The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-07-29


Ia open court.
Counsel-How did it happen that you accepted
plea Of attempted grand larceny in the case OF
Rademacher2
Mr. Russel-when consented to accepting that
plea was thinking OIL using the man as States evil
dence against Aarons; under tie plea the prisoner
could have been sent up for two years and six
months; az the trial remember that Messrs.
Stewart and Mott pleaded In their clients lavor
that ne mad given the State Information by means
OF when Aarons was arrested; tnat he had ac-
knowledged an attempt to steal; that he was q
poor man that mis- reputatl had always been
good and that this was his first offence; az earn
eStly as could urged on Recorder Hackett 10
give the prisoner the ul term the law allowed
he cut me short by saying,
THREE MONTHS IN THE PEEIrENTIARY."
At the time noticed how short and quick ne
was about the matter. and Mr.. Brush spoke TO me
about IL.
Counsel-Whsn were you told OF the death of
Aarons2
member however, that Messrs. Mott and stewart
came TO me IN court one day, IN the company
OF the Jewish lady OF whom have spoken, and
told me, suppose on the lnioTmatlOh Vi Lhe laoy,
Counsel-How is IL, Mr.. Russell, that you made
o motion in court 10 have the oonosman OF
Aarons, Mr.. Schrader, discharged from liability
when he was released by the death oil the man
Tor whom he went bail
Mr. Rus sell-Although, as a lawyer, | know there
IL no necessity for any iormaiity In such case, l
larry circunstanced to Mr.. 5chrader; sometimes,
when men are acquitted on trial. their bondsmen,
who seem TO tnlnk that the bond IS sim cloud over
their properly, come TO me to have an order en-
tered and indulge them; Schrader, believed at
the time, thought this way and the order was
made.
Here Mr.. Thomas Cooper Campbell examined
Mr.. Russell IN law. It is due to the Assistant
District Attorney state that he took the matter
good humoredly and acquitted himself very
creoitably.
john Quinn, the Warden OF the Tomhs, was
next called upon TO produce the record OF his
office, which ne did.
Mr. Quinn testified that an oficer from the DIS
trict Attorneys ONCE recently came TO the
Tombs TO examine the record in regard TO the
Of Arr IN nf1iH nod o N
him, on the back OF which the witness noticed
memorandum TO the efiect that tue defendant
'.in the Tomns', followed the word 'dled; )" Mr..
Johnson was Warden OF the Tomos In 1873.
A SOLID BoNDsMAN.
The next witness called was Henry j. Schrader,
VINO went bail for Aar0ns, whom he dlu not Know
at the request OF a friend named David Lew; he
received no pay Tor doing 50; ne had been bonds-
man in other cases, but was never paid for 1t; he
never gave pail for any other man whom he did
his place and brought tue order oischargng his
bail; wnen Aarons came TO give him the discnar2e
he did not tell him that ne (Aarons) mad died.
(Laughter) The witness made no application to
have the bail discharged; ne did not know Mr.
Mott or Orlando L. stewart.
HOW CAPTAIN MCCULLOUGH DOES BUSINESS.
The next witness called was Henry Is. Coey, who
testified that he had been a police oflcer IN the
precinct OF which Captain Mccullough Was in com.
mand while he was on postin Fourth avenue one
evening, about two years ago, Captain Mccullough
who had Just passed him in company with Mr.
Twohey; the witness did so and took the women
way at the station house CAPTAIN Mccullough
asked the women II they knew MIR. Twoney, and
they said they nao not seen him before that even
ing; they said that they were respectable grls
and worked in shoe store ne did not hear she
Captain use any loul language TO them; they were
walking along quietly when tney were arrested.
and the of1cer had no Charge TO make against
them: Captain mccullough made no cha ge against
them, except tnat he said they ough: not to be
out SO late at night; when the women lett Inc sra
ton house they were crying, and said they had no
money to get home with; the witness gave them
ten cents Tor their Car iare Captain Mccullough
asked the witness what had become OF Twohey,
and seemed disappointed at not finding him at
When cross.exarined witness said the Captain
came TO him on the street and told him to make
the arrest, aud before the witness got to the
station house the Captain was there behind the
desk.
No. LOG West Thirty-third street; she Kept fur
nlsned rooms; she mad never paid any money TO
police captains or other officers.
recess Of hall an hour was here taken.
After recess which was prolonge 'i, until quar-
was called TO the stand. He testified that since
he was first before The committee ne mad seen the
person with whom he had u conversation in re-
gard to the work or tue committee, and that this
S to Slvuige his name; TINS interview was
n the presence of "a" ward detective; he was
not in the Atlantic Garden with this man and
Special Uf1cer Dorsey on the afternoon OF the
day on which he testified before the committee
and boasting OF the manner IN which he had
"biufredn the committee; wnen he was q sergeant
he knew OF a woman named Emma King, living
at No. 81 West Eleventh street; he heard some
talk that she had charged him with taking some
jewery from her; he was spoken to about this
by Sergeant Haggerty, then in charge of his pre-
cinct, who Investigated the matter; he did not
receive set Of coral jewelry or any other pres
ents from this woman; in his present precinct
the Sixth-there had been
A RESORT OF THIEVES
at No. 164 Worth street, winch had been
closed up; there had been similar resorts,
both al No. Mulberry and No. ELIZABETH
street; he had reported them to tue Board OF Ex-
else as unlicensed; he ala not know OF a similar
resort at Mott and Canal streets kept by one
were reputed to be ''fences' receivers Of stolen
goods; several men named Coin had this reputa-
a special watch on these places ne mad never sta
toned a patrolman to keep watch In front or
any OF these places; this would not be a good
thing to do unless something wrong was known
to be going on; when person was arrested on
insufficient evidence he considered himself author
justices were holding court; witness had APP
pointed, when he was IN the Twenty-seventh
precinct, men 10 lavorlte posts at the suggestion
aud request OF members OF the Police Com mission.
HE WOULDN'T BE THUG
The next witness called was J. Cough whose
testimony was the most interesting yet taken.
He heard from Mr. Twohey of the enmlty existing
Between himself anu Captain Mccullough; he was
asked rTSnz mean ns%fa Sac ssc
ond street; Stacom gave me no reason Tor an as
sault upon Twohey, except that Captain McCul-
Tough wanted IL done; he heard that the same
night he was asked to assault Twohey the latter
was assaulted; in fact, he saw the assault; one
man COMmlLLeu tue dsSduIbJ uO kuSW m1h
Captain Mccullough was looking on; he was
standing on the opposite SIDE OF the
street; he was told In Stacom's never
to come there again because he refused TO "slug''
Twohey; shortly after tnis witness was arrested,
for wnat he does not know; when brought TO the
station mouse ne did not give mis- right name ana
was discharged, but before he get fifty feet nom
the station house he was rearrested, brought
back anu locked up; in the morning Captain
Mccullough asked him, "How Is your friend
Twohey THIS mornings" he told him Twohey was
no friend OF his any more tnan ne Ghe Captain
Mccullough then SAID to witness, "Do you think
you could i've out OF the precinct, young manp'
witness answered that he did not know; then
Mccullough remarked "We Will see what can
90 TO assist you 10 getting used to Punishment"
Here the counsel for the committee asked Cough
II he had not seen Stacom within the last few
days. Witness could not remember, but he might
have seen hun: he had received money In various
sums during the last two weeks, put he dld not
know that the money came from Stacom.
Counsel-What is your impression about the
matter2
Gougn--well, I'm under oath, you know, and /
would not ike 10 make mistake.
COUNSEL know tnat; only want your i'm
pressicn about the matter. what is your opinion?
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