The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-06
GOTHAM STILL VERY WICKED
Gilded Palaces Of Sin Open Just the
Same as Before The Crusade.

Lawyer Moss Also of the Opinion That
the Police Are Still Receiving Black
MALTA Salvation Army Lass Who
Found a Saloon Open on Sunday
Badly Treated at a Police Station.
The Author of "Our Police Protectors"
Claims to Have Been Assaulted With
Brass Knuokles by Capt. Mclaughlin.
New York, Dec 5.-The Lexow commit
tee continued its Investigations into
charges against the police to-day:
Rebecca Fream, a missionary worker
told about finding saloon open on the
corner OF Ridge and Stanton streets two
into the saloon. The case came before
Police Justice Feitner the next day. and
after much delay, she succeeded in enter
ing a complaint against the saloonkeeper
She said that Justice Feitner abused her
and threw slurs upon her. and the court
officers hustled her about when she was
making the complaint.
Mary Lovall corroborated Miss Fream's
story as to her treatment by Police Jus
tice Feitner and the bad language of the
court attendant in the Essex market
police court.
William L. Sawyer. an employe of DR..
Parkhursts society, said that he had Wis
tied the nineteenth and fifteenth police
precincts lately and found numbers Of
houses of ir-fame which were easy of
access.
Senator Lexow asked Lawyer Moss If
he believed that the police officers were
yet receiving blackmail. and Mr. Moss
replied that he did.
Augustus f. Costello, who compiled a
book called "Our Police Protectors" said
the book was published under the auspi-
ces of the New York police board, the
proceeds of the sale to go to the police
fund. with the exception of 20 per cent
for himself The witness said he was
Thrown down"
when the book was promising to be a
success" said he, "Supt Byrnes' book,
Great Criminals of New York was in
the hands of the publisher. When the
commissioners found they had got as
much as they could out Of the book they
threw IL on my hands and disclaimed all
further connection with 1t. Then Supt
Byrnes' book came out. or course when
the commissioners withdrew their support
the sale of my book failed"
The witness then said he set about writ
ing a history of the fire department, hav-
ing received the assent of Messrs Croker,
Purroy and Smith. He went on with the
compilation of the work and spent a great
deal of money in preparing preliminary
copies. with the letter of the trustees at
tached. Then suddenly" said the wit
ness, my advertising agents were arrested,
for what cause / could not find out"
The witness said he resolved to cut loose
from the regular fire department and pub
lish the book under the auspices of the
volunteer fire department and use their
connection.
The witness then said two Of his men,
who were using the original certificate
were arrested by Capt. McLaughlin's
men. He went to police headquarters to
try to get the men out, and walked into In
spector Williams arms.
You presumably had written up the
Tenderloin and gave Capt. Williams some
notoriety?" said Mr.. Goff.
Eyes, sir; and it was / who first used
the word 'Tenderloin,'" said the wit
ness.
Capt. williams accused him Of doing
dirty work" down town. The dirty work
consisted of tearing the certificate out of
the book which one of his agents had
when arrested. Il tore the certificate
out" said he, 'in Capt. McLaughlin's
station house in front of everybody
wanted to get it back, as l did not want
it to be used any more by the advertis-
ing agents.
He stated that Capt. Williams kept him
in his Office until nearly midnight, and
then told him he was under arrest. He
was brought to Capt. McLaughlin's sta
ton, and just as he was entering the sta
ton with two detectives, he was assaulted
by man who jumped out from the sadow
and knocked him in the gutter. when
got in the station house Capt. McLaugh-
lin hit me with brass knuckles several
times.
II told him at length If he did not de-
sist either one of us would die. He then
did not hit me any more. Then 1 was
thrown into cell and left unconscious.
Mclaughlin came down and gloated over
my condition. All this time there were two
detectives up at my house bullying my
wife and child, and throwing them into
Mysteries. DR.. Jenkins, Mr.. Croker's broth
er-in-law, can testify to the condition
was in. lie treated my wounds"
At this instant DR.. Jenkins entered the
court room.
The witness said he did not destroy the
certificate, but kept II as he was legally
entitled to it and ready to produce 1t in
court. The case against his men, the
witness said, which was made on COM
plant of Capt. Murray Of the fire depart
ment, was dismissed Immediately, as
there was nothing against them. This
was in November, 1888
Did you succeed with your book?"
mo sir. / could get no advertising
agents and l was ruined"
Did you take legal proceeding against
these people?" asked Senator O'Connor.
There was no use in going to law with
the devil with the court in hell"
Health officer jenkins took the stand.
He testified that he found Mr.. Costello
suffering from nervous depression. His
face was confused.
An adjournment was then taken until
tomorrow
Dalziers Agency Bankrupt.