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A Dramatic Climax Closes the session
of the Lexew Committee.
. RADICAL REFORMS NEEDEE}.
But New York’s Police Superintendent Saic
He \Vas Not Permitted tellake Them.
The GOulds, Jay and George, Helped
Him to Accumulate $350,000.
NEW YORK, Doc. Ell—The Lexow com-
mittee has adjourned subject to the call oi
the chair, thus closing a session of inves-
tigation which was brimf-ul of startling
revelations. The corruptness existing for
years in the police department of this city
was thoroughly exposed, and instead oi
beginning at the top, the prosecutor, Mr.
God, and his assistants began with the
patrolman and finished with the superin-
tendent, who was the last witness to be
called.
Superintendent Byrnes created a genu-
ine sensation on the witness stand. In a
most dramatic way the man who is famous
all the world over as a detective announced
that he had severed his connection wit-ls
New York’s police force. When he made
the announcement. a deathlike stillness
pervaded the courtroom. which was un-
broken for some moments. and had the
roof fallen in the spectators could hardly
have been more startled than they were by
his words. -
Just as he was through answering Mr.
Goff’s probing questions Superintendent
Byrnes handed a letter to Chairman Lexow
and said that it was a copy of one that he
had sent to Mayor Elect Strong early this
month. It was his resignation from the
force, of which he. had been a member for
the last 32 years. The superintendent said
that on two occasions since he was ap-
pointed in Superintendent Murray’s place
he was on the point of resigning owing
to the continual conflict between the com-
missioners and himself.
The superintendent he said, should
have absolute charge Of the, discipline of
the department, but that all his efforts in
that direction were frustrated by the com-
missioners. The department was honey-
combed with abuses, which had been
growing for 30 years, and they could only
be remedied by radical legislation. Local
politicians, he claimed, were the curse of
the department, and as long as politics
was a factor in the force such a state of
things would exist. Although he had
done his utmost to procure substantial in-
, formation as to corruption and bribery, he
SUPERINTENDENT BYBNES.
was unable to get it, and the wholede.
partment was pregnated with the beliei
that promotion had to be bought, and
merit was of no avail. He claimed to have
done a‘ good deal toward helping to bring
about the exposures. He paid a tribute to
Dr. Parkhurst, who, he said, manufac3
tured public sentiment, without which it
would have been impossible for the come
mittce to have acquired the information it
did.
‘Vorth $350,000.
. His wealth, .whichhe estimated at,$.3__50_,~
A WOMAJV’S HEAD
la level and her judgment good when
she puts her faith in Dr. Pierce’s
There is no
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beautifiers. Bright eyes, clear skin
and rosy cheeks, follow moderate
exercise, fresh air, good food, and-—
the judicious use of the “Pre-
acription.”
All women require a tonic and
nervine at some period of their lives.
Whether suffering from nervousness;
dizziness, faintness, displacement,
catarrhal inflammation of the lining
membranes, bearing-down sensations,
or general debility, the “Prescrip-
tion” reaches the origin of the
trouble and corrects it. Guaran-
teed to benefit, or the money is
returned.
If you’re suffering from
Catarrh, the proprietors
of Doctor Sage’s Catarrh
Remedy ask you to try
their medicine. Then, if
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‘ ‘ The witness then told a long story as to
. ceived a dollar for protecting gamblers or
- 000, Was made by speculation, he saw, us
wan street, through the instrumentallby
of Jay Gould and his son George Gould.
His purchases of real estate were also very
prefitable. Superintendent Byrnes’ testi-
mony was practically as follows:
After stating that he had been a mom.
”her of the police force for 32 years in un-
swer to Mr. Goff, he was asked: '
“What property haveyou?” ‘ »
. The superintendent gave the location of
the property, which liesald'was' all in'his
wife’s name. It amounted to $299,500, all
free and clear. - ‘
“How did you become possessed of such
an amount of wealth?” ‘
“Well, from the time that I was placed
in. charge of the detective department I
was thrownamong many prominent Wall
street men, andl bought stocks. Among
the stocks I bought were Wabash, Union
Pacific, Western Union and Central Pacific.
The late Mr. 'Jay Gould was my friend,
and he acted as my broker. He made for
me $230,000, and since his death his son
George has made $42,000. I have a letter
from Mr. George Gould giving the amounts
made, which is in my safe, and I will
most willingly give it to the committee. ”
“When did you first get your money?”
