The New York herald., 1875-10-28
THE COMMITTEE ON CRIME.
A CRIMINALS LAWYER ON THE WAY HIS
CLIENTS WERE DEALT wITH-cHARGEs

AGAINST THE EXCISE COMMISSIONERS.
The Assembly Committee Crime met yesterday
morning, at eleven o'clock
THE RECORDER FURNISHING THRvEs
Mr.. Peter Mitchell, said he was counsel for
man named Lindolt who was convicted Jointly with
Jane Fletcher for nyeiglng into her apartment
and there stealing watch from his pocket; the kc-
corder sentenced him to Ave years. and said to her that
he would inilct like punishment upon her, and
thereupon sentenced her to two years only; her
way out she encountered a woman who had testified
against her. and she pushed her back thereupon the
vrago brought back before Recorder Hackett and
the latter interrogaed the court officer about the push
ing of this witness revoked the previous sentence and
increased u to four years in State Prison.
'FREE AND EAsY'' LAWYER.
On tho oath Of May he summoned to at
tend client, Thomas Gill; proprietor Of "free
and easyn concert saloon; some thirty eight spec
tators at the saloon were arrested at the
same time; without informing them that any charge
had been made against them, Justice Murray said
All ofyou are fined $40 each at the request of Gill
he appeared as counsel for those thirty eight men, and
represented to the Justice that there of
law for his action Another case was that of Detective
Murphy, arraigned for grand larceny before Justice
Murray; he objected at the examination to a certain
question being put and when the Justice overruled his
objection he asked to have it noted this the Judge
fused to do, although 1t was only through the noting Of
these exceptions that the case could be heard
on appeal; he withdrew, telling his client that he
would be of no use TO him
''JoHSNY GREEK"
| Mr.. Townsend read statement in regard to case
against "Johnny the Greek, we'll known pckpocket
He submitted all the papers in this case and from these
IT would appear that he was indicted in April 1873 for
picking the pocket of gentleman and that eyewit
ness swore to the fact Nevertheless he discharged
Tor reasons that did not appear on the papers.
GENET.
Mr.. Walter Gibson, formerly editor of the Harlem
Local. said that last spring information came TO
him regarding the Whereabouts of Genet he mparted
the information TO Mr. Lyons, who, when he asked him
as to whether he had taken any action about IT. stated
that he had referred the matter to Mr.. Phelps;
two or three weeks after he spoke again TO Assistant
District Attorney Rollins about it, and it only then
that detective was sent to capture Genet; by that
and had disappeared.
Jacob Waller clerk of the Excise Board. said that
| IN May, 1875, man named William Purcell paid $75
ior license fee his place was closed and he wanted to
get his money back, which refused; the saloon
was closed on the ground that 1t was used Tor immoral
Mr.. I King, of 1908 Greene street. said he started
restaurant in that place together with Purcell Jack
son, an Inspector Of the Board Of Excise whom tho
witness pointed out bought the license which he
had paid $75; Jackson asked for gratuy of $25 and
his wife gave him $40 to get rid OF him. Jackson said
lit was customary jackson went away greatly dis
pleased at the smalness OF the amount subsequently
jackson came his place took drinks there and while
alone in the place after the witness had gone away
stole the license; in July, 1875 jackson came there
took drinks as "evdence" that King sold liquor
without ahcense and had him arrested; Justice Bxby
refused to take ms bail sent him to the Tombs for
night, and the next morning accepted the very bail
which he had declined TO take on the previous night
Mrs King, wife of the previous witness, who keeps
apartments OF i'll fame the upper portion of the house.
while the lower part is used restaurant stated
that Jackson asked her the $25 saying 'pll make
II an object TO you; she gave him So at which he
refused TO give him any he left with the threat
YOU'LL BE SORRY FOR THIS;
some two or three weeks later he with a
friend and asked he TO take drink; he took some
gin and sngar and took sarsaparilla the drinks
70 81 2S after we had finished drinking he pulled out
said; soon after she was arrested.
William Purcell, quite young man, who was evil
IDENTITY blind for the Kings in the proprietorship of
missioner Stner for a copy of the license which was
stolen BY Jackson but that Mr. stner refused grant
his request, saying that the license spurious
and had been obtained on false pretences.
Mrs. Coleman, keeper Of another house of evil re-
pue in the immediate neghborhood testified that she
arrested for selling liquor without license in
July Of this year, during the grand raid !" she was
rested ior the same offence this told her that
she could settle her with Commissioner Stiner
Schuetzen Park, where she introduced the witness
one Charles Knkel superintendent Of buildings;
Kinkel SAID ne would settle her and get her bail
| discharged through Mr. Stiner and wanted $50 for
doing so; subsequently kinkel TO her saying that
he had seen Mr. Stner, and that il could not be done
soon after he said Mr. stiner was not salts
fed, and wanted 800 more the witness told Kinke
that as soon as her bail was discharged she would paw
the rest of the $125, but more the Schuetzen
Park she met Jackson and Stner and they told her
Klnkel whom they said they had only just left;
after her second arrest Jackson came TO her with
friend inspector Newburgh, whom the witness pointed
out in the room and 500 asked of her, which she
could not give; Jackson gave her card writing it
the address Of "Goodkind Bros, M 81 Broadway"
and told her to get her liquor there and tell them
that he Jackson had sent her; the negotiations
with Mr.. Stiner, and the latter wanted her
him at an immoral place to have interview with her.
but che declined, saying that she difference be-
tween that place and her own; Mrs Trevere paid
Knke also $40 and did other women in Greene
street; Knke said as she had always understood,
that half the money he received went" to Mr. Stner
DANIEL JACKSON THE INSPECTOR,
who had heard all this testimony denied its truth in
every particular He said that Mrs King wanted to
bribe him with $685. which he Indignantly refused to
take; the license was not stolen by him, but
voked because granted only for the restaurant in
the basement and not for the upper portion of the
house; these people in Greene street had threat
ened his life for doing his duty After having first
characterized all the statements Of the previous wit
perjury he admitted that he and Mr. Stiner
did meet Mrs Coleman and Mrs. Treyere at the
| Mr. Patrick j. Hennessey, an inspector of buildings
testified moneys he collected from the patromen
Of the Twenty seventh precinct in 1872 for paying or
the political assessment OF Police Commissioner Smith,
AFTER
Alfred Dorlon, the oyster dealer, testified that he
was robbed by man named Swan; Swan sent to
the Penitentary for six months, but got out he
called upon District Attorney Phelps, but could
get the case put again on the calendar of the
General Sessions for a long time; last 1t was set
down for day last week, but Mr. Phelps did not APP
pear and the case went again for this term; It
fifteen months since he had been robbed and
the thief still went about Boosting that he ''a
right
Mr.. Wheeler H. Peckham the next witness. He
gave crcumstantial of the causes OF com
plant which he had against Recorder Hackett pre-
viousy set forth in his letter to John Kelly which
fully published in the HERALD some time ago
REMARKABLE DISCLOSURES.
Mr.. John 7, Simons, clerk Of the committee, went
with Mr.. Townsend, the counsel Of the committee,
Sing Sing, and compared the list of convictions and
sentences with those Of the convics recorded the
State Prison book, and found that large number OF
prisoners duly sentenced TO the State Prison never
reached that beautiful abode; these lucky prisoners
Martin Lyons, Jr., sentenced on February IL,
1873, for felonious assault TO two years and
six months; Michael O'Nc, sentenced September IL,
1878, for petit larceny TO two years. James Brennan
sentenced on October 8, 1873 for ten years. Chris
Innher GAllapher aen1nncnd 10 nhar