The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-11-01
What Golf Called John C. Shee-
han, the Tammany Leader.
He Refuses to Give Answers 10 Cues
tions Relating 10 His Crimes.
Wasn Asked About His Buffalo Def&i-
cation aud His Peddiing Court De-
cision He Defies the Committee. and
His HeeIers Exsress Approval.

the Lexow committee yesterday ne was
asked why he did not prosecute officers for
taking money from pool se.lers. and said :
u could not tasten any particular crime
on any particular officer"
Let ns ssc-eorruption was pretty gen.
erai. Did you know the sailmakers had TO
pay p asked Mr.. Gotf.
"No."
''i)id you know the Long Island clam
/ digsers had to pay ?"
Where did they come in" asked the
commissioner.
Viewer mind. Did YOU hear that houses
of ffi-fame had to payf"
II heard rumors."
"Rumorsi Rumors I" sneered Mr. Goff.
"What do you do to earn your salsry9"
Perform the duties devolving on me as
Commissioners" He said he saw that
money appropriated was properly ex-
| pended.
AYES. / suppose you do see TO the
| s5.o0o. said Mr. Goff
Mr.. Gof then produced the correspond
ence between DIR. Parkhurst and the police
board. He read Inspector Williams re-
/ port. in which that officer said: II think
DIR. Parkhurst's language is disgraceful for
1 man of his intelligence. and clearly shows
his animosity against the police depart
ment," and asked; Have your opinions
| of the doctor changed 2'
"So."
''fhe commissioners we're going to throw
/ the doctors communications into the
waste basket at one time" commented Mr..
| Goff
The witness told how he had endeavored
| TO obtain evidence in Corcoran's saloon,
on East Thirty-fifth street, but was unable
to do so.
Mr.. Golf then read the statement pre-
sented by Foreman Henry NJ. Tabor of
the grand jury. in March. 1892. that s. ,ooo,-
900 was paid in tribute to the police an
nually.
The commissioner excitediy shouted:
"He led
! What" exclaimed Mr. Goff. lone of
the best known citizens in this city, who
has frequently been a foreman OF our grand
| juries?"
"He lied when he said the department
| collected millions by blackmaii," asserted
! the commissioner.
Did he lie when he said the department
collected blackmaii?"
.He lied as to the amount"
/ "How do you know7" asked the chair
man.
because il is impossible to collect mill
ions without the city rising up and stamp
/ ing out the practice"
That's what We ars going to do. said
Senator 0'Connor.
Mr.. Goff. said that an evening paper
claimed that the police department. col
Ieeted $I5. 600 coo in blackmaii. docs IL lie
| or do you not care about the hostility of q
| newspaper
"ltis mistaken; don't care for the
newspaper"
"How about the liquor dealers paying
tribute 10 the police?"
"They did not have to. They knew
there were two Tammany commissioners
| on the board who would not allow IT."
said the com missioner, Indignantly.
"Ah, Tammany and the booze dealers"
! said Mr.. Golf. "Did you know tha. Presi-
/ dent Martin aud Richard Croker met
1 delegation of liquor dealers in the parior
/ of the Hoffman house and agreed 10 have
| the money heretofore given 10 the police
I paid into the treasury OF Tammany
i Hall o.
The witness professed not to have heard
of IT,
/ Mr.. Gof then made the commissioner
uncomfortable by showing he had copied
the language of the circular of the Munich
/ pal Signal Company. OF Boston. in making
+ report 10 the police board on the neces-
slty for electric signals for the police.
/ Chairman Lexow intimated at the open-
/ ing of today's session that should Com
missioner Sheehan show further reealci-
1 trancy, Mr. Goff would be likely to taKe
him of the witness stand and certify the
/ matter TO the grand jury.
! Commissioner Sheehan was accom-
i panied into the investigation chamber by
! his brother, the lieutenant governor The
/ commissioned had brought some bank
1 books with him, concerning which he
/ said: because / have my bank books IL
/ does not mean that | viii tell what Is In
them. unless Am accused OF depositing
1 money illegaiiy; then / will produce
/ them.
lanes w. Boyle. the Tammany leader
of the Ninth assembly district, Vas FIRST
/ p aced on the stand today.
aDia y5u send ont notice." asked Mr..
/ Gof'. s.caliing for list OF people who are
under police protection 7"
/ IL did not.
"Now. here Is q typewriter slip si-
,aehea 70 a circular bearing your name II
Z i9 addressed 10 tHfNtttAt@N a@otSaNk
/ taiu.. VIII you swear that the alp vas
not sent ont from your headquarters
II swear that | do not knos anything
/ about II"
.W hen a saloonkeeper wants license,
I do vou net force him to join TAmmany
/ Halss'
ii ask him, bat use no threa.sF"
/ sYou so tefore the excise board in their
I inieTests7'
/ ..So. sir: appoint an excise comrnis-
/ sion"
man Lsxos-
The witness attempted to amend his al
mission. bot Senator LeroS said sternly
..How could q political organization look
/ after excise matters
..WeIl, the CONS mission consisted of one
1 man Who vas 8 member OF the Liquor
| Deassrs' Association
Comm Esston Sheehsn vas called 20 the
/ stand. lie VAS holding some packages
| and some type written papers, but declined
To tell Mr.. fsoH shat shey were- Mr.
/ aiofF read an Interview with Commissioner
| Sheshan published years sgo. lie laid
/ stress on the extract in which Mr.. ~hsehan
sas ruYysortsd 20 have sad: ia Is also
| tine that arrangements have been made
| b. TAmmsny "a stop she payment Of
/ police hiaekniah-"
ia that sfasg'' asked Ar. GoE-