“A friend—of Senator Palmer’s nained
Burridge, a very old man, who lived in
Dutchess county, left me $7 000. I bought
property and sold it an made some
money. Old Commodore Vanderbilt asked
me on one occasion if _I had an money,
and I said yes, I had $2,000. e'esked
me for it, and I brought it to him,"'.About
6 or. 12 months afterward 'I‘ got $6,000
back,jas he had invested it very success-
fully for me. This made me worth some
$20,000 in 1875.” ' ‘
how hetbecame acquainted with Jay Gould.
It was through catching amen who wrote
threatening letters. Mr. Gould offered him
a present, but he refused. Then Mr. _
Gould, he said, offered. 'to‘ buy stocks for
him and did not want ‘to‘acc’ept any mar-
gin, but Byrnes insisted. He put up $10,-
000, with the result that the amount was
increased to $270,000. ‘He said he could
not remember just where he got the $10,-
000, but he had it allwright, he declared.
At the present time lie-held 5,400 shares
of stock, some his: own and some on mar-
gins. ‘ . ‘ ‘
“Every turn of ' the wheel,” said he,
“means $5,400 lost or gained.” He esti-
mated that he was worth $850,000. He re-
fused to tell the- namescf the stocks, as
many people might go down town and
lose their money. . “I am willing to give
the names in confidence to the committee
and counsel, but I don’t want them made
public. " .1.- 9"
Byrnes’ Resignation.
Superintendent Byrnes’ letter of resig-
nation read as? follows:
Colonel W. L. Strong:
“Equal and Excel Justice to.
V A l 5 "Norwalli 0011‘s., Monday Evening, December 31,1894. .
‘ CIGARETTE *
DEAR SIB-I appreciate as fully 9: any one
man can the tremendous responsrhiliflol that
will come upon you when you aesume the
duties of mayor and undertake the reform of ,
the various departments of the city govern- l
ment. I desire not to be an obstacle or an em- ,
barrassmenttto you in_anything that you may ‘
propose to do with the police department. On
the contrary, I wish to‘aid you in any way that
I can do. I assume that you are now consider“ '
ving what action you ought to take in the in-
terest of you'radministration and what le 5-
lat-ion will be required to make such act on
practicable. ‘- p
I therefore. now place in your hands my re-
quest to be retired from the post of superin-
tendent, to be used by you or not at any time
after the-1st of, January, as you s a fit. And
let me further say that you may o entirely
free to command my services, advice and in-
formation at any time in regard to the 3311‘s
of the police department, with which have
so long been connected. Your obedient servant,
THOMAS ans.
McLaughlin’s Story.
Inspector McLaughlin, the chief of New ,
York’s detective force, was also on the i-
stand yesterday-and told the story of his 2
financial progress. Starting in the trucks 1
ing business in 1-864, he claimed to have ;
$6,000 when he was appointed on the force ‘
in 1868. Although he would not divulge
his wife’s business, she claimed that she i
made plenty of money. His great luck in 3
the investment of $1,750 in a. patent
switch, which netted him $40,000 in less
than five years, aroused considerabl in- ,_
tcrest among the senators, but w en a
pressed for facts in regard to his connec-
tion with the company the inspector said
that he had no papers. ofagreement or
partnership, that he had never signed a
note, and although he shared the profits
he had not interested himself- personally
in the enterprise nor had he ever been in
Chicago, where the business wascarried
on. His real estate transactions were-abso-
lutely gold mines according to his testi-
mony, as every purchase he made was fab-
ulbusly successful. By his own figures he“
is worth $102,175. ‘
He strenuously denied ever having re-
proprietors of houses of ill repute, and the
levying of blackmail, he said, was 1111.
known to him. Every one who accused
him of wrongdoing he declared to be ac.
cusing him falsely.
The other events of the day were of lit-
tle interest.
Parkhurst’s Comment.
The ncWS of Superintendent Byrnes’
resignation spread over town like wildfire
and caused no end of comment. One of
the most deeply interested was Rev. Dr.
Parkhurst. He dictated the following
comment: . '
“My amazement is not unqualified. The
cautious manner in which Mr. Byrnes has
been handled in this matter has been dis-
tinctly suggestive of an understanding. I
have claimed all the way along of late that
there was such an understanding, and I
think the issue has justified my position.
“This is doubtless the easiest way out.
Whether it is the best way out 10 A matte:
to be considered. ” -
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Keene a Sick Man.
SACRAMENTO, Dec. 31.-—Thomas W.
Keene, the tragedian, is in bed, a very
sick man. The tragedian attributes hid
misfortune to overwork and a bad com.
, Washington’s Smallpox. ._ ,
WASHINGTON, Dec. 81.—The only devote
opment in. the smallpox situation yestere
day was the discovery of a. varioloid case
in the northwest section of the city.
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A Mutiny Quelled.
