The evening world., 1894-08-04
CAPT. STRAUSS NEXT?
Charges Formulated and Case
Against Him All Ready
Commissioners Also Ready to Pro-
coed Against Other Policemen.
Prosecutor wellman VIII Employ
Many Lcxow Witnesses.

Captain who is TO be placed on trial be-
fore the Police Commissioners, 1t would
not be a great surprise II some one oil
the other precinct commanders was &C.
lected by President Martin for the sec
ond "a crifce.
Assistant District-Attorney Wellmans
time has not been solely taken up by
edward Man Levy's trial. He has paid
daily visits to Police Headquarters and
ON every occasion he has brought
bundle of legal-looking documents. con-
corning which he has consulted with
both Supt. Byrnes and President Mar
tin.
1t Is not to be denied that the station
house blotters kept by Capt. Strauss
while he was at the Leonard street ana
Madison street stations have been eN-
amined by Mr.. Wellman, and that he
has in his possession transcripts of the
evidence before the Lexow Committee
accusing the Captain. He has also had
the witnesses before him, and has prob
ably already prepared the charges
against Capt. Strauss.
The Devery Gas. was not taken up II
4 N said. until the p:eliminaries in the
Strauss case were completed. Early In
the week the blotter kept by Capt. Dew
cry while In command of the Eidridge
street station, was examined ana ana com m
1exow witnesses. The examination
and comparison have evidently been
completed and the complaint, Il not mn
tshed, at least drawn up. Mr.. Weilman,
when asked II this was not 50 yester-
day, would not deny IT. lie ackno%i-
edged that there were complaints otner
than those against the five sergeants
aud the ex ward men formerly associated
with Capt. Doherty in the hands OF me
Superintendent, but against whom the
complaints were he refused to state pos
itively. He partially acknowledged that
the Commissioners were ready to pro-
coed at any time with either the case or
Capt. Devery or apt.Strauss,a and openly
declared that work on the complaints
against other accused policemen was so
! far advanced that most any, OF the cases
might be ready In a very short Tune.
Other police officials, accused OF black
mail, and against whom the nommis-
sioners will proceed eventually. are
CAPITA. Cross, Ailaire and Inspector Nc
LaighlIn All OF them were accused by
Lexow Committee witnesses. and tran,
scripts of the testimony against eacn OF
them have been made from the minutes
for Mr.. Wellman and snpt; ~ byr mes sinh.
poenaed before the l.exow Commute,
testified very positively against all OF
them. He acknowledged that he was
Z. until recently the proprietor of as,
orderly house in Bayard street. He had
Kent Il for six years The captains In
command OF the precinct during that
inow inspector, Devery and Cortright,
Z AT first, Prien testified. he paid ss3 g
month but under 81, Capt: Gress ,ne shta n
$500.
When Mclaughlin came into the pre-
cinct Prien' swore he paid another m
itiation fee" of either $500 or $500. and S5U
month regularly.
Mclaughlin was succeeded by Devery,
Prien was very positive that he puid
Devery's ward man. Glennon. $500 for
the privilege OF keeping open and run
ming his disorderly house, and that he
agreed to pay $50 month for prot ction
$50 a month was not paid every month,
for Prien was obliged to close up soon
after DIR. Parkhurst began to inyestlgate
. Capt: Devery's administration Of affairs,
In all, Prien said, he paid $4,000 to the
police, besides some Christmas presents
which the ward men invited" MIN to
make to the several captains, and which
amounted to SIS or 800 a year.
Others whom Prien said told him they
had paid blackmaii to the captains We're
Charles Davis, 80 Bayard street; Mrs.
Rhoda Sanford, "A Bayard street. Mrs.
Strosshauer, 30 Bayard street, and Mrs.
Badly" Jones, of 20 Bayard street.
Mrs. Rhoda Sanford, another witness
who was called before the LeNow Com
mittee, June 2, and who acknowledged
that she had kept disorderiy house;
several limitation fees" of 500 and 81
a month to ward men. and in memo
randa which were produced various
paid to 90. wv. SD" and "ahSrs
She implicated Devery and Cross d.
rectly but could not be made to swear
positively against the others.
Emma Jones, another disorderly- house
keeper, is another one of Mr.. Welman's
witnesses. She kept houses at 80 and q
Rayard street. in the Eleventh Precinct
The basement OF the house No. 81 was
selected as polling-pl by the Police
Commissioners last election day.
Charles krumm, the principal witness
Sessions. is another witness. lie Is par
ticularly bitter against Allaire who, he
declared, wanted 90 cents of every dol
lar. he made In his concert hall at lG7
chrystie street.
Other witnesses, who appeared before
the lexow Committee at different times
and testified against police captains and
who have been or will be subpoenaed
by Mr.. Wellman, are:
Mrs Kate Schubert. formerly proprietress of ,
dlsordery house at IA CHRISTIE street who
duplicates Gross, Deyery and Mclaughlin, I,
each OF whom she sweArs she paid $500 Tor IN,
privilege Of keeping open her resort. Each on,
of the captains, she testified had called at he
house with a ward man and accepted The none,
from her hands In the presence OF other wit
Augusta Thurow, on whose testimony Can,
Michael Doherty was dismissed from the fore,
and edward Men Hook and Meehan SUSPENDED
pending trial. together with SerEts. Jordan Nc
henha, Clark, Liebrs and ParkerBOn. Mrs Thuroy
wears
Ernest Thurow, husband OF Mrs. ThurOw, who
MI. weliman believes, can be made to tell
great deal about Deyery and Cross.
Julia HAddady, formerly proprietress Of
conee saloon at SO Allen street and who Ds ia
N5 month for protection.
.tF Bessie Butler, wife OF Edward Butler a forme
partner OF silver Dollar Smith, who acknovl
edged she had kept house at 81 EIdrldge street
but denied having paid any money The reaso
Tor immunity from arrest or backmall, she toll
Lawyer Moss. OF the PaTkhurst Society was he
cause OF the influence Of her husband and III
friendship OF SILVER Dollar smith
Ida l.. Morton. bOusekeeper In Lucy Mccarthy
Who testified To having seen Mrs. Mccarthy pa
Capt. Deyery'B ward man $50.
haude Harvey, la West twenty fourth street
eisorderly house keeper, who acknowledged keen
ing disoTderly house In Capt Mclaughlin n
precinct, selling wine without a license but de
MED paying blood money" Agent whitney q
the PArkhurst Society. makes afidGvit neyerthe
IanGhiin and SIS month
ma Bell. proprletress OF a dsOrdery house q
~ West Thrty-stxth street, who sNore ghp mai
= so . month 10 Capt. Mclaughlin and others VII
had been In command Of the Tenderloln Precinc
for the last ten years. The Captains In The pTs
speetoI. from 1851 10 1887 Reilly from lSS7 /
1888; Mclaughlin. now Inspector, from April
70 Oct. 2 1882; OCOnnoT, from October 1899 /
Dee. 4. 1893 schmittberssr. from bee D. is9.
still In command.
The above-named, Il ID said. comprls