Morning journal and courier., 1894-06-14

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 NEW YORK POLICE SCANDAL.
 Persons Who Testify Before the Com
 mittee VIII Not Have Indict ment
 Against Them DIsmissed-wirnesse
 Testify 10 Paying Money for Pro ! lection.
 NEW YORK, June 13.-The Lsxow com
 mtttee was prepared to proceed after reces
 when Colonel Fellows entered at 2:1I o'clock and taking Chairman Lexow asid
 asked that all the members of the commit tee accompany them to private room They did so, and the sergesnt-at arml guarded the door.
 When the consultation had lasted abou fifteen minutes they came back, and Chair | man Lexow announced that Colonel Eel ! lows had statement to make. "Mr. Chairman and gentlemen" said the colonel, "I think it proper to make a state. ment in regard to 8 transaction which led to the discharge of person and the dis. uisehl oi oA AAuAotuoAts boOauce n lalse impression was created in regard to the sc. ! ton of the district attorney. "rhe impression has gone out that every person under indictment who came before this committee and gave testimony which seemed to duplicate police officials would thereby escspe punishment. I want to correct that impression. The district at torney can never consent to 8 wholesale dismissal of indictments. He is willing to discuss each case on its merits, but it must not be understood that the mere fact of giving testimony before this committee would lead to the dismissal of indictments for that would be an incentive to per- jury"
 Chairman Lexow said that the commit tee did not wish any action of theirs to bs an incentive to perjury.
 'Our position is this," eaid he, "thst If we think that any witness who comes here and gives testimony has been punished sufficiently already We will recommend the district attorney to dismiss the indict- meut."
 Mir. Nicoll said that under the present ruling of the committee the police depart msnt was ct the mercy of every criminal in the city.
 This brought out sharp rejoinder from Chairman Lsxow. "rhe evidence before this committee" he said, "up to the ples- ent Is that the police officers not only did not close ths disorderly houses, but that they got money for keeping them open"
 'If your ruling holds good," retorted MT. Nlcoll, "you will have to call out all the militia in the city to protect us from released criminals"
 William H. Clough was then called. He testified that he kept a saloon OF Sixty ninth street and Third avenue for three days. He paid the ward man $20 for al- lowing him to run the saloon three days with g license. Charles Coleman testified that he had lost money at gambling house, 163 Stanton street. He reported the fact to Inspector Williams, who raided the house. The case was dismissed at Essex Market court.
 Henry Hoffman of 160 Second street tes- ti6ed that he kept a disorderly house on Alien street. He paid ward man Glennon $255 dowR and promised him $250 in 8 month or two as an initiation fee." He also paid $40 8 month for protection. He kept eight girls, who solicited from the windows and the street. Officer McCarthy came to the house one day and told him the "ola man" Captain Dovery) wanted to sss him, because one of his girls had "so- licited the captain" as he was passing the house. The witness went to the atation house and saw Captain Dsvery, who told him that if any of his girls solicited the captain again he would throw him out of the house by the neck. This was in June, 1893 Witness then eaid: "Glennon came around next day and said I should pay $40 month. That talk with Captain Devery cost me $10 d month"
 He had been paying $50 month. The witness stated he was not disturbed after wards, left the precinct in November, but was informed he should keep 8 sharp look cut for Captain Cartwright, his successor. The witness said he did not close the house when Captain Devery was indicted. The hous9 wss raided in January last and all the inmates were brought to the station. The witness paid $210 to Attorney Nathan s. Levy to get the case dismissed. The witness got two months, however, in pris- on. Hoffman also said that Levy told him that the money was to bribe Detectives Hunt and Lsvy who were to get the papers back.
 On another occasion the witness gave Mir. Wessig $5 to get his girls out on bail. ! In reply to question from Mir. Moss the | witness esid Nos 32, 34, 50 and 56 Stanton street. Nos. 6, 8 and 12 D=Lancey street, l and half d, zen houses in Rivipgton 1 street were all disorderly.
 The next witness was Louise Miller, who ' IS aV pGSs6ub III tuS 4OultS. Ou0 tGbIlucC she lived at 15 Second street, where shs
 kept 8 furnished room house. Officers Cohn and Schneider came to the house anG
 arrested her and lodger named Schuman
 Her house, she said, was perfectly respect
 able.
 "I asked Captain Cross," said witness
 ito let us go home, but he would not. w,
 were brought to court the next day. I me
 Lawyer Nathan Levy in the court room
 and he asked me to give Officers Cohn ent
 Schneider $10 each. gave him the mono,
 to give to them"
 "Did you give any money to Levy"
 "Yes, sir. gave him $85 to get ball
 A man whom do not know signed tn
 bond"
 The witness then ssid the case wa
 brought up In special sessions and she wa
 fined $100. The officers testified sgains her and said she kept disorderly house. "Schneider came again to me, "raid tn witness. 1.-two weeks after and said woul have to pay if I wanted to stay in th
 house. refused and said had no nor money. was arrested on May 19 last an ! am now in the Tombs under $500 bs waiting trial"
 N Witness denied, when asked by Nil
 Nicoll, that che kept 8 disorderly hous and also said she was not promised he
 case would be dismissed if she gave test | mony.