The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-09-11
NEW YORK POLICE INIQUITY.
Lexow Committee Resumes Its Investi-
cation and Questions a Detective.

NEW YORK, Sept. 10.-Investigation of
the police department was resumed to-day
by the Lexow committee of the State Sem
ate. Mr.. Goff was as prior TO the ad-
journment two months ago, the inquisitor-
in-chief. He first stretched detective Charles
A. Hanley upon the rack. handsome
gold watch which Hanley carried served
as a text for Mr.. COTS interrogations,
which were directed toward showing that
the police were upon too friendly terms
with the pawnbrokers for the good Of the
public: that persons who had been robbed
and whose property found its way TO the
pawnsilops were obliged to pay the keep
ers of these places all the money adj
vanced before they would be permitted to
reclaim that which had been stolen, and
that it was not uncommon thing for
a pawnbroker to sell to officers valuable
articles at ridiculously low prices. The
watch carried by detective Hanley, for
example. had been bought for 500, which,
1t intimated, was but fraction OF
Mr. Goff also questioned Hanley as to
his relations with one Jimmy McNally,
known as the Green Goods King" the
Interrogation implying that the thief-tak-
ers had accepted gifts at the hands of
man whom he denominated thief. De-
tective Hanley was asked II he ever re-
ceived money from McNally and made an
uneduivocal denial, which was followed by
the question if he had not received from
McNally two handsome banquet lamps. Il
don't know anything about the lamps; my
wife got them." was the detectives re-
ply u,o . ,,,oooa ,,>o, tho stand
She claimed that she bought the lamp for
$50. AlonZo Sloan, who admitted arter
some hesitation that he had been for eight
years connected with McNaiiy. the "a, alleged
important witness. Sloan acknowledged
that he had been confined in the Snake
Hill penitentiary for a year for sWindllng
a green goods victim in New. Jersey; He
explained that he worked with McNally
because the king had money, and he
could borrow when broke. Some letters
addressed to Dear Jim were shown him.
He acknowledged that they were sent him
by McNally: one of them was read to the
Sloan complained that he was not well
treated by McNally, although he had re-
seiyed twe16yIonr telegraS n Irom he d
sent out. He kept pool room open in
different parts Of the city, and explained
tn toe war1 mr1nbhs bm Of proaehing trouble.
William Applegate, a former clerk en-
ployed by McNally. testified that the So
in Paris. accompanied by Miss Lulu Apple
gate, sister of the witness Young Apple
gate was employed to fold circulars at the
folding Office, corner Elizabeth ana Broome
Joseph Maurice Reinschreiber denied hav-
ing ever done any printing for McNaiIy.
But the prosecution produced dunning
letter that he sent McNally. He broke
down and confessed that he had told a
S to e f5e atenoe
of the grand jury to the perjury of Rein
schreiber. Young Applegate again resumed
the stand and said that as confidential
man for McNally he had paid money for
protection to the different police. captains
and ward men. Boxes and packages of
'dummies'' were produced and attracted
much attention. The committee then ad-
journed until tomorrow.