The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-17
DARK FOR
MCLAUGHLIN.
Sheshan and Murray Work.
Ing Hard for Evidence
Against Him.
WILL FORCE HIM TO TRIAL,
His Name Again Connected with
Bribery During His
Captaiucy.
THREE WITNESSES TO-DAY,
They Told the 0'd, Old Story and
Implicated Each OF the
Accused.
THREE WITNESSES TO-DAY.

The trial Of the two police captains
and three ward men on charges or brib-
cry, In demanding and accepting money
from the keepers Of Iisorderly houses
for the purpose Of giving them protec-
ton while they carried OH their nefari-
Gus business, was continued to-day be-
fore the full Board OF Commissioners ut
Police Headquarters.
AS on yesterday, the star witness was
Mrs. Sanford. who has already impii-
Gated every one Of the men on trial. Ac-
cordipg TO her story. told yesterday and
reiterated to-day, she paid every ward
man In the precinct money. 1t did not
matter who happened to be Captain.
In the testimony to-day sne again
made charges against Inspector McLaugh-
lin. who was at one lime Captain of the
precinct in which she lived. As a re-
suit 1t Ii generally bsiieyed he Will also
be put on trial. Besides AsLAughin,
there rs also another captain AGAINST
whom charges have been already pre-
ferred.
Counted Out $500.
After Mrs Sanford had tor the fifth
time told ner name. age. social statua
and other Items OF pedigree she testirisd
whom she idenuned, caileu on her be.
tween May IL ana Juiy ID. Low.
''tie said: You are very, dark here
Iep.ied; Yes; you know, ! am DONG no
business. Then he said: Web you can
u had been raided May ls by Capt.
Cross. My. case was w July L. was
was gong to last. he. said he dam
know. He would let me know .ater.
so when my case WAS over July 16,
as they had got me out Of trouble, and
him to come. He came up anu ! saIa:
| ! am ready for You now
II had $50 in bills spread out across
Which, s0s %sae ne hsS So, %aa
uired. When he took the money he
sa.a nothing about y, only that Il
she Identified the entry Nv. NJ:
$780," as the entry made by her July -
and and meant ward man. $500"
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.sS Ti s.nIs sse * . J |. ae %l
He made The entries as / directed when
1 sou.dn.t and my sPscttsssiss;", ~. Va,
publican leader. Jake Hess, objected ~
a dignif,ed way to the admission o.
this Testimony SO far as Capt, Cross
He Claimed there was no eyidenc,
that Capt, Cross knew anything o.
The Objections were oys,rrnl!sd; ar, snt
several SO items against wv, g." mean,
monthly paymnts to Ward Man Smith
and one OF $50 was $50 for the Captain
II remember thanked Smith and toit
for himself. Sometimes: as you see.
! iss Captain l didn't like to write Cap
Mr.. Hess objected again that thes
items II. the book OF money paid 4
Smith and Mrs. Sanfords story OF con
yersations with the ward man could no a.,
why, of course. Capt. Cross WASH
present" snapped Mrs. Sanford, III he
have. been there he'd have talked MIN
Houses Wide Open,
Mr.. wellman urged that the item an
OF course as the rejection OF TINS test
mony would nave ruined the cas-
against Cross. 30 far as Mrs. Sanror
was concerned, TIE Commi nsnn
Mrs. Sanford again reiterated that tn
other houses In the block were wide ope
ali during the administration OF Cap
Of privacy or secrecy In this block c
II cuntinued TO pay the $50 q mont
from July down to April, 1923. whe
Capt Cross was transferred to tn
East Fifth street stapon." said Mrs.
Sanford. but 1 wound never have bee
q witness against hun or any other Car
tain II thai Parkhurst detective haun'
been a daylight robber and stolen M
account Duok when ne called 10 sse m
and talked about going into parthershi
Mrs. Sanford was cross-examine
carefully negatively by MIR. Hess. sh
said again that when she wac sWor
before the Lexow Committee sne slyi
Kissed her thumb instead OF the Bipl'
because she didn't mean 10 tell IN
truth. She didn't think an oath take
that way without kissing the book wa
blnuing. She tried TO protect the eaI
: tainS
Until they flashed that lost accoun
book on me-" broke In Mrs. SANFORD
"Then / said TO the Committee: Ye'
that's my book; and there's the thit
who stole It.
Mrs. Sanford pointed dramatically q
a Kodak mend, who mad taken q stan
In the corner, behind commissioner Mui
sYou don't mean u call that artist
, thiefv exclaimed one OF the lawyers.
. "Oh. dear me, mol" laughed Mrs. 6aI
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