The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-03-20

New York, March 19.-All the police
officials, against whom indictments
were found yesterday by the extra
ordinary grand jury. were arrested
when they went TO police headquarters
this morning. The indicted are:
Inspector William Mclaughlin.
Captain Jacob Seibert. Union market
station.
Captain ]. J. Donahue, West Tween
tieth street station.
Captain NJ. ]. Murphy, West One
Hundreth street station. q.
Captain James K. Price, MacDougal
street station.
Former Police Captain William S.
Devery.
wardman Edward Glennon dds
missed)
Wardman Edward S. Hill 4ormerly
under Captain Price.
Wardman Burns dumped his bail)
Superintendent Byrnes said there
was a warrant for still another man
formerly connected with the police
force.
The prisoners were conducted to the
district attorneys Office by Inspectors
Williams and McAvoy. Byrnes said
the indictments handed him were all
that had been found.
All Profess Ignorance.
In the corridor, the captains talked
excitedly with their chiefs, but all pro-
fessed ignorance as to what evidence
they could have been indicted upon.
prisoners were wanted in the Court of
Oyer and Terminer, where District At
torney Fellows was waiting to fix the
amount of bail, the men filed into line
and headed by Inspector Williams en-
tered the court room.
Inspector William Mclaughlin was
the first called to the bar. The in
spector, pale and trembling visibly,
was addressed by the clerk, who said:
There are five indictme nts against
YOU
Justice Ingraham was handed the
papers in the case. and upon the
recommendation of District Attorney
Fellows the bail was fixed at 500, 00O
The bail on the first charge was fixed
at $4,000 and each Of the other four
at $500. The bail in the case of John
Michael J. Murphy, $4,000; ex-Captain
William Devery's bail was fixed at
$4,000. In the case Of ex-Captain John
L. Stephenson, no warrant was issued
as he is now under 5000 bail pending
a new trial for bribery. There are
three indictments against Henry W.
SchlIl, one for bribery, one for perjury
and one for extortion. On the first
two charges bail was made at 5000
each and on the latter 81, 006
Captain Jacob Seibert was held in
$4,000 and Captain James r. Price in
$500 for extortion. Edward Glennon,
who is under indictment and out on
$1,000 bail had $1,000 added James
Burns is under indictment and as Dis.
trict Attorney Fellows said he had
good reason to believe he would appear
to give bail, the amount was not fixed
Carpenter is not on the force now and
lives in New York. AS soon as the
were taken back to the district at
torney's office where their bondsmen
were examined. The indictments,
against Inspector Mclaughlin allege
that the offences were all committed
while he was in command of the Old
Slip station-the First precinct.
There Are Five Counts.
Each indictment contains five counts.
four for bribery and one for exto.,tion.
The first four counts alleged that GER
tain sums were paid to McLaughlin
and received by him as a bride. upon
the understanding that he was to pro-
tect the giver from police interference.
The indictments against Captains
Donohue and Price charge them with
attempted extortion in that they en-
deavored to obtain money from Jared
F'lagg, jr., by threatening to prosecute
him for renting flats for immoral y)ur-
poses.
Captain Murphy is indicted for ac
cepting a bride of $50 on april /, 1890.
from Robert Payne, who formerly kept
a concert hall on Eighth avenue to
protect Payne from police Interference.
This is the indictment against CAPTAIN
Jacob Seibert for accepting s25 on July
1, 1890, from Augustus w. Barney,
keeper Of the Magnolia hotel. to pro-
tect him from police interference.
Ex-Captain Devery is indicted for
bribery and extortion. The specific
complaint is that he took s1OO from
Francis w. Sergrist. jr., on May 30.
1894. Sergrist was at that time tearing
down a building in Devery's precinct.
EX-Captain Stevenson is indicted for
accepting 800 on February 1, 1892. from
William J. Prelle, president of the
Liquor Dealers association of the Fifth
ward, to insure protection.
Ex-Captain Carpenter is indicted for
receiving $1,000 from William Harms
on March l, 1891. to protect the mem
bers of the Retail Liquor Dealers as
ISOLATION. A witness against Carpen-
ter was Captain Schmittberger.
Ex-Wardman Glannon is indicted for
taking a bride of 800 on May IS, 1894.
from Francis w. Seagrist, jr. He took
the bride for himself. and in another
Indictment he is charged with taking
one hundred for the captain.
There are three indictments against
Patrolrnan Henry Schmit for bribe-
taking from saloons and houses of as
signation and perjury in false swear
ing before the grand jury.
Ex-Captain Stevenson will be re-
quired to appear on Thursday morn
ing to plead to the indictment, but he
Will not be arrested or placed under
additional bail. The other indicted Of
ficers will appear before Justice In
graham, Thursday morning, at 1890
o'clock. TO plead.