Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-01-03
Ryrnos on the Stand.

Superintendent ByrncS was then
called.
"Hrw long have YOU been ON the
police f,sce?"
About thirty years"
What property have you%
The superintendent gave the lota-
tion Of the property which he said
WAS all in his witc'S name, 1t amount
ed W S292,5oo all free and clear
"llow did YOU become possessed or
such an amount OF wealth"
"Well, from the time that was
placed III charge OF the detective de
partmcut. Was thrown amongst
mAUy pr0minHut Wall street men. and
| bought stocks AmouS stocks
hou&ht were Wabash. Union Pacific,
Western Union ana Southern Pacific.
The late lay oGuld was my friend
AMI he acted as my broker. He made
for me S12OoNo. and siurc his death
his son, George, made $4,000. have
4 letter from George Gould giving
amounts made, which is in my safe,
aud | will most willingly give II 10
the committees"
when did You first yet your
money!"
"A friend of Senator Palmer,
named Rurridgr, a very old man, who
lived in Duchess county, left me
$1,000, bought property and sold it,
and made some money old Commo-
\'ln1AYlNt1J hSsls Al
caSion il | had any money and said
yes had $1,000, lie asked me for II,
and got $4,000 back, as he had III
vested 1t. very successfully for me.
This made me- worth some 100000 in
1879"
The witness then told long story
as to how he become acquainted with
JAY Gould. Ii was through catching
a man who wrote threatening letters
Mr.. Gould offered him present, but
he refused. Then Mr. Could he said
offered to buy stocks for him and did
BNrneS insisted, He put up $4,000,
with the result that the amount was
Increased to S2Io,OO0 He said that he
could not remember just where he
got $4,000, but that he had It all
right he declared, At the present
time he held 5,4OO shares of stock
some of his own and some ON mar
gins
Every turn Of the Wheel" said he,
means $1,000 lost or gained" He es,
timated that he was worth $500, 900,
He refused to tell the names of the
stocks, rs many people might 20 down
town Monday and lose their money.
Then Mr. Gotf asked rs the suppress
sion of prostitution,
when | became superintendent !
believed the department was honey.
combed with certain abuses. In order
to put an end to that state OF things
| transferred many officers to Other
precincts. | reported several captains
for not carrying out their duties, and
asked that rule be made rendering In.
spcctors liable TO their districts, but
this the commissioners refused"
"llavc you ever accepted money fol
not carrying out the law
81 never accepted dollar In my lifr
unless honestly"
The witness then stated so long aS
politics governed appointments III,
police would never be efficient. Super
intendcnt Byrnes said that he hat
written II letter to Mayorelcct Strons
1,.in htp I ~
iticianS, he claimed, are the curse OF
the department and so long as politics
are Il factor, such Il state Of things
will exist. Although he had hear(
substantial information as to the cor
ruption and bribery, he was unable {,
get at 1t and the whole department
was impregnated with the belief TIM
promotion had to be bought and meri
was of no avail. He claimed to have
done cool deal towards helping brinl
about exposures. He paid tribute Il
DIR. Parkhurst, who, he said, manu-
featured the publ c sentiment withou
which it would be impossible for til,
committee to have acquired the infor
nation 1t did
"Ihc police force must be reorganiZcd
The present system Is all wrong" ho
said Resolutions were then paSseC
thanking all who Ind been concerned
in the investigation, and after som,
complimentary speeches the commit
tee adjourned sine die.
New York, Dec. 30 Anthony Com
stock has addressed letter TO the Lex
ow committee regarding the Statement
made by the witness named Streep, Oh
Thursday, that he (Strcep) paid Com
stock $1,000 to drop the prosecution
against him for swindling.