The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-20
MCLAUGHLIN ON THE LIST
Inspector and Five Captains
Among Those Recently
Indicted.
ALL MARCHED INTO COURT.
Bribery, Perjury and Extortion the
Principal Charges Against the
Accused.

NEW YORK, March 19.-All the police
officials against whom indictments were
found yesterday by the extraordinary Grand
Jury were arrested when they went to po-
lice headquarters this morning.
The indicted are: Inspector William
Mclaughlin, Captain Jacob Siebert, Union
Market station; Captain J. ]. Donohue,
West Twentieth-street station; Captain
NJ. J. Murphy, West One Hundredth- street
station Captain ]. X. Price of the Nc
Dougal-street station: former Police Cap
tain William S. Dewey; Wardman Edward
Glennon (dismissed); Wardman Edward
S. Hill formerly under Captain PRICE, ;
Wardman Burns dumped his baiD.
Superintendent Byrnes said there was a
warrant for still another formerly con-
nected with the police force. The prison
ers were conducted to the District Attor-
ney's Office by Inspectors Williams and
McAvoy. Byrnes said the indictments
handed him were all that had been found.
In the corridor the captains talked ex-
citedly with their chiefs, but all protested
ignorance as TO what evidence they could
have been indicted upon. When it was
announced that all the prisoners were
wanted in the court of Oyer and Terminer,
where District Attorney Fellows was wait
ing to fix the amount of bail, the men filed
into line, and, headed by Inspector Will
iams, entered the courtroom. Inspector
William Mclaughlin was the first called to
the bar. The inspector, pale and trembling
visibly, was addressed by the clerk, who
said:
There are five indictments against
you"
Justice Ingraham was handed the papers
IN the case, and upon the recommendation
OF District Attorney Fellows, the bail was
fixed at $4,000. 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
J. J. DOnOhue was fixed at $500; Michael
J. Murphy, $4,000; ex-Captain William
Devoy's bail was fixed at $4,000. In the
case of ex-Captain John T. Stephenson no
warrant was issued as he is now under
5000 bail pending new trial for bribery
There are three indictments against Henry
w. Schill, one for bribery, one Tor perjury
and one for extortion. On the first two
charges bail was made at $5000 ch, and
on the latter $1,000.
Captain Jacob Seibert was held in $40, OOO
and Captain j. R. Price in $500 for extor-
ton. Edward Glennon, who is under in
dictment and out on $4,000 bail, had $4,000
added. James Burns is under Indictment,
and District 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
Nav- Nnrly &c ho :
fixing bail was over they were taken back
to the District Attorneys office, where their
bondsmen were examined. The indict-
ments against Inspector Mclaughlin al
lege that the offenses were all committed
while he was in command of the old slip
station-the First Precinct.
Each Indictment against Mclaughlin
contains five counts, four for bribery
one for extortion. The first foul
counts alleged that certain sums
were paid him and received by
him as a bride, upon the understanding
that he was to protect the giver from po-
lice interference. The indictments against
Captains Donohue and Price charge them
with attempted extortion, in that they en-.
deavored to obtain money from Jared
Flagg Jr, by threatening to prosecute him
Tor renting flats for immoral purposes.
Captain Murphy is indicted for accept
ing brlbe of $50, on April L, 1890, from
Robert Payne, who formerly kept con
cert hall on Eighth avenue, to protect
Payne from police interference. The
indictment against Captain Seibert i.
for accepting $25 on July 1, 1890, from
Augusta w. Barney, keeper of the Mag
Tn1io Hn+al 10 bo-
reference.
Ex-Captain Dewey is indicted for bribery
and extortion. The specific complaint i!
that he took 500 from Francis w. Sergris
Jr., on May 30, 1894. Sergrist was at tha
time tearing down building in Dewey.
precinct.
Ex-Captain Carpenter entered the court
soon after the other cases were disposed o.
and was admitted to bail in $4,000.
Ex-Captain Stevenson was indicted fo1
accepting 500 on February 1, 1892 from
William ]. Prelle, president of the Liquor
dealers Association of the Fifth Ward. te
insure protection.
Ex-Captain Carpenter is indicted for re
ceiving $1,000 from William Hartmann or
March l, 1891, to protect the members O.
the Retail Liquor-dealers' Association. A
witness against Carpenter was Captain
Schmittberger.
Ex-Wardman Glannon is indicted 70,
taking bride of 500 on May IL, 1894, from
Francis w. Sergrist Jr. He took the bride
for himself, and in another indictment b,
is charged with taking 500 for the captain
There are three indictments against Pa
trolman Henry Schmit for bribe-takin,
from saloons and disorderly houses, ant
for perjury in false-swealing before tn,
Grand Jury.
Ex-Captain Stevenson will be REQUIRED
to appear on Thursday morning to plead I,
the Indictment, but he viii not be arrested
or placed under additional bail. The othe
indicted officers viii appear before Justic
Ingraham Thursday morning at 1913
O'Clock to plead.