The evening world., 1894-08-02
STILL BLACkMA|LING.
mt the Police Use New Methods,
Lawyer Moss Says
Now They Make "lnvestments" and
Send for the Dividends.
animation that Doherty viii BE
Called Upon to Testify.

II may be only a coincidence, but
many persons regard II as peculiar that
almost at the same time that John W.
Gon, counsel for the Lexow Investiga-
ting Committee. leaves the city for a
we'll earned vacation. Lawyer Frank
Moss, Of DR.. Parkhursts Society, and
Mr.. COTS associate In the investigating
business. should return from his vaca-
/ ton.
/ MIR. Moss is back and as full of fight
i as ever He was found at his Office by
/ an Evening World" reporter this morn
H ing going through mass of complaints
against policemen and public officials
/ gene ally. While away he kept himself
we'll Informed of the Doherty and other
matters. When asked II the ex-Captain
would be called as a witness and made
| to tell all he knows of police affairs, he
replied gravely:
Nothing is impossible. do not care
| TO answer that question directly. All |
Will say Is that we are looking for in
formation from, every quarter and that
kept track of Capt. Doherty's case and
the testimony which he himself gave on
the witness stand before the Police Com
missioners.
TT is rather early, however, to say
what course we Will pursue, as the
Committee will not meet again until
Sept. 10. Our lines are out in many
directions, and we have ample time to
arrange our programme"
In answer to the reporters question
whether the exposures before the LeXow
Committee hal served to abate crime in
New York and whether the alleged
b,ackmail on the part Of the police had
ceased, he replied:
Il am sorry to say that nothing of the
kind has happened. The same system is
in operation to-day just as bad. or nearly
30, as in the old days Different methods
are pursued. The police are covering W
their tracks, in a much more careful
dence has been made more difficult.
pile Of letters lying on his desk, ,"are
a number of complaints which have
come to the Society for the Suppress.
sion of Crime, regarding the existence
of disorderly houses, gambling dens ano
such like. OF course. the Society has
been devotifg itself mainly to the Lex
not yet lost sight of the fact that there
are Grand Juries in New York, anc
that 1t Is possible to obtain indictments
however, I cannot say just now"
Mr.. Moss spoke again of the Dohert!
matter ana then proceeded to illustrat
sible the police collect blackmail.
knows a man who is doing a little brok
erage business He goes to him en-
puts a few dollars In his hand, say $50
and tells him to invest 1t for him. H
will tell the broker: I know nothin
about these matters, but go ahead an
make all the money you can for me-
Then, CONTINUED Mr.Moss, what is TIL
matter with the ward man, or whoeve
collects the blackmail, going to tn
broker every week or every month will
the money. The broker sees the Cap
tain, pays II over to him with the re
mark that the investment is paying BIZ
dividends. No books are kept n
you are"
"Of course. don't mean to say" cor
cluded Mr.. Moss laughingly,. that Cap
Doherty got his $4,000 In that manner
but you can see the possibilities"
1t was stated at MIR. COTS office tina
Re would not be back for at least fou
Re refused to leave any address, sayin
he wanted absolute rest