The New York herald., 1875-08-18
received was given without any suspicion of publicity
any motive for reserve.
ANnrlIrn ExAMrLR

or any motive for reserve
ANOTHER EXAMPLE,
among many show how utterly the thieves ut the
mercy Of the police An influential man lost So in
panel house. The Captain of the precinct warned the
thief that there would be trouble aud that he
store the money. II was given TO the Captain. The
thief the victim in the streets few days after
pretending TO be detective, asked him If he had got
his money lie replied that he had The thief then
went 70 the Captain and demanded half oft rs It not
restored The captain responded by threatening him
with state Prison. broke up his panel house aud drove
him out OF the ward.
PANEL THIEF
paid to police captain halt Of the ''squea Nhe money
stolen IN one house and the Captains share Sl3 900
in less than year There were ve other houses OF
the same character in the precinct at the time
and the same Captain was reported to have bought
brown stone front as the fruit of his economy could
give you other instances almost innumcrable. including
the game Of the injured husband" In playing this
women entce solid elderly men TO their rooms TO be
surprised by the male thief whom the dupe pays his
money to save himself from attack and exposure.
Within few days receiver OF stolen goods paid
policeman $500 rs hush mopey, and this Is u common
transaction. knew OF woman whose home had long
been the resort Of thieves and whose husband is
in Sing Sing Prison Private watchnen, janitors and
private and official detectives in Wall street wore in the
habit of visiting her house TO consult with The thieves
about putting up jobs' for robbng stores and banks.
These officers were also in the habit of arresting the
thieves, even when they were innocent, for
THE PURPOSE or BIACKMAILING,
and their wives or women had 20 raise the money for
their release The officers in such pretend they
have "A private despatch in relation to some country
robbery and describing the men they arrest This is
what Is called standing man up On one occasion
TINS woman was Obliged To give detective SILK dress
valued ut 81 ,000 which her husband had stolen, and
the dress is now worn by tho detectives wife
Another police exploit is to send up some innocent
thief when robbery has been committed, and thus do
double stroke of business by dividing the spoils with
the real thief at the same time getting credit for MAX
ing TO show the iratcrnal intimacy between
certain police officials ard thieves | may say that
heard it from three different sources and believe what
heard that well known police captain was present 1T
the wedding OF Il notorious panel thcf as invited
guest \ andlady informed me that on the LIST
OF January she sent the Captain of the precinct 500
in envelope This is another part of the police reve
system well understood, and explains how these
andladies contrive to say, if questioned that they
never paid the Captain any money The smaller houses
pay by the week To the Captains detective, who goes
around with passbook like landlord or any other
collector And while the captains detectives thus
come down upon The landlady the patrollnan finds
means to levy upon the street walker.
Another mode OF
RgpLExIsH1NG THE POLICE PURSE
which was in favor in the Twenty ninth precinct
for the Captain call upon first class houses OF the
dei-m0nde representing that visitor TO the house had
been robbed Of $00 $500 $500 according the sup
posed ability of the house to pay and demanding resto
ration The landlady to escape arrest and notorety,
would hand over the money.
Another way for increasing police perqusites prac-
tced by former Captain of the Twenty ninth precinct,
TO play the role of magistrate in his station house.
and taking what he could get from the poor street
walker in the way of fine, discharge her without fur
ther ceremony. The gamblers course and even the
theatre ticket specuators have TO pay police tax for
their privileges.
REroRrER-What do you think of the work of the
commtteey
Mr.. TwonEy-I may say that far it has proved
the truth OF what asserted in my argument before the
Legislature and that has furnished material for bring
ing to trial several police captains whose
before the Commissioners But the committee has
immense work before it, 1t has TO inquire into police
appointments obtained by fraud and passing medical
examination by proxy into paying for appointments
and the appointing OF unnaturgized men and convicted
criminals to the force. 1t will have to inquire
corning policemen who live in houses prostitution
violating all the rules of the pacc manual, either
through ignorance wilful disregard. 1t will also
have look after the number of captains who at every
machines, and it should learn the of
EXODUS OF WITNESSES
likely to be wanted in the present investigation and into
the savage abuse of prisoners in the station houses by
clubbing kicking drenching and other ingenious modes
of torture.
REpoRrER-What do you think of the trials at Police
Headquarters 4.
Mr. TwoHEY-I know the facilities of the police for
getting witnesses to swear to anything and their ap
tude for swearing to anything themselves In many
the complainant at Police Headquarters finds the
ant of an outrage he becomes defendant of his own
reputation however good it may previously have been
REPoRTER-What do you suppose will be the result of
the committees investigations
Mr.. TwOHRY-Necessarily, though not Immediately,
thorough reorganization OF the Police Department for
the people much longer endure the present state
OF Things. Many of the witnesses most essential to the
effectiveness of this investigation persons
petey in the power of corrupt policemen that they
main in the city only by their suerance. And this is
of many why the thorough publication and
than any other duty in which municipal reiorIners
ems