New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-08-06
MONEY FOR PROTECTION.
ONE WOMAN rEsTIFIEs TO PAYING THE
POLICE BETWEEN $1,000 AND $1,000.
HIS WARD MAN, sHAIvEY CANNOT BE FOUND
. Nj aurR o,' OFFICERS INVOLVED

HIS WARD MAN, SHA1sNEf, tANNoI rc'->p
A NJ aBER or OFFICERS INVOLVED
The trial OF Captain Eakins Of the Mercer-st
station. was continued before Commissioner An
drews yesterday afternoon. There were many
spectators in the courtroom when Mr. Moss said
he ready to go Mr.. Moss made state
ment in which he declared that Captain Eakins
only made sixty raids while in command or the
Fifteenth Precinct and not seventy. as he al
legged and that he only made three during the
time covered by the socety's charges.
Captain Eakins was Their recalled TO the stand
and. in reply to Mr. Moss's question, said he was
at time in command Of the Twelfth Pre-
cinct and that his ward man was Shalvey VINO
testified against several captains before the
Lexow Committee. Mr.. Moss read parts OF snail
veys testimony before the committee, in which
he accused Captain Eakins Of receiving black
mall from him. Shalvey said that he collected
money from pooroom keepers policy players,
quor-dealers and disorderly house propr:etors'
and that he paid Captain Eakins $3.50 month.
He also swore that during the time captain
Eakins was in command of the Twelfth Pre-
clnct he (Shavey) gave him as much as ''oV0
collected for protection.
Mr. Moss said that Shalvey was the witness
whom he tried to subpoena. but was unable to
find He then asked Captain Eakins what he
had to saw to that Mr. Hess Captain Eakinss
lawyer objected to the question on the ground
that there was no way to question Shalvey or
impeach his testimony. Commissioner Andrews
sustained the objection, and Captain Eakins LETT
the stand.
WHY SHE PAID MONEY.
Mr.. Moss then called "Gerte" Long. who said
She lived at No. 305 Sixth-st. She swore
that in her twelve years experience she had
paid the police between $4,000 and $1,000. Il
haven't got any more money now. Since Janu-
airy have paid officers Zimmerman. Crimmoh'
Gilmartin Scheck and Danregan," she said
What did you pay them for?' asked Mr..
Moss.
For honest protection in the street and not 10
be arrested" replied the witness
.'I used to pay O'Rourke s. a week and Zim-
norman 81 80 a week Afterward l paid Zim-
norman 81 night. $50 month. paid all
through last winter and through the Lexow IN
vestigation | paid later to policemen in the FIJI
teenth Precinct on post. These men USED 10
pay were fly cops. Some OF them had girls thes
used to protect We called them copper wo-
mem Zimmerman and O'Rourke used to make
us give them money besides the regular weekly
payment They would take us in and let us go
for S. Zimmerman arrested me one night ana
| wanted s. to let go. | did not nave any
| money so he took one Of my diamond rings ana
| kept II until the next night, when gave MN the
r. and he returned the ring. | arrested on
July 81 since which time | have not PAID
any money. In the station-house | told them
| about paying money to the police. and threat
ened TO go TO Parkhurst but attention was
| pad TO what | sad. told them they were
thieves aad ought to be sent to Sing ns. When
| uatI fharu
send me TO the island once when l was ar
rested | told Zimmerman would go before the
Lexow Committee. Zimmerman said he would
get me of and his friends came to intercede for
me A girl called Whitechapel Jennie got three
months from the Judge because sne s"u s"o
paid Scheok
him Il I'm the station. one time Gilmarun ar
| rested me- and on the way to the station-house
! he took me into Lynch's saloon and got Lynch 10
go my bail
HE DID NOT ARREST WOMEN.
.r have seen the captain around the precinct.
but he never made himself so prominent as TO ar
POS, women His men were out to do that.
have been around the Fifteenth Precinct for the
last fifteen years When was arrested on July
., T., was the first time had been arrested In two
wears Three other girls-'Chicago Lill' FLOR,
ence Sherwood and Leila Daly-were arrested
threa tened to 20 to see the Parkhurst people and
several policemen. including officer Foley. tried 10
dissuade me from doing so. | have paid Dan
Rcgan and O'Rourke $40 a month each. nave
| aleo Maid Policemen George LeesOn. Tommy Do
| Ian. John Qmnan. officer Connors. oflcer Jeh-
| kins Officer Kennedy (who Is now rounhsmai)
| and Tommy Mcconnell. They all got y Weeh
! have known many girls TO pawn their Jewelry u
| pay officers for walking on the street. nave
| been In Daly's Hotel. the Florida. st. Lawrence
and the Jerome. Jennie Carroll owns DAYS no
| oon w nd Nh 4
| | have been in these places many times since
| January /. Zimmerman wanted me to collec'
| from the other girls. When the LeXow commit
! tee In session was begged not 10 20 peiois
| them Officers Seyback and Clair came to me anc
| nterceded for the men who had been houhdlnl
me. After the committee ADJOURNED IL was th'
| same old story. The police bounded me as marc
As they could Lesson is the hrst one VINO mau'
| me give money" . .
When asked to mention the names Of all the
| policemen to whom she had paid money, tne wit
| ness said they were Mcconnell. Connors. Dolan
Leeson. McCourt Dan" Regan. ORourke Sey
beck Clair. Zimmerman. Scheck. Quinlan. Tier
ney. Jenkins and Kennedy.
no ATTENTION PAID TO HER STORY.
Mr. Hess cross-examined the Long woman
She said she was forty years old and had beer
around the Fifteenth Precinct since about th'
time of the Manhattan Bank burglary. She als'
said Captain Eakins was in the station on TN
night OF her arrest. when she complained abou
paving money To the police. He had paid NJ
attention to her story The witness said sh
was poor now; that she had given all to tn
police
Those hounds" she declared; they wer
after me all the time"
Officer McCulty testified that he had made ar
rests but complained that his prisoners had no
been held. In the police court he had made nj
afidavits based on evidence he had collected
but In several instances his prisoners had beef
discharged.
The trial will be continued next Friday
An UNDERSTANDING REACHED BY THI