Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-06-29
POLICE BlACKMAllED ALL
Applicants for Positions Had to Paw Q
Fixed Price.
MI. Kirkpatrick, a Builder, Fought
the "Cang" and Won His Pokns.
Minute Books stolen.

there Is stated price which an applicant
must pay before he can hope to be M
pointed to the police force, and that the
price was at the time Of the witness, ex-
perience $40. The witness UNDERWOOD thas
10 was TO go 10 the police captain with
whom he deposited it; IS 70 Q second Der.
son and 600 to the commissioner to whom
ne had made application-Mr. McClAve.
second narrative related the hight Which
an honest rugged. persistent cid bufia4s
kept up against extortion by the police ana
The building inspectors. Mp. fitzpatrick 70
the gentleman's name. He won his nsht
and is proud OF it. No policeman. Creat a.
small, and no building inspector could sue-
coed in bleeding him
The third and most extraordinary story
OF all was told by Paul p Drothlef, vho
has laid In the Tombs without trial for SIN
months. The charge against him II extoP.
ton or attempted extortion, and he clairaa
TO be the victim OF the revenge of the
police, who suspected that ne had told s.orn~
OF their secrets To Or. Parkhurst
An inquiry was begun into the disap-
pearance OF minute books Of the Wine and
Liquor Dealers Association. One book was
surreptitiously taken from the house Of the
recording secretary and another was taken
when his back was turned at one Of the
associations meetings. The comm,ttees
counsel wanted the books and this was well
known TO the association. But something
besides books was reported missing
Mr.. Kelly Disappeared.
Wardrnan Kelly, who collected the side
Walk tribute for the Leonard station house
mas disappeared. Mr.. Goff called Mrs.
Kelly 10 the witness stand TO try to find OUT
something about him. but the good woman
old not give any Information She said she
mad not seen her husband for three weeks
ana that she has not heard anything from
MIN since he went away. Mrs Kelly owns
house worth 5000. bur she said she
bought II through building and loan as
ISOLATION .Ia,: and had paid 5000 on it
Wen, said Senator Lexow, If thi. in
the state of affairs. and Mr.. Kelly did not
gone higher
THAT Is a Very fair ipfara,c. IA A..
Goff -''''
Charles W. Miller. a salosman. said that
-FOUR years ago he applied to Commissioner
McCiave TO be appointed 4 patrolman He
Warts.
Capt Warts told me-" said the witness.
that 500 was the stated amount that
everybody paid Mr.. Richards told me that
the party who took the money got 81 the
second one got So. and this man paid IL 10
one or the commissioners, who got 800
MY understanding was that in my instance
IL was Commissioner McClaye that was re-
ferred to. / passed the mental and physical
poihtment."
When he stated his case to Mcclave again
that official said his list OF appointments
was full On coming out OF the commits
sioners Office officer in uniform said
that for $3.50 more he could get the appoint
ment. Witness thought the price too high
and declined the offer. and he ADDED:
when i did not get the position Can't
Warts gave me the money back He said
that IL was shame that cripples could get
on and that American men could not get
on Capt. Warts was an honest man"
Peter A Prial. a policeman, denied that
ne had paid any money for his appoint
ment on the force or that he had borrowed
$3.50 from a Mr.. Horton. who employed him
just before he was appointed
Refused to Pay the Police.
Edward Fitzpatrick, builder, who has
been in the business forty years. said:
Among the buildings I have put up is that
on Broad street known as the Edison build
ing. running through TO New street / had
to build two bridges along the sidewalk for
pedestrians. Fifteen of my men were ar
rested, and at the station house Informed
Capt. Mclaughlin that had been asked by
his ward man for $50 for each bridge; that
L had been too long in the business 10 give
money 10 any public officer for any service
that was not legitimate. The officer behind
the desk referred me to Burns. the ward
man. who said: What have you got? Have
you permit?' 1 said: Yes
Before this 1 had met Burns who said
that nobody could issue a permit except the
captain OF the precinct, that IL was per-
quisite that belonged TO the captain, and
that everybody paid it. Burns later said:
IN bring you to terms Dave King is the
only other builder ] have had trouble with
They all come to it Mr.. king Was build
ing in Wall street at the time.
In a second conversation he again asked
$50 for each bridge. 1 went to the DEPART
n.ent of public works ana got a permit from
the bureau Of membranes without any
charge. Fortified with this 1 met my friend
Burns on Broad street. / said: 4 have a
permit that seems TO me sufficient l show
he We
anything like that before You are en-
ltghtened. are you notg said /. We had one
arrest after that and Burns when he fol-
lowed me out OF the station house said it
was a mistake. You'll have no further
trouble. Go ahead he added.
when Burns approached me about the
money said: IN spend money advertising
you in the New York papers rather than
pay YOU spoke very plainly and emphat-
ically TO the captain. L said: This Is .
pretty piece of demonstrating my men
UP and attempting blackmaiL' That was
on the last arrest. Burns was called out
and followed me, exclaiming. It's all a mis-
take; it's all a mistake
lis II a common custom for builders to
lay the police for bridges?" asked Mr.. Coz.
1t is the common custom SO FAR I
know with every builder in the city Of New
York TO buy his way, both with the police
and with the inspector OF buildings"
Mr.. Ransom's cross-examination only
strengthened Mr.. kilpatricks testimony.
Mr.. Fitzpatrick said that building inspectors
had threatened him that they would hold
him to the strict letter OF the law, because
he would not give them money, and that
the very last large building he built in New
York the inspector said: There Is nothing
In this TO me, and that il why I made Q
complaint"
And" said Mr.. Fitzpatrick, he did make
a complaint, and IL cost me SoO 70 defend
the case. where a $ or $40 hat would have
bought the man. But / won"
Owen Golden. produce merchant at IS
Dey street. said that the sidewalk envelopes
that he collected were given by him 70 Q
policeman.
Books Were stolen.
The witness contribution was So Henri
Kelly, liquor dealer, at 2l22 Sd avenue, said
he had been for ten years recording secre-
tary OF the Wine. Liquor and Beer DeAlerr
Central Association OF the city OF New
York. He said that he had lost two OF The
minute books that his subpoena had r.
quested him to bring before the COMMITTEES.
Were they stolen from your said Rr.
Golf
Eyes, sir"
And stolen because Il was thought thie
committee would call for them"
That is what believe" said the vitnesa
The state president OF our ORGANISATION
Mr.. Morris Tekulsky, called On me after he
testified before this committee. He eau.
toned me TO be careful about the bookA
Al the meeting the following Tuesday I
was led TO believe that some Of the wiser