The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-04
Charges Formulated and Case
Against Him All Ready
commissioner Also Ready to Pro-
coed Against Other Policemen.
I: Prosecutor wellman VIII Employ
Many Lexow Witnesses.
ALTHOUGH indications point strongly to

4 the other precinct commanders was Sc
i. Elected. hyr President Martin for the sec
fond 80 crifce.
u, Assistant District-Attorney WelmanS
time has not been solely taken up by
sNex-Wnrd Man Levy's trial He has pald |
:, daily, visits to Police Headquarters and
! on every occasion he has brought "a
I, bundle. Of legal hooking documents, con
I, cerning which he has consulted with
both Supt. Byrnes and President Mar
~ tin ,ss..f f'S""'-
80 IL il not to be denied that the station
house; biotters kept by Capt. Strauss
I While lie Was at the Leonard street and
{ Madison street stations have been en-
..s.aininnd by Mr., Wellman. and that he
has in his possession transcripts OF the
audience before the Lexow Committee
accusing the Captain. He has also had
4 1.-THE awjfpesoes before him. and has prob
ably already prepared the charges
/, : against Capt. Strauss.
The Deyery cas- was not taken up. 1t I
iyisaid. until the preliminaries in the ,
Strauss case we're completed. Early In
Q the week the blotter kept by Capt. Dew |
e cry while in command Of the Eidrldge
I street station, was examined and com /!
pared with, certain dates mcntiomel oy
LeSow Mt r,san have The .y,senas been
NJ.
ei'eompleted and the complaint 4 net M
3' ished, at Feast drawn up. Mr.. "eliman' |
e El,ep asMsd II this nw wss n9 a. so acEmowl
f'iied5ed that there were complaint olner
legthan~ those against the fve serBean,s
,. With Capt Doherty in the hands Of Tue
sr .superfntehdent, bNt aSalns, whom ,he
ar abtnplairfts were ne rcfhsed 70 sth.1 rSn,
coed st- snys time with either the fase Of
~ Sapt .1evsry or SamSirs,S5 s si5I Slant
, against other accused policemen wac 80
ss sf9sSanGss atR1t eS s,S Sr ' tme
rr.-s athsr police eff,cials, accused Of black
z sioilstS viii pressed sSen!n 1sior Ar are
!, sIaughlln. All Of them were accused pN
= Lesow Committee witnesses: and tran
q scripts OF the testimony again h edGn o os
j fSs! MIR. welinlan and supt. Byrncs. 80,
I June 2 Charles Prien. who was sub
:, testified very positively against all OF
4 a them .IIc acknowledged that he was
! until recently the proprietor OF nis1
~ kept II fo- six. years. The CAPTAINS u,
OF the precinct during thnt
= time were Cassidy: GROSS, All McaSiht'tn
! stnbw inspectorl; DeVery anu Lor'r's"''
~. At fifst, Prien testified. he paid s2S 2
month but ue TO SaP Besides paying an
~ mutation fee" after he was raidcd. of
r,.s W,hep mclaughlin caue into the pre-
sgi.rirlcfe Iirien swore lie paid another in.
!. d,iation fee'F of either 5000 or $500 and $50
! i;asmonth' regularly.
s.Sprden Was very positive that ~ PAID
pS3aeuary & ward man. GleTInon, Soo Tor
the-pripilege~ of keeping open and run.
!: .Sareed.tp pay 80 month for prot ecton
against molestation by the poll'c. The
f5F Prien was Obliged to close NJ, soon
after DIR. parthurst began 20 investigate
Capt. Devery's administration OF affairs.
j. Iiuilce, besides some Christmas presents
u which the ward men invited MIN to
make 70 the several captains, ana when
amounted to $50 or 800 a year.
n others whom P,'ien said told him they
H. had paid blackmaii TO- the captains t ws,H
Fgsnch Sharlis eayar gry straet :'EG rs
Rhoda Sanford, "A Bsyard street: Nlrs,
.strosahauer. 30 Bayard street. and Mrs..
I; -aIsaidy", Jones, 81 S2 Baynrd street
~ Mrs Rhoda Sanford, another witness
who was called before the l.eNow Com
~ TTdttee, June =, and who acknowledged
!. several initiation fees" Of s5es and s.
sss frSn s's Sp TO- SEQ %s sna % "ssfs
~ rectiy. hut could not be made to swear
IN positively against the others.
Ilys xIs-n,nh Joness another dlsorderly -house
keeper. is-arother one OF Mr.. Wellman's
witnesses She kept houses at 81 and 81
s,sssl II ths E bss Ri Pr So
selected as a polling place by, the Police
. Commissioners last election day.
Charles Krumm the principal witness
sssaGns Is snafnsa Man W,t heys Y s
~ ticularly bitter against AIlaire. who he
,a- declared wanted 80 cents OF every dol
lar. he made In his concert hall at lG7
" -nOther0 witnesses, who appeared before
~ the Lexow Committee at different times
~ and testified against police captains. and
s-srfJy. Mr.. Wellman. are: -
Mrs Kne Schubert, formerly proprl.trs.. of a
u ,A6isordery. house at 1+t Chrystie street. who
each Of whom she s~ears she paid 500 for the
u. 3. the captains, y. testified had called a. her
= hoass with ward man and accepted The money
, frpn her hands IN the presence OF other wit
x. -. fpEusts fhorow on whose Testimony Capt.
~ Ml6hael Doberty was dismissed from the force
iso ard, ex-ward Men Hoct and Meehsn suspended
gsndios vial sGssa.' Sish ss5sS, SGsd.T NJ
had kept q house at 80 Second avenue for nir.
= e Hrpsst Tsusow. husband o. Mrs Thurop .ho
= Ar, welln,sn believes, e.a be MADE to tel! 4
coffee laiooa a Sc Alien .tr.. 'O' .aa Who p.,
.s.. o Ra. for III: {: sS..r. Butler. ,rm
pisa%sr .: h.. s S.a, D" Ill., sm /. shS .s.n2.
~ And that she was interfertd with by the police
but denied having paid any money. The ressor
srs f6f' ffimunity from arrest or blaskmaI she toll
80 'EawyerJ MoNs, Of the Parkhurst Society be
"a cause Of the influence Of her husband and tn
frtendshlp. OF silver Dollar Smith.
-sts n Ida Il Morton. housskeeper In Lucy Mccarthy
~ Ssprisrly. hoass, 100 West Forty-nnth street
~ savfhe testified, to having Mira Mccarthy pa
~ Cant, DeVsry's ward $50
40 .Mapde Harvey. ia West Twenty fourth street
dfsordery house keeper. who scGnowle KEGS
ing disorderIy house IN Capt McLAugh,l n
- pfecluct, selling wine without license but de
= nisd paying blood money" Agent whitney. a
ta the Parkhurst Society makes AFFIDAVIT, neYeftht
~. leksiess that she told him abe paid $500 10 Nc
a. = lAuKhiin and SIS a month.
.til-s Ida Bell proprietreSS Of disorderly house
~ IA Wesi Thirty sixth street who sNore she nai
:. $50 a month TO Capt. Mclaughlin and others VII
\, had been In command Of tie Tsnderloin PrscinC
the last ten ysGrS The Captains In the pr,
cinet during that time we're Williams. Ir
x 81. speetor. tom 1881 10 1885, Reilly. from 1857
100 1888; Mclaughlin now Inspector. from April
~ 70 Oct, 1897. o'Connor. from October. lss1
w y DeG&a 1898; sehmttbsrgsr, from Dec 6 1859
.s.F rtiu In, Command