The evening world., 1894-06-28

Commissioner McClave.,
went w wsh y' ao to Mr. H tSnRs 't0r'
money there tha We nnishftYS"' e's''eN n0
u will; neither then nor at any other
time"
Didn't Pay for His Position.
Prial said he had heard talk Of police
men paying for their appointments, but
no ease had come under his observation.
or no others who had.
Isn't Il the custom among the mem.
bers Of the force not to squeal7" asked
Yes, l guess 1t is"
And you don't intend to SQUEAK"
haven't anything to squeal about"
The witness said he belonged to the
which he paid rs cents a month dues.
This was the only assessment he had
DC. you mean to say you were not as
sessed around election times?" asked
senator .!I da, Bradley
Not when the bill to raise the salaries
Not even then.
Officer Price said he thought 1t would
be good thing II promotions in the Po-
lice Department were made solely on
usually made in that way. He was not
prepared to say that they were made for
any other reason.
Builder Kilpatrick's Story.
The next witness was Edward Kill
patrick. the weh-known builder. He
said he had been in the business forty
years. and one of his structures was the
Edison Building, in Broad street. He
had to get permit from the Depart
ment of Public Works to build a bridge
over the sidewalk for the use of psdes-
TRANS.
In spite of this permit. while the Ed
ison Building was going up, his men
were arrested and taken to the Old slip
station three different times. About flf-
teen men were arrested each time. The
last arrests were made on Feb. 25, 1890
viii, THAT at time went down to the station
several times and had told me I must
pay $2oo for each bridge. There were
two bridges.
IT told Capt. Mclaughlin that I was
too old man in the business TO pay
money to any police official when I had
a, permit. Byrnes was there In the sta
lion, and when l called attention to his
was a mistake. He had previously told
me that the $3.50 was the fixed price for
each bridge, and that 1t was per-
! quisite of the Captain"
Mr.. Fitzpatrick said that Wardmar
Byrnes had approached him twice before
his visit to the station.
The first visit was made at the work
on Broad street. Byrnes was very friend
ly, and wanted Mr. Fitzpatrick to come
and see him and talk over the matter
with him.
II told him I didn't propose to come
and see him, and II he wanted to talk
with me he could come and see me.
I'VE had some more talk and finally
Byrnes said: Well, Dave Kings the
only other sucker have to deal with
But you'll all have to come to it."
'Who Is Dave King?
HE is one of the largest builders in
this city"
1.-The next visit wardman Byrnes told
me that the $3.50 was the fixed price for
putting up bridges and that It was the
captain of the precinct who got the
money. He was the only person who
could give a permit for the erection OF
such an obstruction in the street."
Blocked Byrnes's Games.
1T then went to the Department Of
Public Works and saw clerk, whc
told me that the only permit necessary
to erect the bridges was one from the
Bureau of membranes. He procured
one for me and didn't charge anything
for 1t. I took it down and showed It tc
my friend Byrnes, who seemed to bt
very much surprised, and said he hat
never seen anything like 1t before.
THE last arrest, on Feb. %. followed
day or two after this, and on that oc
| casiOn, as l have said, l went to thu
| station to the Captain and protss,
against the continued annoyance.