The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-30
LAST EDITION.
FRUIT FOR
STEPHENSON.
Merchant Edwards Says He
Shipped Lots Of It to
the Captain.
PAID BRIDE MONEY BESIDES.
SAYS He Gave It % He Would to
q Highwayman with
q Pistol.
HAD TO OR GO OUT OF BUSINESS.
Been In Business Twenty Years
and Paid Every Year
but This.
HAD TO OR GO OUT OF BUSINESS.

After many days OF waiting, Police
Captain John Thomas Stephenson was
to-day placed on trial before the Com
mlssioners at Police Headquarters on
several charges Of bribery.
The evidence upon which the charges
were preferred was furnished BY sew
eral business men Of tho produce dis
trict, and Is In effect that he extorted
blood money from them in exchange
for the privilege Of violating the mu-
nicipal laws regarding the obstruction
Of the sidewalks with goods packing
cases, skids, trucks and the like, In the
course Of business.
The alleged bribery took place away
back in 1891 and 1892. when the tall.
handsome Captain was in command
of the Fifth Precinct, or Leonard street
station.
The complaints are as follows:
Feb. Is, 1891, according to the state
ment Of Thomas p. wallace, Of 1S7
Reada street. .stsphsnson got . e1 bribs
from him. IN
That on Jan. 10. lsez he received $2S
from the same merchant.
That on Jan. 10. 1892, he received from
That on Oct 10. 1881. he received from
Charles w. Maxfeld. of lsa Reade street,
1slss q 'f Lyon l q b ''s Ss:sn .Es%
TT That .s, On Jan ,ss he received from
M Sinner e Is r'sfxia sTs%
That 5i; e SEPT q 1891, b, reserved from
SIS in cash and sia worth S tn Of fruit. max
ing the $50 agreed upon for O years i'm
munity from arrest for ordinance VIOLA
That on Oct. Is, 1891, he received from
George Allison. 2ss Washington street,
That 4 on Feb e, ls ~ he received from
SIS for permitting an awning that was
not constructed according to law to re-
main.
Besides these charges of bribery there
are other charges Of neglect Of duty in
permitting. the violation Of the ordi-
nances and Of acts unbecoming an ON
Ger and INJURIES to the welfare Of the
Stephenson's counsel made the usual
motion, after the reading Of the specifi-
The motion was for the dismissal Of the
FIRST ten charges. on the ground that
the alleged bribery was a penal ofrense.
Jurisdiction to ~ him Tor such RU alleged
to every man the right to be tried by a
This Is the same ground on which all
the other defendants have demanded a
dismissal Of the bribery charge. and
here, as in the other cases, the decisions
Capt. Siebert and Of the General Term
In the case of Patrolman Fitzpatrick
Capt. siebert was tried and broken
years ago on charge OF perjury com
mitted in the trial Of another officer be-
fore the Commissioners. The. Court Of
Appeals rein nssa sieSert on the ground
officer on q criminal charge.
In the Fitzpatrick case. cx-Judge Noah
Davis. then the Presiding Justice Of the
General Term Of the Supreme, Court.
TT is ridiculous to assume that the
Police Board has Jurisdiction to try o
eha lar ss "a vino again nSpo.y Called
attention to the fact tina he Public
Prosecutor appeared here as the pri-
yate special counsel Of the Police Board.
50 referring i A to Mr. Weiiman tyesterday.
raised another demurrer to the charge.
He moved the striking out from the
injurious to public peace and welfare.
and acts unbecoming an oficer In the
Department" on the ground that there
S Tas no covering these
forced to defend charges that do not
specify the acts charged.
Mr.. Wellman said that the acts OF
bribery and the wilful failure of the
Captain to enforce the Law were the
specifications that covered all the
The motion was denied. and then Mr..
shafer said that the Captain pleaded
Then he asked for an adjournment
and made speech SO lengthy and
50 vehement that his fiorid. fat facS
BECAME as red as a peony
M Shafer said that the truth would b.
mat the bride money had been paid e
Ward Man James Kelly who Is now In
Europe, having retired from the Depart
Sment last January. and not to Capt
'"fhe Board designated an ordinanc,
man man In each precinct" said Mr.. Shafer
This Board designated Kelly as sucl
ordinance man in Capt. Stephenson
precinct. II was his duty to- repor
violations of the ordinances, and tn
rules Of the Department do not cal
upon the Captain to look after sue
Kelly g now in Europe, as the am
ussylts which i now offer, the affidavit
ot melly's wife and son, will show.
montnsey say he will be back In
IAN we ask is an adjournment of
month. We invite The Navigator Q
thene charges. and all We ask Is tina
at will hS fc.,,A tha+ a.. a..nns.