The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-30
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SHOWED IT.
Merchant Edwards Points
Out Entries Of the Bride
Money Paid
"M0u.12, BLOOD MONEY, So"
This Was Put in the Ledger
When Ono Of tho Collec-
tons Were Made.
BUT IT WAS KELLY WHO GOT 1T.
Other Witnesses Called to Show
tho Delivery Of Fruit to
the Captain.
BUT IT WAS KELLY WHO GOT IT.


Captain John Thomas Stephenson was
to-day placed on trial before the Com
missioners at Police Headquarters on
several charges OF bribery.
The evidence upon which the charges
were preferred was furnished by sew
eral business men Of the produce dis
trict, and 10 In effect that he extorted
blood money from them in exchange
for the privilege of violating the mu-
nicipai laws regarding the obstruction
OF the sidewalks with goods. packing
cases, skids, trucks and the like, In the
course Of business.
The alleged bribery took place away
back In 1891 and lsoa. when the tall.
handsome Captain was In command
Of the Fifth Precinct, or Leonard street
station.
The complaints are as follows:
Feb. %, 1891, according to the state
ment Of Thomas p. Wallace, Of 1877
Reade street. Stephenson got q SIS bride
from him.
That. on Jan. 1s. 1892. he received $25
from the same merchant.
En6 ast op palmer sSn 81 s R Be 5sse . frs
That on Oct. 10, 1891, he received from
Charles W. Maxfeld, OF 1872 Reade street,
I'd.
That on July /. 1891, he received from
Leroy N. Lyon. OF 81, Washington
That on Jan, I, 1897 he received from
That on Msy TO- 1881, he received from
Robert B. Sinner, OF S3S Washington
That on Sept. 49, 1891. he received from
sas In cash and Sl2 worth of fruit, maxi
ing the $50 agreed upon for a years i'm
munity from arrest for ordinance viola
That on Oct Is, 1891, he received from
George Allison. 29S Washington street,
That on Feb. %, 1891, he received from
Louis F. Bernholtz, 355 Greenwich street.
Us FOR permitting an awning, that was
not constructed according to law to re-
Besides these charges of bribery there
are other charges Of neglect Of duty In
permitting. the violation of the ordi-
nances and Of acts unbecomlng an offi-
Ger ana injuries to the welfare Of the
stephenson's counsel made the usual
motion, after the reading, of the ,specifl-
The motion. was for the dismissal Of the
nrst ten charges. on the ground that
the alleged bribery was a penal offense.
To ssy Sm e or s nS SseG
crimes. the Constitution guaranteeing
to every man the right to be tried by a
This is the same ground on which all
the other defendants have demanded a
dismissal OF the bribery charge. and
the court the o Pt hepsss the
capt; siebert and OF the General Term
In the case OF Patrolman Fitzpatrick
Capt siebert was tried and broken
years ago on charge OF perjury com
mitted In the trial Of another officer be-
fore the Commissioners. The. Court OF
that the Board had no right to try any
ofiicer on 2 criminal charge.
In the Fitzpatrick case. ex-Judge Noah
ni Term Of the S e iae
at 10 ridiculous to assume that the
Police Board has jurisdiction to Try a
Ira Shafer, who again adroitly called
attention to the fact tina he '"Public
Prosecutor appeared here as the pr!-
by a mock apology 70 the reporters for
raised another demurrer to the charge,
chasxs m0U " ,ss 81 Sp dn fSm ae ss
injurious to public peace and welfare.
and acts unbecoming an officer In the
Department" On the ground that there
charges, and no defendant could be
forced to defend charges that do not
specify the acts charged.
bhlu tntL inc urlS OF
bribery and the wilful failure of the
Captain to enforce the lsr were the
specifications that covered all the
rhs motion was denied, and then Mr..
shafer said that the Captain pleaded
Then he asked for an Adjournment
and made q speech 50 lengthy and
became as red as peony.
Mr.. shafer said that the truth would be
that the bribe money had been paid to
Ward Man James Kelly, who Is now in
Europe, having retired from the Depart
msnt last January. and not to Capt
"fhs Board designates an ordinance
man IN each precinct" said Mr.. shafer.
ordinances man In Capt. stephenson's
Precinct. II was hts duty to report
rules Of the Department do not call
upon the Captain to look after such
..'Rslly !. now in Europe, as the am
Of ksllyA wife and con, viii show.
They sey he win be back In q
,..S v. ssk q an sa,oarnmens o. /.