The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-01-03

"oi,h a.d How He Came ~ It..
New I0,.. Dec 29.--Anthony Com
stock has JJ ssed letter to the LeXov
tnmuif,ue rs-a rding IT, StItcTCntS mad,
10y % witness named Strcrp, that h,
iStrccpJ bad paid Comstock $1,000 t
drop % rrueyO' ion against him for swim
ding Mr fpmstock asks, that as he ha
been denied fae right TO rcfutc upon tn,
witness siakj the allegations of Strecp
whom be- cnlractcrZcs as perjurc
md thrice con yictcd criminal, his lettel
be given the samc publicity as was thu
allegation Of the witness Strcep.
The assam made upon me by tn,
.uUuivauc" and consent of the COunSe
of your comm tee" Mr.. COmstock writes
lis monstrous pcrycrsiOn of persona
rights
Afto- furilc! dcnunciation Of Mr.. Golf
tir. COmsiO1k states at great length th,
work be has accomplished as agent fol
iha Society for SURPRISING Vice. lie
denies me ever sought TO obtain the dis
missIi VI IN Indictment against Strccr
ana asserts that in fact he protested
against IT,
The case Ut Olin y. Gray, he reviews
Zoo great detail renewing his charge that
IldiCu4uI's ainst that defendant were
dismissed Al the recommendation Of Mr..
GOi while 1H-I slant attorney.
luspout.r Mclaughlin went on the
stand, oEuamng that he was u years
old ANA Foo Tho trucking business when he
ir.rnd the poi e force. had $4,000 in cash,
which ho gaze to his sweetheart.
"Ngs vuug 7weetheart in the trucking
buslrs,' -4.ed Mr.. Golf.
The witness tlared up at this question
and appealed 10 the senator's. He said it
was au utautural question. Mr.. LeXow
odd Mr. tDH 10 change the question and
as. iu what business the young lady was
engaged.
IN the candy business was the reply.
'N eto You eyer engaged in any bust
ness since you joined the fOrccE'
"N os, IN 1881 | invested $3.50 in pat
On witch. My brother-in-law, Fred
Hih- bought the Jeffrey Clark patent
switch Tor $4,000. He made about
%3JbDU ~ 5000 out Of it. My brother
in-Lw sold the royalty to several mani
fecturors and railroad companies"
'Ngne somc of them"
Tho AIMS Force company. the Adams
comp ny, the Union Iron and Steel com
pany, all Of Chicago the Missouri Pacific
and the Cincinnati, Baltimore and Quincy
railroads"
The line followed by Mr.. Golf after re-
cess was IN endcavOr to ascertain the
y9luc Of property now owned by Inspector
Mclaughlin.
The witness said that in 1884 the profits
from the patent right were larger than
IN the previous year. He gave the money
20 his wife.
we bought house in my wifc's name
NJ ~ West torty-seycnth street at $4,000
and paid $1,000.
Why II as you say that your wife had
about $4,000 lying idle did you have Il |
mortgage Of $4,000 on the property"
"Eccanso "a case we wanted to sell the |
proprrty il was much better to have
mortgage on it,
Mr. Con then asked number of ques-
tons ms 20 the business his wife was en-
gnged IN after she got this money.
- refuse 20 answer until | see my cOun |
sci, replied the witness
Would u tend to incriminatc or de- |
grade your wife,
Mr. Gor then got the witness to tell |
what property he or his wife held or |
owned under purchase contract Mr. |
Coz placed the speculative value of all |
the property Mt $310000 and the equity |
at S6J. -. The actual cost of these par
cells he figured at 1888, 10
Witness tsated that he had been offered |
recently profits on the several properties
amounting TO $37 900. thus making the
actual value Of his equity Sl02.175.
Mr.. Goff figured up the amount of salary
which Mclaughlin has received since he
was appointed sergeant, and placed it at
Sl4. 600
Now. inspector. where did you get the
So, 600. the difference between the salary
Won earned and the money you invcstcd?"
MY wife made lot of money in her
business,
What husness?"
~ refuse 10 say
We'll, did you make any money else
Nhprey"
Yes, | nave been buying and selling
Vell estate and it Is n matter of record
that | made $4,000 on u deal of real
estate on the northeast corner of Liberty
and Washington streets. / have also
been lucky enough to make money on
other deals / am also interested with
my hruther-in-law, Hills, in the Tender
foot. q Webb City, Mo-"
How many detectives are under your
Thirty i've detective scrgcants and 80
what precinct did YOU first have
charge Off
THE first precinct
And Burns, your wardman, levied
hneknal ou builders and other people
while you We're there
81 never knew of it, always found
Burns TO DE d conscientious and brave
mNu.'
Mr.. Coz then asked the witness num-
Der of qu, ,tiOnS about the collections of
money for. protection both in the first and
eleventh precincts. but the inspector pos
itiyoly dcu.ol all knowledge of such col
lrctons lie explained how he went at
IN. direction of eX-AsSistant District At
tprney Wrlnan TO the French line pier
10 intercept Mrs. Schubert. the much
wanted witness, but she went by another
steamer and escaped,
Mr.. Con then asked him about the as
sault on Augustine Osteli, a newspaper
reporter, VINO testified that the inspector
Uhen cBptpin) had hit him in the face
with brass gnucks on the night of Nov. I,
1855
~ never nit him and | was sitting in
the station house when he was brought {
in
' lc'- NJ Gofr finished with
4.i ami said
"i do
was the yar reply
t,,.v,,a. Bygnes u.,s ,hcn called.
How long lave yoH bccu on the police
furaeY
about - years WAS appointed cap l
jNu in 1870, inspector iu 1880 and was
made superintendent April L. $50.
what property have YOU
The superintendent gave the location
uf ais properly which he said was an N.
G. wife's name. II amounted -o S29-,-
sou. All free and clear.
How did Vpu com, ubSsU-eul yI such