The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-18
Commissioners Murray and Ker-
win Say It All Rests
with Wellman.
ANOTHER CAPTAIN THE Next.
Charges for BIackmaiIing Merchants
Downtown Have Already
Been Prepared.

The next police officer to be called 10
account for alleged corruption viii be
one Of those who, II 10 CHARGED, have
blackmailed reputable merchants and
business houses, the nature Of whoss
business necessitated the use OF the side
walks during certain hours. The pa-
pers are prepared and In the hands %
supt. Byrnes. awaiting his signsturc. &
This much Ia definitely Determined.
Whether II will be Capt. 6tsphensou.
who was accused by q box manueao-
turer with having mulcted him out Of :
stated monthly bride Tor permitting hian
to stack his wares onsths tidswaIk tUoa.
carted away. or Capt: OfConAor. in
whose Second Precinct are most Of tie
commission merchants and marketmen,
who must. ordinance or no ordinances.
necessarily Gambler the sidewalks from
midnight till morning with their psssing
stocks q -yeetsbles, or some one Of the !
captains whose precincts lie along
Broadway and In the market and ship
ping districts. those having the matter
In hand will not say. y 'si-fs' u
1.-THE Evening World" 10 assured, how
ever. that neither Inspector mclaughlin,
nor Capt. William Strauss win be called
to the bar at present. .o
Mr.. Osborne points out these tdifrers
ences between the cases Of Inspector
Mclaughlin and Capts. Doherty. Cross
and Devery. -. sfr i.fa
d" Mrs. Thurow's testimony that she
bribed Capt Doherty was oorroborated
by the signature. OF Capt. Doherty. on
Mrs. Thurow baiied out inmates OK her
house, while he alleges that he had told
her she must get out Of the precinct; !
n thar she was va, the worst woman e the
house. why? Could there be any .tst-
ter CONFEDERATION Of her story than that
Il was because she was payipg him Tor
TN cap; Deyery.s case TIVE women
the privilege Of doing business, and e
open. without locks. bolts or bars. fos
We shan show that PIN 4!ssis: cxssr
kept his disorderly house, was ne
auently accepted as bondsman for thoss
S.s Cross; Kate ss.s ss II q. &c ss
identification OF the Captain a. one Of
the men who called at the house; the
those monthly briSe envelopes. aFrcm
Mrs Schubert We have also proof that
these places were allowed to run openly
a@ "Mos. ms IN the S charges against inspector
Mclaughlin we lack these elements Of
I corroboration. Besides. Mclaughlin was
In command In that precinct only three
BE sure Mr.. wellman. who Is in entirs
charge Of these prosecutions. VIII uy
these officials Just as fast as We can
be no favoritism- Any one who Lnows
tMr. We.lman knows that"
| Mr.. Osb1rne's stenographer was .husy
I Ns.r NVlNI. IrtN N AA#
OF cases. while at the other end OF the
brownstone Court-House Mr.. Carothers
was Just as busy taking the statements
different set Of cases, and each case was
that Of. a police captain charged with
| corruption.
sman has fSnaf sa his nos eG%s m
| mi Monday. No fresh charges will be
preferred until the end of the Quin-
tuple trial now on Is IN sight;
another week" said Police Commissioner
Murray this morning. Regarding the
alegd differences between the Commits
spector Mclaughlin. the Commissioners
"CommisJioner Sheehan is DESTROYS of
! trying Inspector Mclaughlin now, be-
cause, Ike the newspapers, he cannot
see that the case against him is not AZ
strong as the others. ] confess that
know nothing about IT. We have eoSn.
IL.
10 his Judgment. Mr.. Wellman Is con-
ductlng the cases. and / have implicit
confidence in his Judgment and In his
honesty of purpose. I have been told
that Mr.. Wellman, Superintendent
Byrnes and Inspector McLaughlin are
warm friends. but have seen nothing 70
indicate that Mr., Wellman would permit
that to swerve him.
II shall Insist, so far as lies In my
power, that every officer of this depart
ment who has been guilty of corruption
and neglect OF duty shall be dismissed,
and i know that public opinion. will
sustain me: !. personally. do not know
J Inspector Mclaughlin. i have never seen
him, and should not know him II he
, entered this room now. l have no
friends in the department"
sioner, said:
II am following Gen. Grants Famous
, injunction. Let no guilty man escape.
have no friends In the Department.
do not know Inspector MolAughlin.
never saw sYt syrnss TIL saw hin