New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-06
A TALE OF POLICE REVENGE.
STARTLING REVELATIONS.
4 REPORTER NEARLY KILLED IN THE
FIRST PRECINCT sTATION-HOUSE.
COSTELLO HAD CRITICISED CAPTAIN WILLIAMS
AND NEARLY DIED IN CONSEQUENCE OF 1T
DIR. JENKINS CORROBORATES HIS
TESTIMONY - MANY SENSATIONAL.
INCIDENTS IN THE PO-
LICE INVESTIGATION.

LICE INVESTIGATION
There was a wide range in the testimony taken
before the Lexow Committee yesterday The
most sensational was that given by former
Herald" reporter. Augustn h. Costello now
deputy revenue collector. Mr.. Costello told OF
the most astounding police brutality. He impl-
Gated Inspectors Williams and Mclaughlin
Costello who had had some trouble with
Inspector Chen Captan) Williams. who de-
talned at Police Headquarters on the night
of November I. 1885, until nearly mid
night. He was then taken to the First
Precinct Station-house, and as he was entering
the building he brutally assaulted by
friend OF Mclaughlin. He was knocked into the
gutter and kicked by detectives In the employ or
the city Inside the sta,on-house he was as
saulted by Captain Mclaughlin who struck him
again and again with brass knuckes The
wounds were dressed by DR.. Jenkins, Richard
Croker's brother-in-Iaw. who corroborated
vital part of Costello's story on the stand. Cos
tello. who engaged in book-publlshing
venture was financially ruined on account OF
the persecution of the police
Police Captain Edward Sevin. now In the
Fourth Precinct, was In command OF the Church-
st. station In 1891. He was accused yesterday oi
having for ced Marcus b. Mccarthy to pay Sloo
to him I'm the police station In 1891, when Nc
Carthy was keeping the liquor store at NO lol
West-st. Mccarthy. who row lives In Boston.
testified that ne paid the money directly to the
captain with the understanding that the police
wouId not interfere with the sale Of liquor at the
store in West-st. Sundays. Later the cap
tain's ward man. Flynn. said that the captain
got pay twice year from the liquor stores. ana
Mccarthy was obliged 10 pay 500 more To rlyhh
Then there was a change OF captains In the pre-
cinct ard John 7. Stephenson. VINO was h's-
missed from the force last summer for black
mailing merchants. succeeded Slevin In Church-
st. Mccarthy testified that he also paid 800 to
Stephenson and 500 more 10 Stephenson's ward
man. and that when ne refused to be bled further
he was bounded until he decided to give up his
business and go To Boston. Policemen mad
drunk licuor In his store on Sundays. the wit
ncss said and two Of them had refused To pay
| FOR the liouor until he made complaint to the
| commissioners Mccarthy !s expected to pro-
duoe books before the Committee to-day 10 prove
that he made the payments to the captains ana
ward men.
Ralph Angelo. an Italian. who lives In bleeck-
cr-st told a shocking story to the committee.
| He had tried to stop "A hght In the halfway OF
| the house where he lives. and while ne was ac'-
| ing as a pcacemaker he had his left eye Knocked
/ o,,, uv,th a club by Policeman zimmerman. oi
the Merccr-s, station. Then Zimmerman ar
rested him ard took him 10 the yeHersen VIA.
| ke, Police Court where a lawyer fieeced MIN our
| of s75 The lawyer said that *2o or that sum
| ,,ust be paid to Zimmerman and Angeio de-
| clared that he saw the lawyer hand some money
| 10 the policeman The police justice asKeu no
| ouestions and discharged the man VINO had los'
| an eve and had done nothing wrong. Inc itaI-
| ian had not dared 10 make compliant as"ii's'
The policeman or TO bring suit FOR dhmases.
| Another witness from the same prec'hct AZ, ~
| cused Captain Haughey with brutal assam, ~
/ the M.rcer-st station. and declared 'hat
| Uaugh,v had tried To get him out Of mouse IN
| W.zt Third-st In order % have the mouse Ie, -
| a woman who would make 1t a dis 'rderly pace
| ,nd rav blackma!l The same witness accus'u
| throc policemen of robblng men In MS mouse oi
| 500 - ,,.-,,r @,
| Mes Rebccca Fream who has been perlorn'i,ls
| missionary work I'm the district east "i 'he
unwcrv ,old how she had forced "A haf-drunken
| policeman 10 arrest lquor-dealer VINO was
! seuIng llquor on Sunday. and how she hau al =
| q,ied with Police Justice Fetner before .ne pms
| 0ner was held for trial Shs also toId OF her ~
| nor,ence with Police Justice koch, VINO hau ~
| sulted her IN the Essex Market fo.ce 'vu.t
| and whom she had publicly accused Oh Ut
| ness. IT., a,sordarI,
! Testimony was given To show mat disorutIiy
houses in the Fifteenth and Nineteenth preCi'V,s'
| which were closed for time on account "a W."
| ,"'ir,onv before the committee. showing that
| IN. police had derived n large revenue noI'' ,
| ,hose nlaces had been rropened since the elec-
lion and were being run In brazen defiance oi IN,
@ w., I,ornsel for the committee declared that
| ,haro vas reason 10 believe that the ponce were
| gain Ieyying blackmail on the Keepers OF those
,rh committee will continue Its work to-day.
| ,tror details see Page IL