The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-18
MAY NOT TRY
" ,. M'LAUCHLIA,
2e a-.
Prosecutors Think Enough
Evidence Has Not Yet
Been Secured.
BUT sHEEAAA Is AFTER Nm,
Commissioners Murray and K.,.
win Say It All Rests
with Wellman.
ANOTHER CAPTAIN THE Ner,
Charges for BIackmaIIIno Merchant,
Downtown Have Already
Been Prepared.
ANOTHER CAPTAIN THE NEXT

pohce oncer 70 be called 4.
account for alleged corruption Nh, =.
one OF those who, It is charged. h.s
plackmailed reputable merchants az
business houses, the nature of vbo..
business necessitated the use of the IA.
walks during certain hours. Tho i.
pers are prepared and in the hands =,
eupt. Byrnes, awaiting his signature
This much In definitely determines
whether 1t will be Capt. stephensos
who was accused by a box manu,.s
turer with having mulcted him out Of
stated monthly bride for permitting b,n
TO stack his wares on the sidewalk to h.
carted away. or Capt. OConnor. N
whose Second Precinct are most Of m.
commission merchants and marketmer
who mist. ordinance or no Ordinance.
necessarily Gambler the sidewalks fror.
midnight I'LL morning with their passn,
stocks Of Vegetables, or some one of ths
captains whose precincts lie alops
Broadway and in the market and chin.
ping districts. those having the matte,
in hand will not say. LIZ
. The Evening World" 10 assured, how.
ever. that neither Inspector McLaushlin.
nor Capt William Strauss will be callsd
to the bar at present. 81
Mr.. Osborne points out these differ
ences between the cases Of Inspecto,
Mclaughlin and Capts. Doherty, crou
and Devery.
Mrs. Thurow's testimony that aha
bribed Capt. Doherty was corroborated
by the signature Of Capt. Doherty On
his blotter In red ink five times when
Mrs. Thurow bailed out inmates OF her
house, while he alleges that he had told
that she was the worst woman In Ii,
precinct; Yet, she continued to run her
house. Why?. Could there be any bet
ter confederation, of her story than that
I'm Capt. Devery's case two womss|
have testified that they paid brides fofl
the privilege Of doing business. and n
open. without locks. bolts or bars, ios|
nine months under his captaincy, sni|
we shall show that Phil Wissig. cxnss|
Of the, premises where Witness Void
quently accepted as bondsman for those
"In Capt. Cross's case. we have fos
confederation Of Kate Schubert, th.
the men who called at the house; ths
counting Of the $500, and the writing on
those monthly bride envelopes, From
Mrs. Schubert We have also proof that
during his captaincy.
Now. In the charges. against Inspectoi
Mclaughlin we lack these elements of
confederation. Besides. Mclaughlin was
In command In that precinct only thfss
BE sure Mr.. wellman. who ID in sntirs
charge Of these prosecutions, viii W
these officials just as fast az we can
make 9 case AGAINST them. There VII
Mr.. we!lman knows that"
Mr.. Osborne's stenographer vas bugl
all morning with witnesses In one 81
of cases, while at the other end Of ne
was Just as busy taking the statemsu!s
and affidavits Of witnesses In an entirely
different set of cases, and each case WA
that Of a police captain charged VIII
Nj. 'Weiiman has gone to his home 3
Southampton, L. l., and win not return
TIL Monday. No fresh charges will .
preferred until the end OF the Quin-
tupls trial nov on = In sight; - :.
ancth Sst week wsi r. SAID Police comn,ssos:i
Murray this morning. Regarding ~
ALLEGED differences between the Commis.
sioners about the charges agtnst y.
spector Mclaughlin. the Commissions
"CommisJioner Eheehan is desirous 9
trying Inspector Mclaughlin now. p p.
cause, like the newspapers, ne canno.
see that the case against him Is MOI y
sns% Tnos e the . SsasF Ssss
to his nf judgment. Mr.. Weilmsn % Soa;
Quoting the cases. and I have impnseIl N.
confidence in his Judgment ana na.n IN ,o I'D
tSat NJ. Weilman' supt. Byrnes and p.
spector Mclaughlin are warm lrienu1
but / have seen nothing to indicate ~
Mr.. Wellman would permit that "
Il shall insist. SO far as lies in in Ia 2.
ment who has been guilty Of corrup.,sSai
and neglect Of duty shall be dismiss iii
sna meow me. /, PERSONALITY. Do not know
Inspector Mclaughlin. I have never sesS;
him, and should not know him II ~
entered this room now, 1 nave y
Gen. Kerwin. the newest Comm
II am following Gen. Grants famoul
Injunction. Let no guilty man escap@j
have ~, no Dd friends n6sn In the
never saw Supt. Byrnes TIL ! saw Ssw. hs
here. / believe Commissioner sheen,
is sincere in demanding the imm ssnt
trial rs IF the upon MT sTs az
"Shouid I conclude at any time tn ac
Mr.. Wellman's advice Ii not In N a.
cordance with my views OF my P'~''
duty, then / shall act accordingly, on,,
President Martin and Commissiosnsss,
Sheehan were absent from their one''
So was Supt. Byrnes. soo
Inspector Mclaughlin opened his a N,
in response to reporters ring ~ -
Central Office Detective Bureau. lin,
1T will not be interviewed resaaro"aa
the charges against me-" ne a., sa noomsi
have testified that they paid Letthh ~,
brides for me while captain are " 10 "a!
is that their stories are absolutely an
unqualifiedly false" 49, A
Capt. Cross again reiterated n iHs9 \,
NAL to-day OF the story that In lss X. Z
received a Christmas present OF .s', =
from the Liquor Dealers Associationm,, s y
the Seventh Assembly District tnIous
"Barney" Rourke and members
Harry Miners Comanche Club. he 81
there is not a word OF truth In the $40,
Capt. Cross also declares that the 81
that he is a relative of Gov. FLOWER
untrue.