The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1895-01-02
TAMMANY'S GRIP
On the Police Of New York City
is Revealed.
COMMISSIONER MARTIN
Tells the LexOw Commission How
Tammany Hall Dominated
Affairs In the Police Department Goff
Declines to Hear Anthony ComstOcIE.
Inspector Williams Match
for Goff.
COMMISSIONER MARTIN

New York, Dec. 90. After recess yes
terday afternoon it was definitely an
nounced by Chairman Lexow that the
committee would sit Saturday and then
adjourn. Mr.. Golf began the proceed
ings by reading from the official rec
ords concerning complaints that had
been made against disorderly houses in
the Nineteenth precinct and for which
Inspector Williams was tried. He read
the testimony given by Inspector Will
liams before the police commissioner as
to the house in which the inspector said
he had no personal knowledge.
Capt John Delaney was then called.
In answer to questions he said his wife
bought some real estate recently. She
inherited the money from her uncle,
The witness said his wife bought an
other house this year. She died about
four months ago She paid $1,000 down
for the house. The house was pur.
chased in her brothers name. The
house was not bought until after he
became captain. Delaney said he saved
$1,000 or $4, coo from his salary which
he gave his wife.
But you said she inherited it," said
Mr.. Golf. 81 said some of it."
"Now isn't it fact that the whole
story you told is tissue of falsehood?"
"No, sir, it is true"
Commissioner Martin was then called.
Commissioner, said Mr.. Goff, 81
heard you were put through long ex-
animation before the commission. II
was there for several days"
do you know if the liquor dealers
ceased payment to the police and paid
Tammany hall instead?" Il know
nothing about it."
Mr.. Golf asked if the witness knew
if notice had been sent to the liquor
dealers by a police commissioner ad-
vising them not to pay the police.
II heard that money was being paid
by the liquor dealers to the police and
spoke to superintendent Byrnes about
it. He reported to me that he could
get no proof"
The witness denied that he and Rich
ard Croker entered into an arrange
ment with the liquor dealers associa-
tion who, instead Of paying the police,
were to support Tammany Hall.
In reply to Mr.. Goff, President Mar
tin said there was never any formal ac-
tion taken by the police board to dis
cover if blaclsmail had been paid by the
liquor dealers.
1--WE relied upon the superintendent
whom we considered active and ener.
getic and able to find out these mat.
ters5 3
President Martin admitted he had
transferred policemen at the request Of
local Tammany leaders
"The transfers were made in the in.
terest OF the political organization?
"Yes sir; suppose that's the case"
President Martin said he considered
these transfers injurious to the force.
He admitted that he was conspicuous
member Of Tammany Hall.
The witness admitted that, all other
things being equal, he gave the prefer,
ence in appointing policemen to his po
| litical friends.
Mr.. Golf said that John Carroll was
credited with twenty applications
Richard Croker with three, Bourke
Cochran and Roswell P. Flower with
one each, and an excise commissioner
and several others with some more.
Mr.. Golf then read letters from Tam
many Hall leaders and others, recon-
mending applicants for che police force.
Among the writer's of the letters were
William II. G. Sulser, Chairman Hinck
ley, of the democratic state committee
and Roswell p Flower
"And so," said Mr.. Golf, SIT comes tc
pass that the New York police force
has been made the stamping ground by
applicants from all over the state?'
Eyes, sir" responded Mr.. Martin, ''ant
from other states"
"How much money have you in the
bank?" II have 1886 in the Empire
State bank and $s 100 in the Union
Trust Company"
"Do you own real estate@' Eyes, sir
/ own house in West Sixty-fourtt
street, for which / paid $4,000. My
| sister lives there. ] also own the house
live in, for which paid SIS, 600 $l5,-
600 being paid down. / bought the
house in 1s92."
Glow did you get the money!,
swell, since / have been commissioner
have saved 50, 900 a year"
what is your salary?" 'Five thou
hsand dollars a year" "ir8HiW
Mr.. Golf then asked the witness tc
hold himself in readiness to attend Sat
urday. An adjournment was then
taken. Ht
! n At the morning session Mr.. Gof said
he knew Of his own knowledge that
money had been paid to suppress a
green goods indictment before he had
ever met Streep and his investigation
had led up to that case. He announced
that he would decline to hold any com
munication with Mr.. Comstoclz.
Inspector Williams then took the
stand and denied that he was worth
anything like S50O,0 900, or that his wife