The New York herald., 1878-10-10
CAPTAIN WASHBURNE ACCUSED.

sToREKEEPER's CHARGES OF CORRUPTION
AND FAILURE TO FURNISH PROPER PRoTEC-
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Several complaints have OF late been made at Police
Headqusrtsrs against Captain Wasnbarne, Of The
Twenueth precinct On Tuesday . lengthy document
came there, which contained .. list Of policy shops
The Captain had alleged tolerated In his precinct,
aud yesterday . rather phenomenal producuon was
sent to the Com missiensrs about Tho subscriber
is Philip owenthaI Of No. x25 wess rwsuty-ssvsnth
street, . former member OF the force and
dealer In notona This 10 what ne laid before the
police ofnc,ais:- =
To HosoRABLE THE BOARD OF PoLrcE COMMISSION
GIsrLnxrsI mos. respss.iaiY would call your s..en
tion to .p .taavit aas before MI hAsnbeck whieh
aaaenee iaks inc course saasavcis
seisaey and eorapson Of the Tvsnssth prscscs police
nsusa ho fa Sf,s % %
sns,s u.nsn wa.nsurps . eo,ruu, If asking for
money Tor police projection means corruption.
ssroad-fhss is inc spaOls insne,sns. which
T1ra-Thsi is vnastivs, allowing mis- private spite
Viii i'ss' .ss. y % .Ss staten ia ' Ssa!s '
!. he hs. sr ss The
ssss sne. police
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ia % !. a. 70 y .s
.aass may q. 20 hs,p himself property
taKe life Appe slinE Tor the protection be.
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A reporter et the HxnALD visited LowcnthaI during
the day and found that gentleman 10 DO OF y very
loQuacious nature, with . deop sense Of wrong and
optic IN full MOURNING He said, In substance that
. gang oil young rutiians IN the neighborhood were
forever persecuting hun, and that one OF them mad
the day before struck HIM Ia the eye When he com.
planned 10 the Captain about tucm that Official not
ouIy refused 10 sten 10 him, hc said, hut alter In
suiiinR MIN psremptoniy ordered him away. On one
occasion lie said no found y pile OF straw and wood
heapsd against his door, and when ho spoke TO tho
Captain ADoat " q detective was sent to mis-
place, but dd not make any arrest. He
deter mined 10 carry revolver snor tnat, and
went 10 Captain Washburue TO get q permit
III laid my Ueforo nim," he sad, 'snd requested
his auhoriz.iion, Dul he persmpioriIy deciiucd to
apart and laid before him the chambers, stock and
pin, wnicn carried in ancrcnt pockets, saying had
used them tue war anu on the police, ana had 10
do now TO protcct myself On tnat ne said, l'ii
snow you what can do; called IN an officer and
after putting tue parts Of tho pistol together had
locked up on charge Of carryt ny concealed
weapona protested against this injustice, but II
was unavaiIing, and IN court Judge Smith I'm.
posed nne Of $40 upon me through
wnat he termed legal tecnnicaiity When appealed
thc Yooe Board Com missioner EfhArdt exp resscd
his indignation at such outrage, but somehow my
compliant pigeon cisd One night wrote lat
tor requesting The Captain TO acccpt $40 bonus
Good enough, Lowsnthai; 4 didnt think you we're
man enough Tor this. But whsrc's the money! You
haven't enclosed u tor me- l thcn told him a
poor mum, without money, and no would not protect
that account, his actions proved rnat 10 the
case | am new putting before tho Po,lcs Board"