The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-10-17
THE POLICEMEN AGAIN.
THE LET0W COMMITTEE Exposes
MORE CORRUPTION.


NEW YORK, Oct. l6.-Policeman Gala
| hans pull was the subject Of the earliest
/ inquiry to-day by the LeXow COMMITTEES.
| Greenwich street, told the committee how
the officer came into his place intoxicated
one day last week, threatened him with a
revolver, and otherwise conducted him
self in disOrdery manner. winding up
| by taking the witness to the police-sta-
ton. Lawyer Moss told the committee
that in all due season the police COM
missioners would be called upon to eX-
plain why Callahan and other brutal or
drunken officers were permitted TO remain
on the force undsclpined.
sILyER-DoLLAk sMTH AGAIN.
Joseph Frankel. a saloon keeper, told
OF paying Policeman Shelvey s. week
for protection" and OF having been ar
rested upon a trumped-up charge and
bulldozed into paying 500 for the assist
ance of Silver Dollar Smith TO save him
from the States prison. Frankel was dis
charged without hearing by the police
justice after the money had been paid.
Counsel Con- called the committees at
tention TO the registration Of paupers and
criminals released from Blackwelps 5 Is
land. He said he had written TO Super
intendent Byrnes. and the Commissioners
of Charities and Corrections concerning
this illegal registration. He read the
reply from Byrnes, in which the suPerin-
tendent said he had taken steps to bring
10 justice those who had registered IL
legally. MIR. Goff said eight hundred in
mates OF the work-house had been re-
leased without judicial proceedings.
AFTER THE KEEPER OF THE ToMBs.
After Counsel Gon had assured the
committee, as Mr.. Moss had already
done. that when the time was ripe they
would be asked TO consider the offences
OF the higher OthCials-the Police COM
missioners. John johnson, an inmate OF
the Tombs, was placed i'm the witness
box. He related that when first arrested
he was lodged in the jefferson Market
prison, where Keeper Leach insisted with
curses that he must engage lawyer
named Gatln. On two occasions the wit
ness paid Leach 81 for the privilege Of
walking IN the corridor, This was the
custom. Leach sold whisky TO the pris-
oners for about four times its value.
Leach was called 10 the stand
DO YOU know what perjury is?" asked
Mr. Gof.
NO l don't" said Leach. nervously.
The nature OF perjury was explained TO
him. and he was forced to acknowledge
that he had received money from prison.
ers and that he had recommended Law
yers Gatln and PentecOst TO prisoners.
Chairman LeXow then succeeded i'm get
ting the witness TO admit that il was the
custom to share lawyers retainer fees.
But Leach strenuously denied that he
ever sold whisky 10 prisoners.
SAID pls cbUsIN WA, PrrJrETR.
Patrick Mclaughlin was the next wit
ness lie said he was a first cousin Of
Officer John Il. Mclaughlin. and that his
relative was "A perJurer and never in the
army. This puzzled the committee and
they probed into the conflicting testimony.
it was found that there was hard feeling
between the cousins. The witness said
his cousin came TO him and said he mad |
secured discharge paper from the army |
from a friend or his, and he was going |
to use it TO help him get on the police |
force. !
Policeman Mclaughlin was recalled to |
the stand He described the different |
Uar of Z NJ an,
Chairman LeNON said he be- |
leved the officer was telling the truth. |
The cousin persisted in his assertions.
"One OF you ought 10 be IN STATE prison |
for perjury commented senator O'Con- |
nor.
Moses Hamilton, a business man OF
fremont, brought to-days proceedings 20 |
a somewhat dramatic close He identified !
Captain Martens, who was present as
the officer he had paid $l5 TO TWO years
ago. This was TO secure the privilege OF
letting his store Tor a registry and poll
ing place The city pays $50 for these
sta tions, and IL appears 10 have been ne
custom Of the police to get $l5 out OF it,.
Police Captain Berghold testified that he
examined Quinlan's Hotel and found evil
1ence of an attempt 20 colonize voters.
Adjourned.
NOW nEADY "TO GO UP HIGH r."
There was a demand made for the
committee Ito go up higher
BY this is meant that some Of ,he
members OF the committee are tired Of
he investigation OF policemen and want
% get to the higher officials. Senator
)'Connor echoed his sentiments in stlll
stronger language. He said that enough
testimony had been produced against
he rank and file Of the police; that
{ was now the duty OF the committee
o find out just how far the higher Off
,lals Of the force had been derelct IN
their duty. Chairman LeNOw said that
he public demanded this.
MIR. Goff, in reply, said that he was
lot quite ready - "go up higher" but
hat he would soon be ready TO call
No poIica commissioners to the stand