New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-17
9-You are holding Them to a strIct accounta,

9.-From the same old stand7 A:-Yes, sir.
9;1Have you got telephone put on the corner
Q,.-Peope come there 10 be talked with, do they
house SI 4 %9s Do yGq know ssGgi
Ss sResss That
have yn ba cur Suggestion 10 you ne ohe1 Seep
Of Se mes 70 ind out sai
matters are going on? Al read the papers.
HAD HEARD THE woLcoTT STORY.
Q.-Do you read THE Telegraph? Ayes sir.
Q.-Herc IL THE Telegraph OF May 8. Al
don't know that l read THE Telegraph"
OIL asked you the same question that asked
Mr.. Sexton awhile ago. Have you heard about
Senator wolcot dropping good many thGnssha
detailed in this orthodox Morning Telegraph?
Al heard rumor 10 that effect ,,A,,n =,
Q.-What have you done about it? A.-Referred
It o lO- toV whom %H-To Captain Thomas
Q-Has he reported? Al think he has.
SFromn whom nD' yoa received we'd co for the fund
TO go TO Albany? "A thousand dollars for what?
Q-Ddn't, you follow my question? At Is ABB
o-ls it7 A.-Yes. sir. .,..,.
that you cannot find also contributed S money to
AGSaY fS Of Hgv Albany FUND.- heard
o~Have, you heard that they are supposed to
nspsr h %SRf a "A h nSSs s s
ask yy Mr. saH0n 10 Sbdh hf e
a rat "S The journa IS orthodox, is not and
good friend Of yours? A AYE VIII En- 1.-The Journal
have YOU, na Ae Nc ''"' 10 ''"' VIII" '''
S ODD you read this article in The Journal" Of
a MSTHh he p rSo aYes SIR saw that
Q~And This article declares positively, not as a
are more e' than three hundred poorooms
NeYYork, and declares their ma1ner OF aoi Ing
cares that they contributed an immense sum v 9a
money TO influence legislation at Albany. raw ,
VOue eve A
Q-You gave it no credit? Have you investigates Z, a
It? A.-There has been complaint made 10 "'e
touching on the matter whatsoever
NO ORDER FROM CROKER RECEIVED.
Q--Ts not that complaint? A.-No
Q-You don't count that a complaint? A-No'
sir
Q-And you don't propose to move until some
man saws Il complain? Al have never hehrd
OF any money being put up | read the article. but
| never heard OF anything OF that KIND from any
alleged poolroom people that you speak Oh vi any
Q-Dd you hear read what Mr. Croker he s ava
on the stand about poolrooms and what ne ~
pected you TO do with the thngLuhutt ne .ver GET
you to close them? A.-So we WILL II We ever ee'
Odd you notice that he said so? Al ana not be
Odd Won get any message from MIN tha' ~, ,,e
wenteG you to f Gose Sa he acquitted him
self upon the stand and he has not hnd s
closed? Alt Is not necessary for him 10 give i,e
his desire don't take my orders from MI mroK ny
|
body touching matters Of that kind. s A,,
Q-But YOU would take a suggestion from MIN
o-Once upon a time his word expressed IN me
right way closed the poolrooms N dns' IN three
weeks? A-Wherever We get the evidence against
these places we proceed nve you made
conviction against any poolroom since we ias'
ateq H have ysr geSs PARTS city
records will show where they have been arrested,
Sdc m T pace in ST. Marks Place the other day
where a man who had played there went 10 1ne
p0Y other epr arrests since we talked last? Al will
look at the records; can't give 1t now on-hand
PROMISE NOT CARRIED OUT
Q.-I thought after the conversation that we had.
the point Of conversation. that you would make a
special thing OF these poolrooms, and you promised
Won would do It: what have you done TO redeem
your promise? A.-So have
Q.-What have you done? A.IReminded the
officers of the various precincts to look after those
o'NWhat have you done as the chief executive
officer Of the department to redeem your r prGmse
OF people and 1900 patrolmen. | don't have time
to attend to these matters myself looked ai-
The Chalrman--Have you issued any orders or
taken official action in reference to that matter?
OWL you bring some down here and show me?
A Yes. sir
have talked to my inspectors daily; 49,
Q.-see If you have issued an order ike hi, This
on the 18th of May This Is the 10th. and the 18TH
was three days before the resumption of the Com
pttees session. Nay H. 1879 %sP oce lanes of this
department. no matter what their standing may
be- will permit themselves to be held IN duress
There they under subpoena, and II denied me
right Of remaining in the room Of the inquiry [ney
until called upGn Any officer violating any OF tn ne
Bbe0v SO hsd 81 in n duPess will be subject TO-
plant William S. Devery: chief OF Ponce, ala p'u
I S Sid. DID you DO 'n"' J" All '''''''"''
CHAMPION OF HIS MEMS RIGHTS.
Q-Now, Chief let us see. On the last session
Of this committee were inquiring into what mas
been called the police corruption fund. fund al
legged to have been raised by policemen and paid into
your hands 20 be used Albany, mainly in procur
ing and protecting your office These officers were
under subpoena at the last session to testify In TINS
matter. They invited 10 occupy a certain
room. where comfortable provision had been made
for them The mater Of inquiry touched you your be
considered the getting Of those officers upon
not Sear ea sa"e other y and You knew it,
Now Is this the way that you endsavored 10 pre-
consultation? At was reported to me over the
phone that my men were locked up in the room
Of your gentlemen leading TO and from 1t. don't
propose. as Chief Of Police to allow or to permit
and wants to tell anything I am willing they
should do II l don't care what they tell but as
Chief of Police ! VIII not permit anybody TO lock
them up In room or have anybody lead them
TO and from the closet.
Q.-Then you will punish them for that? Al
would not permit them TO be locked up public
officers
Q-Do you mean to say seriously that live police
men. twenty or thirty OF them. we're locked up in
a room. and never made complaint. and never
broke their way out? Al VIII say that they
stayed in there
Q-Why don't You Instruct them TO break Into
some places? Al would. II had the evidence 10
do II.
Mr. Moss-Oh. dear-let take adjournment.
The Chairman-The witnesses subpPnaed TO be
here will return to this room at 10 o'clock to-mor-
row morning. Adjourned until May II. at 10 a. m.
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