The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-10-11
BLACKMAIL BY BLUECOATS.
More Stories About the Itching Palms
Of GOtham'S Police.

Policeman Corcoran Overheard Making
Making a Threat to SandbaR Two
Witnesses Before the Lexow Com
mittse-An Iron Worker Claims to
Have Been Robbed by a Policeman.
onhoials of the Force Enjoying the
Festivities of the French Ball.
New York, Oct. 1O.-For the third time
since the Lexow investigation commenced
Chief Counsel Goff to-day produced evil
dence to show that threats have been
made to put an end to the witnesses who
have appeared before the senators con-
Quoting the examination.
Samuel Kaufman, a tailor's salesman,
was the first witness called during the
day. He gave the substance of a CONVEX
sation which he claimed took place on an
elevated railroad train just after Police
man Corcoran left the witness stand Mon
day. Corcoran was alleged to have asser-
ted that he would make those witnesses
as dead as a door nail" and would lay
for them some dark night" The witness
ses supposed to be referred to were Quinn
and friend. BY those persons Corcoran
was accused of being a "clubber." The
policeman with Corcoran had advised him
not to talk so loud, and told him to wait
until the Lexow committee had finished
its investigation before making the at
tempt.
Patrick Kelley, an iron worker, related
a story of going through his pockets The
name of the officer he thought was Tho
row. He accused the policeman of alb
stracting SO cents, but the officer only
laughed at him, and pushed him along
telling him to move on He reported the
matter TO the police station and he as
serts that a day or two after this he was
assaulted by the policeman, who finally
arrested him. He was fined s. on the tes-
timony of the police. Since the LeXow in
vestigations had commenced the captain
of the Eighty-eighth street station had
sent for him, he alleged, and told him that
there was job waiting for him at the sta
ton. He did not go to see the captain
about the matter.
V. II. Brown. general agent of the
Cunard line, admitted that he had paid
$40 weekly to the officer in charge of the
Cunard wharf, but he claimed that he
had never paid additional sums of money
TO the police
John H. Lemon, young man who at
tended the French ball, testified that
Supt. Byrnes and a number of police Of
flcials were present al the ball. They did
not make any protest against the lewd
conduct of persons assembled there.
William H. Jamouneau, President of the
Alvin Manufacturing Company, testified
20 paying Detective OConnor 800 for the
recovery of stolen goods from the pawn
brokers.
Vincent Majewski. who conducted
policy shop, testified to the tribute ex-
acted by the police. Majewski explained
that there were seventeen or eighteen
hackers in the city, and that they ar
ranged with the police for the territory
they should work. All the hackers ex-
.cept Cornelius B. Parker were in the
combine at the present time. He was
working alone, but was not allowed to
have many shops on the west side Asked
who had the territory, Majewski replied,
Al Adams, THE King" Letters were
read which are alleged to have passed
between Majewsh and Police Captain
Westervelt. In these letters there were
constant references to the dangers of
exposures by the newspapers. Majewski
was troubled by opposition policy shops
which did not pay tribute and fake let
tiers OF complaint were mailed to Supt
Byrnes, but no attention was paid to
the complaints. Majewski claimed that
four of the policy shops complained of
were still running.
The investigation closed for the day with
an examination of Lieber Freeman. who
claimed that he visited Silver Dollar
smith to secure immunity from arrest for
MS brother-in-law Joseph FRANKIE, a Hes
ter street saloon keeper A man named
Solomon claimed to represent Smith and
$500 was finally paid to secure the release
of FRANKIE from prison. The arrangement
was that Smith should find bail The
money was raised by Max Rosenschmeig
and as Smith did not procure the bail as
arranged upon at first, Rosenschmeig has
brought suit in the city court to recover
5000.