Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-12-20
The Famous Nsw York Police OFF,
csr's Name Mentioned
BEFORE THE LBXOW COMMITTEE.
[ntimations That He Received q
Share of the Blood Money
When He Was an Inspector.
Another Interesting Day Before
the Investigating Committee.
Martin Too Sick to Appear.

tendent Byrnes figured conspieuously
in the testimony Of two witnesses before
the Lexow committee to-day. John
Marrett, formerly an agent Of the Socl-
stv for the Prevention OF Crime, tessl-
fed that Superintendent Byrne' had
bulldozed him, with threats and force
irto divulging the secrets OF his society,
and be afterwards rslented when be
learned that the witness was a brother
Mason.
Hattie Ross, colOred woman, Who'
some time az con1uctsd two disOrderIy
houses IN tuls city, swore that she paid
protection" money TO wardmen under
Captsia BYrnes, now superintendent OF
police.
Supa Byrpes denies ths allegations
against him.
Other incidents Of interest occurred
before the senate Investigating commit
tee to-day, but none Of them caused
such excitement as did the mention
of Supt. Byrnes' name. Sergeant
TAYLOR, who Yesterday testified that he
had turned over TO Inspector Steers
meneys collected from patrolmen, which
they had received from steam boat and
railroad companies, swore to-day that
Steers had accepted the money as
bribes to permit the policemen 70 re-
main on their respective beats.
TAYLOR DID NOT KNOW
what Steers did with the money, but il
appeared that some Doodle was divided
with someone else. The Sergeant also
denied Steers's statement that his teS-
timOny was false and had been given In
spite. Taylor acknowledged that be
had called on the ex-InspectOr Satur-
day night, but had merely told bis for
mer sunerior that he intended 70 tell
the Futl 20 the LeXOW Committee.
EA-lusp pectOr Steers was in the court
room to-day. He announced q reaci-
4 ness 10 90 on the stand aud deny Tay-
lOr's accusations
INSPECTORS MeAvoy. Williams and
McLauEhlin were snbI9naed 10 appear
before the committee, but Williams
was temporarily excused and the other
DIR. Owen u Ward reported that
"FIonest" John Martin, the man who
handled Captain Creedon's SIS, 600, was
too so 70 testify.
Counsel GOti announced that Thomas
Bradley, formerly Of the TWenty-fourth
precinct, was retired on
HALF PAY AS A RoUNDsMAN,
but is now a chief Of police at NorWElE,
Conn.
II merely wish" said Mr.. GOff, "to
call attention 10 the police pension sYs-
ten. II is absurd ard deserving Of the
attention Of the Legislature"
Policeman Herman lnterman swore
that be did not testify truthfully yester-
dav when be said that be had never
paid over anv Of the money given him
by the American steamship Line TO bis
snpsrior officers. lie had giyen up half
of his extra earnings TO Captain Gsstlin
and then S25 out Of $40 month 10 Cap
tain Schmittberger. Intermsn also
acknowledged that the policemen were
afraid TO testify before the LeIOw COM
mistee because they feared t6e displeas-
ure Of their superior officers,
Sergeants ByrDe and Cornelius Reid.
OF the steamboat squad, testified that IL
WAS very imprOnsbie that Sergeant Tay-
lor had sent money 70 Inspector Steers
in the manner he described before the
committee yesterday. Byrne said be
had heard rumors Of money being col
lected by the Captains from policemen,
but Reid said TaylOr's
STATEMENT WAS ABSURD.
CAPTAIN Allaire, commander OF the
steamboat squad, denied all knowledge
of the collection Of money from steam
shin and railroad lines. Mr.. Gof Ques-
lioned him long and earnestly, but Al
laire's entire testimony was 3 repudia-
tiop and denial Of all allegations made
against him by other witnesses. Al
laiye said be owned house valued az
Ss7. 600 and had money ia bank not eX-
cesdipg S4, 600. The captain swOrs that
lie had always done all in his power TO
suppress gambling, diSOrderly houses
Rnd other crime.
She also paid similar sums OF money
10 Wardman under Captain BrOgan,
who succeeded Byrnes. Incidentally
Hattie testified that in eight years, A.
Adams. a policy dealer, had vietimiZsd
her ont Of $4,000. She also ran dis
ORDERLY house in the Tenderloin district
wien Captain McAvoy was ia com
mand. but she did not have 10 pay "pro-
lection" money there.
SupL Byrnes heard OF the testimony
given against him BY John Msrrett q
few minutes after that witness testified.
he Immediately locked himself In bis
ofiee AZ police headquarters and for an
hour examined papers bearing on the
matter referred 10 by Marrstt. After
ward she Superintendent said Of Mar
rett: .'All be saws is untrue except
that he cane 20 ny house uuder false
pretenses When the proper time
cones. / shall tsH my story In the
proper place.
Further than this, tie Superinten-
dent absol1teiS refused 70 say any
thing.
Police Captain Schuistberger, whose
trial OF = charge Of bribery Was to-day
set for January Z, was again arrested
tAis afternoon on an Indictment found
October &c last, charging him With &C.
cspsing a S5Oo hribe from Ausustin
Forges, assat * the French Steamship
I Lins.
Al tO-norrow's session Of the con-
,nittes it is thonEht that Inspector
williams viii tsSsify.
EISxs7 Cut Glass IN be world Al
l. G. D4LLON & Co.'S I