New-York tribune., 1902-10-31
JEROME AND REYNOLDS At ODDS
FORMER ACCUSES ONE OF LATTER's 5
ANGEL SQUAD" POLICEMEN OF
ENTORTION

Half dollar with nick in il may destroy the
reputation and the name of the Angel squad
attached to the Essex Market police detail
sent there through the efforts OF Mayor Lows
secretary. James B. Reynolds. District Attorney
Jerome. whose detectives declare they caught
Patrolman Kesselmark with the goods him.
are sure they have clear case of extorton.
James T. Reynolds, who is longer a resi-
dent OF the East Side than Judge Jerome. pro-
nounced it a clear case OF gold brick" Judge
Jerome is running wildcat; he will prosecute.
Mr.. Reynolds, equally determined, will defend
through the Legal Aid
The romance Of the bad half dollar which
returned is somewhat complicated 1t started
in the hands of a furniture mover. Gutenberg.
vho. at the suggestion OF County Detectives
Maher and Welsh, offered il TO Patrolman Kes-
selmark at Essex Market court Whether or
not kesselmark took the coin is a matter OF
veracity. When next seen il shot on the floor
in the sergeant's room. at Essex Market court.
causing that worthy TO exclaim in surprise
Who threw that2''
Kesselmark says that some Of Jerome's party
threw H. Thats what everybody else In the room
a the time. including Mr.. Brooks attorney OF
the Legal Aid Society says-that is everybody
except jerome people, who declare the patrol
man. with surprising careIessness dropped il
on the floor. The fair record OF James b. Rey-
roldss Essex Market squad hangs in the bal
ance.
supposed 10 have taken the Jerome marked coin
was Tor ouerins to get Gutenberg who by
the way is heid for the grand jury in 5000 bail
On Ghdrse 0t grand larceny. out OF scrape.
brought about by his holding up the furniture
Of an East Sider named I.afkowitz Having
PLAYED hide and seek with summonses and war-
rams over IN the Essex Market court ON ac-
count or thls same furniture he finally got lost
IN the Shuihe aud turned up at the East Side
ht@Uquaftefs Of the District Attorney Here he
soiemhiy declared that Kesselmark had offered
To get nun our of trouble for dollar, that he
uau Palu oo cents on account and appealed 10
'he bistrlct Attorney for protection
W. ue'ectlves who had Won their Iaurels in
saHloilhs raids We're assigned to assist Gut
tthperS ih giving kesselmark a half dollar bear
ING q CauallStic sign. Salying forth they pro-
ceeGeu I 10 ma kesselmark. Gutenberg went up
70 ~, NeSSelulark and all accounts agree that he
onered half dollar to him The county de-
tecJlveS swear kesselmark took it, His attorney
uTtSiSS 'hat he didn't and even Il he had
SieiuSH 10 the tGrce of circumstance and taken
the half dollar there is no case against him
because the records SHOW that the case In which
u, was concerned with Gutenberg had been
Closed the previous week and that he knew of
~ LieN one until Gutenberg passed I'D 2 sum
dollar. ' ''''
When the little street play was over. Kessel-
marx went 20 the Essex Market court strolled
INTO the SeFEea1t's room. where Nv Brooks was
Stt..'le ana was about to take his coat off when
petectiNea Maher ard Welsh came in with cut
H ee,ue' :. Ihey walked over, surrounded Kessel-
marx, and then from somewhere, suddenly the
nhtortunate half dollar crashed on the floor and
petSctlNe MaheT. whose association with Assist
ant District Attorney Chad wick FORMERLY OF
Ine nale football team. has aroused his grtdiron
procnVlties, dropped on the ball" Then Kessel-
What deaf. the stentorian voice of the other
county detective. declaring him under arrest
me hnal adjustment Of the case viii he before
|uaee Mayer, of the Court Of Special Sessions
sitt'hs In his chambers as a magistrate to-day,
James Z. Reynolds said yesterday that he
AiieN 'hst one OF the runners Of the Essex