The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-09-12
LEXOW INVESTIGATION
How the New York Police Protect
Green Goods Men.
TWO MORE CAPTAINS ACCUSED
when "Guy" Made Complaint to tn,
Police Force lie was Promptly Rur
out of Town as "A shower of Counter

out Of Town as Shower of Counter
felt Money.
New YORK, Sept 12. Several showily
| dressed women in the space reserved foi
| witnesses gave color TO the rumor which
circulated in the court room occupied by
the senate police investigating committee
! yesterday that an effort was to be made
to show that protection money had been
| extorted by the police from establish
/ ments several degrees removed from
those Of Mrs. Thurow and Mrs. Schubert.
| William Applegate the confidential
man of Jimmy McNally, dealer in green
goods, was again put on the stand. He
testified that so far as he knew there was
no green goods business in Harlem until
| Captain Meakim was transferred to that
| precinct He said that McNally employed
| twelve writers in Harlem.
How muchY" asked Mr.. Goff.
He has collected, " replied the witness
las much as $3.50 a month from McNally
| for protection for the green goods bust
ness"
The witness had paid $500 to Captain
| Meakim direct
Here Captain Meakim, who was in court,
was asked to stand up, and was promptly
identified by Applegate, who again iden-
titled Detective Charlton. Detective Ser
geant Hanley, according to the witness,
was McNally's right hand man in the cen
! tral office. when we got in trouble"
said Applegate, ''McNally would send for
| Hanley Half of the amount obtained
from guy went to the police, always, so
far as | know, through Hanley. / have
taken money to Hanley's house, and so
has my sister Lou"
by the way, William" asked Mr..
Goff, what became of the guy after Han
J ley took him in chargeW
He was run out of town for being
shower of queer.'n
On one occasion McNally was beaten at
his own game and lost considerable
sum by sharpers who passed themselves
for guys.
Applegate identified Patrolman Near
die as "A man to whom $50 a week were
paid for protection. He also said he had
paid Captain Price 500, saying; "This is
! for Jimmy" to which the captain replied,
"Oh, yes; know him"
Applegate identified some checks of
McNally's drawn on Bridgeport, Conn,
bank and said that McNally never kept
| bank account or used any checks in his
business until he went to live at Bridge
| by Mr.. Goff from among McNally's effects.
One of them read: bridgeport. March IA.
1894. Received Sl2 for policemens salary
| Thomas j. Cunningham"
what do you know about thatP" was
the inquiry.
at looks rs if the police gave receipts
when they got money in Bridgeport"
! "They might take a lesson in caution
! from some of our police" suggested Mr..
| Gotf, and the remark created much
| amusement.
| Applegate said McNally had fixed"
the detectives at the Jersey City railway
| depots, so that his sseerers could bring
| through their guys all right when they
were working in New York At Bridge
port Applegate said McNally was known
as u. IF. Morris"
"We were pretty well protected in Jer-
| sey," explained the witness 1--WE had
I our men not only in the postoflice but all
| along railroads Our Headquarters was
| in Tenth street." Sometimes the bill for
1 postage amounted to $500 for the green
. goods men would often send out as much
as fifteen barrels full of mail at a time"
The witness claimed that he paid 500
to Captain Price on behalf of McNally.
Captain Price, according to Applegate,
put the money in his pocket aud said:
"Tell Jimmy I'll see htm tomorrow"
Applegate described the process of feec-
ing victims He told how the steerers
would get the guys" into the cab with
Walter Haynes or some other one of the
gang.
A dummy satchel would be prepared to
give the victim The guys were usually
taken in cabs to Central park After the
exchange had been made the guy would
be driven to the depot aud hustled out of
town as quickly as possible, 1t was more
difficult, Applegate said, to make the ex-
change in a cab than in a regular Joint.
| However, the business was a successful
one.
The witness identified Officer McArdle,
who was formerly stationed at the Grand
Central depot as policeman who pro-
tected the green goods men for a salary Of
$50 per week. McArdle's duties were to ar
rest any guys who might open their boxes
at the depot
Captain Price was appointed to a new
part Price told McNally that he was
compelled TO make the arrest because he
/ had only just got his place and wanted to
keep it. McNally claimed TO witness
that he paid Price SOD to square things.
, McNaly had been accused of keeping an
/ opium joint Applegate said at the time
the raid was made Captain Price was in
the police station. He knew McNally,
but allowed him to give fictitious name.
Young Applegate then entered into an
explanation of the relations alleged to ex-
3 ist between Hanley and McNally. He
, claimed that Hanley was McNally's rep
resentative at the Central station. Apple
) gate testified that McNally often made
handsome presents 60 Hanley.
Mr.. Golf then read extracts from Nc
Nally's letters showing that he was in
correspondence with crooks all over the
country, who kept him posted as to the
movements of possible victims
A little breeze was created in the court
room when the witness testified that ht
S, was of red 500 TO 20 over to New Jersey
aud not testify before the committee. He
said the man who offered him the money
was a friend of Captain Meakim. Becaus,
/ he was a friend of the witness, the wit
ness declined To give his name.
Other Witnesses were Ferdinand Never