New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-06-23
POLICE INVESTIGATION.
CHARGES OF CORRUPTION IN THE. EIGHTH
PRECINCT.


THE MONEY ASSERTED TO HAVE BEEN SHARED
WITH CAPT WILLIAMS.
The Select Committee of the Assembly, ap-
routcd for the Investigation OF the causes of tne asserted
increase Of tbs city, resumed lis sessions ycser-
dav afternoon in tho Aderuanc Chamber At the Ci'y
HAL. I. C. Campbell was Chairman and L. c. Dessar,
Jaroh Hess. and J. TMcGOwan present also The
examination Of witnesses was conducted bv }. u. Town
send ani Theodore Aub the and associate counsel
Of the Committee
Ambrose c. Kinesland was called. hut as he Was not
present the Committee gave the counsel permission TO
issue fresh subpoena ms ii had been reported that MT
Ksngsiand not in good health.
Sergeant John r. Groo Of the Sixteenth Preeint Of
Police then called. and tesiided as follows:
Ihave been the police since Oct 90. 1865. and have
been sergeant for tHr"e and half years In ls1;-4
Nc one of the four selgcants with Gait. Williams III the
Eighth Precinct and knew Mr.. TeTw Tiger who was
honssa aud houses ia Eighth Precinct al
tc tmr entered On NV duties there; early IN Is an
thc houses n-famc noted and classified,
report made of them and furnished 10 the Police Com
nSse o1 M fame in tSe prec,nei cots,irins as women
thCrc cfOt made to suppress any or the houses
lion az influence OF the Boad Of Education; Of the
occupants of these Suppressed houses merely moved one
block away.
ROBBERIrs IN PANEL-goUsrs
st.eral complaints were made while was in the pre-
oinct OF Tobberies having been committed in panel
houses and IL all instances the facts we've reported %
Capt williams both verbally and in writing / kept
q
have the duplicates now IN possession or Nov 20,
1873 case reported to me by two young men who
had been robbed III panelhouse IN Gieen'-st Capt.
Williams eetained the young while lie sent ont
number q ocers in PLAIN cothe IL the upper part of
vIcc the yo,nc men had hctn robbed several women
arrested and hi al ill., bu Of cOItsc not ole oI
or were however locked m, Cor soliciting on the streets.
On Feb. Z. 1874. complaint was made at the police
q cDed III tie precinct aud one oi the inmates informed
Tat $50 was paid 20 Detective Terwiiliger on the
MI. Alll. No pllt Is
supplos, item. On Feb. 10 l57i robbery vi $50 WIS
repdred having occurred N the house in Greene st in
which the robbery oi Nov 20. 1873, had tihen place
This also reported 10 Capt williams who re-
f,red t. Tcrwilleer Tor inVestgaton No arrest
made. On teo IL lN74 report was made az Use police
Station that mau had necn robbed OF - 10 IN panel
reported in tie same house, and still another on
TO. 90 I ti -, INF M ,,rest. yerc
made thing a. suppress this now notorious
lOise On teh. - man was robbed Of lis watch and
chain iu thc same house. and ON Na1ch a man. VINO
vilnpc 20 make complaint, reported that he had
beon rvhi"a of Sllo ia Liis MerecI-st houSe man
VINO declined to gisC his name reported ~ the ponce
station that he robbed Of ~7o on March 8. and eight
Gays later another reotod that lie had been robbed
Of so both In this same house No Efforts were made to-
esca leoited l. the Captain, and by him re-
fclltG 10 Defective Tervilscr
sUPPRT~siO OF EVIL RESORTS NOT ATTEMPTED.
