New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-07-13
DID THE POLICE WARN HIM
ESCAPE OF KELLY, THE WARD MAN, WHO
HAD EVIDENCE AGAINST CAPTAINS

HOW HIS ABSENCE GREATLY RELIEVES THEM
, THE INDICTMENT AGAINST HIM PREMATrKELf
MADE PrBLrc-sAGD TO DE ALREADY FAR
az HIS WAY ACROSS THE OCEAN
,ssIs,ort District Attorney Wellman. who Is con-
ducting the investigation ordered by the ionoc
Commissioners, In state OF mihn yeS'''"",
because James Kelly the former war" man "
the Ieonard-st. police station had neu iio'i '
city I'm time to escape arrest on an mum .''o''
charging him with bribery. Kelly collected the
,nonev from the downtown merchants, VINO were
willing TO pay for the privilege OF biocKaons 'he
sidewalks. He wanted al witness oeiole
| the Lcxow Committee. but he could NOT DC io"','
and his wife testified that he had gone OUT vi ''i'
| city she did not know where. one or the c"e0N
| stubs which Patrick Ryan the box manufacturer
| produced before the committee bore the lh"o'Se
| mont. Mr. Kelly $50 police money nunlDer
OF business men testified before the commit
that they had paid money directly to helly' he''S
had said that the money was collected 'o' ''
captain Of the precinct MI NcHmah hhn pam,
TO get Kelly in a position where he would be liN'ly
| 20 tell what was done with the money he had col
| ected II was thought that to save himself heily
might be an important witness against the cap
tans who had been him in the precnct.
! on Wednesday Mr. Weman went before the
| Grand Jury. The Indictment of Kelly was no'
handed IN I'LL yesterday. but bench warrant 10! his
| orre,i was placed m tho hands % Superintendent
Dyrnes lat. wednesday afternoon In some way, now
ever. Kelly had got wind OF the preparations Tor
his arrest and had taken Passn anc on aIrant Mas
n ss,,ed Mr Weman was not aware OF the mode
OF Key's departure from the city ycsterday' , Un,
! ne was angry because there had D@en a iallurc
to arrest Kelly, ana he wa5 incneh 10 ID, "i So
angry because the fact OF k"ly mn, IN it,
been published while the man was sun ~ No. Ky,
| Superintendent Byrnes said: prom information
have received up to the present time Do cneoH
| stea,nship which sailed from this city YESTERDAY
At the plstrct-Attorneys office It was drci s
c cnse Il" such AS Keiivs Mr Wcllmnn had said to
| to be In the city until short tiinc before We ne
| bench warrant for bic arrest was sSura wmile
W., vr,at af,nrr"on was 10 the effect that Kelly
! had sailed from the city hours before the warrant
Frank Moss said yesterday that he vas not at all
surprised at the escape % keliy a. IN, eN-He'''-er
wnarnted as a witness before the LeNow Commit
tee and kept ont Of the way. although the E,sa,
| subpoena II probably true. Mr. Moss saii
that Kelly got nfornaion from g 9igc II he
| could b. Induced to be- n witness against them II
was I'm the interest Of such officials 20 have keIly
/ kent ~ FAR ont 81 thu way possible while there
/ were investigatons In progress. ,,
Patrick Ryan who had refused TO tel 2nyt lil
/ mans Office yesterday looking Ike q man VINO
| had been thoroughly subdued and told his story
/ about payments Of money TO the police. Several
other witnesses who had told their stories pcior"
man eariy in the day Early i'm the afternoon
! Mr. Wclman went 10 Southampton. saying thht
he probable would not return 20 tho c.ty until Mon
| dav Hc had twelve cases ready for trial before
the Police Commissioners. he said. and several ot
them were case. against captains. but he declined
| IN mention the names. as MOTIF" had not been
, served on tho men 10 appear for trial Tho trials
| probably would not be begun AZ the Central once
! until late next week
| Tollcr Commissioners Martin. Murray and Shee-
| han Yesterday hal private meeting 20 take &C.
i tior on a request which Mr. W"llwan IA! made TO
/ prevent three % the wirl detect vcs from inter
fer,ug with the witnesses who had testified before
! The lcNov Committee. Mr. Wollman had been
/ Informed that the detectives had been trying -
/ lufmllnf. the Witnesses who also W"r" wanted
| as Witnesses before tho Commissioners Tho Com
/ missionera Yesterday decided - remand tho three
! 'auf precincts
The acc-eI detective. 4" re J"rcllah Sniif1n l. !.
! Lang - no Fifh-si s1ual sullivan ard Turiey
hlv. been under Captain Stephenson. who Is accused
/ - receiving 80 from RYAN for sidewalk privileges
7 lan- wa- under Captain 'r'es who was also ace
cus0l ie' re- the Invest gafnr Coz Tttc". sullivan
, :. cousin % state Senator Timothy DRY Dollar"
/ Sullivan.