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

NV York, Dec, Sl.--Tho completion
Of tho work Of tho famous LOxow CONG
mltlec, which for months has been in.
vsstigating tho ro.tenness Of tho police
department Of New York city, closes
one Of tho most remarkable episodes
in tho history Of the country and willr
sult In tho Indictment Of perhaps scores
Of police officials for giving and tax.
Ing brides, blackmail, pciury and other
forms Of official corruption. A brief 70.
view OF the work Of tho Investigating
committee, which was appointed by tho
state senate. will prove intercs.ing:
The committee was appointed during
Tho first month OF the present year, and
has sat about rs days in all. 1t was ap-
pointed on resolution offered in the
senate by Senator Lcxow. Then sem
Rtor, now Lieutenant Governor. Charles
T. Saxton. presiding officer OF the Sou.
ate pro tenn, appointed tho committee.
which consists OF Clarence Lexow,
chairman; George W. Robertson. Ed.
muud O'Counor, Charles 4. Saxton,
Charles W. Found, Daniel Bradley and
Jacob A. Cantor.
The committee, in its preliminary
work, held couple OF meetings at tho
Hotel Metropole. The COMMITTEES did
nothing OF particular importance except
to think until March 10. Ca that date
he first session WAS held.
Lawyer W. A. Sutherland. OF Roches.
ter, acted az counsel and investigated
the political end OF the affair. |, was
prior to the appointment OF the two Re.
publicans as police commissioners. De-
lancey Nicon represented tho police de.
pnrtment at that time. though he wasn't
permitted TO do anything by the coin
mittee.
On March IS Chairman Lexow au-
nounced formally that Messrs. Coil,
Jerome and Moss had been selected as
counsel to investigate the police depart.
meu;. The committee did n consider.
able amount OF examining early in its
career under the guidance Of Mr.. Coil,
but 1t first began to reach something
tangible on May 30 Theu direct
charges agaist Police Commissioner Nc
Clave were made by his son.in.law,
Gideon Granger.
Mr.. Golf occupied two days moro in
questioning Mr.. SlcClave. Mr.. Nc.
Clave could no. account for certain dc.
posts in his bank account, aud Mr..
Got endeavored to prove connection
between these deposits snd the appoint
ment OF certain police captains by Nc
Clave. The commissioner denied that
they had any relation to each other,
but could not explain fully about the
deposits and his method OF drawing
checks against them. 4 week later
Granger was still in hiding and Mr..
G'f devoted the day to minor testi.
mony.
GATHERING IN THE CAPTAINS.
At the next session he began to get
into the subject OF police protection and
had several witnesses testify to the cor
rup,ion OF the department. 1t was on
June that number Of bagnio keepers
testified TO having paid for protection,
and, as result OF the days work, four
captains-Cassidy, Cross, Mclaughlin
and Devery-were involved.
On June5 Mrs. Thurow, notorious
woman. implicated number Of police
officers OF various ranks. She described
infinitely the practice OF paying money
to police sergcants in order to induce
them them to accept her Us bondsmen
for girls arrested in disorderly houses.
In this way ehe brought in others OF
the finest" ranging in rank from cap.
tain down to ward men. She was fol-
lowed by others OF her class, who, in
like manner, threw q cloud over more
members Of tine police department.
Startling stories OF bribery were mar.
rated, she whole occupying the atten-
ton OF the committee until June Is,
Almost tho whole OF that memorable
day was devoted togreen goods revela.
tions made by George Apo, tho son OF
notorious Chinese criminal BY white
woman. He described the swindlo at
full length. and said that McNally and
Hadlick were at the head OF the syndi-
Gates operating in this city. Ida Bell
Rwore that she paid $3.50 quarter for
ten years in the Tenderloin. She too,
implicated many policemen.
COINED NEW WORD.
The following day was noticeable in
bringing to light the now famous word
"pantata." Joseph Pospisil, Bohe.
milan saloonkeeper. told abou. the leav-
ing at Wardman Campbcll's house of
SOU, raised by club OF liquor doalers.
He said that entries in his books TO.
ferring to tho payment OF certain sums
OF money to "pantata" meant Campbell,
but that tho word meant in every case
head man" or "the old man."
There was another sensation on We'd.
nesday, June 20, when Buncoman
Clarke said Police Justice DIVERS 81.
loon was the headquarters OF green
goods mon in this city.
Harry Hill went on tho stand on tho
next day and gave ven: TO his old
grudge against Police Captain Murphy,
Steamship men took tho stand on June
% and told OF extorton by tho police.
They accused tho Leonard strce. police
OF collecting $50 year from each
hou,o whose goods blocked tho side
walk. On tho same day peddler aworo
that tho police even blackmailod tho
street fakirs. On the next day the
Htory OF sidewalk rentals for police pro-
lection was ventilated. Direct charges
against Inspector Williams were also on
tered up by witnesses. On Juno 81 n
fruit dealer swore that whom he object.
ed to having his protection raised once
tho wardman told him that thero was n
now captain, and that they had to raise
$4,000 for his promotion. A number
Of other produce merchants told OF pay
ing the blacklnail.
MORE GREEN auoDs EXPOSURES.
On Saturday lima IN tho co,,,n;ttoo