Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-12-28
POLICE BLACKMAIL,
All Grades Of New YOrk's Force of
"The Finest" Involved

In the Confession Of Capt. schmittber-
ger BEFORE the LeKow Committee
the Tributes from Haunts Of vice and
Crime.
The sensational disclosures before the Lexow
investigation committee regarding corruption 10
New York city were capped and chmaNel oy the
"clean breast" made by Captain Max Schmi't-
berger Friday and the finest stands stripped
Of all it, glamour aa1 proven 10 b. as the wit
ness said. rotten o The core.
In the confession President Martin was shown
Up as a protector Of houses Of illfame; C9mmis-
sioner She han as a promoter 0f gambling enter
prises; Inspector Williams as an eNtgrtioni>t
from al AIDES ~ ofiic-r-. from patrOnn-n %
ca plains: Inspector NcAvQy as a sharer ln ih-
money wrIng from prostitutes: Captain Martens
az a p rcna=er of promotions, eN-lpumisslon-r
McC1aye as a seller % captaincirs, and numb-r
of inferior officers As blackmaii-rs generally
And with all this b was shown that Iammany
Hall stoi.. the rich iqusr dealing tribute from the
police. that is district lead-r- had the power
through Martin 20 transfer even captains that
did their duty. that membership DO rs cluls vas
a necessity for the ambitious policeman and that
a ruruhsr % its leaders who's names were sup
pressed in the interests Of public deceucy were
iuterrstedfn protecting one " the most n1torl-
Gus houses ri ill fame 10 the city
Il was shown further that il as the common
EnpNlr1E- ln 10" 4eIiaf .Ll-hl' mat eIrfi ~
paid Tor admission. mat pafrolm@u pall loT
roun sneu s b-rths. that rJunismen paid u b.
come sargeauts that sergesuts paid % become
CAPTAINS That all officials from r0undsmeu up
u inspectors took every chance u milk the
men beneath them aud that commissioners psJcE-
eted the price put W 1y would b- captains That
wardmeu collected tribute from every class q
law breakers ou a fixed schedule u rates that
they took of III p-r cent for themselves and that
the captain gave about - per cent u the remain
der 20 the inspectors That the discipline q the
force was gett = worse and worse because uf TO
litical Interference. ami that 10 short the finest
was rotten from edge 10 centre.
The testimony stopped short az ruperlntend-
ent Byrue@. There was no evidence that The pro
c-eds Of blackmau and eXtortiln went beyond
the pockets Of the INSPECTORS. In fact Schmitt-
berger went out Of his way 10 say that he BE-
lieyed Mr. Byrnes 10 BE- an honest man. The sen
ators all expressed q desire % KEEP out any fur
that there was some more Of an absolutely nee
essary nature that must br given. H. promised
10 have only high officials on the stand a. thu
SURFING OF the iuvrst!g4t this week Welnes-
day.
4 wardman named Shaivey, who was put On
the stand "Wednesday. confessed u having col
lee ed 81 90 as protection money in about tx
years time. This mon-y was collected from pool
rooms. disprderly houses and policy shop, a. the
price Of being l-- alone by the polio Shalv-y
turned 10 over o. the various police captains IN
der whom he served. retaining about - pr cent
for himself
The same day Cap- Williams one Of the best
known member, u the New York police force.
put on the stand. and his examination was
Continued yesterday His policy was 81 deny
every thtng and there was succession Of not
scenes between him and Mr GuN