People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-01-03
LIVELY TIMES BEFORE THE
LEXOW COMMITTEE.
Mr. MOTT HOTLY SPEAKS HIS MIND.
The United States District Attorney and
Mr.. LesOW Have a Scene-Mr. Con
Severely DenOuEces the Police
Captains and Accuses Them
of Almost Every Crime
in the Book

New YORK, Dec 3L-This morning
Mr.. Golf announced that Mr.. Mott of
the United States district attorneys
Office wished to make a statement
regarding the charges made by the
green goods men Louis Il. Streep and
his brother. He said that Mr.. Mott
was a well known and esteemed
member of the New York bar and he
had every faith in his integrity as
citizen and lawyer.
We declined to hear Mr.. Comstock
yesterday, Mr.. Golf, said Mr.. LeXOw,
and it would hardly be fair to allow
Mr.. Mott to make an explanation
when we refused a similar privilege
to Mr. ComStock."
Mr.. Mott here took off his coat and
advancing toward the desk, said:
You say you have stricken the evil
dence as to me from your record.
That IS not enough to destroy the
smirching which you allowed to be
thrown upon me. Had | known on
last Thursday evening that was to
be assailed in so disgracelul manner,
whether above the ground or under
the earth, on the ocean or under the
ocean, | would have been here to de-
nounce the charge of corruption so
scandalously broughtagalnsta United
States district attorney. Did any
public official of this committee know
what this man Streep was to testify?
If so | should have been informed
and some attempt made to ascertain
whether his statements were true or
not"
Mr.. Lexow replied: 1--WE have done
all in our power in striking out the
record. You deny the charge made
against you?"
Deny the charger" shouted Mr..
Mott. Deny the charge? A charge
made against me by twice convicted
criminal Why l should deny any
thing on such mans statement"
Mr.. LeXow then grew angry and
said loudly; IF you wish to remain
here you will remain as a witness,
and can make denial on oath"
Mr.. Mott replied still more angrily:
"YOu have no right to speak to me,
sir, in such a manner | have my
rights as a citizen just as well as you
and have a right to denounce here
| the base charges allowed TO be made
against me-"
Chairman LeXow raped his gavel
violently on the desk You have no
right to speak here he cried. You
will confne yourself to the charges
made against you by witness. You
must keep quiet here. You may if
you choose be sworn and deny the
statements on the record"
deny the record" Mr. Mott cried:
why you say you have no record"
Mott then put on his coat and left
the room, shouting as he started for
the door. Il will not disgrace myself
by submitting to your rudeness."
Captain Martens was called and
said that Mrs. Martens was very sick.
Mr.. Golf then accused him of keep
ing his wife away from court fearing
that on her examination she might
tell something that would substanti-
ate the charges of corruption of
which Martens is accused. Martens
tried to explain his wife's condition,
but Mr.. Golf would not let him and
kept on saying very severe things.
You may go now" said Mr.. Golf,
as soon as he thought he had said
enough.
rs Captain Meakin here?"
There was no answer and Mr.. Golf
charged the absent captain with pro-
tecting green goods" operators and
several other acts of corruption.
Captain Ryan was called and gave
his bank books to Mr.. Golf in defer
ence to the orders given to him when
excused yesterday. He drnied that
he had ever accepted any money and
added: Sure it would be very fool
ish for anyone to offer me any money
for protection. would not touch it,
for am an honest man"
Inspector Mclaughlin was next
called, but he was not on hand and
Mr. Golf said: "He was subpoenaed
again last night, and we telephoned
to police headquarters and received
the information that he had left there
to come here"
When Mclaughlin entered the
court room he apologized for not be-
ing on hand earlier, but said he had
been in constant attendance for the
last three days He saif that he was
81 years old when he Joined the police
force. He then had $4,000. This he
had left first with his mother and
later with his wife.
Mr.. Golf asked him if he ever got
back the Sc, 900 from his wife, but the
inspector hedged around and finally
said that his wife paid $1,000 on
house in 1885, but he did not
take this as payment to him of
the $4,000 Mr.. Golf went on putting
the same question repeatedly and
finally Mr. Laughlin said: Il have
received moneys from my wife. but
as to that original amount cannot
say that | ever got it"