The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-12-06
Assault BY M'LI UG HLIN.
Damaging Testimony Against the In"
spector Before the Le1ow Com mittse

NEW YORK, Dec. 5.-The Lexow COM
mittee continued to-day It's lnVestlsa'ioii
into the charges against the PohSe ,orl,ar
Rebecca Fraem. missionary "Oihti
told about finding "A saloon open on tue
corner of Ridge and stanton streets, ,RaT W.
weeks ago Sunday ana takihs an an pafopa
Police Justice Feitner the next day' anu
after much delay she succeeded IN en-
ing a complaint against the saloon me- oI.
She said that Justice Feitner abused ne,
and threw slurs upon her, and the court
Officers hustled her about when she was
making the complai mt.
Mary LOVal cOrroborated MISS fraem
story as to her treatment by Police JUS
tce Feitner and the bad language OF the
court attendant in Essex Market Poice
Court. -.
Parkhurst Society, said that he had vis-
tied the Nineteenth and Fifteenth police
precincts lately and found numerous
houses Of ill-fame which were easy OF
Senator Lexow asked Lawyer Moss If
he believed that police officers were yet
receiving blackmail, and Mr. Moss re-
piled that he did
he WAS THROWN DOWN."
Augustus +. Costello. who compiled a
hook called "Our Police Protectors, said
the book was published under the aus
pices of the New York Police Board, the
proceeds of the SAFE to so to the police
FUND. with the exception of 20 per cent. for
When the book was promising to be
success, said , he, Superlnnteh1uentt
Byrnes book, The Great Criminals or
New York was in the hands Of the pub;
Usher When the commissioners tound
they had got as much as they could out
OF the book they threw II on my hands
and disclaimed all further connection with
II. Then Superintendent Byrnes' book
came out. OF course, when the commits
sioners withdrew, their support the sale
Of my book failed
writing a history OF the fire department
having received the assent of Messrs.
Croker, Purroy and Smith. He went on
with the compilation of the work and
spent a great deal Of money In preparing
preliminary copies with the letter of the
trustees attached Then suddenly" said
the witness. my advertising agents were
arrested, for what cause / could not find
out "
The witness said he resolved to cut
loose from the regular fire department
and publish the book under the auspices
OF the volunteer fire department and use
their certificate.
The witness then said that two OF his
men who were using the original certth-
Gates were arrested by Captain McLaugh-
lin $ men. He went TO police headquarters
to try TO get the men out and walked into
Inspector Williams arms.
you presumably had written up the
'Tenderloin and gave Williams some no
toriety2" said Mr. Gof.
yes. sir; and It was I who first used
the word Tenderloin, said the witness
Captain Williams accused him of doing
dirty work" down town. The dirty
work" consisted of tearing the certificate
out Of the book which one of his agents
had when arrested.
"in Captain McLaughlin's station-house
in front of everybody. | wanted TO get
it back. as l did not want it to be used
any more by the advertising agents
ASSAULTED BY M'LAUGHLIN.
He stated that Captain Williams kept
and then told him he under arrest.
lie was brought to Captain Mclaughlin
station, and just as he was entering the
station with two detectives he was as
sauIted by a man, who jumped out from
the shadow and Knocked him in the
when | got into the station house Cap
tain McLaughin hit me with brass
knuckles several times. told him at
length that If he did not desist either he
or | would die. He then did not hit me
any more. Then | was thrown into cell
and left unconscious. Mclaughlin came
down and gloated over my condition. All
this time there were two detectives up at
my house bullying my wife and child and
throwing them into Mysteries DR.. Jen-
kins Mr.. Croker's brother-in-law, can
testify to the condition | was in. He
treated my wounds"
At this instant DR. jenkins entered the
The witness said he did not destroy the
certificate. but kept it, as he was legally
entitled To 1t, and ready to produce il in
court
The case against his men, the witness
said, which was made on the complaint
of Captain Murray. of the Fire Depart
ment. was dismissed Immediately, as there
was nothing against them. This was In
November 1883.
did you succeed with your book?"
NO sir. | could get no advertising
agents, and | was ruined"
Did you take legal proceedings against
these people," asked Senator O'Connor
There was no use in going TO law with
the devil with the court in hell"
CoRRoBoBATKD by DIR. JENKING.
Health officer Jenkins then took the
stand. He testified that he found Mr.
Costello suffering from nervous depres-
sion His face was confused
An adjournment was then taken until
tomorrow,