The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-12-14
Barney Rourke Raised til
Reppenhagen Got It;
THEN CREEDEy Was MADE CAPTAIN.
Harry Miner Lent $1,000 and the Sub
scribers Took Creeden's Notes.

heppenhngen Will Not Tell what Ne Btn
with the Mon-y-says He "spent' Re-
Capt. Creeden Denies that He Paid ner
His Promotion Denied II 20 Police Cos
missioner yoorhis. who Hin
Much OF the business Was Done by
Cheek sad the Banks Produce the Rec
ords barney Rourke ubpe.aed-Tue-
bostman Morsn's Cheeks to Croker ns-
Tammany Celebrations - silver noiisr
Smiths Pull ut Essex Market Sch mite
berger S~ubpGuaed by the Conmittse.
Sudden and dramatic interest was revived In
the Lexow proceedings yesterday afternoon By
the calling of Police Captain Timothy J.
Creeden and n number Of other witnesses, sew
erai n them wcll-known politicians. who were
questioned about the raising and handling OF .
fund OF $4,000, which money. II Is alleged.
Capt. Creeden borrowed to pay for his Captaincy
In January, 1892. Mr.. Goff had prepared this
case more deliberately than any other that has
been presented to the committee, and he called
Capt. Creeden to the stand with apparent coah-
dence that the Captain would admit paying the
money for his appointment. Counsel have been
at work on this case for three months. more or
less, and since the adjournment q week ago
yesterday. Mr.. Goff has been steadily at work
upon II, which is the explanation Of his almost
continuous absence from the sessions this week
until yesterday.
The morning hours yesterday were FILTERED
away In the presentation of cumulative evidence,
going over the most familiar ground, but all the
time Mr.. Goff was in the court room and plainly
laboring under anxiety and excitement. The
table before him was piled high with stacks IF
documentary evidence. among which wire many
bank and check books and transcripts of bank
accounts written on the letter heads Of several
banks.
cREEDEN CALLED.
Witness after witness of mail importance was
called and examined at length. which showed
purpose only TO delay the proceedings, whilo
messengers were constantly reporting TO Mr..
Goff. 1t was 4 o'clock when Capt. Creeden, q
handsome. soldierly looking man with white
hair and white moustache and ruddy complex
ion. in fatigue uniform. went to the witness
chair.
1t was seen at once from Mr.. Cons manner
toward the witness that he did not expect TO
meet with evasion or opposition. He irss
learned from tho Captain that he Joined the
police force In 1864. was made . roundsman In
1875, a Sergeant in 1879. and . Captain on Jan.
IL. 1899. He was made Captain on the motion Of
Police Commissioner John II. voorhis, now
Police Justice.
Q.-And before you went on tho police force
you we're in the army2 Ayes, sir; I went to
the front in April, 1861, as . private In the
..oond Nau, vi vn,,n,....
OIL see by this record furnished me by the
War DEPARTMENT that YOU were at the nrss
battle of Bull RUM A.-Yes. sir.
Q.-And thereafter and until October, 1903
A.. dnterrupting)-I was with my regiment In
twenty-three engagements.
Mr.. Goff-SO I see by this record. but the de
tails OF your career in the army are SO Interest,"
Ing and worthy that they deserve to 20 on our
records here more fully.
Mr.. Con then proceeded TO read from the
Official record. getting the Captain to answer
after each OF the twenty-three engagements
named that he was present there. These In
cluded both battles OF Bull Run, the siege Of
Yorktown the battle OF Fair Oaks, the siege OF
the battles OF Malvern Hill. Chan
tilly. Fairfax Court House, Antietam. Fred
ericksburg' Chahceuorssilie' and gettysburg.
The witness was wounded at the battle OF Bris-
toi station ana was mustered out as a sergeant
al a time when his nomination had been vent In
for First Lieutenant. Mr.. ton then got on the
record that tho witness had been twice injured
In the performance OF ms duty as policeman.
and had done especially brave service In . NUM-
Der OF riots. He took up ms record OF behavior
as suppiiea o, the Foi'ce commissioners ana
found that In thirty years the Captain had been
twice reprimsnded ana hned total OF six days
pay Tor trlnihg anu techhicai Offences Then
MT q s@u'
" l HAVE NOT PAID ANY MONEY FoR NY AP-
roINTAENT."
Capt. Creeden, | appreciate your long and
honorable record and service as a soldier and a.
q police onicer. You have performed your duty
to your country and TO the community with dis
tingutshed bravery and fidelity, and for those
reasons | regret the painful duty OF having to
ask you this question: How much money did YOU
pay TO be made Captain 2"
long siIeno. followed thi, ou.stion. and thu
wines. raised and lowered hi. hands sIouIx o..
the arms 81 nj, chair several tImes and hi. sx..
sm1p,,d n.fors he answered with great delib.r-
alton F" have not Maid any money for NV an
pointment."
Mr. Gon-You ar. Technical with me h.x.
100 npch r.snsct Tor Won IN fsnos nth Won nj,
Law a nstwork about Won. 1 want YOU 20 tell ma