The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-05-19

man company. Mr.. Campbell said he
had been city chamberlain for 10, years
No one had spsken'to him about being
retained by the present administration.
Police Commissioner AAell was the
first witness called to the>stand at the
afternoon session. He testified that he
was republican: that he went into the
police board first to perform his duty
and secondly to protect the republicans
on the force. Mr.. Moss kept asking Mr..
Abel If he was satisfied with Devery
as chief of police, in view Of the testi-
mony which had been adduced by the
committee. Mr.. Abel said he was salts
fled with Devery until he was sure he
had been derelict in his duty. He had
his doubts about it and wanted more
confederation of testimony before he
came to decision. He said his vote to
make bevery permanent chief was not
influenced by the mayors wishes.
Mr.. Moss went over at length various
accusations appearing within the last
year in public prints, that vice -four
lshed openly in the city and asked Mr.
Abel what action he had taken. Some
OF these statements the witness knew
nothing of, others had been handed
over to the police. The subsequent ac-
ton was detailed; matters that have
been published from time to time, such
as Captain Chapman's raid. The name
of the late Police Captain O'ksefe came
up and Mr.. Moss sprang a genuine sen-
sation by asking MI. Abel If the police
mad ever investigated O'Keefs Abel
said he thought O'keefe died from an
accident.
Don't you know?' said Mr. Moss,
that at this day that neiehborhosd il
1ull of the rumor that has never been
properly Investigated by the police de-
OF
Killed because he had knowledge of a
guilty plot to remove another man from
TINS Fife and it was not safe to let him
i've with that knowledge"
commissioner Abel never heard of it.
MI Moss said there might be ne tan
slpie evidence to base the rumors on
but he added:
You don't expect tangible evidence
IN the Molineux or other similar cases"
to which Mr.. Abel agreed.
Mr.. Moss referred to McGurk's place
on the Bowery, some time called the
suicide dive" because so many young
girls killed themselves there Mr.. Abel
said 1t was SHUT up now. Mr.. Moss in
timated that 1t was still running in ar
other house.
Mr. Abel said they were trying to
suppress immoral concert halls, and
Mr.. Moss named several places new
running, where he alleged there was
every enticement for even boys and
girls to commit immoralities. Mr.. Abel
said he was responsible for his acts and
Rought he could safely be responsible
for the acts of his associates on the
board. Mr.. Abel was handed a list of
the pool rooms testified to yesterday.
Mr.. Moss told him that the orders were
going out that all these rooms should
remove short distance, and Mr.. Abel
said he would try to find out where
they had removed to, if that was the
case.
Mr. Abel said he had appointed his
own son as his private secretary at a
salary of $4,000 The position was not
under civil service examination.
Sheriff Dunn was called and testified
that he employed Peter NJ Meyer OF
the firm of which Richard Croker is a
| partner, to conduct all auction sales of
real estate which came into hi. office.
He denied that he had been approached
| and asked to give the sales to Mr.,
Meyer. The sheriff sumbitted a list of
the bonds put in by himself and subor-
dnates aggregating about 100000, all
| of them in Mr.. Freedpans company
He had left the matter of the selection
of the bond company to his counsel
Mr.. Britt.
The sheriff was excused and Mr.. Britt
| put on the stand He said that wher
at any opportunity he had to recon-
mend surety Company, he had had nc
hesitation in recommending that Mr.
| Freedman's company be patrenized
Mr.. Moss intimated that the Freedman
concern was patronized at a higher
rate than asked by the other cornpa.
MES, but Mr.. Britt said he knew moth
ing about it. He had never heard tha
committee of Sheriff Dunn's EN-
ployes went to Mr.. Croker to protes
against paying such large sum fel
their bonds.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Britts ties
timony, Chief Devery complained tt
Mr.. Mazet that he had been here fol
the last two days and had net been pu
on the stand He said it was keeping
him away from his business.
Don't you think you have learned
something while being here?" asked
Mr.. Mazet.
II don't think have" said the chic
mphatically.
Devery agreed to keep himself with
in 20 minutes call of the committee ant
was excused from further attendance
at the session.
The committee then adjourned unit
1890 o'clock tomorrow.