New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-26
TAMMANY EXPOSED.
INA NOUS WORK CONFESSED.
A HIDEoUs REVELATION OF OFFICIAL
PARTNERSHIP WITH CRIME.
THE rotIc: DEPARTMENT DEsAUcHED-PoIIcE
PROTECTION GIVEN TO DIsORDERLY
ouslss-BLAc9MAIL AND Biu-

Perry ON EVERY HAND.
convincing and damning exposure or ram
nany's criminal methods made in 1884.
the last year OF Tammany's rule in this city
when the Lexow Committee investigated the
administration OF the police and other depart
ments. then under complete Tammany control.
II WAS proved that blackmail was systemat-
icaily levied upon private citizens. that pup
,,c offices were bought and sold. that the Police
Department protected vice and crime and shared
the profits Of criminality and that the leaders
Of Tammany Hall were personal benehcaries
Of the bjdeous partnership between the govern
ment and crime.
POLICE OPPRESSION.
1t was made plain that the New work police
had peIsistently interfered with the rights on
voters in some parts Of the city, and had per-
mitted gross violations Of the Election law by
Tammany thugs and repeaters. BY the ex-
animation of Morris Tekulsky. president OF the
Liquor Dealers Association. who had been
elected a delegate to the Constitutional Conven-
ton. il was shown that there had been an ar
rancement between Tammany Hall and the
liquor-dealcrs by which the dealers had been
allowed to violate the Law forbdding the sale
of liquor on Sundays in return for contributions
to the Tammany campaign fund President
James ] Martin OF the Police Board was ex-
amined on April and the following days.
and made damaging admissions as to the inilu-
ence which Tammany politicians eXerted over
the police. in the elections. 1t was shown that
many policemen had been admitted 10 member
ship in Tammany clubs
Police Commissioner John McClave was in the
witness chair for several days and allowed
searching examination OF his private and bust
rcss accounts. Gideon Granger. his son-in- law.
charged MIN with having received money for
the appointment and promotion of policemen,
ard Mr. McClave broke down and became seri-
ously ILL., lie afterward resigned as Police Com
missioner and left the city. His secretary.
Charles Grant. also implicated in the bargaining
for appointments and promotions. likewise re-
signed and left the city.
VICE AND CRIME PROTECTED
A number Of witnesses testified that they
had kept Gisorderly houses in the city and
had paid brihcs to police captains and ward men.
The investigation on that line Of the inquiry
was continued until the end Of June. ard when
the committee took adjournment for the
summer the Police Commissioners began tho
trials Of members OF the force who had been
implicated by the testimony before the com
mttee. ard dismissed Police Captains Michael
Doherty. William :. Devcrey. Adam Il. Cross
and John T. Stephenson and "A number Of ger
geants and ward men. The Commissioners also
abolished the Office OF ward man. The dis
missed CAPTAINS were afteTward indicted and
Captain Stephenson was convicted OF bribery.
The investigation 10y the committee was re-
sUmcd for few days on September 10 II was
shown that "grecngooGs" Swindlers in the city
had been protected by the police in several
precincts and that large sums Of money had
been paid to police captains and To Central
Office detectives by the swindlcrs
BLACKMAIL
The committee continued the investigation on
October l. A number of witnesses testified that
policy shops and poolTooms and even street
TENDERS had paid tribute TO the police ana
that the police courts were controlled by Tam
,hany politicians. Policemen OF the Steamboat
Squad VINO had received extra pay for services
rendered to steamship companies nj the North
River piers. tcStl!t that they had been com
PEELED 10 give w most II the money To Police
Captain Max r Schmttbcrger. Augustin T.
Forget. agent Of the French Line. testified that
he had given $500 to the captain.
The examination " Police G, nmissiourr John
G. Sheehan WAS begun ON October - and was
continued FOR several days lie admitted that
he vas Interested in contracts which had been
awarded iy q board Of which brother % Police
Inspector alexander :. Williams was member
ana thai b. had tried 20 have Inspector VIII
Jams appointed a Police Commissioner. W.T.
ucsses testified against the cemmiss ioner and
one declared thai the tomnl.s sioncr had been
defaoltcr "A Controller Of buffalo when
asked - produce his bank books for the ex-
animation Of the committees counsel Cornfnis-
siOner Shechan refused. For such refusal h.
was indicted later for contempt. \ woman who
had been paid by the police to leave the city
implicated several police captains who had rc-
ceycd money for the protection Of her disorderly
houses. Or Newton whitehead. an abortion
list. who hod saved himself from punishment
by brbng officials. gave testimony which inn !
plicatcd Police Justice Joseph Koch and mem
ters of The police force. The COMMITTEES took |
another recess on November :,
Proof was established that ablc-bodied DO |
licemen had been retired pensions VIII |
lam S Andrews the Commissioner Of Street !
Cleaning. accused OF receiving bride OF |
$500 when he was Excise Commissioner and !
admitted that ne had borrowed large sums ~ |