The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-01-15
ALLEGED POLICE BLACKMAIL
THREE OFFICERS ACCUSED OF LEVF-
rye TOLL ON HEBREW PUSH CARTS


Two Peddi.r- swenr The Money They cot
from Their nrethren Went 20 Round-r,an
Downs and Pstroir,en Kenny and Lsrkin.
Superintendent Byrnes appeared yesterday
morning in the Tombs Police Court against
three policemen. who are charged with extor-
ton. The prisoners were Roundsmgn Michael
Downs Of the Delaney street station. Police
man X. J. LArkin OF the Union Market station.
and Policeman John Kenny Of the EldrldRo
street station.
These officers were charged with eNtorting
money from Hebrew pcddlers In Hester and
Ludlow streets. The three men were sus-
pended at o o'clock on Saturday evening by
the Captains Of their respective precincts un-
der orders from Superintendent Byrnes, and
we're locked IN in the station houses.
Buperlntendent Dyrnes will not say who
came to him with the complaints. Il Ia not
likely that tho peddlors whose names appear
in the complaints wore the original movers In
the matter. They were committed to the
House Of Detention on the advice Of Superin-
tendent Byrnes.
Kenny was the frat man arraigned yester-
day. Two afndavits were presented against
him. one made by Moritz schickman OF 10
Ludlow street and one by Joseph Goldstein Of
80 Ludlow street. Schickman said he was q
fish peddler and did business from push cart
at Hester and Orchard streets. From Oct y to
Nov. "a. except on jewish holidays. he said he
paid 81 every Friday to Joseph Goldstein. to
be paid over By him to Policeman Kenny.
Goldstein had come to him and represented
that he was a collector for Kenny. and sail
week for the privilege OF doing business.
GoIdsteinn o Th4 Is ~ sats old used tS have
came to him. he said and ask ed him to collect
money from the other peddlers. tho alterna-
allowed o eSh to run lis oWn stand. af H
Goldstein SAYS that he should collect from 90
lowed BY the oflicor. II the poddler paid up. it
the officer ordered the psddler to move on. IL
however. the peddler came to taw later on. he
" Alter o he had made the Weekly eotiections.
Goldsteln says. he usually met Kenny In a
g paid as 1n sum HE
MIN SGsSsor 10 sHid because Kenny
SSf sSd Me. S aSy .sld Mad Ssd
Kenny when SAID he Sas Is yesr:
old and lived at 95 Allen street. He had been
y" What is Your occupation7 2" said Justice
"Lsborer." replied Kenny.
Kenny's lawyer moved that the case be dis
Ron S5 fGt q Which Sas E0r
Larkln and Roundsman Downs were made by
said he paid 81 a week to each, and by Israel
Roginskyi who says he was collector for both;
q RoSinsEy Tor TsItn. and tsPS ROM Bee Y Is q
SKY Tor Dosns. RosinsiS asclares that
Larkin told him he would have to act as col
Hester streets, He seems to have done a little
Letting twenty:lye or city cents a week, as he
one case collected 81 week. His weekly col
lections. as he says. AMOUNTED to $50 or $50.
and his COMMISSIONS to 81 or 81
About the middle Of December Iarkin was
transferred from Delaney street to the Union
Market station, and then Roginsky. according
for Roundsman Downs. for whom he made col
lections on the same basis
Counsel moved that this complaipt also be
was denied. and both gave 81 300 bail
spperintendent Byrnes say. that the COM
rant tyne, and that It was with great difficulty
that he could sift matters. When he had earn
brought before him. and alter awhile they tod
him the stories presented In their afIldavits,
The hncEsters themselves when supmoped
prisoned for life. They finally said that they
haS tai Ss e. their
The saSsrintsSdens said tina" sy although sfa the
fast week and the previous Friday no collec.
tons were discovered He consulted Justice
made to him. and then ordsred the suspension
The probability Of convictions on such cyl:
dence Is matter about which Mr.. Byrnes did
not caro- TO express an opinion.