The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-04-18
STARTLING CHARGES
Mado Against Police Captain Price
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NEW YORK. April 1.-THE Mazet
investigation committee reconvened to-
day. a portion OF the very limited
space for spectators afforded In the
room Of the board of trade, where the
session was held. was occupied by n
delegation of women, representing the
Society for Politlca; Study. Assembly
man Hoffman offered resolutions calling
for the Investigation Of the rumors that
"a certain law firm in the City OF New
Yort. by and with the assistance OF
other persons, BY corrupt means, SCI
cured the passage through the assem-
bly, of the state OF New York BIT;
known as the Astoria gas franchise"
and declaring thac "the real purpose of
the Astoria gas franchise was to enable
the Consolidated Gas Company to force
4 consolidation of all the gas interests
of the city to the end that the supply
of gas might be controlled and the price
of the same regulated by the so-called
consolidation" The resolutions further
declared that 1t was necessary to sub
poena the following persons: The law
firm Of Tracy, Boardman & Platt; ELL
hu Root; the incorporators OF the AS
toria Heat. Light qnd Power Company;
Senator Thomas G. Platt: Benjamin B.
Odell, jr.. eN-Congressman Lemuel Ely
Qugg. John d. Crimmins and others.
The resolutions were defeated by
vote Of 8 to .. all the Republican mem-
bers of the committee voting no.
Nh. Mazet, speaking OF the resolu
tions, said the committee had certain
work TO perform, that its mode Of pro-
cedure had been laid out and that the
present is no time for the taking UP
of eXtraneous matter. 1t was under
stood TINT he spoke for all the Repub-
lican members Of the committee.
4 Good Witness.
Charles Stephens. formerly wal
ter In the Broadway Garden, was the
first witness examined. He was In the
Broadway Garden at the time Frank
Mcgowan. .cX-mayor Of Trenton, claimed
to have been robbed there. Stephens
did not know active robbery had been
committed. and so testified when Simon
Buttner. the proprietor Of tho place,
was arrested. After that the witness
was approached by man named Sim
ger, who told him that money could be
made by swearing that Mcgowan was
robbed. Witness told Singer that he
had already sworn to the contrary.
At u subsequent Interview with Singer.
Frank Farrell. a pool loom keeper, and
Henry Schultz. restaurant keeper, be-
Ing also present. the last named man
gave witness $40 when ne said he was
willing to swear tnat Mcgowan was
robbed in Buttner's place. Witness
was promised $500 and steady employ
ment. Witness told Buttner OF the
plot, and he was sent to Moss, who
ter to anybody. Stephens then said he
went to work In pool room. He
won $14 on the races. and got S. day
for looking after plckpockets."
APcriury job.
At the !nstlgation Of those in the plot
witness found second man for the
perjury job" George Tuohig. Farrell
talked with TuohIg, and said he was
,"all right The day before the false
affidavit was to be made up, Tuohig
backed out, and said he wouldn't
do It."
~ told Farrell about It. and he wns
angry" snid Stephens.
He started out to find Tuohig. We
went to his house, but he was not there.
The next day | was subpocnaed to
court. l met Schultz. and he told me
to walt until he went to see Police
Captain Price. and ask him what he
should do. told Schultz I did not
want to 90 on the witness stand, and
he said all right, | could go to Phila-
1clphIa IL / wanted to-"
Stephens said Schultz sent u man
with him to the train. who went rs far
ns Newark. They got of there. and
Stephens was told to go to the Lafay-
cite Hotel, and walt for IL message.
No message arrived. and Stephens re-
turned to Jersey City.
The examination OF Stephens WIS
suspended ut thia point, and Mr.. Moss
called Simon Buttner to the stand. He
testified that In 1890. when he came to
this city. n country 1ny." he went TO
Il certain politician, who told him that
he would have to see the police. lie
was Instructed to see Inspector VIII
Jams, but he could not see him. and
met Price. then roundsman. now Il
captain.
Nice State of Affairs.
ButtnCr testified that Price told him
that he would have 10 pay 800 month