The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-10-17

ket Prison a.a the Keeper. who Tout
Tor trir,,aai Lawyers end share the
Fee--A Good Desi of Fuss Over u Park
Row Lodging HOUSE nnd an Apparert
Atse-pt tn Use the Comnittre 90 Crafty
the Private Grudee or . Po,Ice MAS
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Another Essex Market Court Episode,
The Cor tournnm snt was resumed before tho
1exow Committseay cster,ay morning. and q
number OF lively and some novel plays were
introduced into the game. The committee exc
pressed an earnest desire hat the counsel should
don" have with small fry AMI got aficrthe heads
OF The police Counsel begged ~ he allowed to 20
ON according to their own plans, but promised
that Police Commissioners and other persons
higher In authority than Captains should lie
called before the committee and examined ia
due time" Mr.. Cor hcHan anew line OF exams
nation bycalllnG Park row lodging house kceper
who was BY input,tion charged with colonillns
floating voters. This witness proved Ia he very
stubborn and rebclllous. II required tho pcr-
sonal and physical assistance Of Capt Berghuld
to secure from the lodging house keepers prrm-
iscs certain Information which Mr.. Goa wanted.
That brought about very lively scene in the
court room, but by all means the most dramatic,
or rather the most theatrical, scene that has
been enacted before the committee occurred
when police officer who Ind been accused Ivy
Mr. Coz Of securing his place on the force with
the help ~ forged and fraudulent discharge
from the United States army, and who denied
tho charge In such manner as to bring from
the committeeman earnest expressions Of their
belief IN him. was confronted on the witness
stand with his first cousin. who positively swors
that the officer had 40 secured his place on tho
force
MORE ABOUT POLICEMAN CALLAHAN.
Mr.. Con was not present the fret hour OF tho
session. and as his political affairs keen young
Mr.. Jeron" who IL managing the Con canvass,
away from the committee room altogether, mat-
tors were left In charge Of Mr.. Moss. That gems
tlcman has genius for discovering men who
have had violent personal rather than financial
relations with the police. such n one was his
first witness, James Smith, n restaurant keeper
of \ Greenwich avenue. When the witness was
sworn Mr.. Moss called for officer Callahan. who
did not respond. Mr. Moss complained that this
Officer had been several times subppnaed. and
was never there when he was wanted.
Callahan l. the man whom Lawyer Seth B.
Robinson saw fall down the elevated stairs and
roll into cellar drunk, and who WIS afterward
pronounced sober by police surgeon because
he could stand on one leg with his eyes shut.
lie was not on hand when Mr.. Robinson wanted
to identify him, nor was he there yesterday
Whtu NlIncsS NmlLt ubFl MS NtOrN ABOUT nlnls
The witness said that week ago Monday Calla-
han entered his restaurant bearing two live
chickens. which he wanted to decsptate on one
Of the restaurant tables with II cooks carving
knife. The witness ran out for policeman, but
did not find one. Callahan had In the mean
time left the restaurant, but returned, this time
without the chickens, but Furnishings revolver,
with which he expressed his Intention Of punc-
turing the alarmed restaurant keeper. He
was then without his coat, hat, and neck
tie and was not observed to stand on one
foot with his eyes closed. He abandoned his
idea Of shooting Mr.. Smith. but handcuffcd him,
and took him to the Mercer street station. where
he charged smith with stealing $3.50. with as
sault, and with selling beer without a license.
Sergeant Farley at the desk, observing that
Callahan required both feet to stand up, and
kent his eyes open while he did 50, sent the
restaurant keeper home and detained the officer,
refusing to enter the charges. The next day the
witness went to Police Headquarters and made
charges against Callahan to Inspector McAyoy,
from which he had heard nothing.
THE COMMITTEE WANTS THE POLICE COMMITS.
sIONERs CALLED.
The witness was excused. and then Mr.. Lcxow
said MIR. Moss, don't you think these in.
dividual cases OF usurpation Of power are the
result Of the general police Systemi"
Mr.. Moss (cageryl-Yes, sir.
Mr.. LexOw Well. do you not think now that the
counsel, having laid an impregnable foundation,
IL is time that the Commissioners are brought
here and asked why this state of affairs is per.
mittcd To exstf
Uncle Daniel Bradley-And under this present
reform Administration, too.
Mr.. Moss delivered quite long sermon on tho
brutality OF the rank and file of the police force,
encouraged by the present police administra-
~. .NIl
and drunkards Of the force.
senator OConnor dmpatientlyl-O we have
heard enough OF that and we have made 1t WARM
enough for the rank and file. Now, why do YOU
not bring the powers here To answer why they
permit such things?
Mr.. LeXow-The indictment is large and come
plete. The sooner you bring the heads Of tho
department here and let us inquire of them tho
more this committee will he pleased, There lisa
feeling here among the committee and believe
among the people M large that IL Is time ths
heads OF the department. and not the patrolmen
should he inquired Of.
Mr.. Moss intimated that he wanted 10 produce
more evidence Of police brutality; lie was es-
pecially anxious, he said, u disclose facts re-
lating TO two police station houses, which are
known, he says, as T" slaughter houses " because
when men are arrested and taken there. Officers
who have personal Erudge against them beat
Uncle Daniel Bradley Go to Blackwelrs Isle
and and find men there made lunatics by clubs
M Moss begged the committee TO permit tho
investigation to follow prescribed lines, and tho
committeeman said no more.
FRANKEL SAYS SILVER DOLLAR AND PoIICE-
MAN wORKED HIM FOR 500 AT ESSEN hAHhEr.
Then Joseph Frankel was called. Until Feb
/ . last lac kept salnOn al II Hester street. On
that day he Was arrested by Officer liusseY with-
out warrant, and charged with having robbed
"a customer ~ $40 lie testified:
Hussey came and said was TO 90 Ia the sta
tiOn house and make a statement. and that 1
would then be discharged. But when he got nc
there he locked me up. He said had better
see Charley Smith. The next morning hs
came 10 my cell and said | was in great
trouble and might be sent away for hve or
six years. laughed az him, but my heart was
shaking then. told Him 20 z" and SEQ harley
Smith. 1 was taken Ia court and Judge hos IA
held me in 1000 bonds. Judge Koch did %
after harley Smith had said something in lis
ear. My futITc brOthcT-in-law, RpsruZwelg,
called on me Ia jail. and lac had 10 pay Charley
smith dollar 10 get la and 50 did my brothers
in-law. uan named solomon called ana SAD
hat he had seen Charley Smith, who wanted
5 200 10 get hOndsman for me. My friends tried
10 get other bondsmen, but Charley Smith would
not let any other bOndsmAn take Il, SuluIuoa
said II | did not pay smith would be sent away