The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-06-25
Strong Evidence Presented
Against New York Captain.
BLOOD MONEY WAS EXPORTED
Msasy Paid BY Questionable Houses for
Protection and Red Light District
Left UndIsturhed.

New York, June 3.-At the trial OF
Sergt. James Churchill, charged with neg
lect OF duty while commander of the
Fifth street station. Policeman Book.
who was Churchills precinct detective.
told how the police work had been ham,
pered by some one at headquarters.
"Sergt. Churchill gave me full sup
port as FAR as he could" said Book. "but
l felt all along that there was something
that I couldn't overcome. spoke to
Sergt. Churchill one day and be said:
Guido. I'm up against II myself II al
ways seemed to me that something un-
derhanded was going on. 1t was so bad
that went to friends TO get them TO pro-
tect me In order TO keep out OF the plan
ming and scheming that was going on.
Churchill gave me full support He let
me hire stools and gave me money TO
pay them"
rs there anything further you want to
slater asked Commissioner Partridge.
only that when thought had a good
court case that was just the time had
q dismissal I was worse or down at spe-
cial sessions than anywhere else"
Were you told anything by Mrs. Bin
gerT' asked Lawyer Rosalsky.
WOMAN SAID SHE PAID.
yes" answered Book; Jennie Binger
told me there had been two policemen in
her house and had obtained evidence
against her. but for $40 they suppressed
It,"
Did she tell you who the policemen
were
mo, she wouldn't tell. She found fault
with me and asked me what right / had
to arrest her. I went 10 Sergt. Churchill
and he said he had heard the story. AS
near as / could find out about the men
they were from headquarters.
You remember the day you came 10
see Commissioner Partridge with Reich7"
asked Assistant District-Attorney sand
ford Inspector Cross was sent for?
YES"
"At that time. in the room with Col.
Partridge. wasn't that whole thing
brought out7 Didn't Inspector Cross say
that 800 had been paid to have the case
thrown out of court?'
Yes; that II was settled out Of court"
who made the first statement to you
about s1lo being paid?" asked Col Part
ridge.
Mrs Jennie Binger. said to her,
Didn't I tell you to quit businsss?' She
said, You have no right to lock me up.
I gave up $l1o. She wouldn't tell me who
they were, only that they were from
headquarters
policeman william Reich. also a plain
clothes man under Churchill. said he and
Book went TO Mrs. Binger's. She said
they had arrested her two nights be-
fore. that she had paid 500 and they"
were bounding her. According to Reich
she said she paid the money to Jake"
Wolf. because q man from headquarters
told her to do so. Her husband. Ullman.
denied that she had paid anything to
Jake Wolf. but that man named
Charlie Jacobs in an Avenue A cigar
store got II.
IN HIS OWN DEFENCE.
The peoples case against Capt. J. D.
Herlihy, charged with neglect of duty,
was closed yesterday in Recorder Goffs
court and the captain took the stand In
his own defense.
After q long argument Heriihy was
permitted to tell Of his work In the red
light district. He said he had made ssh
arrests and had raided twenty-six disor-
derly houses, $50 women had been arrest
cd by hts men. of whom 3s2 had been con-
victed Recorder Con- would not allow
him TO give the addresses OF the houses
raided. and II was found that only four
OF the twenty-six mentioned by the cap
tain were on the prosecutors list. Her
lihy said he had made Intellectual raids on
those houses
The captain told how difficult II was for
policemen In uniform to make arrests In
disorderly house cases, and said many OF
his men were employed on the election al
the time the houses complained Of were
In existence