The evening world., 1894-07-16

Charges against him and his three
former special duty men-Jeremiah
Levy, John Hoch and Bernard Meehan-
were formulated this forenoon to Presi-
dent Martin and approved. The time
fixed for the trial is Thursday next at
10 A. NJ.
All four of the accused policemen
will be arraigned together, but the case
Of Capt. Doherty will take precedence
and will be first prosecuted.
There are four distinct charges against
each of the quartet, the first of which
Is termed by President Martin as legal
charges for having violated not only
the rules of the Department but the
criminal laws in having extorted money
from citizen.
The second charge is for neglect of
duty" in failing to suppress a disorderly
house: the third, for conduct injurious
to the public peace and welfare" and
the fourth for conduct unbecoming q
police officer"
The evidence against Capt. Doherty is
the testimony of Mrs. Augusta Thurow,
as adduced by the LeXow investigators
She accused him of accepting money
eNtorted by the three special duty men
named while in command of the Four
teenth Precinct.
The specific acts of blackmail of which
Capt. Doherty is directly accused are
alleged to have occurred on Jan. G, Feb.
6 and March 6, on all three of which oc-
casions he Is said to have accepted $25
from Mrs. Thurow with the understand
ing that she was nst to be molested In
the conduct of her dsorderly house at %
Second avenue.
The money, it Is understood. was paid
directly to Capt. Doherty. the considera-
| ton being immunity from arrest or
annoyance from the police.
At the times mentioned Capt. Doherty
was in command of the Fourteenth Pre-
cinct. Hoch and Meehan We're patrol
men under him, but were detailed for
special duty.
Hoch is now attached to the Mulberry
street station, under Capt. Stephenson
He was also accused before the Lexow
Committee, and q rumor gained cur
rency at the time of the exposure that
he had fed the city to avoid being sub
poenaed by the Committee.
He was found by an Evening World"
reporter at his home the same day. but
refused to make any explanation OF
Mrs. Thurow's accusations further ttan
that they We're absolutely baseless.
The complaint charges him with hav-
ing accepted s25 a month from Mrs
Thurow, from March l. 1898, to and in
Guiding Nov. ! of the same year.
Meehan Is accused of having accented
s75 from Mrs. Thurow in three install
ments OF So each on Nov. 10, 1892; Dec.
10, 1892. and Jan. II 1893.
Levy Is accused of having blaokma!lei
Mrs. Thurow IN numerous c,casiCns
while attached to the EllridSe street
station. In one instance he is alleged TO
have sxtorted $3.50 from her for the priv
ilege of opening a disprderly house at 81
Allen street. He has been In trouble
very recently for a similar efcnse.
About SIN weeks ago he was remanded
to patrol duty, and sent to the mounted
squad for employing stool-pigeons to
procure evidence against two Bowery
resorts of ill-repute. One of the stool
pigeons confessed that he testified
falsely in the police court. but declared
that he was advised TO do so by Levy.
The official announcement OF TIE Ire
Torment and approval II the charges
was made by President Martin at |
o'clock, AMI caused profound sensa-
ton, as it seemed - be a settled fact
that Capt. Stephenson. II die Madison
street station, would be chosen to open
the police side show.
MIR. Wellman had stated that Cant.
Stephenson would be the first to be
tried. and he had prepared the charges,
but for some reason, Capt. Doherty
was decided upon Saturday afternoon.
Neither President Martin nor Stunt.
Byrnes would say whether any additional
evidence had been procured. but the
former intinAated that there was plenty