The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-01-30
LUCY M'CARTHY'S CHARGES.
TEE eRAND JURY DOCS NOR INDIor
and SUR. BFRNKs TALKS

tn. Woman Accused Lawyer John G. Nun-
,,,a.r .,s Ci,n Service ESs-iusr Henry
w. a.srs.lsy OF s.,tipg $4,000 iro- Her
Tor Protection She Produces Five
Paid CheeE.-ose OF Old Date, About
wh,es she Makes No Compisini, II En-
,o...s h. uunSiuGer nns Conrad ".
smyts-Two Are Endorsed By Muns'.Eer
.ud Two Were Payable 90 Besrsr-The
Case before the erars sury was Her
Story-Ths Checks md the Testimony OF
. B.-k Teller Anon, the Appearance of
the M.u 20 whor the cheeks To Bearer
w.r. rsIs-Msstins ofthe FoIiee justices
After learning yesterday that the Grand Jury
for the second time had failed to md indlct-
nents for black m all on the complaint OF Lucy
Mccarthy keeper OF a disorderly house in
Torty-ninth street. Police superintendent
Byrnes called the newspaper reporters to MS
ONCE and submitted the case to them. He laid
before them FIVE checks. paid and cancelled. as
follows:
s,so-p.,. Nov Fl. 1893 pra~u by Lucy Mccarthy
an tn. Rank OF the Metropolis to the order OF Jshn G
nunzinE.r Endorsed ~ C. MunrnEer' Adhitional
endorsement FOR Deposit c " smyth.' Deposited
IN the Bank Of New Amsterdam. .
RIBo-Dats Sov -. 1879 Drawn by Lucy MCCARTHY
on ID. Bank OF the Metropolis to tAs order OF John
MunKnEer
frh..s two cheeks the woman says. were paid n
hunnngsr when her house was raided for violaung
the excise law. and Munzinser appeared Tor nsrI
n ooo-p.ts Dec Ia 1898 Drawn by Lucy McCsr
,hy on the Bank Of the Metropolis to the order OF John
q Nunriuser Endorsed by him. certified. and deposit
cd in the Twslfth ward Bank.
Al ooo-Date Dec 81. 1893 Drawn BY Lucy NeCar
thy on the Bank Of the Metropolis payable TO bearer
sbOo-pats Jan T. 1904 Drawn by Lucy Mccarthy
on the Bank Of the Metropolis, payable to bearer
AZ the date OF tho FIRST two checks Capt
echmittberger was in command Of the West
Forty-seventh street police. The womans
house had been rsided for violation OF the ex-
else law and Lawyer Nun Ringer had appeared
for her in the Yorkyille Court. Of which Mr..
smyth Is Clerk. At the date Of the later checks
Capt. HauRhey was in command. Superinten-
dent Byrnes's statement was as follows:
"On Friday. Jan. 10. received Information
that Lucy Mccarthy had been black and
made to pay So, 900 for protection. My informa-
ton came in this wayt A friend OF tho Nc
Carthy woman was In a public place in this
city the night before l heard OF the matter.
and made the statement that 1t was an out
rage that she should be olackmailed out OF
such u large sum by persons who promised 10
and who heard the statemen came and told
me- | I'M edately sent for the Mccarthy
Sad Re snd and aksS her
FIRST she did not wish to say anything but che
On Dec. Is. 1893. my house was raided by
the police OF the Forty, seventh street station;
Wss 9 Ia ts
street court and held for eaa minatlon by Judge
% the o Rs Of Service
srs whom l know. called at my house and
a T% awful sH1 ass oF Tsa yGs E sRi e ee
ssn. I. nay cost 81 oSSs Or r.; 200 j
5000. II know what I'm talking about"
"a sand ssra g. III, nv!
Louis. who is a friend Of mine He has much
the fSr n him IN
tect you against his brother for q reasonable
again. Hesaid; Lucy I've got esOd news.
:s:S n sSS ps It T in III, f6st
ALL nnP{ had unfnsif talk ho Win bis braSsr and is
all right, Now. Lucy: I've got something y ys5y
now in cash for the Judge, 1t ought to be
$1,000 but ea s, as5nR Rs for s2US II e ySg
Changed into bills Of that denomins alton and
hand i 10 the Judge thoS will think it Is an or
He also said he bad seen johnny Mupzln;
tS Sd 9 es %"s 10 be t sS
court ST 900 for the Captain. and $1,000 for
h9ss He sid the ,Gss ss5 a. :. csFss
BeardsIey also said he told MunzInger that
sSHS !. "na ssss III sns'
declared it was shame 1t Vas seldom he
such good SPd shs oss5 sG Ss
every day; She was rich. ,,.,.1.
-, Beardsley said ne replied that was not
rich and that he was going to loan me some
money Beardsloy said he he had g, ar nrranged to
bills for the court attendants BeaIdsley said
who sS Tns s0R f.
were talking Mupzinger came IN. and Boards.
ley said e me In MnnzinGsr: presence; :, loG !,
to sec the Captain at g O'clock. made out
end give the money to the CAPTAIN.
Ing and told me not to worry, that all was fl red
an" Wien T'f gave gave The the cheek to Munzipeer
said: "Gentlemen. II have TO give u o all this
aS n s replied i Til guarantees that; in
zee che Captain Go right on III prUse,SIs yoq.
most every day until two or three days ago.
Ut was on Jan. 20 when this statement was
On the night Of Dec. 2oth Beardsley called
on me and SAID: Lucy. thInk !, y SGn better
sS out hs GS 4e
81 sPs n as Ss
nine to the Bank Of the Metropolis to stop the
payment OF the check sent letter 70
check until he had seen me, had
dated the check day ahead Beardsey
called. and / told him the reason | did
not want him to deposit tho check was because
I did not have enough money in the bank, He
asked II could raise more in a day or two,
said Yes" didn't intend. then. 10 nay the
check. | told the circumstances Of the case
TO friend, who advised me TO pay. saying
mat BeArdsley couldn't aford TO DO anything
wrong. and that he could make good for any
thing he said.
on Saturday. Dec. % appeared in tho
Fifty-sevsnth Street Court. Munzinger was
my counsel Capt. HaughsY was there. and
his officers testified in my case. Decision was
reserved until the following Tuesday. Alter
the examination and as / was leaving court
Capt. HauRheY came to me and said: want
you TO close up your house. II YOU don't
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