New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-17

Police Commissioner.
suppositions. but positive statements. THE Jour-
poolrooms in Greater New-York. about two hun
ored and afty Of which are in Manhattan" Did
Q.-Was that true statement or not? Al
oEYou don't know? A.-No.
Q-what did you do to ind out?, Al beIieye
commissioners about that don't recollect that.
Q."They are all operated in violation Of the the
the proprieors. clerks and bankers in the
liable to Imprisonment and hne on CONVICTION We ton
syndicates which have powerful backing pom
political and financial DO you know anything
10 sir
He TOO. KNOWS MAHONEY
o-Do YOU know Mr. Mahoney? Ayes. sir
Q.-How long have you known him? A-ADout
fifteen or sixteen years.
O-Were you Interested in the Texas company?
A-No.
O.-How have YOU known him? Al have
known him for fifteen or sixteen years
En- o what way? Va A:-socia'y'
9-Anv Business relations? A-No sir
Odd you ever give him any money? A-No'
o.-Ever receive any money from him? A-No.
Al think 1 have not seen him for three or four
weeks; / met him on Broadway - c,..A
Odd you meet him at the Democratic O'uo
too? Al have seen him there. 90 :,
Q-Does he go there occasionally? A-onc' !"
o."Is he member OF the club? A.,Yes., sir
Isl he hold Mold S dSg e say oee ann don't think
80 y. you know where his business office Isl
DO you know that he has an Office in Forty Hstyr
second-st., in Eagan's printing houSe' Al n''''
O"IIave YOU ever heard his name connect ,t,a
with poolroom business? Al have heard MS name
connected with 1t. o., T., 49,. no, ,ote
Q.-You have heard 1t? Ayes. sir. but not ia'e-
"o"fIave YOU seen anything consistent In you, your
sriendIv relations while Police Commissioner, win
81 man who has been reputed to be so largely con
nent t With poolrooms? Do you see that 1t Is CON
ptnt For YOU TO do that? ACertainly; he Is
YOUR official duties with reference to pool,
aims an" don't lead you Al don't think he has
INVITING to do with poolrooms at all poo,,.a
0-Why do you think he has not! A'-De0a"'e
Did you ever ask him? AoNo. ~
Did you ever inquire Into Il? A in n. city,
Q-Who has TO do with poorooms III INC CITY
20 oY So% know now" nothing about II? AoN0
S-Heyer heard nothing about 1t? A'-fes
have heard rumors OF It, $500. ,u, co,
hear lots OF men.
HE DOES NOT BELIEVE RUMORS.
o-Does II not occur to you. Mr.. Sexton, IN
=. -, ,h,s magnitude wnen 1t is charged that
,h noolrooms are under syndcates and raising
largo corruption funds. do you not think that you,
az commissioner ought to be interested III ~, na
onght TO do something about 1t? Al don DeHeNe
tn9se do you not believe them? AmBecau rN,a
don't They are only rumors: you cannot p'o'0
QIs IT rmor to see upon the front Pag large Gs
numbers? Is that mere runor gyn can YG 90 and
bat vorr money on the horses? Is that mere ru'or
H-When was that art IG en- .
9-Yes is that mere rumor? Al don't Rnow orv
S-As Police Commissioner. 40 you a'.d f don't a
Importance TO an article ike t""''
WYou don't know? What do yoq knoW S at0If bs
Q,,hJng9 DO YOU know anything aoout Nh''
s,ihisct Of poolrooms? AOny from hearsay
O-Why don't y,u know! a ~" inv
me OF Course Coz 70 be my bus9Ss Ness to Son m
form these people about I yneSe own account?
Oh a0, do H,'f know why you don't know? A.
opo you consider mere mat mater s ol r%e
when i ne a,UDnistraton makes that accusation
VI under the picture OF the Chiel "ncn leau
TO you: is that mere rufnor a. 0
ABOUT p sra' not occur you. Mr. Sexton that
W. assumption OF ignorance on your part about
dcrous? A-No. It don't occur to me at all
3-IVf uo1 have the reputation Of being wide
awake have YOU not? A1 o IS. s Thew can be
known I'm this city? Ayes sir.
MAKES NO PERSONAL INSPECTION.
oAra Won have gone into houses and places
on police business, have you not? A-NeVer'
oNevero A.-Not on police business.
O-on business connected with your once as
supervisor OF police? A.-No. sir
Q-Have you never been In the Iehuer'o'" 'e
sorts? A.-No. sir .Aoso
o%Not once? A.-Oh yes: have been in those
n,aces I'm saloons, In the Tenderloin. -
O-Yes: and In gardens. like the cairo A.
10 Never? Al don't believe ! had been in any
one / en- Police Commissioner; am not doing
patrol duty - ,,., c, n,
~: ,htnk n beneath his duty to make the patrols
~ night 10 see what the Army was doing. A
We'll. | don't make them ~, IL,
n You don't make them? A.-No. sir.
Or YOU do not make patrols at night to see
What the police are doing in the various resorts
,rhat were YOU doing at No 2fI West Fifty-fourth-
ST A.-When was that! ,,,, .,.,.o.
Ooh since you have been fohce COMMISSIONER
Al never there.
70 Never was there? A.-No, sir.
S-What were you doing at No lob west fifty
,hird-st? A.-Never was there. 49,
N What are you smiling att A.-Nnat are you
smiling at? I am smiling at you
OF am not smiling. Laughter) see nothing
- question TO provoke n smile A.-You were
smiling.
SEXTON LOSES HIS TEMPER.
ouave YOU visited any poker or faro game In
,ha performance OF your duties as Commissioner?
Al don't think that has anything to do with the
Police Department; ] VIII answer nave not
will not answer any more questions
o-You wont? Why not? A.-Outside OF fonce
nenartment because don't think that am mere
80 any You can't ask me any questions out
slde the Police Department. ana won ans"e'
CT, is your business to know something about
what your force was doing about criminal places:
:, q, v,,,r business 10 know where they are and II
a. our business TO hnd out what you do know and