The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-12-26
District Attorney Jsroms viii
Try No More Police Cases.
MorNlHsN IS ACQUITTED.
No Hope Now Of Successfully Prosecuting
Police Captain; IN Criminal Courts
for ErtoriiOn.

New York, Dec. 26-Ex- Police Captain
Daniel c. Moynihan was acquitted at b;2S
esclock yesterday afternoon by jury In
the criminal branch OF the supreme court
of the charge OF bribery in taking SIS pro-
lection money for the dlsorderly house
at East One Hundred and Tenth street,
run by Antonio Laporti and Frank Pag-
nano. When Moynihan was arrested a
month ago, he said he would beat the
case, AID he did.
Moynlhsn. when asked what he had to
cay about the verdict replied;
"rve got nothing 10 say. I'm going TO
eat my Christmas dinner at home. as
expected to. They've got nothing
aginst me: II they hov | want thin to
tring II up Whin the jury was out
more than two hours i became bit
doubtful. but ! got me nerve agin, and
now I'm going home"
The case grew directly out of the ar
rest OF Policeman Beade of the West
Thirty-seventh street station for eNtort-
ing money from woman who kept
free-and-easy fat. The womh1 made
charges against Beadle. who ic now in
ging Sing, and against Captain
Haughey's wardman, Monroe Rosenfield
Rosenfieid got TO making confessions
and the Moynihan case was .ouilt out or
his revelations, and subpoenas were sent
TO Laporti Pagisno and Frank Raj
monda, a street cleaning employe and the
self-confessed collector for Moynihan
They were unwilling witnesses and were
turned into q room together TO decide
whether or not they would tell all they
knew to the district attorney. They de-
cided 70 tell.
While they were making their decision
what they said In Italian was overheard
by diminutive Jimmy Brandt, an Italian
clerk In the district attorneys office. who
hid II, q eieset-His report to Mr.. Schur-
man was so satisfactory that II was de-
cided 10 prosecute Moynihan.
Moynihan produced one alibi witness
and called friend named Hart, who
swore that Sergeant Reiffert. witness
for the prosecution. had spoken OF the
case as a police job to do" Moynihan
and disposed of some apparently dam
aging testimony. with earnest denials.
searoned by flashes of Irish wit
At the district attorneys Office II was
said after the acauittal that It was evi-
dent that there was iittle chance OF con-
victions Of policemen In the trials al the
criminal bar upon any charge concern
ing the passing OF money or concern
ing neglect of duty in not closing up die.
orderly houses. ~
II is not yet a year since the court of
appeals upheld the legality of Asslste mt
District Attorney Cans so-called omnl-
bus indictment Mr.. Jerome said that
that decision delivered tne police fierce
into his hands. Since then Captain Her
lihy has been tried twice for neglect of
duty at Eldridge street and Policeman
Kane has been tried once for helping a
negress rob sailor in a saloon In Cap
tain Chapman's precinct. and the juries
have disagreed, and Moynihan has been
acquitted. Nj. Jerome has already de-
ctded not to try any of the cases Of the
Tsnderloin police indicted a year ago for
neglect OF duty In regard 10 Laura Mau-
rats disordsrly house in West Thirty
Third street. except at police headquar-
ters on charges.
The acquittal OF Moynihan," said one
OF the statutory assistants while the Jury
was out. would be final and knockou,
blow TO any remaining hope of prosecut.
eng captains In the criminal courts for
anything less than capital crimes"