The New York herald., 1875-07-01
POLICE BLACKMAIL.
ADDITIONAL AND STARTLING REVELATIONS OF
POLICE CORRUPTION.

ADDITIONAL AND STARTLING REVELATIONS OF
POLICE CORRUPTION.
The special committee Gf the Assembly ap-
pointed to investigate the causes OF the increase
OF crime held their fourth session yesterday az
ternoon IN the old Chamber OF the Board OF Alder
men. In the City Hall. There was a large attend
ance OF citizens. which shows the great interest
! the public take in the extraordinary develop
men being made by the committees investiga-
tion in regard to the management, or more prop
erly mismanagement OF the Police Depart ment.
Mr.. John D. Townsend appeared counsel for the
committee and conducted tae examination OF the
Witnesses
A clerk in the once OF Corporation Counsel E.
Delaneld Smith appeared 1or Mr.. Smith and pro-
duced the papers In the case OF Maggie Wilson
| against Captain Williams, for alleged theft OF
money, the particulars OF which were developed
at the last meeting OF the committee The papers
were handed to the of1clal stcnograpner aad Will
be Incorporated in the committees report.
Mr.. Seth q. Hawey, Chief Clerk at Police
Headquarters, in response to a summons, ap-
peared and handed 10 counsel the written tesll-
mony taken on the trial OF Captain Mccullough,
| before the Police Commissioners IN 1873, for al
legged blackmatling OF keepers OF houses OF i'll
fame, which will also be embodied in the report OF
| the committee.
Tne nrst regular witness called was Victor
Bramson, who testi1ed:-I reside now Mt Rye.
westchester county; lived in the Tweniy-ninth
precinct when Captain Mccullough was captain
there; that was about a year ana a half ago;
Kept the Victor restaurant In West Thirty first
street; my wife and family lived in the same
/ house; when l opened that place was told by
| friends that could not do business there unless
paid the captain; said TO them, "Ipay my license
and government tax aud will Try TO pay my debts,
and do not see what more Ishould pay;' shortly
after ! opened the place policeman
came ana said. Captain Mccullough wants
to see you" and went around
to the station house In Tnirt1eth street
that evening; Captain Mccullough asked me,
"what sort OF house 40 you keep ?" replied
that kept restaurant and decent house, and
that my wlle lived there; he then asked ''Do you
not keep women ~ and | answered Il do not;n
he then said Don't you do nearly all your trade
with the girls Y' said 'The girls living In the
houses around me are my principal patrons, ana
also sporting men :" Mccullough then inumated
that must pay or my place would be pulled"
and closed; Salo could not what l had
pay tor, and aiter some inrtDer talk, he gave
TO understand that II did not leave ne would lock
me up; when went home l talked TO my wife
about 1t. and she advised me 10 settle the matter
with the Captain; some OF my rrienus also told ME
mad better settle the matter, as could not ex-
pect to do business In that precinct,
UNLESS PAID MCCULLOUGH;
l went neAI day TO the station house and gave
him SIS. and said II was all the money had as
mad only just opened, and he would have TO do
with 1t; did not hear anything from him alter
that for about two or three months, wnen he
came i'll one night and SAID, "iou viii have 10
close up, or will pull the nouse;" it was ABOUT
one A. NJ, and couple OF gen temen were sitting
al table eat'ng' replied that was restau
rant keepe' aa fhe- was no law 10 compel me
TO close up You VIII have to close
your bar every night, or Will
pull the lrate Aat .'fv sc every person in lt;'
the gen or SIM sitting at the
table tsHgg aid l would close
the ba art ru table cotn over
| III II I hay
TO ma araus rs with Mccullough or
else M 3e ogether; was tnen doing
bust II $4,000 u year profit:
went ata ~ I'm next day, and offered TO
pay 81 1a'A ga SAID, "ren dollars month
is Off aNenu 0 me, 1t is no good"
Mr. lths witness, why did you
" 1t better to pay that than go
dow e a lawyer $500 or 5000, and
laughter a. Mr. Townsend,s
ex witness hastily added, .Mr
TC gt )t know you then."
to state substantially that Cap
to a.U4 you'd not be satisfied with the
asna tB M mis- custom dwindIed on to al
uct and on inquiry he learned that
.1.I.u gone to Mrs. Heaths ana otner
ut .NeH 1T to patronize The '.Victor restau-
emo up TO the French house above
saa rect, or he would pull their houses ;
1870 llm that they were afraid 10 send 10
MT lest Mccullough would put his
execution; however. alter while
evived again, as the girls told their
lies that unless they get their meals
zee they would leave; Dut sill
HAD TO LEAVE
Of McCulough's persecution because
pay him hlgniy, and sold out and left.
jenedct, OF West Twenty seventh street,
mat after Captain Mccullough went to
ity-nlnth precinct n policeman called on
i. asked, "N nat are you gong 10 do Tor tEe
tains' witness replied, II do not know
mean;' the policeman, who was ward
lh sen round among the 'I neignoors ana Pnu they
has all agreed 10 do something's" l reslIed,
~ have large rent to pay and am
ndaF m
much money" he then asked, ''How much can
you glve2'' AND SAID could rot say, and would
make promises some days after that witness
saw Captain Mccullough, VINO SAID ne had sent no
person around to get money; but she knew the
policeman was ward detective, as he mad taken
the census of The houses sometime before; she
was witness against Captain Mccullough on his
trial before the Police Board
sarah Cordere, OF the same street. testified
that a ward detective named MaIoney called
on her alter Mccullough came to the precinct
and asked ner wnat she was going to do Tor the
Captain; sne replied that she would see the
him to the station house and he went to her
place that evening; he introduced himself, and
professed ignorance OF the visit of fMaoney; before
PRESENT OF FIFTY DOLLARS.
He said. "a do not want to backmail any per.
son, but II the ladios wish TO make me present,
all right;' the witness understood tnat BY pay
ing money 10 Mccullough he would not interfere
when sr sue Wrote Police lice
ters aiterward aoout the $50 present, and 1t was
on her letter tnat the trial Of Mccullough before
the Police commissioners was commenced.
Jane McCord, oi Twenty-sevenlh street, testi-
fed In similar strain to That OF the two preced-
ing witnesses, and added that the officer VINO
called on her SAID he would nave 10 put her down
Ior IS week, winch, she sald sne never paid.
Lizzie Atkerman, OF the same street, was eX-
amined at some length and gave evidence cor
roboratlng that Of the other female witnesses.
CAPTAIN KILLILEA.
Edward Schaeier, OF No. 529 Madison avenue q
brewer, next testiteu HE had been for some
time partner with John Kocn In the manage
ment OF Theodore Thomas concerts at the Cen
tral PARK Garden; had nothing to do with the bar
or bsll room; during mis- time, one season, he paid
to policeman named Gafney, who was detailed
at the Garden, between $400 and $500
lor Captain Killilea one time he made out the
cueck payable 10 Captain Killilea, but Gaffney
sold him make II out payable To bearer; he gave
him check for 500 on the 1st OF every month
he understood rom his partner that this money
had TO be paid to Captain Klllllea and did not
make any opposition.