The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-04-25
It WAS A DULL HEARING
No Sensations in the Mazet In
vestigation Yesterday.
Mr.. CROKER WAS EXCUSED
VIII Not Appear Before the Committee
Until August - Probing the So
cieties Supported by tho
Police Force.

New York. April 24.-To-day's session
of the Mazet investigating committee
proved far less interesting than any
previous sittings. The day was en-
tirely devoted to probing the various
benevolent and other societies which
are supported by menTTers of the po-
lice force. John Proctor Clark con-
Quoted the greater part of the exam
ination. Mr.. Croker was not called as
a witness, and on his promise to re-
turn to this country was excused from
further attendance on the Mazet COM
mission until Aug. 80. Mr.. Croker will
sail for England on Wednesday.
All the witnesses called to-day were
policemen of various grades. AT the
conclusion of the single session, which
was long and uninterestng, Chairman
Mazet announced that the committee
would not meet until May 9. by which
time it is expected the investigating
body will have presented preliminary
report to the legislature.
Captain Eason, who has done duty
In Brooklyn for many years, testified
that captains, inspectors and chiefs be-
IpIStu W an endowment ASSOCIATION,
which was organized in April. He
said the police force took interest in
the bill providing for single headed
police force while it was pending at
Albany. He denied that he had told
his officers they had been assessed by
this new association and that as there
were no saloons to- be assessed in his
precinct that they must chip in and
help him out He said that upon the
recent death of Police Captain Worth
the association had charged all it's
members $13.75 to make up $1,000 for
Captain Worths heirs. Captain Eason
said he had made no assessment of
$500 as intimated by Mr.. Clark. The
witness denied that the association had
any political significance.
Police Inspector Kane was the next
witness. He said he too no interest
in the pending police legislation at AL
bany. While Kane was under exam
ination Croker arrived but was told
that he would not be needed to-day.
Croker said he was anxious to go to
Europe. and after consultation be-
tween Moss and Mazet, they gave Gro
ker permission to go to Europe. pro-
vided he would return before the end
of August. Croker accepted the con-
ditions and Moss served him with a
subpoena to appear Aug. 30.
Inspector Kane was questioned re-
garding several alleged pool rooms in
his district. He denied their exist
ence. Police Captain Haughey was
called and questioned about a confer
ence of police captains called by In
spector Kane on Feb. 20. He said cap
tains were given instructions, some
thlng about eXciSe-SOmeth hing about
Sunday, laws
The witness denied that the endow-
ment association was for the purpose
of influencing legislation in favor of
the police department.
Police Captain Sheehan followed. He
knew of no pool rooms and was ham
pered by no one in the enforcement of
the law
Police Sergeant OBrien was subject
ed to long examination. but failed
in any way to connect the endowment
associations with political motives
Sergeant Sims followed, but his testi-
mony was uninteresting.
Sergeant Tins had an assortment of
papers in his pocket which he handed
to Mr.. Fellows. Most of them deal with
the Police Sergeants' Endowment Be-
nevolent society
The value as evidence of any of the
papers secured from the witness did
not transpire. Sergeant Tins denied
that letter from a Brooklyn assem-
blyman, advising patrolmen, sergeants
and roundsmen that no bills at Albany
jeopardized their interests, was read at
meeting Of the Sergeants Benevolent
association. AfterWard witness quail
fed this by saying he did not remem-
Der such letter being read
Witness denied that Police Sergeant
O'Brien was present at the meeting of
the Sergeants' Benevolent association
already referred to. Chairman Mazet
asked if O'Brien was in the ROOM The
officer stood up and Fallows asked:
Won't you go out of the room, Ser
geant OBren?"