The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-10
ARRESTEX.CAPTAlN MOUNTAIN
TWAS $3.50 O'Clock ~ THE MORN.
ING WHEN NE WAS TAKEN.
state Expects 10 Orer Evidence Of s,se-
matte collection" I'm His Precinct
He Gives ~ 600 Baii 10 Answer
Charge of Taking sac Bribc.

bfOnN, bN Ibt't''lNt NfI ~ AM N'lNil
County Detective Mahcr. who carried a
warrant ISSUED by Justice Holhrook Of
the Court of Special Sessions The war
rant charged him with accepting while
Commander of the East iOtth street police
Q bribc Of $40 from Antonio Laporti, keeper
of disorderly house. A. complain ants
and witnesses were mentioned the said
Laporti. Frank Raymond. an employee
Of the Street Cleaning Department and
an alleged collector of police black
mail and Policeman Monroe Rosen
field now wardman OF the West Thirty
seventh street station.
Assistant District Attorney Morgan. who
has worked up the case against Moynihan,
said last evening that the evidence in his
hands was very strong. The gist of II
was contained in three af'idavits, drawn
up by himself and sworn to by Raymond.
Laporti and Rosenfeld Another important
witness in the case will be one Frank
Pagliano, a partner of Lapor'i when the
latter was keeping dsorderly house. in
Capt. Moynihan's precinct, which takes
in Little Italy"
Mr.. Morgan said he had learned that on
one occasion a large number of Italians
engaged in that kind Of business held
meeting al which Capt. Moynlhan was
present. and where the terms were agreed
to on which they would he permitted to
carry on their business undisturbed within
lie precinct. This fact. he said. would
b. testified to on the stand by his witnesses.
The principal AFFIDAVIT on which the case
against the eN-Captaln is based. MIR Morgan
further said, Is that of Raymondo. In IT
Eaymundo states that he. Lapor'i and
Pagliano met Moynihan by appoint ment on
june y, this year. and that Iaporti asked
what II would cost him to run IA diSorderly
house.
I'll let you do il for $40 month" Moyni-
han answered, acco riding 10 Raymondo.
You NAV give the money TO Raymondo,
here. and he'll give II 20 me.
Ravmon do, then. according TO his afti-
Cavit, collected that sum the next dav
from the two Italians ard handed 1t over 10
Moynihan, A few days later Laporti and
Pagliano opened a disorderly house at "a,
East iIo h street which they kept running
for about six weeks without being molcsted
Laporti's affidavit, Mr.. Morgan said cor
roborateS that Of Ravmordo.
Rosenfeld in his affidavit alleges that he
told Moynihan Oh June ID that he had evi-
dence against a number of Italian dis
orderly places. and among those against
the house at 342 East 10th street. He
told the captain he was going to raid as
many of them ns he could, whereupon
Moynihan. according to the affidavit, re-
turtsd This happrned On a sunday.
Rosenfeld said nat he would 20 10 court
the next day and secure warrants That
same evening, according to his statement,
Moynihan ordered him back into uniform
and sent him 10 patrol in Fifth avenue.
Inspector Kane, it appear, made raids
over Moynihan's head and backed Rosen-
field
There are three distinct versions con-
corning what happened before and az the
g ~. al, To, Of ha w
been furnished 10y Moynihan himself
who told a friend yesterday morning that
although he had been al home all night
The detectives did not Try To get into ms
hous" until o'clock in the morning, when
they walked him up in such noisy manner
that the whole neghbOrhood became
awakened and made to witness his dis
grace
Yesterday afternoon Moynhan told a
number of reporters that be- had heard
of the warrant III advance and had gone
down to Police Headquarters of his own
accord u give himself up Then the de-
toCtives with the warrant were sent Tor.
Detective Sergeant Welsh raid that he
and Maher call, d several times at Moyni-
hans last evening and were told that he
was not in. They waited hour after hour
and had Just decided to give up for the
line. when Moynihan came home and
was put under arr It
These three versions may be COM
reporter who called al the Wiegand
place house ut O'Clock saturday night and
found the ex-captain at home. but APP
parently ignorant of hat was in store Tor
him. The reporter said nothing about IN,
warrant. Several hours later lac returned
and Was held up by Welsh and Maher
Welsh had "A big revolver in his hand and
tn" matter looked serious. Explanations
cleared UP the situation and ~" Reporter
was told Of the detectives failure 10 find
their prey
Movnihan at Police Headquarters was
arraign"d in the Detective Bureau. After
his "pcdigrco" had been taken he was sent
downstairs TO the prison and locked up II
cell for about two hours During that
time he sent ont messages to Michael r
Lyons, the Bpw"rv restaurant owner, 10 be-
come his bond-man and to Lawyer Philir
Wadhcimer to appear for him in court
W NJ u OCott y nus regular counsel.
Detective Sergeant Mannion notifc,
Justice Holbrook of the arrest, but wher
Muynihan and the rest ~ the party arrived
~ The Criminal Courts Bidding yesterday
morning tho just ice was not 10 toe found
Thy waited until II O'Clock. Then th'
prisoner. with the consent of Assi-'an
District Attorney Morgan, was arraignc,
before Magistrate Cornell in IN" Tomb
police court Morgan asked lha, the s,. hall 6'
make il moro than S1p Lyons wa
accepted a. security and Moynhan lcf
immediately aftorwArd.
He asserted in very strong terms tina
lo was victim Of persecution institutes
hv District Attorney Jerome and kclpcC
along bv Ro-enfrld
Il put that man Jerome ONT of n plac
once where he had no business 10 he,
Movnihan said. -and he has never forgive
me for II He has been after m" over sine
be- came into Office and now h" thinks h
las got mo But ! have no fear III <
out of 'hi- all right
THAT fellow Rosenfeld * another on'
found him in plain clothes when too
command Of tho East l0Ah street static
and ! gave him chance to cont 'nue wit
that kind Of work but soon ] found tina
ho stood in with y se' of haugor--on Z
disorderlv women Then | put him hic
in form He did not like that and IN
is - way h- il trying 10 go Gwen Wit
me
~ body can say tha, have been crook"
though | never took a di-hon"s' d"lla
in all tho tweuty-,ix wears | served IN IN
Polio" Depar' ment So ! hay" notn!n
at all 10 fear
Roserf"ld became scared when h" hear
that charge, would be made against hi
on account Of his teSl 'monv Tor the ia
fence # Policeman DAVID Bcadl" Of n
Wet T!rty-scventh slroN station, COZ
Nicted Of Matchmaking the keeper Of di
orderly fiat and cntenccd 10 prison Il
two wears RoSenfeld did work in pa
clothes under Capt. Hauchey AZ the Ia
l0ih street station A. well as under Gap
Moynihan and under Haughcy IN We