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

cy. Old Commodore Vanderbilt asked
me on one occasion if had any money,
and | said yes, | .ld $1,000. He asked
me for it aud | bought it to him. II
about 10 or II months | got $4,000 back
rs he had invested it very successfully
for me. This made my wealth some 500
900. The witness told a long story as
TO how became acquainted with Mr.
Gould. 1t was through catching man
who wrote the wrong letters. Mr.. Gould
offered him present but he refused
then Mr.. Gould, he said, offered to buy
stocks for him and did not want to ac.
Ccpt any margin. But Byrncs insisted
! He put up $4,000 with the result that
the amount was increased TO 100000.
| He said that he could not remember just
where he got the $4,000, but he had it
all right. he declared. At the present
time he held JiOO shares Of stock, some
his own and some on margins. Every
turn of the wheel, said he, means $1,000
lost or gained. He estimated that he
was worth 100000. He refused TO tell
the names of the stocks as many people
might go down town Monday and lose
their money.
II am willing to give the names in con
idence to the committee and court, but
don't want them made public"
Mr.. Golf asked as to suppression of
"Whcn | became acting superintend-
cnt | put down about 800 houses in the
city. After | became superintendent
there came II change. These women
when they came before the police COM
mssiOners and said they paid protection
would not be believed. If they went before
the police justice they were not believed.
If they went before the grand jury they
were not believed. | endeavOred to put
an end to the evil and ordered these
houses to be broken up if possible.
II want to give DIR. Parkhurst all the
help can, although he is bounding me
every time he gets chance. DR.. Park
hurst has created public sentiment that
would never have existed in this city if
it had not been manufactured, and with
out which, it would be impossible to
have compelled the owners of these
houses to give up their business as they
have done"
Just as he was through answering
Mr.. Colts probing questions, Superinten-
dent Byrnes handed letter to Chairman
LeXOw and said that it was Il copy of one
he had sent to Mayor-cleCt Strong early
this month. 1t was his resignation from
the force of which he has been II member
for the last 81 years.
The superintendent said that ON two Oc-
casions since he was appointed in Super
llltuutHl NlulluN DIuN' h' was 'll th,
point of resgning. owing to the continual
conflict between the commissioners and
himself. The superintendent should have
absolute charge of the discipline of the
but that his efforts in that di-
rection were frustrated by the commits
sioncrs. The department was honey
cOmbed with abuses which had been grow
ing for 80 years and they could be rem
cdied by radical legislation. Local poll
ticians. he claimed. were the cause of the
condition, and as long as
politics was factor in the force such
a state of things would exist. Although
he had done his utmost to procure substan-
tial information as to corruption and
bribery he was unable TO get it and the
whole department was impregnated with
the belief that promotion had to be bought
and merit was no avail. He claimed to-
have done good deal towards helping
to bring about the exposures. At 10
minutes to 8 o'clock tonight the commit
tee adjourned subject to the call of the
chair, thus closing Il session of investi-
CATION which was brimful of startling rev
Citations.