New-York tribune., 1901-12-23
JEROME MAY GO "HIGHER. "
MR. PHILBIN THINKS HIS SUCCESSIVE
WILL FIND THE DESTINATION of
POLICE CORRUPTION MONEY.

The conviction for neglect of duty OF Ed"aro
G. Glennon, Deputy Commissioner Deverys lor-
mer wardnan, practically closes the auiiiii'i
tra+ion Of District Attorney PhiIbn so far as
nolice cases are concerned. He is thoroughly
satisfied with his success in bringing to justice
three police officers Wardman BisserI OF 'he
Fifth-st. precinct is serving five year term IN
Sing Sing for accepting brlbe from Lena
Schmidt, a disorderIy house keeper while Cap
tain Diamond of the same precinct, was con-
victed of neglect of duty in failing to suppress
q disorderIv house fined 81 600, and dismissed
from the force by Commissioner Murphy Elsh'
other police officers are under Indictment Vi si
rest but these Mr. Philhin VIII leave Ior hi'
successor Justice Jerome who will assume once
on January l. Mr.. PhiIbin expressed the pene1
last night that Justice Jerome, in proceeolhs
against these men, would be able to estaphsh
the fact that brbes received by Warotheh "eH'
higher up and to reveal the identity OF 'oHi
Doe"
The police officers who are yet TO pe trieu arc
Contain EerIibv who is under indictment for
failing IN suppress disorderly houses in the req
light district: Captain Cannon, under lnulc'-
ment for falling to close up the Weoster ho' houSe'
in East Fifteenth-st.; Captain Cannon "dFu-
man. Turley. who was indicted for upPlls 'ii
a poolroom: Detectives Nesbftt and BURKE VI
the Nulberrv-st station. out on bail on a chdIse
Of ''tipping Off house on which raiu was
made: Sergeant Shiels and Wardman D"Hei'
who were indicted with Glennon. and last pu'
not least Deputy Commissioner Devery, who Is
TO be tried on a charge of oppression IN the Po-
lice trial of Edward O'Neill when the la''ei 'Oiu
of the shake down system alleged to ne III
operatiop in the Police Department
TO- Tribune reporter last night DISTRICT Al
torney Philbin said:
$50 far as police cases are concerieu' my W
ministration is practically closed. Inc o'iei 90
will have to be disposed of by JUSTICE 'ci
The courts do not ordinarily sit during CHRIST
mas week but will next week. IN oruei 70 -"
pose of the prison cases don't thihh tileie -
o,v doubt that Justice Jerome will have the sew
enteen men who visited the Laura Mdulet "o"
nroceeded against and indicted for neglect OF
- rrbair cases are so fragrant and their
ruiit so evident that 1 think he VIII eAperlTno en-
no difficulty in indicting them: IT IL NeiS ~
tbey were not acting in good faith ..+
$50 far as / know only one otneI at'eip 80. p
was ever made prior TO my administrator, ~, 70
convict police official of neglect OF au!y. I'D a.
was when Devery was tried ana acqultleu;, -
heS baan NV policy to proceed against ponce
men for neglect of duty only where was ; sa..s
fed that they were guilty or Tar NoiSe go
80 ,yere corr,Ipt | don't think it would pe lali
to the noIice to proceed against man Simply on
a technical charge of neglect OF guy Sz hean
there was reason 10 beheTe a una - nc NO" raaeon
tboroushlv honest and had used every FedSoii-
hIe endeavor to perform his duty .o
..I, these three cases where we nave Sc
cured convictions we were satisfied that lhe
attendants had unlawfully derived personal
Drofit from their neglect OF duty l Hf,,I loEs Ell
5onht that Justice Jerome will be as suCcessLul
az T have been in police cases, and will be aole
to establish the fact that corruption money "eiN
higher up. $50. ,;,b+ that he |
Commissioner Murphy said last nlght tnal lrne ne
would try Glennon soon as sentence "as ,,i he
by Recorder Goff Inc t@lat @ " Mir 60 %
conducted along the same lines as that e oL a.
tain diamond The testimony taken before tne |
iIIry will be read to Glennon, and he VIII pe per
mitted to combat it. The opinion Is -,o-+ c.r
-, ,,,in ha dismissed from the department |
without unnecessary ceremony
According to Acting Warden Flynn .;l OF onH cng
Itecterday The convicted Wardman, it was SAID
had been sleeping nearly all day, and haa re-
ceiyed no callers He had made no requests
Of his keepers.