The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-07-16

Charges against him and his three
former special duty men-Jeremiah
Levy. John Hoch and Bernard Meehan--
were formulated this forenoon to Presi-
dent Martin and approved. The time
fixed for the trial Is Thursday next at
10 4. NJ.
All four OF the accused policemen
will he arraigned together, but the case
of Capt. Doherty will take precedence
and will be first prosecuted.
There are four distinct charges against
each of the quartet. the first OF which
is termed by President Martin as legal
charges for having violated not only
the rules of the Department but the
criminal laws in having eXtorted money
from a citizen.
The second charge is for neglect OF
duty" In failing to suppress dsorderly
house; the third. for conduct injurious
] to the public peace and welfare and
the fourth for conduct unbecoming a
police officer"
The evidence against Capt Doherty is
the testimony of Mrs. Augusta Thurow,
as adduced by the LeXow investigators.
She accused him of accepting money
eXtorted by the three special duty men
named while in command of the Four
teenth Precinct.
| The specific acts of blackmail OF which
| Capt. Dohcrty Is directly accused are
alleged to have occurred on Jan. s, Feb.
i and March g. on all three of which &C.
casions he Is said to have accepted SCI
from Mrs. Thurow with the understand
ing that she was not to be molested In
the conduct OF her dsorderly house at q
Second avenue.
The money. 1t Is understood. was paid
directly to Capt. Doherty. the considera-
ton being immunity from arrest or
annoyance from the police.
At the times mentioned Capt. Doherty
was in command of the Fourteenth Pre-
cinct. Hoch and Meehan were patrol
men under him, but were detailed for
special duty.
Hoch Is now attached TO the Mulberry
street station, under Capt. Stephenson
He was also accused before the Lexow
Committee, and IA rumor gained cur
renry at the time of the exposure thai
he had fed the city to avoid being sub
poenaed by the Committee.
He was found by an Evening World
reporter at his home the same day, but
refused to make any explanation of
Mrs Thurows occupations further thar
that the. were absolutely baseless.
The complaint charges him with hav-
Ing accepted s25 a month from Mrs
Thurow from March L. 1893, to and in
GLIDING Nov. | of the same year
Meehan Is accused of having accepted
S75 from Mrs, Thurow in three insta;.
ments of s25 each on Nov. 10, 1892 Dec
10, 1892, and Jan. - 1905.
Levy is accused of having blackmaied
Mrs. Thurow N numerous occasions
while attached to the Eliridge street
|, station. In one instance he is alleged tc
have extorted $3.50 from her for the priv.
ilege of opening a disorderly house at s.
Allen street. He has been in trouble
very recently for a similar offense.
About STA weeks ago he was remanded
to patrol duty, and sent to the mounted
squad for employing stool-pgeons tc
procure evidence against two Bowery
resorts of ill-repute. one OF the stool
: pigeons confessed that he testified
falsely in the police court. but declared
| that he was advised to do so by Levy.
The official announcement of TIE IRE
ferment and approval of the charge.
Was made by President Martin at
o'clock, and caused 4 profound sensa
, ton. A. It scem1i . be settled fac
ta.t capt, S:opheason, f The Ma ilsor
stree, station, would be chosen to oper
? the police side show.
Mr.. Wellman had stated that capt
Stephenson would be the first to be
tried. and he had prepared the charges
but for some reason, Capt. Dohert,
was decided upon Saturday afternoon
= Neither President Martin nor Supt
Byrnes would say whether any additional
evidence had been procured but the
former intimated that there was plenty