Yes, never told any one OF them
Shortly before the opening ~ tx
afternoon session eX-InspeciOr blosil
entered tho courtroom ana took n sea
beside Captain AllAyte.
Captain Anthony j. AllayTo vas thu
| fret witness this Afternoon,
"Who made you captain" asked
Mr. GJfi.
"rhomRs T.. Acton, In 1867"
Witness snid that IN 1883 lac bOugh
q house at l43 East Nineteenth street
paying slS,0OO cash, allowing the Bow
cry sayings bank " retain mortgage