The evening world., 1894-06-04
CAPT. DOHERTY
IS ACCUSED.
Mrs. ThhroV SVears to HaY-
ing Paid Him Various Sums
for Protection"
EX-SENATOR R0EsCH ALSO.
The Woman Says at His Sugges-
ton She Paid $50 toa
Tammany Club.
GAVE 1T TO SECRETARY ray.
More Details Of Police corruptisa
Told to the Lsxow
Committee.
1T TO SECRETARY FAy.

The testimony given before the Lexow
Committee this morning proved to ~
the most sensational which has yet bcen
brought out. Mrs. Thurow told q story
Of police blackmal which implicated
not only Police Capts. McCullagh. nou
dead. and Doherty. Of the Fifth street
station. but ex-senator George y.
Roesch. now Civi Justice in the Fourth
Judicial District, and John Fay, the
w~eli-known Tamnany politician of the
same district. y
This woman, who kept . house Of IN
repute at % Second avenue, swore that
she had paid money to Capt. Doherty
himself several times. and then she WA
told by ex-senator Roesch. TO whom sho
complained Of police persecution. that
Sl5o would III things all RIGHT.
She paid the money. she said. 10 John
Fay. and secured Immunity for shoe1
time only. Rev. Dr.. Parkhurst was 3
close listener to all the testimony Ktye1
this morning.
The testimony In regard To- exsHenntor
Roesch was only admitted after atrsnuf
ous objections on the part Of III.
Nicoll.
oeioic opehih8 tuc Aufc8u8nLiou DIV
ceedings Judge Dugro held court for 3
brief session to call the calendar.
Col. James to Assist Nicegl.
That the police authorities have bsen
thoroughly alarmed and ratified by the
sensational revelations of the last week
Is shown by the TACT that Col. u. g.
James, the great objector, has been re-
tanned to assist Mr.. Nicoll in looking
out for the interests of the accused
officials.
Co. James was n Of the earliest
corners this morning. Lawyer Stillwel.
Of Mount Vernon. was also on hand
He did not bring his quondam client ex-
son-in-Law Gideon Granger, with him. :
and said he only came to be on handk
In case the Committee wanted to ask
him any questions about Granger. He
hasn't seen the latter. he say for more
than a week. and he knows nothins
as to his present whereabouts.
Col. James did not remain In court
the session.
Police Capt. Cross. formerly Of the
Eldridge street station. arrived ana
took a seat IN the chair reserved To-
witnesses. He brought q pocketfui e
papers n was In consultation with Mr..
Nicoll for some time before the Com
mittee assembled. He In the Capitals.
who. according to Witness Prien's tss-
timony on Friday, collected the '.initia-
ton fee" Of $500. and raised the regular
ante to $50 a month.
Great Lack of Funds.
1t is true that the counse for the
Committee ave been greatly hampered
by lack of funds. Mr.. Con has already
paid out Of his own pocket all the ex,
penses thus far incurred for s~tenogfa-
piers fees and various other details Of
far come to them has been from the
Society, which has furnished
the services Of its agents free OF charge.
SSsmSsr has of 6 yss sSms In from %a,es Che
thought that the money win be forth
in time; It is at the present
Among the crowd which was packed In
side the rail were several stout women
blonde hair. 1t was understood that
s Mrs.. R RSOdn Sanford sSil2G ~ and aae Mrs. '@ "Ssyay
Jones.
Chairman Lexow called the Committee
order a. lilo A: n. Senator'S Bradley
other members present. Senator Smoker.
from Elmira. occupied a seat on the
The name OF schwartzwaelder wal
called by Mr.. Con as the first witness.
he was not In court. Then the
name OF Schwartzenfeld was called, but
he also was absent. John Oscar Klein
also failed to respond to his name, and
II began to look as II the enemy had
captured all the Committees witnessed
Junk Dealer Donohue Called.
Finally Timothy Donohue was found.
He said he was a junk dealer. His son
had been arrested on the complaint e
an italian woman. who accused him o.
stealing a gold locket from her.
The policeman who arrested his SON
Donohue said. belonged to b Oak
street station. He denied that he had
paid any money TO the policeman 20 Gct Z
his son of. The only person TO whom
he paid money was his lawyer.
you were su~bpoenaed to como here
asked Mr.. Con.
yes. and y is a bitter thing 70 bring
why did you 20 to the Oak street
police station after you received the sub
'sTo see the police ofioer."
what was his name?'
Oakley, / think"
After denying several times that he
mad paid any money to the policemau
Donohue admitted that he had Hllppco|
IS into the officers hand M
why didn't you say that betorer,.
'rWeli, I'm an honest man. and