New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-18
EIGHT MORE POLICE TRIALS.
BYRNES FILES A NEW
BATCH OF CHARGES.
ACCUSATIONS AGAINST CAPTAINS sCHMiT1bER"h"
AND MARTENS TWO sERGEANTs AND
FOUR OTHER OFFICERS.

AND MARTENS. TWO SERGEANTS ANp
FOUR OTHER OFFICERS.
SUPERINTENDENT Byrnes yesterday Afternoon sent
TO the Police Commissioners charges against 'ap-
tain Max F Schmittberger. OF the West Ihrteth-
ST station: Captain Frederick r. Martens. OF the
East Thrty-ffth-st squad; Sergeant " hhaii
O'roolc Of the Essex Market Court sq"d"' re
tective Sergeant William f. Frnk. o. Inspector Nc
Laughlin's staff: Patrolman William Mu'ahe!' Vi
tho Hiehbridee station and Ordinance hen Johh
Townsend OF the Chares-st. station. h"rhari
o,pe,lIv of the Oak-st station. and Michael !.
Hickey OF the Church-st. station. IN" charse"
in each case are for neglect OF duty cohnuc' ""-
becoming an officer and conduct injurious I" 'h'
public peace and welfare. and what are 'e'n'h'".'
called legal offences. In nearly every case 'nc
charges are based on evidence given before Inc
Lexow Committee. Ex-Assistant District -Attorhey
Wellman prepared the charges and specifications
Superintendent Byrnes submitted them TO IreH-
dent Martin. OF the Police Board 10y who'h Nnc'
were approved No date has yet becn hNeh i"' INC
trials or the accused officers. captain schmtt-
berger. Sergeant O'Tooe ana be'e''l'e-'V' s''''''
Frnk are under indictment
The charge against captain Schmitthergor Is that
while he was in command OF the steamboat 1l'a"
he received from Augustin Forget. ,en"ial AGENT
OF the French steamship line. the sum OF So as
bribe I'm consideration OF which he atrcei 10 On.
force and prevent the violations OF all laws ana
ordinances and to protect strangers and travellers
an tho company's pier No q. North River ior the
beneA, OF the company. The cate on when we
bride was said to have been received Was ''V'"'
Der 81 1881. 1t is charged that the captain asIe''
to do more for the company than he VAS IN du''
hound 10 do and that In consideration 81 the -"
bribe he consented TO carry out his agreement ior
| one year.
In the case OF Captain Martens IT Is charged
that on September 2s 1891. while ne was ser
geant attached TO the fremont station n" aS"en
and received SIS as a bride from Moses ID hanli-
ton for designating the premises at NO 1850 west
Farms road. Owned and occupied by Hamilton
ne the place OF registry and polling place Tor the
+ Tbrty-fourth Election District Of the AAlNth
J, Assembly District 90.
l., sergeant OToole is accused o: having received
rhe sum OF 500 from Or Newton Nh'teheah on
April 10 1894 upon an agreement that ne would
conceal all evidence tending 10 show Nhitehea'
guilty o. the crime for which he had been ar
rested II is also charged that O'Tooe agreed 10
use all his power TO protect whitehead IN 'he
The charges against Detective Sergeant Frink are
that on February - he received 500 as hrib rom
DR. Mhiehe S co %ne ali hc evidence Of White
heads guilt 1t is further CHARGED mat fr'f,M a'S9
received from Whitehead the sum OF - on AprIl T.
in consideration OF which he agreed not to. a n9
did not, execute promptly warrant "hicn ha'
Pa,roIman William Mulcahey is also charged
with bribery. While attached to the tenement,
house squad 1t is charged he permitted MIF hI'n
AIlwerther to keep a cow In one hundred and-slNlh
., het Ween the boulevard and Amsterdam ave"
in violation OF the Sanitary Code ana IN consih'Ia
fion of brides amounting TO s. received bF MN III
isa3 and in May June and september OF this year
Townsend is charged with receiving brIpcs ior
permitting merchants to violate N" corporation
ordinances by obstructing the sidewalks with in"r
| chandse IL is alleged that on May -. ls6. ne r.
| ceIved from James VI. Bennett. OF No. sh' WASH
neton-st $40 for which II is alleged he agreed 70
ar,nit MIN 10 block the sidewalk for period or
four months Bennett paid Townsend D. more on
centember | 1893. Townsend II also charged VII
receIvine go from Walter 6. Deyo. OF NO. %l Wash
noton-si on May TO- 1893. and with railing 10 pre-
vnp, violations OF the ordinances ana make ar
rests ,c.to,. T., ,ho ch. rcos
orainst Ickey He is accused OF receiving brides
from William Hills, OF No ~ PARK Place' on NE
tni,nwinp dates: July l. 1881. $780, January p ls2
xen. T,y Il 1882 $50; January 4. 1893. so, July 20
ise9 s3o The brides were for permitting iiiils TO
etore goods on the sidewalk. In violation OF lay"
charles a school. OF No. 262 Washing on-st. pald
UIckev 81 on May 10 1880, and SO on May TO- ia.@
Tor Tho nr vilege OF using the Sidewalk IN lIoht o
he Mace II Is also charged that hickey fecciNeu
iron, William J. Davenport, or No ~ fark rae
30 on Iniy Is 1891 and SO on July 10. ls% Tor the
same purpose , zo,,od t. .cc,sod ~ re-
ce,,,ine hribes from f.. J. Merriam. or NO - BECK
man.si on the following dates: February =. lSH
sIo. February a. 1893. so In each case " was
sso,,eed that the police should not modest the fner
chant for year. . ,, o,,.o 90
dsv nrobably will Ak a date for the trials OF the
nNcers mentioned who are not under lnnlctmen'
The Indicted men will not be tried before the Police
BOARD until the criminal proceedings In their cases
I disDose1 OF.