New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-10-13
BIG REVELATIONS EXPECTED
PROBABLE WORK OF THE LEXOW CON-
MITTEE NEXT WEEK.
EXToRTION AND OPPRESSION OF POOR He
BREws IN THE POLICE COURTS TO BE
LAID BARE-CAPTAIN SCHMIrTBER-
GER REGARDED WITH DISFA-
voR, EVEN AT HEAD
QUARTERS

QUARTERS.
When the Investigation of the Police Department
Is resumed by the Lexow Committee on Tuesday
1t is expected that more revelations regarding the
methods praciised the Essex Market Police Court
viii be made Witnesses before the committee nave
already testified that "Sver-Dollar smith ana
Max Hochstlm. the Tammany bosses IN the u's''lc'
east of the Rowery have used their power to eXtort
money from timid Hebrews living in the district
and one witness said that Smith went so far as to
collect gate money from the persons VINO wanted u
visit relatives imprisoned in the Essex Market Court
Jail The worst facts about the oppression OF the
Russian Hebrews in the district are yet TO be made
public AMI the evidence is said to be sufficient 10
convict the Tammany men who have been p'uhdeI-
ing the community.
Russian Hebrews. whose ignorance or the f'hs'is"
language and Of the customs Of the city makes
them an easy prey for the men who control the
police and the police courts in the district are ar
rested and held for examination at the Essex Mar
kct Police Court. Then they are lntimidateu uHul
they are ready pay sums ranging from az 10 ~"
TO the Tammany bosses. When the money Is paid
they ar. released Such a systematic plundering
OF the ignorant and helpless peope in the district
has been continued until there are many victims
ready 70 tell the Lexow Committee all about H.
Frank Moss the committees counsel, who mas been
listening to the tales OF distress told by some o' the
victims OF Tamnany oppression. has declared tha'
the coming revelations should cause the eoh''c0'o"
IMPRISONMENT OF som" OF the SHoullhif'9
The Rev Dr. Parkhurst knew something OF the
coming revelations when he recently spoke OF il
judicial ring" in the city. He declined yesterday
TO give the name Of the man who had written 10
him the following letter on Tuesday
My Dear Sir. | was formerly an attendant IN a
Ncw-York criminal court was app2qil nn 'y y,s
Judge who Is a member Of TdnInany nan; ,i,. as as
compelled to pay 81 Of my salary to reia'l f 90
the Judse The BARGAIN wis mans rd P' be s VII
nrsses | am willing testify before the LeNo"
Committee. If you 50 desire
lam ~ COZ. Of counsel for the Iexow Com
mitiee 10 whom the letter had been REFERRED also
declined TO give the name OF the writer although
there was a suspicion that It might have been A. w
N.nI.water who made a similar charge against
Judge ,inl.rs.ceve eighteen years ago An ihNes''
cation which VAS made then. Mr.. Con sad sho"e'
that Judge G!.dersccve had acted In creI,tap, W.
the judge who secured his appointments as d 0o, =
attendant Win the agreement mat anu ~, mn,
/, nav 50 A month out ~ MIA salary Tor th' SUP
port ~ MS family The money Was 10 De pau "
the Judges brother because Whitewater nag n1b
water pad the money. and when ne famed 20 Keep
VA ,y rrrbers = the pile force yesterday spoke
Of th~ testimony which was given before t'e 'AoM
Comniiirr On Ih4i iy mi the &c captain had
been guilty Of m'ann"Ss worse man nan =,
shown by any othe' comm%ndet OF prsc ,,nn ~
Schmitib,rgcr in taking away money ,whlch ms
men had earned 10y Extra "ofH AZ us & 80 him ~ If
he hal only b.ackmailei people OUTSIDE OF tnr ',
partfneni SchmitthcrGcr would say nOthihs 10
n, " spaper men yesterday. except mat "heil me
time came for him To make MS defence ne "ou.i
make t outside ~ the newspapers. lie was al
he central OfR-c. where H. met number Of the
other captains yesterday, AMI H. tried to assume an
air Of Indifference"
Their Was a report that the Grand Jury might In
gate his AT once. and that ms trial might
be begun IN "A criminal court before the !nvestlga-
ton ~ he Police Department ny the ieSoV Noin-
mite. f. ended II he II not convicted IN crm!-
mai court tho commissioners are likely TO try him
ami dismiss him from the force when the investlgt
fon IL nnt.hrI Seyera officials AT the Central Of
nee sa!i yesterday that 10 difficult to imag.n
wh,f defence schmittberger couli make against
the apparently Overwhelming evidence OF his guilt