Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-12-30

Committee adjourned, subject 20 the
can Of the Chair. thus closing q session
Of Investigation which vas brimial Of
startling revelations.
Jnsi a. be was through answering
Mr. COTS probing questions, Supt
Byrnes handed letter 70 Chairman
Lsxow aud said IL vas a copy Of one
that be had sent 10 Mayor-elect
strong early thls month 1t was
bis resignation from the force,
Of which he has been q member
FOR the last thirty-two years. The su-
perintendent said that on two occasions
since he was appointed In Superintend-
Bnt Marray's place, he was on the
point Of resigninR. owing TO the con-
tinual conflict between the commission
srs and himself. The uperintendent,
be said, should have absolute charge Of
the discipline of the department, but
that all Of bis Efforts in that direction
were frustrated BY the commissioners.
The department was
HONEY-COMBED WITH ABUSES,
which had been growing for thirty
years, and they could only be remedisd
by radical legislation. Local pOliti-
ciaOs. be claimed, were the curse OF the
department. sRd as long as politics was
a factor In the force such a state OF
things would exist Although be had
done hts utmost TO procure substantial
Information as 10 corruption and
bribery, be was unable 70 get it,
and the whole department. was in
preRnated with the belief that promo
tlon had 10 be bought ard merit was
Of no avail. he claimed 90 have done
q good deal towards helping 70 bring
about ths exposures. he paid q tribute
20 Dr.. Parkhurst, who. be said, manu-
factured public sentiment, without
which it would have been impossible
for the committee 90 have acquired the
idldrmitiOu ft did.
His wealth, which he estimated AZ
$780, 600. vas made by speculation, be
said. in Wall street. through the In
strumentaiity Of jay Gould aud his
son. George. HIS purchases OF real es-
tate were also very profitable, ADD be
claimed not 10 have q back account
The earlier part Of the dsy was given
20 the examination Of Inspector Nc
LauRblin.
McLaughlin's tertimony was unim-
p0rtant. and was mere. y 40 explanation
Of how be secured his fortune.
,BYENEs ON TIKI STAND.
Al bali past S o'clock Mr. Cot finish
ed with Mclaughlin and said, That
will do
Thanks" was the curt reply.
Superintendent Byrnss was then call
ed.
BLOW long have you been on the
police force. Inspectors"
"AOout 30 years. l was appointed
captain in 1870. inspector in 1850 aud
was made superintendent on April 1st,
1892"
What property have you now?"
The superintendent gave the Ocation
OF the property, which be said was all
10 his wiie's name. Ii amounted TO
Ss92, 500, al free and clear.
.'How did you become poSsessOr OF
such an amount Of wealth."
"Well. from the time l was placed 10
charge OF the detective department I
was thrown among maRy prominent
Wall street mea, and / bought stocks.
Among she stocks ] bought were Wab-
ash. UniOn Pacific, Western Union and
Southera Pac fc The late Mr.. Jay
Gould vas my friend aud he acted as
my broker he made for ne $3.50 GOO,
and since bis death bis son George has
made SEQ i have n letter FROM
Mr.. George Gould giving the amounts
MADE, which Is in my safe. and / will
most willingly give 10 Go the committee
"When cid yOu drst get your money!"
"A fr.eod 0i Senator Palmer. named
Burrldge, a very old nan, who lived 10,
Duchess county. leit me $1,000.
bought property aud sold IL, and made
some money. Od Commodore Wander
bilt asked me on one occasion if had
any money and / said yes, bad S2. 600.
lie asked me for 10. and brought it 20
him. About SIX or twelve months after
wards / got 81, Geo back, AS be had in
vested IL very successfully for me.
This made me worth some SCOT in
1S75,"
The witness then told a long story as
to how be became acquainted With Jay
Gould. II was through catching a man
who wrote threatening letters Mr.
Gould offered him a present, but be re-.
fused. Then Mr.. Gould, he said, Of
ferred 20 buy stocks for him and did
not want 20 accept any margin, but
Byrnes insisted. He put up $4,000.
with the result that the amount was
Increased 20 S270 600. He said be could
not remember just where be got the
$1,000 buF be bad 10 all right, be de-.
clarud. At the present time be held
S, 400 shares Of stock, some his own aud
some on margins Every torn OF the
wheel" said he, means S5,4O lost or
gained" He estimated that be was
worth S35O, 600. he refused 20 tell the
names OF the stocks. as many people
might 90 down 10 town Monday aDd lose
their money.
II am willing TO give the names In
confidence TO she committee and e0un-
cil. but / don't want them made pub
lie"
! when ! became superintendent /
bellAye the department was honey
comqed With certain ABUSE. To order
70 Dtt an end 10 thar state Of things. n
tranlferred many Of the officers 10
othek prscints, notably the Eevonta,
Foufeenth. fifteenth. Taenty-sscond
snd Eenfy-ninth. ii I ,hoaEht lhai