Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-08-20
Police Morals "a New York
THE CORRUPT PRACTICES OF rHE FoRt-p
INTERVIEW WITH oNE WHO KNOWS TN
SYSTEM.

TIRE CoRRCPr PRACTICES OF THE FoRCp-
lNTFRyIkw WITH oSE WHO Knows ruE
SYSTEM.
4 reporter 81 the New York Herald has
atsly interviews Mr.. David ]. Twohev.
who was Instrumental IN securing from the
Legislature The appointment of the present
Committee investigating the police. after
persistent efforts during two sessions at Al
bany. MI Twohey said Ia invests eating the
>ubJect himself he learned that IN many
cSsts ne police were aiding and protecting
CT mirals instead Of crushing them: that
Follce captains ana detectives WERE intimate
Win panel thieves. hanco players. immi-
arant SwiDd'ers. burglars reeeiV OF toIen
gCo1s and al sorts of confidence ot.rafor-S
and for no other purpose, 81 course. han TO
share IN the PROFITS 81 villainy. Tho anounfs
81 money stolen I'm some cases arr almost In
creiihle. FoT Instance. says Mr. rwohev II
Brew one gentleman who lost SIs.eoa in a
panel house. and l remarked - panel thief
fhai l supposed that was the largest haul
ever made at the panel He smiled and en-
iighiened my ignorance by saving thar NJ
took Stf."'o nom one man. The a iof divided
with the captain and detective of tue pro
cinCt- And Tor two weeks the detective hat
me victim wal king down Broadway AID up
again, asking him concerning every cnnspic-
nous woman he met. Is fhat he,' l. thai
her th' detective knowing All the time
where toe woman was concealed. The man
lis STARE IN a farO hank
give you arothsr example among many
% show how utterly the thieves are a. The
mercy 81 %, police. A. influential man lost
-f5on in "A panel house. The captain al the
TrgCiDc' warned the tgief that tncra would
re trouble Hrt rfzf Ho must rsNf nrc Ia,
money 70 was given 90 tho captain. Tho
'hfef n'f the victim I'm the streets 'ew DAYS
Hit'r. ami. pretending g. b. "a detective
asked him Z. be- tad got his money. he r.
iliDi mat b" had rut The tlIIeg then went
- The - plain ana demanded haIIof ~. as 10
was not rrStCref. The captain raSreNrtas by
threatening him with state prison. broke NJ,
.tS panel house and drove him out 81 the
Nar'. 4 panel .hlef paid TO "a poi. 90 carfaIu
70
one house. ami the captains share was
-lf, 'n lc.S than one year. There werg
Eve Other houses ~ Tire same character "a
'hC pee uct az fho same time. ana the same
captain was reported 90 N3Na bought q brown
-toEs 'front.' a. the fruit 81 his economy.
'Duio give yDu other Instances almost
IHEU mgIat.t. Ifsciul-ug the came al the
injured husband" in rlavfgg this wofnra
cut-Ce solid, elderly men 20 their rpofns 20 De
surprised ty the male Thief o. whom the
tuTa pays his money - save himself ffom
attack ami exposure Within few DAYS 4
receiver 81 stolen goods paid a policeman
$40 a. tUSh money. amt TINS - a ,ssrnrlor.
transaction. kspw ~ "a woman whose home
mas long been the resort 81 thieves. aud
whose husband Is row lH sing ~IuE prison.
Private watci iIhn. jauitorS. au7 private an
rftciaI detectives iI Wall street were I'm fhe
hati az WISHING her house 10 consult with
Ile iIieN'S about putting M Jobs for rob
biUE stores and banks. These officers were
also IL the hah.J - arrcSIlug the thieves.
zen when innocent; for the purpose OF
hlac Nnd ting. arr their wives or women had
"a, ldi>- fii' money Tor their release. The
tliic'FN m such cases pretend they have "A
private dispatch Iu relation To some country
robbery, and describing the men ;hey arrest
las = what . called staining a man up.
con one occasion "a woman was Obliged T.
siNe a detective a silk dress valued az II 600
which her husband had stolen. and the dress
- low worn 10y the detectives wife
Another police exploit rs - send up some
innocent t'lef when q robbery has been COM
ullffe,', ami thus DO q double stroke 81 bust
hess 10y dividing tho sToil~ with the real
ihlsf a. the same time getting credit ion
making an arrest To show the fra'ernal in
iimacv h''ween certain police officials and
thieves may say That hear nj 20 srofn three
tIf,t.eui sources, and believe what I heard.
that e.l-kuown police captain was pre-
sent al the wedding 81 q Notorious pane
Thief IS an invited guest A lantla ~ i'm
folmel me that on the Isl 81 January she
sent The captain 81 The precinct SIGo in an
envelope This l. another part Of the police
ieverue system. well understood. and eN-
plains how these landladies coutrive 10 say
n questioned, that they never paid the cap
Tain any money. The smaller houses pay by
The week 10 the captains detectives, who
goes around with a paSs-bOOk ike a land.
lord or any other collector. And while the
captains or detectives thus come down upon
lie landlady lie patroimen finds means 20
levy upon tie street walker