The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-05-08
ONE MANS ACCUSATIONS.
HE sdYs HE HAS PUROHAsBD the
RELEAsE OF PRIS0NERs.

HE Sd6 HE HAS PUROHAShD THB
RELEAsB OF PRIS0NERs.
Several Police justices and One Of the Come
rnissfoner- sf CHARITIES and Correction
Mentioned is the CHARGES Of Corruptien.
Charles Lawrence, who escaped from
the House OF Detention, by punching a hole
through the wall OF that institution, and
clamberin9 out, called at THE SUN once yester
day. with q Jonathan wnd like frankness, he
admits that his life has been far from irreproach-
able, but AYERS great injustice has been done
him in his recent imprisonment, end that the
cause for the injustice was the desire OF certain
Police Justices to get I'D OF prosperous rival
in traffic In discharges from Blackweirs Island.
lie says I" On the night Of March Is was
robbed Of s1i6 and q diamond ring worth ESQ.
reported my loss TO Inspector McDcrmott, and
he gave me note to Detective slavin, directing
him to see what he could do TO
help me recover my property and have
the thief arrested. Before doing that, however,
/ PLAYED amateur detective, and endeavored to
find the woman who had robbed me. did find
her one night at n dance house In Mercer street,
but when went down to the street to get an
ofllcer, party OF men, her friends, followed me
and pinned me In between two cart wheels,
while she ran of up the street. Then went to
the detective. For nearly two weeks went to
appointment with him, but he always told me
he had not yet been able to ind any trace OF the
girl. Then friend said to me, why don't you
stake the detective TO stimulate his energies.
ady,ce WAS W1 so"S SO "T gave him so tenH n "s
II was only ON account, but was all ! had with
me. Then. another night as We were, going
around looking for her-I mad TO pay all the
riage bills, and 50 on, 50 that l spent over 500
looking for that girl-we stopped In Kings
loon, at Mercer and BleecAcr streets, and there.
after we'd had "A couple OF milk punches.
chucked over to him a couple Of I've dollar bills,
saying, take them In addition on account. aud
the barkeepcr see me give them to him, ana sea
MIN Tod them W nnd put them 10 his vest
10 Cnrvstic street, ana We went there aud caught
| her. rue next day she was taken before Justice
Morgan, and he CON nttei ner Tor trial aud
sent me to the House OF Detention.
GETTING PRISONERS DISCHARGED.
"rhen, TO get herself out Of the scrapc, she
trumDed up tue charge against me tuat made
a business OF getting girls OF the Island ny
| at eIwaid. Now, that H. "a lie. | have got n
good many girls OF The Island. Tut never had
or knew OF forged discharge -Bucn thing
wasn't necessary-anI there isn't one Of all the
girls have brought down from there, but this
cent. When was asked before the Grsni Jury
| II md brought this girl down from the Island,
| dong, for my folks are res spectacle people, SO
| ausw eied, with mental reservation, that hsa
not. That was all they had ngaln INST me. know
| IL was "A lie, but you see Gidn't want to expose
mvsen. inc stat einents which have been uub-
| lished til ~ turned pale when certain officials
were introd uced INTO the Grand Jup
room, that certain letter written by
me. under the name Of Charles vluar
| To Josephine Gilmore was found In my pocket,
| aud that have served two terms IN the state
PRISON, III unau li6edly false. ln-ve never
| been In state prison. ana never even ON the
| Island except once, when Commissioner Cox
| engaged me TO 40 ~ there In the churdster Of a
| patient. to ind out who was selling rum In the
! charity osaitai, The ComuissioDe OF ca. RI
| tics aaj COfiec Ion rcneiu d that particular
olsen rye payer Tor S.r.n Moses, So tue charge
| a. "a A.
| to escape, fell 10 the ground. But they threw
| out NV case against oaiah Moses Tor rOoOefy,
| held me for perjury, in saving | had never roc
her OF the isLiuo. aud that INV real name was
| Charles May. AnyhO" tDey bed me, an hcld
us both to the House vi Detention iJr Witnesses
where shs is yet Why, II / WAS charged win
whicn was tue proper place Tor accused uersonsf
1t MS Because there We're persons Interested ~
getting me locked w where l coiid not get
counsel or force my case to bc brought ~ tridl.
