The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-19
MENTIONS STEPHAN
 IN GRAFT HEARING Associated With Man Sup-
 posed to Be Collecting JOHNSON ON STAND
Denies Offering to Get Promotion for Keith for Money-Latter's Testi- mony Elaboration of
 His Affidavit

New York, September 1S.-Investigaton today by the aldermanic committee of the affidavit made by Police Captain John T. Keith that sl0,0eo had been demanded 1f him as the price of promotion to a captaincy during Commissioner Bingham's s administration, developed testimony as sociating Winfield R. Sheehan, secretary of Commissioner Waldo, with a man supposed to be getting graft"
 The testimony was given by D. J. Kelle- her. a private detective. who said he had been assigned in December last by Alfred G. Johnson, the under sheriff, whom Keith accuses in his affidavit of having demanded the $10,oOO from him, to follow a lawyer named Norton. This man "by common rumor." he said, was supposed to be collecting poll Q graft from his of flee at 115 Broadway" lie, ,trailed Nor ion, he testified, to Sheehan's house. Sheehan discovered him there and kept him locked in while he sent for two de- tectives, but he was not arrested. Nor ton. he said. collapsed.
 Detectives Met Sheehan
 A few days later, Kelleher testified, he met Sheehan by appointment and the commissioners secretary sshs to him;
 What have you got on me?'
 ''I told him." said the witness. that had nothing on him, but that I did have something on George c. Norton and that had been sent to ind out if Norton ever met Sheehan and that l had found him, and that my job was done. l told Sheehan that Norton was supposed to be getting graft. He told me then he should be arrested. l stated that was police job and not mine.'
 Police Captain Bernard J. Kelleher. brother of the witness, testified that Com missioner Waldo had said to him las; June:
 T 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 Keith.
 T saw him couple Of tines," said Johnson, "and then he said he knew the job could be bought and that he had the money to pay. I told him ne was fool if he thought he could bay Gen eral Bingham. He came to see me again and again until I was sick of his face and of him and I told him to set out or my sight and to keep out
 Johnson admitted that he had had Hor- ton investigated out of curiosity, but he had stopped without learning anything important.
 Keith Testifies
 Captain Reith's testimony was in the main an elaboration of the already pub lished charges made in his affidavit, which was produced at the beginning of the days proceedings by Commissioner Waldo. Keith swore he had received word that Johnson wanted to see him and that upon visiting him. Johnson iil- formed him that his name was about to be certified for promotion. Johnson then took him. he said. to see Thomas J. Has sett, former secretary to Mayor McClel- Ian AS the man who could do the bus- ness for him.
 ..Hassett asked me some questions. testified the witness. and later got word to call at the home of Johnson. I went there and Johnson told me that he had done all he could for me and that l would have to put up sl0.0oo.'
 Upon failing to put up the money, Keith. he said. was passed over on the eligibility nst. lie went 10 Ioh1D1lsslonti Bingham 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 promote h..n he would.
 Keith absolved Commissioner Bingham from any part in the alleged practice of selling promotions.
 Keith said he would have been willing to have paid s10,0oo for promotion. Tho job was not worth it. he declared, pu. you don't have to work nights. You can get plenty of sleep.
 General Bingham testified he had not promoted Keith simply because i,e would not make I good police captain.