The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1894-10-16
THE IExow INVESTIGATION.
The Police Scandal in New York
The Revelations Continue to Show
Corruption.

/ OAseAO'o SohtthuC W oftoN
Corruption.
NEW YORK, Oct. 1O.-For the third
time since the Lexow Investigations
commenced, Chief Counsel 'Goff today
| produced evidence to show that threats
have been made to put an end to wit
nesses who have appeared before the
Senators conducting the examination.
Samuel kaufman, a otailor's sales
man, was the first witness called dur
ing the day. OHe gave the substance
OF a conversation which he claimed
took place on an elevated railroad
train, just after Policeman Corcoran
left the witness stand Monday. Corco-
ran was alleged to have asserted that
he would make those witnesses as
dead as door nail and that he would
lay Tor them some dark night" The
witnesses supposed to be referred to
were Quinn and a friend. BY those
persons Corcoran was accused of being
"clubber." The policeman with Cor
corean had advised him not to talk so
loud and told him to wait until the
Lexow committee had finished it's in
vestigations before making the at
tempt.
Patrick Kelley, an iron worker, re-
lated a story of going through his
pockets. The name Of the officer, he
thought, was Thorow. He accused the
policeman of abstracting SO cents, but
the, officer only laughed at him and
pushed him along, telling him to
move on" He reported the matter
to the police station, and he asserts
that q day or two after this he was as
salted by the policeman, who finally
arrested him. He was fined $5 on the
testimony of the police. Since the
Lexow Investigations had commenced
the captain of the Eighty-eighth street
station had sent for him, he alleged,
and told him that there was a Job
waiting for him at the station. He
did not go to see the captain about
the matter.
Venron III. Brown, the general agent
of the Cunard Line, admitted that he
had paid $40 weekly to the officer in
charge OF the Cunard wharf, but he
claimed that he had never paid addi-
tlonal sums of money to the police.
John III. Lemon, a young man who
attended the French ball, testified that
superintendent Byrnes and number
OF police officials were present at the
ball. They did not make any protests
against the lewd conduct OF the per-
sons assembled there.
William II. Jamoureau, president of
the Alvin Manufacturing Company,
testified to paying Detective O'Conner
800 for the recovery of stolen goods
from the pawn brokers.
Vincent Majewski who conducted a
policy shop, testified to the tribute ex-
acted by the police. Majewski ex-
planned that there were seventeen or
eighteen hackers in the city and that
they arranged with the police for the
territory they should work. All the
hackers except Cornelious B. Parker
were in the combine at tho present
time. He was working alone, but was
not allowed to have many shops on
the West Side. Asked who had that
territory, Majewski replied Gal
Adams, the king"
Letters were read which,are alleged
to have passed between Majewski and
the police captain, Westervet. In
these lettors there were constant refer
ences to the dangers of exposures by
the newspapers. Majewski was troubl-
ed by opposition policy which did not
pay tribute, and fake letters of COM
Byrnes, but no attention was paid to
the complaints. Majewski claimed
that four of the policy shops complain
ed OF were still running.
Inc Investigation closed for the day
with an examination of Lieber FREQ
man, who claimed that he visited Sill
yer Dollar Smith to secure immunity
from arrest for his brother-in-law, Jo-
scph Frankel, % Hestor street saloon
Keeper. a man named Solomon claim
ed to represent Smith, and 5000 was
finally paid to secure the release of
Frankel from prison. The arrange
ment was that Smith shou find bail,
put ne secured discharge for Fran
kel. The money was raised by Max
Rosenschweig, and as Smith did not
procure the bail as arranged upon at
first, Rosenschweig has brOughtsuit in
the city court to recover 5000.