On March II, 1874, man from Cleveland. Oiio re-
ported that he had been robbed of 81 400 in the Gre
ST. hoa O. This referred to Tcrwligcr, VINO
alTtng,d with the man that he should go home. and
tl,rprecege 500 OF his money by express On March
il the Greenc-st house removed 10 WooscrSt ami
prol-c location known AT The police station and
doubtless 10 all ihe officers IN the precinct FIVE days
this removal Franklin Willis reported that he hal
b Ioihed in this new house on M""ste;-St OF 81 Il"
aui rye days hdcr inan rom ShiGa-o ais1 lrpoItcd
uathc lad been robbed OF $50 an this house s;iinot
sn-lc arrest made but Tie excitement grew 90
gltt in c,s of tc repeated lnbnciI's G1 the
two houses IN NOostei-st. closed voluntarily until 1t
The eases tla have mentioned arc merely those that
h0ve knowledge Of Whit cases reported 10 u
ol-r sergeant Il may be presumed thai scn Iece',
personally Of seven pane house robbelies Occurring IN
the house bctw' eli Feb and March 20, and OF
thirteen such rObboros being fcctcd ia The precinct IN
three aud d half months all of wli' were known 10
Capt Williams; but in tese not single arrest was
made Some of these entered On the blotter;
and had been ii, TO understand. when entered On
b. made such the bOttcr All robjclic oc-
curing precinct have To he reported 4" Police
Headquarters every three months 9nd the DATA Tor tnls
report have To bo taken from the bciter II no cntrfs
nrssihItv or a report be furnished u the Central
Once. and thirteen referred To there 0OuDt
ACCUSATIONS OF BIACKMAILING.
French girl named Anne Armand made a statement
"a to tho regular payment Of money to keep
tie police silent Sire stated that she had been compelled
u pay Terwicer 50 per week but as times were hard
SID had ONLY been able give Tcrwigcr - the pre-
yous Saturday night aud he had threatened her with
arrest lie had told hei that onclali OF the nGe' va
for tie captain AMI tie other hair for himself lctwi-
ler made his collie Us understood oD Saturday
eyen-n-, and late saturday Hielt lie always had
,t o11"nnt of business 10 transact with the captain
CAPT Williams appeared to have great deal Of power
Commissioner Gardner very often in the Police sta
ton several times every week. used very strong ~
hncute to gct out "f the precinct as 4au'd 10 o H.
eucc used was thar of Charles > Spencer and otlors
do not know whether tie Other ser3eans hcln
dofeuse ana made them ~ tie same tlue that handed
The notices to the Captain was finally removed rom
tie Eighth 10 tlle Thirteenth Precinct
RECORD or THE WITNESS
While in the Eie hth PIcilct Id only one charge
made aga,nst~ne by Capt Williams. On Feb %, 1871,
nv day OF duty at home with my family at Thirty
frst-st. anl Eghtbavc. Ny little boy was taken sell
ously sick. TueF great excitement III LIE house
and could not find time 10 TO the station To report
/ hov,yer went 10 the TIirtich Street station and
rc;olted tie facts by telegraph. Next day 1 re-
p SSg a IL me L cP M i '. eeed me
feousy, he made complaint before the COMMISSIONERS
made against Ine siuce have been on ne fofcc was
while Was in the Eighth Precinct, lat Fall sent an
officer TO coffee surprising mat he wuid
ge Of tie walters 10 BRING II over " the slalo' In
and thus found by the ronnsdan VINO hiue CON
ulaut against iiID. Tie pdtrOInan Was uLt-l t"O ddye
pay, AMI WAS iincd ten days pay. ,,,. n,
on Feb y, 1874, reporter named COfkran c4lie'i
nv attention a who Was taken inSo the MorccI-St
panclouse. aud az walked tow III ING pacr, m1ls On
JatiO duty, saw tie man COMING out Inls man osi
his watch and cham. On saturday hlShi had
come conversation win Cart VILLAINS about 1lls e'1se'
had charse 81 The desk al 'iiuiHi', IN No., a.,
IL. Capt Williams IN aui asked WHO tle man was
Williams said, " on 30 KNOW" iOI you i,
cOnlpla.ut at Police ueddquutors t"id nc Zap IAN
fit THIS was not but Lat Coz Aan iad lo'd ihe
az the robbery lie TOD tell COrhlan that hc was
lar and said that hereafter wa To etthd 70 own
bu,nessIui to interfere with CASIO IL when Was nos
concerned; and that he was 81 pi'th % iv i"oiiV,
knew charge brought ny Louisa ouItu against
pear against him saw CAPT MiIhuns c.hNe.anS Ni.n
ler Bleecker-st. about the time Oh Inc tIld oAe
ain.f him bt after this she dispp, trcd
came be fore Select Comnittee in answer 90 sub
Alter leaving college taught school FOR SIX toms then
IkyR wan. ia q IA Al