The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-07-27
Fl AM AV|CTIM,"
SAYS D0HER1Y.
The Disgraced Man Consider.
ing Plans for Future
Action.
HOW ABOUT JIMMY" MARTIN
Kerwin Says Capt. Doherty Was
" Broken" for Accepting Mrs.
Thurow's Bond
POLICE FORCE IN A TURMOIL.
indictments Expected, Commission
srs Fighting to Save Themselves,
Sensations Looked for.
POLICE FORCE IN A TURMOIL.

President Martin and Commissioner
John {. Sheehan are certainly not as
happy this morning over the dismissal
from the police force of Capt Michael
Doherty and Ward Men Hook and Nee
han as might ne expected.
Several very unpleasant things hap
pened near the close OF the trial that
Is, unpleasant for Messrs. Martin and
Sheehan. The most Important Of these
MAS the admission wrung from Capt.
Doherty himself that he had been In
terfered with in the performance OF his
duties by the Police Commissioners.
Capt. Doherty testified that he had re-
ported. TO Police Commissioner Martin
that Mrs. Thurow had been in the habit
of giving straw" bail for women who
were arrested from her house, and the
fact the women were afterwards allowed
TO continue the practice may develop.
when the LeXow Committee comes to
examine into 1t, that Capt. Doherty re-
ceived orders from the Police Commits
sioners, or one of them, to allow her to
do SO.
How About ~ Martin.
The admission made by Capt. Doherty
on the stand goes long way too, in sub
sanitation of the claim made by friends
OF Supt. Byrnes that he Uhe Supernten-
denD was hindered in his efforts TO
stamp out vice by orders issued over his
head by the Police Commissioners to
the precinct commanders.
An Evening World reporter, who
visited Police Headquarters this morning
for the purpose of getting a statement
fraD Nm rtin nd Ir ha in is
connection, was told that neither gen
tleman up to that time appeared there.
and hat 1t was not certain tina either
would be downown to-day.
kerwin Tells the Reason.
When Commissioner Kerwin arrived
a. headquarters he said to an Evening
World" reporter:
The charge upon which Capt. Doherty
was really dismissed from the force was
that, he had accepted Mrs. Thurow as
bondswoman for the girls In her house
and she was not a woman of means.
The evidence on the charge that he
had, accepted bride money we consid
cred very weak. but, OF course, there
was considerable corroboration
I fully believe in the business of tn,
decision, and that every. one of these
men were disgrace 10 the police force
Every single rule OF the Police De,
partment was openly violated by them
! suppose there will be an appeal to the
General Term, and cannot say whether
our ACTION Will be sustained there OF
not. We did not go according to the
rules OF court in taking EVIDENCE, but
acted to the rules of the Police Depart
ment.
Commissioner KerMin vas pointed GU
me statement, made. under oath 10y
apt Doherty yesterday, that he hat
dlsorderly house TO President Martin
and that he had gone over the head oi
supt Byrnes in doing so.
Martin Has No Right.
Gen; kerwin replied; Technical!
speaking, l suppose Commissioner Mar
I'm had no right to receive that report
oh Eu ss1wS hee s5e how ' b
napt. Doherty. He was supposed t.
'rndent ana did not do so.
" any captain came in to me an'
SAL verbally that disurlery hous'
existed in his precinct / would tell hin
t IN Dotori the fact al once to the super
Ei,ohmissioner Martin did. know moth
itnS, however, about any Of these mat
'crH or about the detail"
,,NhSn asked If any other Captain
Npulh ne placed on trial the Commits
f,oher said: 'As | understand 1t, capt
bnh"rtN was put on trial on account o
rye" made against II i'm before tn
evidence was given rejecting on othc
Captains,
SUPPOSE they viii he given an oI
~, unity IN the same manner rs cant
,nhcriN I" Vin5iCatc themselves. Fo
hf, rllt ! do not care where III" aN
,niis his thing has NOW been starte
hh' ! ihink the root of tho own shout
~ got At ana the department purifcd
mnrtc is no such th'nG ~ friendship i
"N"'ll life"
M - Nirtin.
VA Police Cant. Dohcrty remained 4
his house, 49, Lexington avenue, al
ih"rh'nI, iie was in consultation wit
,,nln' ~ his immediate friends, but rc
'uSeu 10 Scc any reporters.
we to AN Evening World" reporter
fearful mistake has been made
nI m tho victim of II, The time Ia
''' YET come for ME TO speak, nor do