New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-05-22
POLICE INDICTMENTS GO.
A BATCH DISMISSED BY JUSTICE KEOGH
ON COLONEL FELLOWS'S MOTION.
OTHERS TRANSFERRED TO GENERAL SESSIONS.
AND THEY. TOO ARE LIKELY TO


AND THEY. TOO. ARE LIKELY TO
BE oUAsHED.
Dstrict-Attorney Fellows yesterday had most Oh
the last batch OF police indictments growing out Oh
the Lexow investigation dismissed by Justice heosh
in the Criminal Branch OF the supreme court
and the remaining few indictments OF police
men and ex-polcemen were transferred 10 l"e
Court OF General Sessions. with the understanding
that they too might soon be dismissed with the
exception Of ex-Police Captain Carpenter VINO
pleaded guilty 10 bribery the other day ana was Sent
10 the penitentiary. no man among the man! ""0
were Indicted on account Of the disclosures O.i0''
the Lexow Committee has been sent 10 pi'So,
CAPTAIN Stephenson was convicted pu' ne oO'A,'.1'
a new trial and is at liberty Inspector mclaughlin
also was convicted, and his appeal Is sun Peiu'"s
while he is out on ball ,
Iust,ce Keogh opened court at $3.50 m YESTERDAY
and the District-AttorneN was on manu- at ""'
early hour to the dismissal Oh 'nuic'"''"'''
Colonel Fellows made short speech teii'ne soi''c
ching ~ the history of the Lexow investigation ana
of the indictments which han been tried VI us
missed from time TO time. Iheh ne "ion I, ~
dismiss three indictments against captain " mo-
s Devery who recently was tried ana @Vqu.''N
on one Indictment; ten indictments against ~
man Edward Glennon Deverys former ward man
ho uas accused OF bribery by Rhoda Saniord'
,uo indictments against Policeman Augustus l.
Tborne accused of bribery; one indictment asa'nS'
Captain' Max Schmittberger. who received d pi
from Mr. Forget. the agent OF the frehV" ~
lint 70 whom immunity promised when ne iiaue
his confession before the LeXow commute, 0'0
indictment against Policeman Henry W. semi az
cusad of perturv and one Indictment against zap
tain Jacob Sebert accused OF accepting oi'oe "a
So from A. W. Barney , +,
Colonel Fellows also moved that the lo'io"'''e "
dictments be transferred TO the Court oil Oeiie' :"
Sessions for future action. He said ne was n''
ready to ask either their dismissal or that e c
tried: one Indictment. for perjury aga 80
man Henry w Schill: one for bribery as.li1s. e t
tempted extortion against Patrolineh hugh O"'i"''
John II Thran and Edward Willie 49, Mt
Justice Keogh disposed of the cases as me us
+rct-Attorney requested, and after Colonel feIoM
had told OF the valuable services rendered 10 Sne
prosecution by the special counsel, austen ~ r0N
and Daniel G. Rollins. the court adJoufNcu. 1890
Colonel Fellows said in reference 10 me cdstS
transferred TO General Sessions, that ne hau Iot nag
an opportunity to consult the witnesses ana see -
there was sufficient evidence on when 10 90 "
trial He somewhat doubted If the cases would eyer yer
come to trial he said. but he wanted time IN Wil.m
10 examine available evidence. The various Idw3vrs ,
representing the accused men went 70 the cOui
after the proceedings over. Each lawyer said
he would move In General Sessions In day or wv
for the dismissal of the complaint against MS cHeh