Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-12-12
PENSIONS FOR POLICEMEN.
Statistics Touching Tho Finest "-Rosen-
thai Case-McLaughIin Clubbing.

NEW YORK, December 11.-When the
Lexow Committee resumed It's session
this morning Mr. Mos. gave the statistics
OF the amounts paid out in police PEN
sions since 1855. In the year 1885 there
was $4,000 paid out, and In 1893 the
amount paid out was 5s3,is5. which was
more than double the sum spent In 1855.
In the year 1894 there were according to
the report, 760 retired officers on the pen
sion roll. and 800 policemen were now
waiting TO retire on the LIST OF January.
when the 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 be
a sergeant Of police. Ex-Sargeant Combes
said he spent twenty-six and half years
on the police force. and was In receipt
OF a pension Of $1,000 year. Alfred II.
Schultz. Peter Kelly. John G.. Moore, F.
A. Schiller, James McCool and James
Foster had all been retired on pension, al
though they were in good health. They
had gone into other business
Samuel J. Campbell. former wardman,
who had retired on a pension. had gone
into the coal and wood business. He also
drew a pension OF sl2 month from the
government as a veteran Of the war. lie
owned a house in Bedford Park, and his
wife owned house that cost ss,5Oo.
When asked where he got the money he
said III had been dealer in horses for
the past twenty-five years and made a
good deal Of money in that waY. He also
Inherited money from his father He
said he never got money from Mr.. Pas
pisn, OF the Bohemian Liquor Dealers
Association. When asked what reason
Pasplsil and SCcora had 10 swear that
he had received money from them he
said: II am indicted. and / think l ought
to have a little right to be respected.
In reply 10 Chairman Lexow, Mr.. MOSS
said he aid not want TO have the entire
police force legislated out Of office sud-
denly. II want a new police force to be
organized" said he. "and be ready TO
step in the moment the old force is
legislated out OF office. The present police
force is rotten. and should not be per-
mitte1 to exist any longer"
David Paulharnus. a retired police SER
geant, had aspirations TO become cap
tain. He said he was once visited by n
man who told him If he paid 5000 he
would be promoted TO q captalncy. lie
didn't remember the mans name. 1t
was a common rumor that policemen paid
for promotion. but he had no knowledge
where money was paid, however. lie
thought gamblng-houses and other houses
of ill-repute could be closed.
Hanna Rosenthal, of No 80 east Eigh-
tieth street. the young girl who was ar
rested on Saturday night by Officer Gill
at Eighth street and Second avenue on
a shameful charge. was then called. She
IS q very respectable-looking young wo-
man. She told her story bashfuly. and
evidently realized the painful position she
was in. Mr.. Golf encouraged the young
girl. and told her she had now an oppor-
tunity to show how outrageously she had
been treated.
She told how Gill spoke to her first,
while her aunt, with whom she was going
home, had stopped to rest herself half a
block away She also told Of being IN
suited by Gil and Of being locked up all
night. The Judge at Essex Market Police
Court discharged her the following morn
Ing.
When the young girl had concluded Mr..
Golf said he had called her just TO show
how the sense Of the community revolted
against the outrage to which Miss Rosen-
thal-a good. virtuous grl-had been sub
jected.
After recess a number Of witnesses were
called, who corroborated the story told
by Austine Costello, who recently testified
that he was brutally dubbed by Inspector
MCLAUGHLIN while in cell.
After some testimony as 10 the bids for
the printing of the ballots for the last
election, which was unimportant. the
committee adjourned until tomorrow
morning.