The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-10-11
AN OFFICERS THREAT
LExOW WITNESSES TO BE MADE
"DEAD AS A DOOR NAIL,
Testimony Before the Committee That
Is Investigating the Evil DOings
of Tammany's Policemen.

NEW YORK, Oct. 1O.-For the third time
since the Lexow investigation commenced
chief counsel Goff to-day produced evidence
to show that threats have been made to
put an end to witnesses who have appeared
before the Senator'S conducting the exami-
nation. Samuel Kaufman, a tailor's sales
man, was the first witness called during
the day. He gave the substance of a. con-
versation which he claimed took place on
an elevated road train just after policeman
Corcoran left the witness stand Monday
Corcoran was alleged to have asserted that
he would make those witnesses as dead as
door nail," and that he would LAY for
them some dark night" The witnesses sup
posed to be referred to were Quinn and a
friend. By those persons Corcoran was ac-
cused of being "c.ubber" The policeman
with Corcoran had advised him not to talk
so loud, and told him to wait until the
Lexow committee had finished it's investi-
cations before making the attempt
Patrick Kelly, an iron worker related a
story of going to sleep on the street He
was awakened by a policeman going
through his pockets. The name of the Of
ficer, he thought, was Thorow He accused
the policeman of abstracting so cents, but
the officer only laughed at him and pushed
n.
reported the matter to the police station
ana ne asserts that day or two after this
ne was assaulted by the policeman, who
flnally arrested him. He was fined s. on
the testimony of the police. Since the
Lexow investigations had commenced the
captain of the Eighty-eighth-street station
had sent for him. he alleged. and told him
that there was job waiting for him at
the station. He did not go TO see the cap
tain about the matter.
vernon p; Brown, the general agent OF
the Cunard line, admitted that he had paid
So weekly to the officer in charge of the
Cunard wharf, but he claimed that he had
police.
John n Lemon, young man who attend
tendent Byrnes and number of police Of
hciais were present at the ball. They did
not make any protest against the lewd
conduct of the persons assembled there.
William H. Jamoreau. president of the
Alvin Manufacturing Company, testified TO
paying detective OConnor s1C0 for the re-
covery of stolen goods from the pawn
brokers'
Vincent Majewski. who conducted policy
shop. testified to the tribute exacted by the
police. Majewsh explained that there were
seventeen or eighteen keepers of policy
shops In the city, and that they arranged
work. All of them except Cornelius b.
Parker were in the combine at the present
time. He was working alone, but was not
allowed to have many shops on the West
Side, Asked VINO had that territory, Ma
jewski replied, .Al Adams, the king" Let
ters were read which are alleged TO have
passed between Majewski and Police Cap
tain Westervelt. In these letters there were
constant references to the dangers of ex-
posure by the newspapers. Majewski was
troubled by opposition policy shops which
did not pay tribute. and fake letters of
complaint were mailed TO Superintendent
Byrnes, but no attention was paid to the
complaints. Majewsld claimed that four
OF the policy shops complained of were
still running.
The investigation closed for the day with
mi ne ion, Of fctAa
claimed that he visited "Silver Dollar
smith to secure immunity from arrest for
his brother-in-law. Joseph Frankel. Hes
ter-street saloon keeper A man named Sol
ONION claimed to represent Smith, and 500
was finally paid to secure thesrelease of
Frankel from prison. The ARRANGEMENT
was that Smith should find bail, but he Sc
cured a discharge for Frankel. The money
.Ss raised by Max Rosenschweig. and as
Ssni n did not procure the bail as arranged
upo.l at first Rosenschweg has brought
suit in the city court to recover 500.