The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-12-29
MOTT EXCITED.


Dcuy tuo IcCOxQ no y0iAoos Vhys
you say you have no record"
Chairman Lexow-"We will permit
nothing else"
Mr.. Mott donned his coat and left the
room shouting ~ he walked to the door.
"your record--your record wouldn't
disgrace myself for minute by submit
ing to your ruling"
When the committee had recovered
from this TRADE, Mr.. Goff resumed.
Mrs. Martens did not answer to the call
OF her name, but Captain Martens took
the stand and said his wife was too i'll to
attend.
"You know that to be false" said Mr..
Goff. "You have been charged with bril-
berry and corruption and you have kept
your wife away because you know that
she would give testimony that would ex-
pose your guilt"
Captain Mcakim was then called for.
Mr.. Gon reiterated his assertions as to
Meakim's corrupt practices.
This man is" he said, "the most cor
upt officer on the force. 1t has been
clearly proved that he was guilty OF COM
plicity with the green goods men. He
feigns illness because he dare not face this
committed"
Then Inspector McLaughlin's name was
called, without response. Captain Ryan
took the stand. He produced his Ibank
book. After Mr.. Gon had questioned
the witness, Chairman Lexow took
him In hand. He questioned him as to his
suppression of "slide policy shops" and
disorderly houses while in the Fifteenth h
Precinct.
II closed them all up, but they opened
somewhere else again." said Ryan; .'you
can't stop them"
"Did you ever accept bribe for allow
Goff. "Me take money? OH no, I'm
an honest man."
Inspector Mclaughlin finally arrived.
and when asked to take the stand he apo
logized for his delay. He said he
was II years old when he joined
the force on November 20, 1868. At
the time he had three trucks in West
Washington market. When he became q
policeman his mother had about $1,000.
His mother had bank account. but W here
he did not know. His mother died in
1870, and bequeathed him this money.
What did you do with it?" asked Mr..
Goff.
II to my sweetheart to keep. That was
about IL months before we were married.
thought the money would be safer with
her than with me-"
"You saved $1,000 in fonr years as q
truckman in West Washington Market?"
eyes"
"That is very extraordinary thing.
Snch examples are scarce. Was your wife
in the trucking tusiness?"
At this iuncture Inspector Mclaughlin
complained to the committee that Mr..
Goff's questions about his wife were un-
called for.
Mr.. COT said he had the utmost respect
for tho witness wife.
81 know nothing about her in your
transactions, and am only desirous OF
ascertaining the truth"
"Well," said the inspector, calmly al
consider, Mr.. Goff, that your questions
about my wife were both unnatural and
unmanly."
Mr.. Goff appeared inclined to resent
this remark, but Chairman Lexow asked,
"What business was your wife int"
Witness said his wife kept a candy
store. She kept the money after her
marriage and deposited it in some bank.
"Did you ever get that 10000 from your
wife?"
"I have gotten more than $4,000 from
her."
"But want to know about this 10000?
You know you have thought out this
story *ell before coming here today.
81 thought the TRUTH" said the witness
indignantly" After considerable fencing
witness said his wife gave him the $4,000 in
1885. She was buying a house for s50oO
"Then you did not get that S6Oc0?"
No, was mistaken about that"
You have not got that S60o0?"
Not that identical $4,000, but have
received money over that amount at diff
erent times"
Witness then said his mother, when she
died, left the house she lived in 10 her
three children. 1t could not be sold until
her youngest daughter was OF age.
"My youngest sister died in 1874, and
then the house was sold for $1,000"
"What was your mothers full manner"
"She married second time and her
name was then Mary A. Mahoney."
"Hsd your wife any money when you
married herr"
"Not much, perhaps $1,000.
"Have you engaged in any business
since you joined the police?"
"No, but have invested money. In
1881 | bought the patent right of tho
jeffrey Clarke switch with my bro, her
in-law, Fred Hill, for $3.50. made
s35,0OO or 100000 out OF it. We paid
part down for the patent, which we
bought for s14ooO and issued notes for
the remainder"
"What happened then?"