Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-03-19
LATE NEWS BY WIRE
Arrest of Indicted New York Police
Officials.
CHARGES ON WHICH THEY ARE HELD
They Include BIackmai, Bribery
and Perjury.
THE REFORM MOVEM ENT


NEW York. March 19.-All the police
officials against whom indictments were
found yesterday by the extraordinary
grand Jury were placed under arrest when
they went to police headquarters this
morning. The indicted men are Inspector
William Mclaughlin, Captain Jacob Sic
bert Union market station; Captain j. ].
Donohue, West Goth street station; Captain
MI. Murphy. West Tooth street station;
Captain James K. Price. MacDougall street
station; former Police Captain William S.
Devery, -Wardman Edward G!ennon dis
m.ssed, Wardman Edward s. Hill CORNER
Iy- under Captain PRICE,. Wardman Burns
dumped his baiD, Capt. John L. Stephen
SON..
The order, which came. to the superin-
tendent from the district attorneys office
was to have all the men there at IL o'clock
this morning, Shortly before 1890 o'clock
the indicted men gathered at police head
Quarters. After being placed under arrest
they were conducted to the district attor-
ney's office by Inspectors Williams and
McAvoy. The former had in his care In
spector Mclaughlin and Captains Siebert,
Donohue, Price and Devery. The others
walked by the side of Inspector McAvoy.
=. Superintendent Byrnes said that the in
d:ctments which had been handed to him
were all that had been found.
The Captains Talked ExcftedIy.
In the corridor the captains talked ex-
-citedly with their chiefs, but all professed
ignorance as to what evidence they could
have been indicted on.
:, When 1t was announced that all the
prisoners were wanted in the court of oyer
and terminer where the district attorney
was waiting to fix the amount of the bail.
the men filed into line and, headed by In
spector Williams, entered the court room.
Inspector william w. Mclaughlin was
pale ard trembling. was addressed by the
clerk, Who said: There are hve indict-
ments against you"
:. Justice Ingraham was handed the papers
In the case, and upon the accommodation
of District Attorney Fellows the bail was
fixed at $4,000. The bail on the first charge
was fixed at $4,000. and on each of the
other four at $500.
The bail in the case of JOHN ]. Donohue
was fixed at $500; Michael ]. Murphy.
$4,000. Ex-Capt. William s. Devery's bail
was fixed at $4,000.
In the case of ex-Capt John T. Stephen
son no warrant was issued, as he is now
under $4,000 ball. pending new trial Tor
bribery.
Henry W. Scfrll, 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 81 900.
Captain jacob Siebert was held in $1O.-
$50 and Captain James r. Price In $500
for extortion. Edward G. Glennon, who is
under Indictment. and out on 5000 bail.
had $4,000 added. James Burns Is also
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 in Nyack.
As soon as the formality of fixing bail
was over the men were taken back to the
district attorneys office. where the bonds
men were examined. Bail will be given
during the day.
Charges Against the Accused.
The indictments against Inspector Nc
Larghln.ahese that the offenses were all
committed while he was In command of
the Old Slip station-the first precinct.
Each. Indictment contains five counts, four
for bribery and. one for extortion. The
first four counts. allege that certain sums
were paid to Mclaughlin, and received by
him as a bride, upon the understanding
that he was to protect the giver from
observation-disclosures.
The indictments against Capts. Donohue
ami Price charge them with attempted ex-
,tortion In that they endeavored to obtain
money from Jared Flagg, jr., by threa ten
ing to prosecute him for renting flats fol-
immoral purposes. .
Capt. Murphy is indicted for accepting a
bride of $50 on April 1, 1890. from Robert
Payne. who formerly kept concert hall in
9th avenue, to protect Payne from police
jp terfsrence.,sra.~
There is one Indictment against Capt
$3.50, from Augustus w. Barney, keeper OF
the Magnolia Hotel. to protect him from
police Interference.
Ex-Capt. Devery Is indicted for bribery
ard extortion. The specific complaint Is
that he took 800 from Francis w. Seagrist
jr., on May 80, 1894. Seagrist was at thai
time tearing down building in Devery's
precinct.
CO. Ex-Capt. Carpenter entered the court
soon after the. other cases had been dis.
posed OF. and was admitted to bail In
$4,000, go.
Ex-Capt. John T. Stephenson is indicted
for accepting a bride from the Retail
Liquor Dealers Association of the fifth
ward. to insure police protection. Ex-Capt
Edward Carpenter is indicted for a similar
onetse A witness against Carpenter is
Police Capt. Max F. Schmitt5erger.
EX-Wardman Glennon Is indicted for ac-
cepting a bride. He Is also charged with
There are three indictments against Pa.
-trolman Henry H. Schill, bribery, perjury
and blackE1ail.
Burns is not in New York and the
charges against him were not given out
The indicted officers will appear before
Justice 1ngraham in the court of oyer and
:erminer on Thursday morning, at 1870
aclcck. and plead to the indictments.
EX-Capt. Stephenson will be required to
appear on Thursday morning to plead to
The Indictment, but he will not be arrested
Or placed under additional bail.