The evening world., 1894-08-18
MAY NOT TRY
M'LAUGALIA,
Prosecutors Think Enough
Evidence Has Not Yet
Been Secured.
BUT sHEEHlN IS AFTER Vim,
Commissioners Murray and K,,,
win Say 1t ALI Rests
with Wellman.
ANOTHER CAPTAIN the Nevr
Charges tor sIackmaiIina Merchant.
downtown Have Already
Been Prepared.
ANOTHER CAPTAIN THE NsYr

Inc next police Oh.cer to be cai,.s .
account for alleged corruption vii, :,
one Of those who. 1t is charged
blackmailed reputable merchants
business houses. the nature of 49,
business necessitated the use Of tho s,as
walks during certain hours. Tho =.
pers are prepared and in the hnnd. !.
supt. Byrnes, awaiting his signature
This much. is definitely determ,,..
whether 1t will be Capt. Stepben,,s
VINO was accused by box manufs.'
turer with having m,,lcted him out N
stated monthly bride for permitting h,r.
to stack his wares On the sidewalk IA \.
carted away. or Capt. o'Connor. !,
whose Second Precinct are most Of N.
commission merchants and market man
who MIST, ordinance or no ordinanc.
necessarily Gambler the sidewalks f,or'
midnight till morning with their passin,
STOCKS OF Vegetables, or some one Of thu
captains whose precincts lie aim,
Broadway and in the market and sh,n.
ping districts. those having the matts,
In hand viii not say. =
THE Evening World" il assured, how.
ever, that neither Inspector Mclaughlin.
nor Capt. William Strauss will be called
to the bar at. present.
Mr.. Osborne points out these differ.
ences between the cases of Inspeetof
Mclaughlin and capts. Doherty, cpoa,
and Devery. ~
Mrs. Thurow's testimony that shs
bribed Capt. Doherty WIS corroborateA
by the signature Of Capt. Doherty on
his bl0tter in red ink hye times when
house, while he alleges that he had toidI
h tsa, she must get out Of the precinsts
precinct. Yet, she continued to run 10
ter corroboration, Of her story than thu
It was because she was paying him q
I'm Capt. Deyery's case two womsu
have hay nt testified II that they paid bride.
Is a fact that their houses were Md
open, without locks. bolts or bars, foc
nine m2nths under his captaincy. snl
Of the, premises, where Witness. VOID
kept his disorderly house, was fre-|
quently accepted as bondsman for thosa
women. s-.
corroboration of Kate Schubert, lid
Identification OF the Captain as one ID
the men who called at the house; the
counting Of the $500. aud the writing on|
MIS-. schubert. We have v sis9 proof that hat
these places were allowed to run openly
during his captaincy.
Now. in the charges against Inspected
confederation. Besides, Mclaughlin was
in command in that precinct only thres
months.
BE sure Mr.. Wellman. who Is in entire
these officials Just as fast as we can
make a case against them There will
be no favoritism- Any one who know
Mr. We.lman knows that"
all morning with witnesses In one set
OF cases, while at the other end OF the
brownstone Court-House Mr. Carothen|
was just as busy taking the statements
different set Of cases. and each case was
that Of police captain charged with
MI. Wellman has gone to. his home 81
sSpthamp,on 1; l. ran and NJ WI not retu r
preferred until the end Of the quin'
tuple trial now on is In sight.
THAT will be not before the end q
another week." said Police Commissions
Murray this morning. Regarding the
alleged differences between the Commits.
sioners about the charges aginst In.
speetor Mclaughlin. the Commissions
said: :,
trying Inspector Mclaughlin. now. BE-.
cause, like the newspapers. he cannot
see that the case against him Is not az
strong as the others. / confess that !
know rot Wm aeout and we leave ali that
to his judgment. Mr.. Wellman Is con- con.
Quoting the cases, and i have .implics
confidence in his Judgment and IN ~
fSas n.y. " %e RSP1'ss up hsxs and
spector Mclaughlin are warm triehust
but i have seen nothing to indicate thss
Mr.. Wellman would permit tnat v
swerve him. ~ ri.
II shall Insist, so far as lies in my
power. that every officer of this depatr ns
ment who has been guilty of corrupuon
and neglect of. duty shall be dismiss ,s,,II
and ! know that public opinion w,
Inspector Mclaughlin. have never seen en-
him, and should not: know him II ~
entered this room now. nave Nv
friends in the department" ,,..
Il am following. Gen, Grants famou..
injunction, Let no guilty man escaper
] have no friends In the dePartmheihtn, I
never saw Supt. Byrnes till i saw hi%
here. I believe Commi ssioner, Sheens.na
Is sincere in. demanding the immen,ttiii
trial Of the inspector, but at present
"Shouid I conclude at any time tina.
Mr.. Wellman.s advice Is not In ~.
cordance with my" views Of my P'A'A
duty, then shall act accordingly
President Martin and Commissione'
Sheehan were absent from their omceH
So was Supt. Byrnes. s.,r
Inspector Mclaughlin opened his d e.
in response to a reporters ring at tn'
Central ONCE Detective Bureau. .,,v
II will not be interviewed regaroinaf
the charges against me-" he said.
have read that two disreputable women
have testified that they paid Les AZ
brides for me while captain IN a ay
Eleventh Precinct. but all / care 20 ~
is that their stories are absolutely anu
unqualifledly false. 81 A.
Capt. Cross again reiterated his s. d ss
NAL to-day of the story that in lsss ~ ~
received a Christmas present OF 49,
from the Liquor Dealers Association s q,
the Seventh Assembly District throusl
Barney" RourIe and members ~
Harry Miners Comanche Club. He say.
there Is not a word of truth In the story
Capt. Cross also declares that the s.or
that ne is a relative of Gov. Flower
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