New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-01-30
LUCY MCARTHY'S STORY.
MR.. BYRNES MAKES IT PUBLIC

SHE SAYS JOHN c. MJNZINGER AND HEN
RY W. BEARDsLEY GOT $500 FROM HER.
HER CHECKS PRODUCED IN EvIDENCE-No IN
pICTMENTS FOUND-BoTH THE ACCUSED
MEN BELONG TO TAMMANY HALL ONE
BEING AN OFTICE-HOI.DER-THEY
PROMISED HER PROTECTION
FOR HER DlSORDERLY
HOUSE
The Grand Jury having failed yesterday to find
any indictments in the case of the men accused
of blackmail by Lucy Mccarthy. keeper Of dis
orderly house at No. 104 West Forty-ninth-st.,
Superintendent ByInes made public all the facts
concerning the transaction which had come into
his possession. He was before the Grand Jury
again in the morning. with the paying teller Of
the bank on winch the woman had drawn her
check for $500. In the afternoon the Superin-
tendent gave out the following interview;
on January 10 RECEIVED information that lucy lucy
McS@rrhiy pTPpieEr Pi & diSoIGery nG"sr nh IN ,
70 Pay $co for PROTECTION Ny Information cam
was in public place in this city the night before
J heard of the matter, and made the statement
that it was an outrage that she should be black
mailed out Of such a large sum by persons who
promised , to protect prot her man ma whose name
and told me. l Immediately, sent for the Mccarthy
j had heard. and asked her if it was true. At first
she did not wisis TO say anything. but she finally
My name is Lucy Mccarthy; live at Nos
lOs and loS West Fortyininth,s on, ON december lS
'Twenty-second Precinct-Cap;ain Haughey. The
next morning was arraigned in the 'ifty-seventh-
Grady.
VISIT FROM BEARDsLEY.
"On the evening OF December 1G Henry w.
Beardsley OF the CiviI Service Commissioners
whom know called at my house and said: Lucy.
I'm awful sorry you so, into trouble. Have YOU
any idea what 1t Will cost YOU to get out Of this?
For my part. I'll do all can.
"It may cost 81 900 or $3.50 | said. lie replied
that II would cost at least 500 i know what
so much money. He said he would 20 and see what
"'Tm sorry he said you have got that LAWYER
Johnny Munzinger. He has the reputation of . being
can st to o' him. know his qG bTont Louis who is
friend Of mine He has much iniluenGe belongs
n through him III pro,ect You against his brother
for reasonable amount, Beardsley then left ms, me
He said: Lucy. I've got good news The matter
Is all squared up, It's awfully cheap, too; 1t VII VII
matter and ! find Johnny Munzinger not such a
bad fellow Sn6 sr ter all al Rad So% Sns c ak Yn n
something very confidential to tell you ! want to
hooS but t' can ara srranse it for 500 II you have
got 500 bills. III take the money and have II
Them in an envelope. If anybody sees me hand it
70 the Judge they viii think 1t is an ordinary note
DEMAND FOR 5000.
"He also said he had seen Munzinger. who told
MIN the matter couldn't be fixed for less than 5000;
5000 was 10 go to the court 81 600 for the captain
and 5000 for himself. He said the court attend
ants. clerks and everybody else there had to be
fixed Beardsley also said he told Munzinger that
amount couldn't be raised. and that all that could
rNO ha al
was shame. IL was seldom he got sucn a good
client and she ought TO be made 10 put up. He
didn't get case like that every day -,..
and that he was going to lend me some money
ter for 800 $1,000 was go the captain, $1,000
to himself and 800 TO the court attendants
going to see Captain Haughey and fix things.
While we, were talking. Munzinger came in. thus
ing. Bearlsley said TO me in Munzlngers pres
give IT TO Munzinger FOR the captain Munzinger is
10 see the captain at s. O'Clock ! made out the
Finger, who to get it cashed and give the
went away together
PROTECTION PROMISED.
"Beardsley came back the same evening and told
me not TO worry that all fixed, and would
come out all right. When / gave the check to
Munzinger l said Gentlemen. II have to give
all this what am to get? Can do business
"Munznger replied: III guarantee that; I'll see
the captain, go rlgnt OIL IL IIOttCN 9pu' ipu al
have trouble.
'Beardsley called almost every day until two or
three days ago. 1T was on January 20 that this
con the night Of december 20 Bearisley called
and SAID M 1cy 5 rhK Il M you Ier made & out f an
other check for $500, payable to bearer ana gave
thought over the matter and became suspicious.
sent friend OF mine 10 the Bank Of the Metrop-
ietser St 70 to s'e 8ardsey aSkng him not to deposit the
check until ne had seen me l nae ddteq me cheGR LEX
the reason | did not want him to deposit me ne
check that ana not have enough money no AN IN
or TWO. said yes. didn't intend then to pay
the check toid the m ia oi savne that
Beardsey couldn't afford to do anything wrong and
mat he could make good for anything he said
WORDS WITH CAPTAIN HArGHEY.
"On Saturday. December g. I appeared in the
Fifty-seventh-st. court. Munzinger was my coun-
sci Captain Haughey there. and his officers
testified in my Decision was reserved until
the following Tuesday. After the examination. and
as [ was leaving court Captain Haughey came to
me and said: 4 want you &c close up your house
If you don't. Will asked the captain what
don't care what you do. but close up
with the captain He drew me aside and talked
with the captain himself They had an excited
Afterward / asked Munzinger what 1t meant. lie
said It was all right that he had hxed 1t aa ana !
l told him what the captain had said: He said he
would Munzinger Beardslcy called again on
Sunday. Munznger couldn't come he said, as he
busy dressing Christmas tree.
'Bearlsley said MunZinger told him that every
thing was all right and that Connie Smyth, the
court clerk and he Munzinger) had the captain on
the hip and he would have TO 10 pretty nearly what
they wanted. On Tuesday. December g. was
dscha rged in court, / met Munzinger who said
] need not be afraid and that should go on with
my business. only be quiet You know, ne sald
the captain cannot come right out and tell you
So
MUNZINGER ACCUSED
"One evening Beardsley said that Munzinger
didn't do right with the money gave him for the
captain. lie kept $50. Beardsley said. and only
gave the captain $50 asked Bcardsey If ne
could fix matters. He said he thought he could
] said ] was willing TO give the captain 800 or
1900 more Beardsey said ne could fix II for
500. Then ne said Lucy. give me 800 In cash
and Iii what ! do with It, Then he SAID:
You better give me a check / show IL TO
the captain. That will satisfy him that am not
getting anything out OF it,
This was on the evening OF January 3. l wrote
a heel for MAJ dated