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you can’t. be cured, they'll ' among 6 “mp n W P mp ’
QhfiTZALTANOO, Dec. 81.——A mutiny
quelled after four of the deserters and. 811
. soldiers were killed. .19, ,,_,.
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He: stood the Test of Tlme
MORE SOLD THAN ALL OTHER
BRANDS COMBINED
EX-SENATCR FAD. 2- “KILL.
His Forty Millions Beqm-atlmd to His
Family and Relatives.
SAN FBANOIsco, Dco. iii—The will of
J times G. Fair. the noted bonanza million-
aire and cit-United States senator from
Nevada, whose death Occurred here late
Friday night, disposes of an estate the
value of which is estimated at $40,000,;
000. Under the provisions of the million-
aire’s will the greater pol‘iio‘i of the estate
falls to persons now living outside of Cali~
fornia. The biggest slices will go to the
two daughters living in T'imv York and
other relatives residing in lowa.
Though'Senator Fair was popularly sup-
posed to have more ready money than any
other San Francisco mun, he made very
few specific bequests of money. The only
gifts of a public nature are three, aggre-
gating $125,000, to the orphan asylums of
San Francisco. Among four employees
$5,000 is to be divided. There are no other
bequests save those to near relatives. After
generous bequests to the relatives in‘Iowa,
the residue of the vast estate is left in
trust to a board of executors consisting of
Mr. Fair’s attorney, W S. Goodfellow, and
James S. Sangus and Louis C. Breze, all
of this city, and Thomas G. Crothcrs, a
nephew, residing in San Jose. As trustees
without bonds they are directed to hold in
trust and manage the estate during the
lives of Mr. Fair’s daughters, Mrs. Theresa
Oelrichs of New York and Miss Virginia
Fair. also living in New Yer-k, and his
son, Charles L. hair of thigclty. It is di-
rected that the net monthly income of the
estate shall be equally divided among
these three heirs during their lives. Not
until the death of the children is the estati
to be finally divided. ,
The bequest to the son, Charles L. Fair,
ends with his‘death, and his share of the
income shall revert to his sisters and their
children pending the final distribution.
In case either sister dies her income shall
revert to her children, or in case either die
without issue, to the children of the other
daughter, and in case neither daughter
leaves a direct heir, to the descendants of
the brothers and sisters of the deceased.
Senator Fair in his will declares he is
not married and has no other children than
tho'se mentioned. To avoid claims of al-
leged heirs he leaves $50000 to any possi-
ble widow and $50. 000 to any other chil-
dren that are decided by law to be his.
Simon Burns Elected.
, PITrsBURG, Dec. 31.~—The result of the
vote by preceptories which has been going
on for seVeral months in the Window
Glass Workers’ association has just been
made known- Simon Burns of Gas City,
Ind, is the president elect, defeating John
Eberhart, the present incumbent, by 817
votes. The headquarters of the association
Will not be removed from Pittsburg.
The mole Family Drunk.
, BOSTON, Dec. 81.—-—Michaél Coleman,
the father; Ellen Coleman. the mother;
John and Jeremiah Coleman, two sons,
and Hannah Leopardi, a married daugh-
ter, were all in court yesterday charged
With drunkenness and Assault and battery
on Patrolman David Prince and were sen-
tenced to the house of correction.
showed that his equity in real estate today ‘. —-———-——-——
Killed His Companion.
srn‘INerIELn, Ills, Dec. 81.—-Albert‘
Rodin and, Charles Nelson, boys, were
shooting sparrows yesterday with a. flo-
bert rifle to get the 2‘cent b nty paid by
the state. Rudin wasaccid ,vallykille
by his companion,- the bullet entering his
heart. This is the second fatal accident
here growing out of the sparrow law.
A Peculiar Suicide.
OMAHA, Dec. 31.—Paul Schatt, a well
known saloon man, was found 'dead in his
ice box today. He had committed suicide
by attachinga rubber tube to a gas jet and
connecting it with the faucet of the beer
pump. He then turned on the gas and
jumped into the box, which closed with a
spring lock.
Not Ill Treated. .
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 81,—The reports
that the steernge passengers of the steam-
ship Southwark, who are detained it
quarantine because the ship‘ had smallpox
aboard, are being ill treated at the state
quarantine station are absolutely ground-
less. -
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O’Sulllvan Wants a Recount.
' DERBY, Conn, Dec. 31.——Mayor T. J.
O’Sullivan, a Democrat, who was defeated
for re-clection Dec. 3 by W. C. Atwater,
has applied to the superior court for a. re:
count, claiming illegality in original
count. He was defeated by nine votes.
