The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-01-01

tnaud OF taxing money from NGreen
Gooda Man Mentally aud II was charged
that Detective ilanloy was tho green
goods mons ngent at the central office.
Another recess was taken from Sop
.ombor 10 TO October /. On October l
Contractor Carpenter said 10 paid
brides to Captain Supplements ward
man. Several daya wero devoted to
taking testimony about policemen nc.
cnsod Of clubbing, On October 8 u wit.
meas said he used to send cash In boxes
OF cigars TO Captain Reilly.
A disorderly house propriotrcss also
said sho paid money to Williams and to
tho wnrdtuen. her tribute amounting to
between S, 900 and $4,000.
POLICEMEN TILL TALES.
The frat policeman TO squonl, Patrol.
man Do Gam, Of tho steam boat squad,
testified on October 10 that no was trans.
ferred because no would not give up all
tho $40 week that tho French limo
paid him. He had always Rivon up
half TO collectors for various captains.
Agent Forget, Of tho Fronch line, &C.
knowledsed that he gave Schmittberger
$500 Mt one time. Tho following day n
witness told about police protection OF
policy shops. and said he saw Captain
Doherty receive brides.
On October 90 Commissioned Shoohau
was examined. but Mr.. Goh got little
from him. lie had no better luck on
the next day. Mr.. Sheehau refused
positively TO produce his bank books.
After spending five days with Mr..
Sheehan, Mr.. Golf finally excused him.
Subsequently Sheehan was indicted by
the grand jury for contempt in refusing
to exhibit his bank books TO the com.
mittee.
During November aud this month an
immense number Of witnesses have
been examined. Tho work dragged
considerably during November and 1T
tic oil really startling interest developed.
In this month, however, the committee
has learned BY far tho most importan.
facts brought out in the whole inyesti.
CATION.
Commissioners. inspectors and cap.
tains have been dlractly implicated with
III tho past few weeks, and tho story OF
police corruption has boon told from
tho inside. 1t really began with the
confession OF Captain Crcoden, who, al
ter once denying that no bought his
captaincy. finally acknowledged tha. no
paid $4,000 for the place, borrowing
the money from his friends, among
them Congressman Henry G. Miner.
William Smell, Grace Democracy lead
er, held the money.
FOLLOWED ny scHMlTTBERugE.
At the proper time he paid it over to
John W. Rappeuhagon, another Grace
Democracy leader. According to Rap.
penhagen's confession, made after he,
like Creeden. had once sworn that he
knew nothing OF the purchase OF the
captaincy. he gave $4,000 to ex.Assem-
blyman John Martin and kept tho
other s., 900 for himself.
Creeden's confession paved the way
for that Of Captain Schnistberger, who
to save himself from prison, told all
about the Matchmaking system aud said
he had divided the profits with Inspec.
tors Williams and McAvov.
He implicated Commissioner Shehan
by saying that Sheehan threatened to
shut up Days gambling house ii the
police refused to let HIS friend Proctor
run one. He also implicated Commits
sioner Martin. who, he said, protected
disorderly houses on For.y.aixth street,
and who ordered him to apologize TO
Sadie West, woman against whom
complaints had been made, for sending
policeman to her house. Inspector
Williams, who was on the stand three
days and more. denied Schmiitbercer's
charges. He denied all the corruption
stories and made but one admission,
that FleIss. a stock broker, had given
him $1,000 for nothing.
Police Commissioner Martins exam.
;nation was productive o! little bevond
the fact that he thought there was cor
ruption in the department and that it
would stay there.
During its session witnesses before
the committee have made serious
charges against three commissioners,
one ex.commissioner, three inspectors,
one ex.inspector and twenty-five cap.
talns and ex-captaius, besides q num-
Der OF sergeants, detectives, wardmen
and patrolmen. Not all OF these will,
OF course. be put on trial, but matters
are in such a shape rs to necessitate q
thorough renovation OF the whole de-
partment, and for time. at least, New
Workers are exempt from the usual
levies OF blackmail.