The sun., 1894-12-29

ifit was given 20 me, but dfi not ask his aid o.
said. through the influence Of John g. siesrns
then editor OF the 1smpefrtnc, Adrooote. and tn,
o.1You fsmember when Byrnes was msd,
Superintendent he told all the INSPECTORS and
CAPTAINS 70 close all the gambling hells In th'
'3.LAnd within two weeks thereafter charge.
bling sts psces to he opened in % your inspection dis
trict: A.-There was q place on Fourteenth
street which WAS vacated on IIiday, rshtse ~
bank roll was 81.
REst.Nf OF FAtsEHoops.
Q.-Is II a fact that every CAPTAIN in your dis
trict paid yen tribute, Alt lie.
Q.-And the whole system OF human testi-
/ mouy, which Las charged you with corruption
name a byw5rd y's Tor corruptoa in this city for
/ years, which has built you UP the unsavory
reputation you hold in this community, is lie ?
Q.-Even your confidential man. schmitt-
berger. lied about your Ale was not my
,9.-But upon your reports he received honor
! Q.IAnd you helped him to his promotions 2
Q-And he lied about your Ale did.
money in your hands for Ma-tens's promotionI
o.HCsn you tell us how he could. with moth
ing against you. tell with date and circum;
| stances how he took money from Martens aud
lie against his friend! Al can't tell how he
| constructed. but he led
o.-As the Grand Jury, as Mayor Hewitt as
, Contractor Perkins. as poor old Schubert. as ALL
so did SchmittbergerF A.--They all lied.
ORIGIN oF THE TRNuERpliN."
Inferentially the witness said that Lawyer
| Hum;nel and Reporter Costello lied ss LeIow
committee equivalent for said wha, was not
true - about the invention Of the name Ten:
aud Costello said that the word was applied to
the precinct 10y Williams in the Coroners office
one one, dey M 9H' tne Tnfss 10 s1,a ih i
how he liked the transfer. Williams replied:
Fourth % and fH now i 2sve La uR aoRe % tenderioin. n
The reporter picked the word NJ aud used it in
his story. and that gave 1t life
Q-what did you mean by saying that you'd
get some ot the terderloin in the Nineteenth
Al meant would get better living there.
Q.-N Nou don't doubt the accuracy OF SChmitt-
bergers testimony that he had received large
sums Of money from law violators? Al can't
The witness said thathe had an affidavit from
Capt Carpenter. who preceded SchmittoerEer
now living IN Sysck, Mf. Con wanted to Nv
him. The witness responded TO this:
81 thought the affidavit might be good
thnc as may have 10 20 on trial on Schmitt-
berser's charges in the criminal court or before
the Commissioners.
DOESN'T BELIEVE THE DEPARTMENT Is ROTTEN.
Q.-1; has been sworn here that the Police De-
with that; A-No, sir; because you have only
shown the bad side OF il.
that corruption runs riot in the department
Is Il true or untrue: Alt i not true.
tribute to the police. Is that true or untruer
Alt is not true.
sworn that they paid tribute year after year
Al would believe them.
Odd Sergeant Taylor and the whole Steam.
boat squad tell the TRUTH Al don't know.
The witness said that police corruption in his
DISTRICT on the east side might exist without his
knowledge. and that the collections Ward Man
Shalvey told OF might have been made without
his knowledge. He thought it was probable that
the testimony about the existence o: policy
shops was true but did hot believe the testimony
side.
Chairman Lexow asked him IL the system Of
police collection " hich Schmittberger said was
SO well organiked that a new Captain need not
ist without the knowledge OF Inspectors. The
witness said II could because 1t was hidden
witness could explain his ignorance Of this pD-
lice corruption, hich had been known TO the
gaion had only demonstrated. but the witness
could not explain. He simply said that he never
Q.-But other Captains knew OF ii. and they
have so testified here. and you were a Captain
A;.les, but did not know.
He was asked IL he could give an explanation
OF the conviction OF hve keepers OF dtsorderly
houses upon evidence furnished by the Park:
that Or. Parkhurst's assertions that such houses
existed were malicious lie. He said that he
and had thus probably been misled.
Q-lou knew they were fake reports, for you
Mr. con asked the Inspector ct rii how often Al
adams the policy king. had called on him The
Mr. Con Many times more that that, Mr..
Inspector, according 10 the books OF Ryerson &
III. witness evidently DID not wan; 10 dis2uta
any more OF Mr.. tiof-s documents. for ne only
replied. Well, the books should be right"
Then he was excused. but told 20 hold himself
in readiness 10 return TO the witness stand.
RosESFELD's RECOLLECTION OF WILLIAMS.
Mark Rosenfeld then went on the stand He
said that in last October he had gone to Inspec:
sssAulted him The Inspector had asked him
iSs how nSa mGch he THnied R.' "a sonplSn aSSinst
money. hut satisfaction. Williams called him q
liar and told linn TO get 70 hell out Of there. be-
few pieces Of silver.
CAPT. DELASET's BRIEF EXAMINATION.
After recess the list Of sick witnesses was in
creased by the addition of Mrs. Martens and
Capt. John Delaney answered To the call of his
name and vas sworn. He said that eight years
ssSehryeishth MY street for s'$as' and hi, s EsaE
bogGh, i53 aG East forty'hfih street Tor 81 900.
herted some money. and he had given her
Q.WWherc did you gepthe money! A.-when
was shot by a burglar Mr.. Jerome's uncle sent
for me and gave me check for $1,000.
newspapers started subscription Tor him aud
his wife received 4" as near a. can understand
s',uoO or SS,ubu. ms, with MS WlteS IN
heritance. constituted his fortune. His wife is
now dead. The witness got into troubled waters
a; soon a, Mr tott eeSan 70 is4aire about where
ness pityingly. and then said suddenly:
capt Delaney, out OF mercy u you let you
60. think that that injury received affected
your brain. You can't account for that money.
and I'll not ask you"
RYAN's REcIPE ron CLEAsfNG Up.
The witness seemed 10 be glad OF his release I
and departed. He was followed by Capt. Thomas
VI. Ryan. lie was IL command OF the Fifteenth
precinct three months when Mrs. Matht!de
Hermann rsn her places there. lie deued with
emphasis and with Wit that any one had paid
him for protection there, or anywhere else. He
was reminded that IL was in testimony that one
OF his ward men, Mul!Arkey. collected from
liquor dealers. The witness responded 10 this:
That BEATS me; he was Nery decent man,
WAS Mul.aEEey-a very decent man, thought" /
lie sAld t!.aJ wAen he WAS in the Fifteenth
precinct he closed up every diSorderly house, ]
gambling Joint, policy shop, eyerT den. and
every slide IN the precinct. lie was asked 20
tell how he did - and sad that his nrst move
MAS Ia learn the naInrs Of the owners % the