The herald., 1894-12-30

which is in my safe and will mcst
willingly give it to the committee.
"a friend of Senator Palmer, named
Burridge. a very old man. who lived 10
Duchess county, left me $1,000. bought
property snd sold it and made some
money. Old Commodore Vanderbilt
asked me on one oocasion ii | had any
money, and l said yes. had $4,000. He
asked me for it and brought it to him.
About six or twelve months afterwards
got $4,000 back, ne he had invested IT
very successfully for me. This made me
worth some $40, 1000 in 1875"
The witness then told long story ~
to how he became acquainted with Jay
Gould. 1t was through catching man
who wrote threatening letters. Mr..
Gould offered him present, but he re-
fused. Then Mr.. Gould, he said, offered
30 buy stocks for him and he did not
want to accept any margins, but Byrnes
insisted. He put up $4,000 with the
result tha} the amount was increased to
1910, 900. He said he could nos remem-
ber just where he got the $40. 900, but
he hrd it all right, he declared. At the
present time he held 5400 shares oi
stock, some his own and some on mar.
gins.
Every turn Of the Wheel" said he,
means $500 lost or gained"
He estimated he was worth $3.50, 900.
He refused to tell the names of the
stocks, ss many people might go down
town Monday and lose their money.
II am willing to give the names in
confidence to the committee and. eoun-
sel. but l do not want them to be made
public"
Then Mr.. Gof ssked him as to the
suppression OF prostitution. "When l
became acting superintendent | put
down about 500 houses in the city.
AFTER became superintendent there
came change. These women. when
they came before the police commits
sioners and said they paid for protec-
tion, they would not be believed. If
they went before the police justices
they were not believed. II they went
bsfore the grand jury they were not be-
lieved. l endeayored to put an end to
th6 evil and ordered these houses to be
broken up if possible.
II want to give DIR. Parkhurst all the
help l can although ne ia bounding me
every time he gets q chance. DR.. Park
hurst has created a public sentiment
which would never have existed in this
city if it had not been manufactured
and without which it would be impos-
sible to have compelled the owners of
these houses to give up their business
as they have DONE"
Aa Brynes was leaving ths stand he
said in reply to Senator Lexow: "The
police force must ba re.organized. The
pyaaank avetp m ia all vrnuUO -
Resolutions we're then passed thank
ing all who had been concerned in the in
vestigation for the facilities extended to
the committee. The chairman then
thanked the district attorney for the
courtesies he had extended. Mr.. Goff
stated he had examined Commissioners
Martins bank books and there was not
an entry that needed explanation. He
then said he thought the thanks OF the
committee were due to Officer DugRns,
who was the first policeman to come and
give information at to the Wholesale cor
puption in the police department.
Chairman Lexow said when the com.
mittee went into session at Albany it
could adopt any further resolutions they
mittee, expressed the hope that the
Captain Creedon.
few remsrks. He commenced by pay
ing a tribute to the loyalty and devotion
of his associates, Mr.. Moss and MIR.
Jerome, and especially Mr.. Moss, who
had been engaged in the work of expos.
ing the corruption existing in the police
department long before he and Mr..
Jerome had.
He then presented his respects to the
numerous channels through which he
had received information and to the
gentlemen who had gone to the expense
and trouble of employing private de.
tectives to watch him. lest he might be
subject to assault or injury. Though this
fear caused himself no annoyance, it
never prevented him from discharging
his duties.
II have never been a moral censor"
he continued, "for l am no better and
no worse than the average man. have
come solely in my capacity as lawyer
and do not propose to act as q moralist
or as q reformer.
81 also desire to express my wish
that the private detectives who were set
by parties concerned to watch me, will
tell every thing that they have seen.
ask that they should not stab me in the
back but come here and publicly state
the truth"
Mr.. Golf also referred to the abuses in
the police courts, excise departments
and department. of charities and correc.
tions, and said the powers of the com.
mistee to complete the testimony should
be greater.
He thanked the press for its support.
Chairman Lexow. in a short speech,
returned thanks to the various officers
for the courtesy displayed, and also to
the counsel in the investigation, and
declared the committee adjourned sine
die.