Williams In A Rage

New Voük, Deo. ÍÍ4. - Pollen Inspector Andrew S. Williams was plalnly upset in onsequetice of Die Nistimony leforo thn Lexow conimittee. A reporter who asked him for a statement regarding Captain Bmlttbïrger'a sworn stat ment that nioney colleeted froin lawbreakers had been regularly divlded with Williams and other pólice ofücials was the recipiënt of a volley of vile epithets hurled at him by the inspector, who also advanced upuu the reporter with clenched aud upralse hand. "Get out of lirre, " roared Williams. "' won't talk to anybody " A suggestion that he was the one fa vorcd in beiiiir given an opportunity to clear himself in the estimation of the pub lic merely angered the inspector all tho more. "You'ro a d - □ fooi," he shonted "You don't know cnough to take DO for an answer. Go out of here ot.I'll have you pul out." Uyroes Will Not I alk. Inspector McAvery, who is also impli cated in bribe-taking by Captain Schmittberger's testimouy, asserts that he never received money from Schmittberger. Superintendent Byrnes would not talk o; the incidente and took refuge behii.d the locked door of his private office. Among people wlio generally have good foreknowledge regarding pólice exposures there is a well deflned expectation that Inspector Williams will be heard before the Lexow committee before it concludes the taking of testimony, which will be next Thursday afternoon. It is represented that Williams regards himself as having been attacked by Schmittberger with the purpose of shielding himscll and Superintendent Byrnes. Friends ol Williams are represented as noting in this conneotion the long-standing enmity between the superintendent and the ranking inspector and the fact that .Schmittberger, once a bosom friend and the coníideutial wardman for Williams, has ol late been on terms of intimacy with Byrnes. These people see throughout Schmittberger's testimony of evidence that Byrnes was always in the captain's mimi and that care was taken from lirst to last to shield the superintendent. Countei' CoufessioD Kxpectecl. The foellng between Williams and Byrnes is one of bitter resentment and upon this and the theories above recited are based the expectations of a counter confession by the inspector. Mayor Gilroy was asked if he intended to take any steps to bring about the removal of Commissioner Martin and Sheehan in consequence of Captain Schmittberger's statements. Hesaid: "Before tuking any action charges would have t. be preferred against these cominissioners to me. I being the judge in the case could not take the initiative. As yet the matter has not been brought to my attention officially. If the charges were made and proven I could only recommend to the governor their dismassal.' Commissiouer Sheehan was emphaticln hls denial of the statements affecting him wliich were embodied in Captain Schmittberger's testimony. A special meeting of the pólice board will be held to consider the Öohmlttberger testimony.