New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-12
CHARGES OF BRIBERY MADE.
JERSEY c1rY's ASSISTANT PROSECUTOR
ACCUSED.
IT IS ALLEGED THAT HE. WITH AssEMBLYMAN
ELECT SIMPSON. ACCEPTED $500 TO SECURE
THE RELEASE OF PRISONER WHO

THE RELEASE OF PRISONER WHO
,T HAD PLEADED GUILTY.
Sensational charges OF bribery made yes,er-
aay. by Jersey City newspaper against Assistant
Prosecutor Joseph NJ. Noonan, OF Hudson County,
and Aesemblyman elect Alexander NJ. Simpson.
The newspaper men who were assigned to make
the investigation took Up the case OF Nickodne
Bocxkowski, a Polish school-teacher. who has plead
ed guilty to ten indictments for swindlng his
countryrnen out of money intrusted TO him 10 trans
nit to their friends in Poland. Two men, OF wnom
one had slight acquaintance with Assistant Prose
cutor Noonan. called on the latter at the FrVse-
cutors office In the County Courthouse They spoAe
Of Tammany politician and OF Joseph German, a
p!ckpocket their friends. MI Noohan sA'N'
what can I do for your"
I'VE wanted to learn II you would turn OUT
guy" was the answer Then the Assistant Prose-
cutor asked: We'll. what's 1t worth? You know IL
all depends on the case. What's the charger?
The case explained Mr. Noonan looked up
the statutes He said "the - fool" had pleaded
guilty and would get five years. The first thing
10 be done was to get the case reopened What
the Assistant Prosecutor could do was to con-
sent 70 a reopening. After further discussion
one Of the men asked: What is the best thing you
will do to turn that man out?" They declare that
Noopan replied
.It win cost 81 600" Noonan continued: Now. you
get Aleck Simpson TO go into court before Judge
Hudspeth and reopen the case on the plea that the
this men will come up for sentence. must have
an excuse for sending him back II you could set
tie this matter tonight would get his sentence
postponed tomorrow. After the plea Is changed
would tell the Judge had no evidence to convict
him and that could not send to Poland to bring
Witnesses TO swear they never received the money,
The three went to Browns saloon, across the
way from the courthouse. Noonan said the pris-
oner's friends were cheap set of guys" IL they
could not give up $500 There ought to be $1,000
in the case. 1t wasn't worth bothering with for
less than $500. Mr.. Noonan made engaee
to meet the newspaper men the next day In a
chophouse at Thrty-ffth-st. and sixth-ave. this
city. and to have "Aleck' Simpson with him.
The appointment was kept. The two found Moo
nan and Simpson waiting for them Mr.. Simp-
son understood the case. The men said that $500
all that the prisoners friends could raise.
His family had no money Noonan struck for $500,
but Simpson said. Now, Joe. what's the use Of
kickng7 We have lost so much time that II We
Kick we may lose everything. And then, we might
want to do business again with the boys" simp-
son went home FIRST. After his departure Noonan
told the men to meet him in his office In the court
house, at 2 o'clock the next afternoon. In the
evening Noonan had borrowed SO of of the
men. and by way OF q Joke gave him cuff and
cuff button, which the newspaper man still has.
When Simpson the ten-dolar bill he took one
Of the men aside and borrowed S. The two news
and Simpson as friend Of the. prisoner, The
stranger told the lawyers that $500 was all that
Noonan was in Browns SALOON the next after;
noon when The men went to his once simpson ,h
him and found Noonan. and met Chief Callahan Of
the Harrison police in the saloon. The converse
ton which took pass aeeordins to the newspaper
made admissions Of crooked work in the protection
Of crime. The two lawyers and the newspaper men
n ie n took anS
ed. simpson made vigorous demand for his share
AND NoGnsn gave bin sa sum ssS a is. soo
were not delivered. he would have to return the
money The newspaper men declined share nro. Of
Simpson gave a receipt for the $500 to the news
Before Boczowsk was arraisned a note was sent
signed By nsE,papsr man to J1ass hud as2esa
sss INN the sa Simpson % an had Sea
~ getting the Pole 70 consent 70 a. change In his
i ss sy James far Msns
nation that simpson had been retained in the
the next day. last Friday morning. When the
we're was nts nn Judge
q constable for them. Simpson was In trouble
because the Pole refused to sign a.. an AN. am,
Ssst 81 he
the plea d TO rsse S & Seupr of
sci. Manning. was not present at the time when
soczowski was h.st arrsignsd and pleaded guilty
Alexander Simpson said last night that the
swered an inquiry Of BoczowsM for counsel BY sug.
receipt was gysn for s %hSs en sP sSa
after looking into the case he decided the plea Of
Mr.. Noonan declined to discuss the matter N
detail He said the accusation was false in all It's