The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-03-21
WHAT THEY ARE THERE FOR.
New York Police Officers Informed of
Charges Agaihst Them.

charges 4 Eaihst Them.
New York, March 2O.-The policemen
of this city against whom indictments
have been found by the extraordinary
grand jury have been place under ar
rest. The indicted men are:
Captain John T. Stevenson, Inspector
William Mclaughlin Captain Jacob
Seibert, Union Market station; Captain
J. J. Donohue, West Twentieth street
station; Captain NJ. ]. Murphy, West
one Hundredth street station; Cap
tain James K. Price MacDougall street
station; former Police Captains Will
liam s. Deverey and Carpenter; Ward
man Edward Glenn (diSmisSed): Ward
man Edward s. Hill formerly under
Captain Price,, Wardman Burns
dumped his bald, Patrolman Henry
Schnill.
The order which came 10 the super
lntendent from the district attorneys
Office was to have the men there at IL
O'Clock this morning. Shortly before
1890 the indicted men gathered at po-
lice headquarters. After being placed
under Arrest they We're conducted To
the district attorneys Office by Incpec-
tor Williams and McAvoy. The for
mer had in his care Inspector Nc
Laughlin and Captains Seibert, Dono-
hue, Price and Deverey. Tie others
walked by the side of inspector Nc
AVoy. Superintendent ByrneS said
that the indictments which had been
handed to him were all that had been.
found.
In the corridor the captains talked
excitedly with their chief. but all pro-
feSSed ignorance as To- what evidence
they could have been indicted upon.
When il was announced that all the
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 Viii
liam w. Mclaughlin was the first call
ed 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 recon-
mendation OF District Attorney Eel
lows the bail was fixed at $40 COO The
bail on the first charge was fixed at
$4,000 and on each of the other four It
S2,j00. The bail in the case of John j.
DOnOhue was fixed at 50 500: Michael
J. Murphy $4,000; eX-Captain William
s. DeVerey's bail was fixed az $4,000.
In the case Of eN-Captain John =.
Stevenson no warrant was issued, as
/ he is now under $3.50 bail pending a
new trial for bribery. There are three
indictments against Henry SchnilI, one
I for bribery, one for perjury and one
for eXtOrtion. on the first two charges
/ bail was made at s. 600 each and on the
/ latter $1,000. Captain Jacob Seibert
was held in $4,000, and Captain James
L. Price in $500 for extortion. Ed
ward GlennOn. who is under Indictment
( and out under So 600 bail. had s.. 900
added. james Burns is under indict-
ment aud District Attorney Fellows
said he had good reason 10 Iieve he
would appear 20 give bail. The amount
was not fixed.
As soon as the formality Of fixing
bail was over the men were taken back
10 the district attorneys Office, where
the bonGsrnen were examined.
The indictments against Inspector
Mclaughlin allege that the offenses
were committed while he was in COM
mand of the Old Slip station-the First
precinct Each Indictment contains
five counts, four for bribery and one for
I eXtortion. The first four counts al
+ lese that certain sums were paid to Nc
Laughliu. and received by him as a
bribe, upon the understanding that he
was TO protect the giver from police
: interference.
The indictments against Captains
Donohue and Price charge them with
attempted eXtortion. in that they en-
deaVCTed 10 obtain money from Jared
z 41EEr IL. HN threatening IL liftSeC- lIt.
him FOR renting flats for immoral pur-
+ poses.
( Captain Murphy Is indicted for accept
( ing q bride OF so on April u. 1890
F from Robert Payne. who formerly kept
, a concert han on Eighth avenue. 70 pro-
+ tect Payne from police Interference.
There * one Indictment against Can
tain Jacob Seibert Tor accepting 50
on Plly L. tSeo. from Augustus w
+ Barney. keeper Of the Magnolia hotel
. TO protect him from police interference
EX-CaptaiD Devery is indicted for
bribery and exJoTtiou. The specific
Z complaint is thar be took 800 from
? Francis y. SeagTiSt. Jr.. on May 50.
1898. Seagrlst was at that time tearing
! down a building IN D5very's precinct.
Ex-Captain CarEenJer entered the
( court soon after the other cases had
3 been disposed OF, and was admitted
20 bail II $l00oo.
Ex-Captain Stevenson IS indicted FOR
3 accepting 500 on February J. lSee. from
W F ! PrslIe. president ~ the Re
tail Liquor Dealers assUcia ton Of me
Fifth ward, % insure protection.
EE-Captsin Carpenter = indicted f1-
. receiving sI.e09 from VIZ. Harms on
March /. 1891. 70 protect the members
81 the Retail Liquor Dealers sssocia-
ton \ witness against Carpenter was
Captain SchmirtcerEer
; F.x- Wardr1an tilenror x indicted for
taking : bribe @ 500 - May -. 1874