ACCUSING POLICE JUSTICES.
| "The police Justices who make a business OF
| what had teen doing getting -ifis dOmn from
who were secretly ur1ing on the pors ccut!On
against me for the purpose OF driving inc out OF
girls from the island Tor dollars cents, and
| Know II. ] didn't work through them though,
| So they were down me. YUu look rs II you
| didn't believe me. but tell YOU rs true tn I
Justices Morgan. flainmer, aud kasm're, and
l gutss Otteruourg, too, make "A rcgILir trade N
1 granting discharges. How did work III W IL,
| III tell you. l USED To 90 up 10 the WORK mouse
| and make cut Il memorandum OF the commit
| meut. say sarah Noses. aged Is, by Justice MOI
| gan, Il. aud DIS, lniIty DAYS, aud t"as I'D pat
Into AN envelope wlth n bl INK discharge and ID
IN oils. hen I'd h and That envelope To CERTAIN
! Comihissi'nef OF Charities and Correction, and
| within couple of GAYS the cirl would b. OH .hs
| Island. That's all thS fuss there was ABOUT a..
1t was a straight business trans .ction iully an
| dcrsto ID, AID slj was tue regular pflce. lut
that direct way left the POlic" Justices out IN
| the cola, aud tn is what they were mld at ne
about. Well. wnen they got me In the House OF
DIT Ufilu II looked - they had 1 tililLf
| to keep me there perm nently. Was uddcr
| $500 tail, ald | tuld Iucm If they'd LEI ue 70
| urodud town with an officer TO collect inc
money L d yet II. and put II up. dropped $40
| to yet tnas permission, aud then Detective Fie ~
| went around with me two days. gave him $40
| each Jly, and paid carriage hire and drinks. /
| got tue money ana put 1t Ia my mothers hands,
and sne went down aud rendered II, but II
wou'f u be received, for some excuse, dom
! know what. lhen - man wor.n S.2,OJJ Of real
| estate offered to tie my ball, bat they Inado some
| excuse u get tid OF accepting him. IL was Just
| Intended to Keep me there, and when they let
Field go out with me It was just 10 throw a
cnance ~ his way for getting some money out
| Of me. 1 asked TO be allowed To see counsel
with view OF getting out ON writ, and that
was refused me. Then every morning for four
weeks formally demanded Of the Sergeant IN
charge my release or removal TO the rombs
| where / could see "a lawyer If there was any
| charge against me, but Was always met with "A
| refusal A. last just despairod OF getting out
| OF there by any legal process, so | punched "A
hole through the w,,ll and cot out shall make
sr.an-enents for my defence In any contingen-
cy, ana will then, by Wednesday at furihe-t, 90
II ne viii take me-
ONE EXPLICIT DENIAL.
| Justice Otterbourg, tue only one of the Police
| Justices found at nome Yesterday, SAID, Win
| reference to Ilwrcnco's charges against hInself
| end his colleagues: " For tho other Justices /
| have nothing TO say know nothing OF their
| business, aud can speak only FOR myself. have
| never accepted a dollar Tor granting discharge,
| have never had a dollar, or II cent even, offered
| mo for any such thing, and do not believe
| there Is any one who knows me- who would dare
| to offer me money, OF any other consideration,
| to influence me TO sucn an action. That man
| VINO says so Is IA 'consummated' scoundrel. |
do not believe In granting discharges. 1t ~ the
| place Of Justice to know tnat tie Is doing right
| In imposing a une or en- imprisonment, aud
| wnen he has done so he has no business 10 re
verse ms action. never remit a line or grant a
| ciscnurge, except ~ cases where have good
reason % Deieve that by so doing | & rye ihc
best ends Of jusucS-as when | grant ois-
charge TO Il man VINO has been guiity of some
sngnt offence, possibly when intoxicated, an
VINO, though ne deserves punishment, should
not be be when his labor IS necess .ry
Tor the support Of wife and children,
who suffer more than he by his incarcer-
alton. Hut that l grant discharges for. glr 5
l. not true. The Commissioners Oi CHARITIES aud
Correction send many dHch irges for me to si2n.