The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1895-03-23
NAMES OF INDICTED POLICEMEN
New York Boodlers Brought Before the
District Attorney.

New YORK Boodlers Brought Before the
District Attorney.
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 police headquarters this morning. The
indicted are: Inspector William Nc
Laughlin, Captain Jacob Seibert, Union
Market station; Captain j. J. Donohue.
West Twentieth street station; Captain
NJ. ]. Murphy. West One Hundredth
street station; Captain James X. Price,
Macdougal street station; former Police
Captain William S. Devery Wardman
Edward Glennon, dismissed Wardman
Edward S. HILL formerly under Captain
Price; Wardman Burns, who jumped his
bail; Captain John Stevenson. The pris-
oners were conducted to the district at
torneys office by Inspectors Williams
and McAvoy.
In the corridor the captains talked ex-
citedly with their chiefs, but all professed
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 Eel
lows was waiting to fix the amount of
the bail, the men filed into line and,
headed by Inspector Williams entered
the court room Inspector Mclaughlin
spector. pale and trembling visibly, was
addressed by the clerk, who said, There
are five indictments against you"
Justice Ingraham was handed the pa
pers in the case and. upon recommends
ton of District Attorney Fellows. the
bail was fixed al $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 John j. Donahue was fixed
at 81, 800; Michael J. Murphy, $4,000; eX-
Captain William Devery's bail was fixed
al $4,000 In the case of eX-Captain John
T. stephenson no warrant was issued, as
he II now under 5000 bail pending q new
trial Tor bribery. There are three indict-
ments against Henry W. Schll. on the
first two charges the bail was set at &c.,
900 each and on the latter $1,000. Captain
Jacob Seibert was held in $4,000, and
Captain James r. Price of $500 for ex-
tortion. Edward Glennon. who is under
Indictment and out on 5000 bail, had
$1,000 added. Carpenter is not on the
force now and lives in New York.
AS soon as the formality of fixing the
bail was over, they were taken back to
the district attorneys office, where their
bondsmen were examined.
The indictments against Inspector Nc
Laugln allege that the offenses were
all committed while he was in command
of Old Slip statiOn-the First precinct.
Each indictment contains five counts.
four for bribery, one for eXtortion. The
first four counts alleged that certain
sums We're paid to Mclaughlin and re-
ceived by him as bride upon the under
standing that he was to protect the giver
from police interference.
The indictments against Captains Don
ahue and Price charge them with at
tempted eXtortion in that they endeav-
ored to obtain money from Jared Flagg,
Jr., by threatening to prosecute him for
renting flats for immoral purposes.
Captain Murphy is indicted for ac-
cepting a bribe of $50 on April ], 1890.
from Robert Payne, who formerly kept
a concert hall on Eighth avenue, to pro-
tect Payne from police interference.
The indictment against Captain Jacob
Seibert is for accepting sos on July /.
1890, from Augustus w. Barney keeper
of Magnolia hotel, to protect him from
police interference.
EX-Captain Devery is indicted for bril-
berry and extortion. The specific COM
plant is that he took 500 from Francis
W. Sergrst, Jr, on May 30, 1894 Sergrist
was at that time tearing down a build
ing in Deverys precinct.
EX-Captain Carpenter entered court
soon after the other cases had been dis
posed of and was admitted to bail in So
600.
EN-Captain Stevenson is indicted for &C
cepting 800 from William j. Prelle, pres
ident of the Liquor Dealers Association
of the Fifth ward, to insure protection.
EN-Captain Carpenter is indicted foi
receiving $1,000 from William Arms or
March /. 1891, to protect the members oil
retail liquor dealers.
/ EX-Wardman Glennan is indicted fol
/ taking a bride of 500 from Francis w
/ Seagrist, Jr He took the bride for him
/ self and in another indictment he /.
/ charged with taking 500 for the captain
There are three indictments agains
! Patrolman Henry Schmidt for bribe-tak
} ing from saloons and houses of assigna
/ ton and perjury in false swearing be
! fore the grand jury.
EN-Captain Stevenson will be required
to appear on Tuesday morning to plea,
! to the Indictment. but he will not be ar
rested or placed under additional bail
The other indicted officers win appea
before Justice Ingraham Thursday morn
ing to plead.
/ ADVISED TO KILL A BOGUS MESSIAH