New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-15
POLICEMAN FACES GRAVE CHARGES.
HUSBAND AND WIFE. UNWILLING WITNESSES,
SAY THEY PAID $500 TO GET THE
FORNFJR ON THE FORCE.

FORMFR on THE FORCE
Patroman William H. Duggan. OF the Bronx
Park station, tried before Commissioner AorK
Yesterday afternoon on charges preferred by Mrs
Bridget Sheedy, of No. 352 West One-hundred-ahd-
twenty-fourth-st that he made an arrangement
with her 10 get her husband Roger. appointed on
the police force through man named Hart for
consideration Of 500 The was TO have been
tried by Mr. York last Tuesday. but Mrs. Sheedy
and her husband failed to appear and sent letter
stating that they wished TO withdraw the COM
plaint Mr. York adjourned the trial until yester-
day and had writs Of attachment prepared lot
Sheedy and his wife.
T, the mean time they were subpnnaed to be
nresent Yesterday afternoon. and this morning one
of Captain McCluskys detectives went TO their
house TO see If they were going to appear. lie
accompanied the couple to Headquarters. After
they arrived Sheedy and his wife made one or two
attempts TO leave the building. but Mr. YORK had
several policemen watching them, and they were
prevented from going
At first the woman was unwilling TO TESTIFY ana
repeatedly told the president that she wished to
withdraw the complaint. Mr.. York's persistent
questions however brought forth answers which
told the story as alleged by Mrs sheedy in her
affidavit She told how Duggan went 10 No. 1852
West One-hundred- and-tweny-fourth-st. and said
he had purchased the house next door. and then
talked about getting her husband on the police
force. He said that he could bring this about
through Hart, who. he SAID was brother-ln-ld"
OF Commissioner York. At this point Mrs Sheedy
wanted TO stop. but Mr. York threatened 10 keep
her there until she told her story She then went
on 20 say that Duggan told her it would cost $500
to put her husband on the force. He also said he
had been a roundsman, and had been reduced by
Conin because he would not pay 500
Duggan visited her second time she said. and
said that she would have to pay 500 TO get her
husband on the force. Mrs Sheedy said after she
had been TO Headquarters the first time that
man representing Hart called upon her and de-
clared that Duggan innocent. and that Hart
would make good the money she had paid and
also pay her for the trouble II she did not press
the complaint. air York was anxious 10 find out
who the man was, but she said she did not know
When Mr. Rouss who defended Duggan, began
TO examine Mrs. Sheedy, ne asked questions
which tended TO dscredit her statements. Mrs
Sheedy became furious. and declared that she
would not PERM. ppggan or ms lawyer o to make
on out the facts. anu proceeded to do so. She told
her charges against Duggan with more detail than
before She declared that on May IS last year she
drew 800 from the Bank Of Savings. at Twentysec-
ond-st and Fourth-ave., and by arrangement met
Duggan and her husband at Slxty-hrd-sli6 , ana
70 her husband in Duggan's presence. Then Duggan
and her husband left her and went into the house
M No 1s West Sixty-third-st., where Hart lived.
When they came out Duggan said that she had
made a good investment and that Commissioner
Vhem Roger Sheedy was called to the stand he
also was inclined at first To tell as little as posi-
BILE but Mr.. York told him ne would nave 10 teIl
quarters TIL he did so. lie corroborated MS wlles
statement as to receiving 800 from her in Duggans
Sergeant Mccarthy testified from the botter that
on May IS last year Duggan had day off The ac-
countant Of the Ba9k FOR & ha o ba daY
Duggan then took .he stand he denied al OF
Mrs. Sheedy's statements ana shd they were ia'se'