Frozen to. Death. ,
CLYDE, N. _Y., Dec. 31.—An unknown
umbrella mender was found frozep to
death on the towpath; He whs about 85
years old.
The Weather. '
The indications are for on weather and
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The Seer-etarygef the Treasury Says He
«Is Not Going to Resign.
FISOAL RELIEF IMPBBATIVE.
Unless the Present Congress Enacts Finan-
cial Legislatibn an Extra. Session \Vlll
Be Called—A Tariff lVar. With
All Europe Seems Imminent.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 81.—'l‘he Wall-street
rumor that Secretary Carlisle intends to‘
resign from the cabinet is absolutely with-
out foundation. This is a rent the fourth
or fifth time that this report has been
sprung in the street during thepast year.
It is believed at the treasury department
that it is put in circulation periodically to
annoy the secretary, who, it is well known, '
is not popular with the viv York finan-
ciers. Secretary Carllsle said yesterday
when he heard that the inner was again
going the rounds :' , '
“If I were to notiCe. all the Wall street
reports about me, Iwoulcl _not have time
to attend to my duties as secretary. ”
Secretary Carlisle is more concerned
about the outlook for currency legislation
at this session than he is about the reports
that he is going to retire from office. He
realizes that the passage cf,any measure
on the lines suggested by him is unlikely.
but at the same timcihe has not abandoned
hope of some legislation which will relieve
the treasury and thus obviate the necessity
of an extra session. . 1 . -
The belief is growing stronger thatif
no financial legislation be enacted at this
session the president will not’fail to con-
vene the incomingcongress in extra scs‘
Asion to . consider the. financial question.
The administration 5is anxious to avoid
this course, as it would be in the nature of
another '. 3rious refleetion on the business
capacity of the present Democratic house
and_'senate. . There is no doubt that if a.
currency bill cannot be passed some meas-
ure will be p; gposedmhioh will give the
secretary of the treasury authority to float
what loans may be necessary at a. lower
rate of interest.‘ If this be refused, there
is hardly cnyiquestion‘tbat an extra ses-
sion will be called.
Another force to compel an extra session
would ,bcthe defeat of the income tax up-
propria'tion. The »s.Republicans are new
seriously discussing the possibility of an
extra session. some of their leaders oppose
as bad'pol’icy doing anything that will
force an such avconrsc, and it is not un-
likely that a conference of Republican
leaders to agree uponiappolicy will be held
withina-veryzshort time. '
A Big Tariff “'31-.
WASHINGTON. Dec. i~‘1.—Signs multiply
to show that the United States is on the
.verge of a great tariff war with all Europe.
France now appears to be following in the
lead of Germany in placing restrictions
and obstacles in the way of the importa-
tion offamcricnn food products, and, as
'in the case of Germany, this is a develop-
ment of the agrarian policy and is intend-
ed to help the French farmer, although
ostensibly put forward as aineasure in the
interest Of public health.
In a report to the state department from
Roubaix, ilnitcd States Commercial Agent
Angell warns the depart-ment of a move-
ment put afoot by the agriculturists of
theDepartnicnt of the North to establish
certainreforms in reference to duties upon
agricultural products and other matters.
The minister of agriculture has been
momeraliZed upon the subject by a delega-
tion.
It complains of the importation of
American bcel’ and prays that the quaran-
tine laws upon animals may be rigidly en-
forced; that in cases where the sanitary
authorities detect contagious diseases in
cattle such cattle may be refused entry, or
at least shall be subjected to a quarantine
inspection in the special lazarettos estab-
lished at the various ports of entry.
They insist upon the danger caused by
the establishment of slaughter houses in
the maritime ports, which, they say, have
the efiect of lowering still further the price
of“ meats on account of the competitiOn
thereby created. They pray for an increase
of 7 francs in the duty upon sugars im-
ported from other than European coun-
tries and for abounty upon French colon-
ial sugars. ,
Some of the advance figures relative to
the extent of the imports into the United
States coming in Spanish bottoms have
been already furnished to the department
of state, and they show that the depart.
ment has an unexceptionally powerful
Weapon in a rctaliatory"War if it comes to
the point. Since "Sept. 1 the value of such
goods entered at the Atlantic ports was a
little over $4,500,000, or at the rate oi
$18,000,000 per annum, e. commerce toc
considerable to be sacrificed by Spain
without great provocation.
An ismbezzllng Postmaster.
WASHINGTON, Dec. ill—Augustus C.
Paul, postmaster at the National Soldiers’
home, Virginia, was arrested yesterdéy by
pestoffico inspectors for embezzling money
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Enlargedspace,~ increased Iorce of help and a Gigantic Display.
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To write a convincing advertise-
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, -All tailors claim so much, and
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