The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-04-02
POLICE CAPTAIN said
TO have CONFESSED
IheRep0rt Says He Has Told
of "Blaekmail" Scheme.
TO REVEAL INNER WORKINGS
It Is Believed That the Uprising of New
York Policemen VIII Lead to Expo
SUES Similar to Those During Lexow
Investigation.

NEW YORK. April 2.-The revolt on
Sunday last Of the patrolmen OF the Thir-
ty-sPyenth Street station against what is
called the system whereby captains are
said 10 enrich themselves by bIackmaiI-
ing lawbreakers and compelling patrol
men TO wink at violations of the law in
Projected. places. seems TO be spread
ing generally throughout the city.
I AS a result. exposures are promised
leading to prosecutions OF police officers
no less sensational than those given
in the days OF the famous Lexow commit
tee Investigation.
10 is, reported today that one police
captain in Manhattan has "squeaIed." It
is reported that he has made overtures
to DistTEc. --ttorney jerome. indicating
that he is willing 20 lay bare the whole
story Of police corruption in selling pro
lection TO violators OF the excise law and
10 gambling and other criminals. even If
he has not already made a full confession.
Besides the promise made by this cap
tain 70 reveal the inner workings OF
bfaekmail in the police department an
other captain. it is said has thrown him
/ ney and the police commissioner.
( The eject Of the patroInen's revolt
I WIS made apparent between the hours. of
] a. n. and a. N. today. when the town
was closed tight for the first time since
the administration Of Theodore Roosevelt
as police commissioner.
Fritz Lindinger- president Of the Liquor
Dealers Association. has announced that
he will issue a cali today for a special
meeting Of the executive committee OF the
retail association. al which the saloon
keepers viii in all probability decide TO
stop the payment Of blackmau TO the
police.
There are 1G0 counts against Captain
FCCdy. Of the Thirty Street sta
tiCn. and conviction on any one Of them
would be sufficient TO break him.
The movement aEaint Captain FOody is
+ the first move in campaign carefully
prepared by the district attorney. and
f ey idcnce is being carefully prepared Tor
other prosecutions. Much Of this evil
dence has been personally verified BY Dis
I Jrict Attorney Jerome. DO Is said. after il
was obtained by his detectives.
Captain FoOdy IS. he says. seriously I'm
TO-DAY at his home. lie says his illness
was caused By iuhaling coal gas that es-
capped from a stove u is believed that be
/
by District Attorney Jerome. He is en-
titled 10 a certain time after the charges
are fled before answering them. and. be
sides. he IL much too IN. ne says. 10 ua-
I dergO an examination az the present time.
[ IL VIII probably be a week. his wife said
I today. before he can leave his home
The police Of the different precincts
said today that unless the saiOOnkeepers
reached the conclusion to close their
places on Sunday next OF their own wolf
tion. the performance in Captain FoOdy'
precinct On sunday last would be repeat
I ed In half dozen other precincts OF the
T city
We can't tell when our captain is 60
ing 10 be put on trial, SAID a patrolnan
/ today. but we want to be in a position
I to prevent him from placing the respOn-
/ sibilitv for the condition Of the precinct
I on our shoulders The only way we can
/ do that is 10 make an arrest every TINE
1 We see a person violating the law"