The evening world., 1894-10-10
CORCORAN
= THREATENS.
The Clubber Says He'll "Lay
For" Quinn and His
LeXoW Witness Friend.
FAKE LETTERS FOR BYRNES.
The Superintendent Paid No At
tention to Complaints Against
Policy Shops.
CAPT. WESTERvELT IS IN 1T.
A Policy Dealer Tells How He A.
torded Protection to Members
of His Craft.
CAPT. WESTERvELT IS IN 1T.

There was rather a slim attendance in
Part Ill. of the Superior Court when the
Senate Police Investigating Committee
resumed it's work this morning. Con-
trary to general expectations. no promi-
nent Police Department officials were
present
1t was after II oclock when Chairman
Lexow called the Committee to order.
Senators Bradley and Pound were the
only other members present.
In the absence of Mr.. Goff, Mr.. Moss
opened the proceedings by calling Sam
uel Kaufman, tailors salesman, of
437 East One Hundred and Nineteenth
street, to the witness stand. .
Did you hear Policeman Corcoran
testify yesterday" asked Mr.. Goff.
Yes, SIR
Did you follow him out of court?"
Yes. l saw him go out, and went
uptown with him on the elevated road
from the City Hall station. Another
policeman was with him."
Did you hear any conversation be-
tween them?
COrcOran Threatens Witnesses.
II heard hear, Corcoran say to his compan-
4
dead as a door nail. I'll lay fer them
some night
Those witnesses referred to were
Quinn and his friend, by whom he was
ACCUSED ;eYse Of Of !S'lubbing?"
Was anything else said?"
u heard the other policeman say, to
Corcoran, Don't talk SO loud. You had
better wait till the Lexow Committee
gets through. Then they Joked about the
Committee.
The witness said that he was a mem
ber OF the Tailor's Union, which held a
meeting about eight months ago at
Irving Hall. After the meeting the
policeman on post said that the mem
bers must take up a collection for him
we collected about So and offered 1t
to the policeman, vino was very mad
because 1t was not a larger sum-"
Do you know the name of the police
TNS; eeSldn,s sass ts e., it, or his number" nj -
Union. corroborated Warfmann's story
g about collecting money for the police
had never been able to learn the officer s
Patrick Kelly, an iron worker, of 1877
Third avenue was the next witness.
He related how one night, about a
week ago, he was going home late, af-
ter having some fun with the boys, and
street and Third avenue and went to
sleep.
He was reused by feeling some ones
saw a policeman bending over him. The
officers name he thought was Trurow
II looked in my pocket and so cents
was gone" said the witness, " and l ac.
= cused the policeman of taking 1t. He
pushed and punched me and told me tc
move along
Abused After Being Robbed.
II went to the Eighty-eighth stree
station and reported him, and two nigh Is
afterwards two other officers assaulted
me, kicked and beat me. and finally ar
rested me, and Justice Burke fined me 81
the next day. Those officers appeared
and testified against me. and l had nc
''The Judge told me If l came thers
again he would give me three months, .
Kelly 2aid that since that time the
tion, hearing that he was going to tes
tify before the Lexow Committee, sent
around an officer to his house, and told
fos him if he wanted it, oo waiting
Did you go to see the Captain?"
, MIR. ,Goff. who had meanwhile come
In. called on the next witness, Vernon
II. Brown, the general agent of the
Cunard steamship line in this city.
He said he had held that position fol
Did you ever. pay the police, of thi,
city any money!" he was asked.
"onlv the sum Of $40 a. week to, tn,
officer who has charge of the dock.
have paid that for many years past,
said Mr.. Brown.
.,sI AIS ;, this this the the general , custom with
Yes, l think it is, At least. that /.
the rule so far as the passenger traftit
freight lines do 1t. too"
Chairman, Lexow tried to get the wit
ness to tell something about the pay
ments alleged to have been made b,
the steamship companies in lump SUM
to captains OF the Steamboat Squad, bu
MI Brown said he had paid only tn,
He admitted, however, that Capt
Schmittberger had once come to hin
mand Of the squad, and had II asked Ike 'Sii, hin
not to pay any money to the policeman
detailed to duty at the dock. He CAV
subordinates to be receiving money.
officer?'
MIR. Lemon at the French Ball.
"Yes, SIR"
The next witness was John II. Lemon
young man; who said he attended tn
French ball given at the Madison Squar
Garden on Feb. last. He saw ther
Capt. Schmittberger, Inspector McAvoy
Supt. Byrnes and number of police
men
The ball. he said. with the air of
connoisseur, was not up to the usua
standard of liveliness. but still there wa
good deal of fun after midnight IT wa
mentioned came in and seemed to enjo
the fun.
Supt. Byrnes, he said, was in the win
room, where all sorts of orgies Wer
being held during the early hours of tn
morning, and yet he did not even max
protest against the lewd conduct a
the persons assembled there.
William II. Jamouneau, President @
the Alvin Manufacturing Company, ties
titled that in 1891 he was robbed @
u 200 worth of goods by an employee
detective OConnor, of the Central OF
nee, furnished the information OF IN
theft by the discovery OF some paw
arrested.
Part OF the goods was recovered fror
various pawn brokers, after $40 ha
been paid for advances. Then O'Connol
the witness said, suggested that
ought TO get something for his trouble
I offered him $50. but he didn't seer
20 thin, that wac enough, so l gave hiI
p That appeared to be satisfactor,
you paid him the s17O too. that wa