Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-06-08
HIGH AND MIGHTY.
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W. VI. IOmpKlnS, another plain
clothes man of Capt Prices precinct,
was called. In company with PATROL
man Schill he had made 1920 visits to
alleged gambling places and disorderly
houses. He had no knowledge of any
policy shops in his precinct
Policeman Henry Schill gave from
memory the location of eight or 10 re-
puted pool rooms, policy places and
gambling houses. He had heard that
'AF' Adams was interested in policy
shops.
Capt. Price was recalled WHO
backs the policy shops in your pre-
cinct" asked Mr. Moss.
II don't know"
Have you heard that AL Adams is
suspected?"
Yes, but I don't know it,
Have you tried to find out?"
mo, | have no occasion to. The
drawings for policy | understand are
made in Louisville and Covington and
the numbers reach the city by tele-
phone or telegraph. 1t is a national
and not a local matter"
Capt. Price declined to give from
memory a list Of alleged pool rooms
and gambling places in his precinct.
He SAID he had furnished such a list
to the counsel of the committee and
was satisfied to testify from that list.
In response to a specific question the
witness said: There is not a pool
room in my precinct. ! can take the
committee to a pool room if the mem
bers desire to see one, but it is not in
my precinct"
Mr. Moss read a list of suspected
places prepared by the police of the
10Th precinct and Capt. Price declared
the list unfair.
That list" he said, lis from the
blottcr of my predecessor and you
know 1t. Give me fair play"
The witness was then called to order |
Later on he identified a report made
by him 10 Chief Devery declaring the |
condition Of the precinct to be good. |
lie also admitted a report Of the sus-
pectcd places i'm the precinct made by
him to Chief Dewey and the president
of the police board 1t was quite 4
long list and Mr.. Moss read it to the |
stenogrlpher He declined to permit |
capt. Price to interlope statement |
that several Of the places had been |
closed since that particular list was |
compiled.
At the request Of the witness after he !
had finished reading the list Mr.. Moss
read Capt. Prices report 10 chief Dew |
cry Of the detail Of policemen in plain
clothes and Of the instructions given to |
them. Then he told the captain that he
had no further questions to ask.
Frank DugGan. a clerk for Jacob |
Wooley. corroboratcd the evidence |
,i, I,,- i., !
ing part of the story about stolen |
plate as told by capt Price.
Edward l.. Croker acting chief of the /
fire department, was then called. He !
had been required by the subpoena
served upon him to produce from the
records Of the department the state
mcnt Of the location Of all the water
gates in the boroughs Of Manhattan ana
the Bronx and the pressure Of different
lines If pipe.
He said the department did not Keep |
a record of the water gates and as to |
the pressure there We're variations.
Former Chief Bonner was called ana !
said that the pressure depended in a |
great measure upon the water supply. |
At the Windsor Hotel fire, he said. the |
did not have enough water,
ON lnS tp lile SilldllItoS VI tilt i4p'
Mr.. Bonner described the defects in
the Ola fashioned MIGRANTS in use in the
city ana said they were not suited for
4 city like New York.
Commissioner William Dalton of the
department Of water supply. presented
Il letter explaining that lack of time
had prevented him from preparing a
statement of work done asked for by
the committee.
Mr. Moss read from the city record a
report from Commissioner Dalton hint
ing at the necessity of doing something
to stop the systematic waste Of water
and asked the witness if he favored
putting water meters i'll dwelling
houses Commissioner Dalton said he
did not but that Engineer Birdsall fav
ors such plan.
The witness promised to prepare for
the committee 4 list of the meters taken
into use since he assumed office.
George W. Birdsall, chief engineer OF
the department Of water supply, took
the stand after his chief.
II wish to announce" he said, as he
raised his hand to take the oath. that
every man in the pipe yard, this morn
ing. was subpocnaed before this COM
mittce, leaving no one at all 10 carry
on the work in the department"
1t developed that eight out Of the II
employees had been taken from their
work by Mr. Moss subpoenaes.
After the taking of considerable evil
dencc concerning the water department
an adjournment was taken until to-
morrow.