The Sentinel=record., 1912-09-19
POLICE CAPTAIN REiTH SAYS UN-
DER SHERIFF JOHNSON DE-
MANDED THAT FIGURE.
DIDN'T PAY and LOST OUT
Wado's Secretary, Sheehan, lmpIIcat-
ed by Reith in the DeaI--Johnson
Denies He Demanded Money
for Promotions.

New York Sept. 1S.--,lnvestigation
today by the aldermanic committee Of
the affidavit made by Police Captain
John r. Reith that $4,000 had been
demanded of him as the price of pro-
motion to captaindy during Commits
sioner Binghams administration, de-
We oped testimony associating Winfield
r. Sheehan, secretary OF Commission
or Waldo, with man supposed to
be getting graft"
The testimony was given by ID. ].
Kelleher, a private detective, who said
he had been assigned in December last
by Alfred G. johnson, the under sher-
iff whom Reith accuses in his affidavit
Of having demanded the $4,000 from
him. to follow lawyer named Norton
This man by common rumor," he
said, was supposed to be collecting
police graft from his offices at 115
Broadway" He trailed Norton, he
testified to Sheehan's house. Shee
han discovered him there and kept
him locked in while he sent for two
detectives, but he was not arrested
Norton. he said, collapsed. A few days
later, Kelleher testified he met Shee-
han by appointment and, the commits
sioner's secretary said TO him:
What have you got on me?'
Il told him" said the witness, that
! had nothing on him, but that | did
have somethingAon George G. Norton
and that had been sent to find out
| If Norton ever met Sheehan and that
| had found him and that my job was
done. told Sheehan that Norton was
supposed TO be getting graft He rold
me then he should be arrested
stated that was police job and not
mine.'
Police Captain Bernard j. Kelleher.
a brother of the witness, testified that
Commissioner Waldo said to him last
June:
Il am very sorry that member
of your family should have had one
of my men under surveillance
The Kellehers were preceded on the
stand by Johnson, who denied he had
ever demanded money from Reifh.
Il saw him couple of times" said
Johnson, "and then he said he knew
the job could be bought and that he
had the money 10 pay. told him
he was a fool If he thought he could
buy General Bingham. He came TO
see me again and again until | was
sick of his face and of him and
told him to get out Of my sight and
to keep OUT
Johnson admitted that he had Nor
ton investigated out of curiosity but
ne had stopped without learfing ANY
thing important"
Captain Reiths testimony was in
the main an elaboration Of the already
published charges made in his aff-
davit. which was produced at Lie be-
ginning of the days proceedings by
Commissioner Waldo. Reith swore he
had received word" that johnson
wanted to see him and that upon visit
ing him, Johnson informed him that
his name was about to be certified for
promotion. Johnson then took him,
be said, TO see Thomas j. Hassett,
former secretary TO Mayor Mcclellan.
as the man who could do the bust
ness for him.
"Hassett asked me some questions
testified the witness. "and later | got
WIN w boii 1T tlC fiRlftG VI bVhiinOAt
| went there ana Johnson told me that
he had done all he could for me and
that would have to put up $4,000"
Upon failing to put up the money,
Reith said, he was passed over on the
list, He went to Commits
sioner Waldo to find out why, he said
and was told by him that "he had the
right to promote whom he - pleased
and that when he was ready to pro-
mote him he would"
Reith absolyel Commissioner Bing-
ham from any part in the alleged prac-
tice of selling promotions.
Reith said he would have been will
ing to have paid $4,000 for promotion.
The job was not worth It, he declared,
but you don't have TO work nights
You can get plenty of SLEEP"
General Bingham testified he had
not promoted Relth simply because he
would not make a good police cap
tain.