The evening world., 1894-08-02
STILL BLACkMAILING.|
But the Police Use New Methods,
Lawyer Moss Says
Now They Make "Investments" and
Send for the Dividends.
Intimation that Doherty VIII Be
Called Upon to Testify.

II may be only a coincidence, but
many persons regard 1t as peculiar that
almost at the same time that John W.
Goff, counsel for the Lexow Investiga-
ting Committee. leaves the city for a
well-earned vacation. Lawyer Frank
Moss, of DIR. Parkhurst's Society, and
Mr.. COTS associate in the investigator
business, should return from his vaca-
ton.
Mr.. Moss is back and as full OF fight
as ever. He was found at his office by
an Evening World reporter this morn
ing going through a mass of complaints
against policemen and public officials
generally. While away he kept himself
we'll informed of the Doherty and other
matters. When asked If the ex-Captain
would be called as a witness and made
TO tell all he knows of police affairs, he
replied gravely:
Nothing is impossible. I do not care
TO answer that question directly. All
will say is that we are looking for in
formation from every quarter and that
we will use all we can get. We have
kept track Of Capt, Doherty's case and
the testimony which he himself gave on
the witness stand before the Police Com
misEtoners.
ut is rather early. however, to say
Committee will not meet again until
Sept. 10. Our lines are out in many
directions. and we have ample time to
arrange our programme"
In answer to the reporters question
whether the exposures before the Lexow
Committee hal served to abate crime in
New. York and whether the alleged
D.ackmail on the part Of the police had
II am sorry to say that nothing of the
kind has happened. The same system is
in t od Just az bad or nearly
are pursued. The police are covering un
their tracks in much more careful
d.n,e has a been the sS task more e EstnE evil
There he added, pointing to-
"A number of complaints which have
come to the Society for the suppres.
of disorderly houses, gambling dens and
such like or course, the Society has
ow Committee business, but we have
not yet lost sight Of the fact that there
re Grand Juries in New York, and
that 1t is possible to obtain indictments
however, cannot say. just now"
matter and then proceeded to illustrat,
sibie the police Collect blackmail
Suppose" he said. that a Captain
knows a man who Is doing . little brok
GRACE business lie goes 10 MIN aflt
puts few dollars in his hand, say $20(
and tells him to invest 1t for him. H,
will tell the broker: 7 know nothing
about these matters. but go ahead anc
make all the money you can for me-
Then, continued Mr.. Moss, what Is the
matter with the ward man, or whoever
collects the rlackmail, going to this
broker every week or every month with
the money. The broker sees the Cap
tain, pays II over to him with the re
mark that the investment Is paying bis
dividends. No books are kept, M
memorandums Of any kind. and-ther'
you are"
"of course. don't mean to say" con
cluded Mr.. Moss laughingly, that Capt
Doherty got his S22 900 In that manner
but you can see the possibilities"
1t was stated at Mr.. Goh's Office tina
he would not be back for at least fou
weeks. When he left the city last nigh
Re refused to leave any address, saying
he wanted absolute rest.