The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-12-12
VOL s-NEW SERIES NO 2s3.
POLICE PENSION ROLLS.
Erp..urs. by the Lexow Com
torn New Police Fore.

NEW YORK. Dec. 1i.-When the Lexow
Committee resumed Its session this morn
ing Mr.. Moss gave the statistics Oh
the amounts paid out in police pensions
since 1885. In the year 1850 there was
,2aD 900 paid out. and in 1893 the amount
nald out was 1868, ass, which was more
fban double the sums spent in 1885. In the
year 1894, according to the report, there
were 7G0 retired officers on the pension
roll. and 500 policemen were now Waiting
TO retire on the lst Of January, wheh 'he
Increase in salary went into effect.
Charles S. Combes, special officer at the
National Shoe and Leather BANK was
the first witness called. He used TO De
sergeant OF police. Ex-Sorgeant Compes
said he spent twenty-siX years ana nan
on the police force. and was IN receipt u
pension OF $1,000 year -,
Alfred p. Schultz. Peter heny, ~nni "C,
q Moore r A. Schuler. James McCool
and lanes Foster had all been retireu VI,
q nension. although they were III soou
healtb. They had gone into other ous'-
ness. - ....,,,,o,,
samuel J. Campbell. former wardmah'
uho had retired on pension, had gone
into tho coal and wood business he
aiso drew a pension Of $l2 month from
the Government as n veteran OF the war
lie owned "A house on Bedford PARK, ana
his wife owned a house that cost %'Op
When asked where he got the money Nv
said he was a dealer in horses Tor the
nast twenty-five years. and made eoon
doaI ~ money in that way He also IN
birited money from his father. lie saln
no never got money from Mr.. Pasplsn'
- tho Bohemian Liquor Dealers AssoCla-
,ton Whom asked what reason faspislI
and Secora had TO swear that ne receNeu
money from them. he said: j am ihuict ,i.'L
cd and | think / ought TO have h'"e
right to be respected. >,o.a
Tn replv to Chairman Lexow, Mr. MOSS
said he did not want to have the ehth eht
nolice force legislated out OF once Suu
denly. Il want a new police force 10
or,la1izod." he said. "and be ready to
stem in the moment the old force Is res
islated out of office. The present ponce
force is rotten and should not be periiii'-
ted to exist any longer.
David Paulhamus retired ponce ser
o,eant had aspirations TO become zap
tain. He said he was once visited Dy
man who told him If he PAID SZ'Voo ne
would be promoted to captalhcy. ne
did not remember the mans name. III
NOS common rumor that policemen paid
for promotions, but he had no knowledge
where money was paid, however ne
thought gambling houses and houses Oh
ilI-fame could be closed.
Hanna Rosenthal of No. 80 east
Eightieth street, the young girl VINO was
arrested on Saturday night by OfhceI
Thomas GIL, on Eighth street anu
Second avenue, on charge of sollcltihs'
was then called. She is a very respecta-
ble-looking young woman. She told her
story bashfuly, and evidently realized the
painful position she was in. Mr.. Con en-
couraged the young girl. and told her she
had now an opportunity TO snow no"
outrageously she had been treated.
She told how Gill spoke 10 her hrst'
while her aunt, with whom she was gong
home. had stopped to rest herself halt
block away She also told of being in
suited by Gill, and of being locked up
all night. The Judge at Essex Market
Police Court discharged her the follow
ing morning. When the young girl had
concluded Mr. Gof said he had called
her lust to show how the sense OF the
community revolted against the outrage
to which Miss Rosenthal, good Nlrtuous
girl, had been subjected.
After recess number of witnesses were
called. who corroborated the story told
by Austine Costello, who recently tesu-
fed that he was brutally dubbed by
Inspector Mclaughlin while in cell.
After some testimony as to the BIDS Tor
the printing of the ballots for last cleo
ton, which was unimportant, the com
mittee adjourned until tomorrow morn
ing.