New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-06

told in the evidence
A. f. COsTELLOS SURPRISING STORY
Q-Your relations with the Police Department
we're unusually friendly at time. were they
not Mr. Costello? Ayes they were close al
one time
Q.-You published the book entitled "our Ponce
Protectors? A-Yes.
Q.--Is that the book for which Superintendent
DS 3The BOOK Sp pas success? Al would have
been had not been badly book promseS
to be financial success. Superintendent B!rness
SqyS Bur spon as q he IDEA OF Mr. Byrness book
was thought OF the Police Commissioners threw my
on my hands j wish 10 say that don't think
Superintendent Byrnes had anything TO do with The
Of nes aSme@ns f similar BOOK BOOK FOR the benc, Of paid
rs az ne Fire f Es fcnnn a n
Henry -. Purroy. Richard Croker and Eswin smith
i,ors in getting advertisements and subscriptions.
Copies we1s saGhed t., sSmp s9oE looks Sna s at
expense of $1,000 The book freely illustrated
Wool ensraVngS coI' ur ,hs cxn~ndifmre on
the strength OF this letter from Messrs croker iur-
roy and Smith, and the assurance Of support from
All at once a change came over these three gentle,
men. and ] gwen to understand that J would
not get their support. But / was - deeply involved
by the expense of getting the book on the marke.
that concluded 10 go ahead whether mad iheir
opYou were soon subjected TO annoyances.
you not? Al was. and 1t was followed up by more
and more OF it. My canvassers were arrested In.
was too late to get bail. This went on for time.
and very soon II cast an odium on my book me
that the book was selling not Official edi-
ton. and that the Fire DEPARTMENT was not n syn
able that finally concluded TO abandon the project
Theo the to Ff e and
agreement with them as to percentages and Other ne.
detail. The book to have been published In 1883
HOW HE WAS PROSECUTED.
Q.-And they continued to prosecute you even
/ Tho
police or fire department? Ayes, it came about
in this manner: There had been a good many Of
those letter certificates issued to my men. and
when tried to call them In l had difficulty in
getting them Ny canvassers found them help In
used them. Finally these two men were ar
rested BY Captain Mcl-aughiins men in the First 1
derstood that entitled 10 the use OF that letter
or certificate If wanted to use It, but AS matter OF
soon as my agents were arrested ] went 10 Cap
@ Se tn sad Ss c6Sd 90
Mclaughlin had book with one OF these certin-
book, and remarking that 1 had been trying to
call in that certificate myself. put 1t In my pocket
George B. Tayor Of % TSe fines about t getting
bail bonds for my men. and after I had seen him
as had stepped inside the door | WAS arrested by
Captain Williams. We were not on good terms.
for some of his official acts in the "Tenderloln
After my CRITICISM OF Williams | was one night at
| or boxing bout. forget which now and Williams
| dubbed to get even" John e. Hennessy Of
| "The Times" witnessed the episode OF course, this
| didn't Increase our love for each other so that as
| soon he had arrested me this night in Novem-
Der. 1888. he said II arrest you for doing some
| dirty work. You have stolen a document"
Then the queer part OF the affair came in. lie
did not put In cell. but detained me in an
| office at Headquarters. | asked why | not
treated like other prisoners for began TO suspect
that a JOB was being put up on me. Williams
| salu: "Oh. you'll know soon enough what will
| happen TO you" In the mean time there
| good deal OF whispering between Williams and
| several detectives under him. They coming
and going constantly. and began to feel that they
! Intended to do me harm. Finally Williams put
me in charge of two detectives and said Costello
Stanley. had been with me during the evening
| and | cautioned him to stay by me. as ] feared
| violence. and ! wanted an eyewitness. When the
| detectives Stanley going to follow they
| threatened him and told him TO 20 away. He was
| afraid to follow and the detectives set out with
| me TO the First Precinct station house The nigh
| was very dark. and II was raining. We went down
| on the elevated
COSTELLO BRUTALLY ASSAULTED.
When we were about to enter the station hous,
| saw the shadow OF a the steps. NJ,
| foot was on the lower step when suddenly wa,
| struck a stunning blow my cheek bone. under
the eye. The blow knocked me into the gutter. ant
left this mark Showing the scarf. All this hap
| pened with the two detectives standing by my side
| was kicked several times but warded or some
| Of the kicks with umbrella which carried. On
man tired to kick me In the face several times. bu
| ! sQuirmed around and lodged him. cried: "Hoi!