New-York tribune., 1903-02-08
PLEADS REPENTANCE.
Sckputtberger GtUes Ont Letter
from President.

Police Captain schrittberger. Of the West Forty
ssventh-st staten, professed be grieved deeply
Yesterday because his testimony before the Lexow
Committee has been brought 10 public attention
again ny District Attorney jerome He said that
the District Attorneys talk coming time when
he had gained first place the list OF captains
eligible for promotion, was q nasty and vtnoic-
r3ve attack" He seemed 10 fear that the attack
would destroy all chance OF his becoming an in
specror ot police.
Captain schmirtberger gave out the following
letter last night
White House. ygss1sPsr wssh1Pngtolni, z p 5.a E.
Ny Dear Sir: n reply TO your letter Of 29th @
s Ihs President directs ne 70 say IN mat ,1 ne o,77 1I
ea'iTe 81 se9e PcI2se Js % Ne~YoTk Very
-r,lv - yours George " CORTELTOU-
Secretary 70 the Preslcent
I T9>enIy-second Prectncf, New-Tcrk-
I thought that Iexow business was dead and
buried" Schrnlttberger said and il is scandalous
20 bring Il Up a. this tine. I thought i had hVed
=. down When I testified before the Lexow COM
-ri--ee was 2 contrite man. who had cone wrong
and wanted 10 rigrt il II Is mistake for Alr-
Jerome 70 say --squeeled merely 70 save myself
+ every precinct where I have been since / nave
5cre ny duIy- / had four years Of purgatory
under Deve-v. when I was about the only honest
-aptsia or the force. have tr1ed 10 help me
D5strlcr Attorney in every possible way LOCK .
nv precinct nov. ard compare II with what II vas
before I cz-ne here would Ike 10 stano CL i's
record IN this precinct
Suprose you stole 4 cent from your rnother :
vockerbook when you were little boy. ana sup
r7se somebody said 10 you after you had grown UP
e-d ha5 tried 70 lead { straight life: There's
<s1ov z-ho took z cent from his mothers pocket
r7ok. What would you think Of thatc nelleTe
- the Justice Of the press and the public. and
believe have more friends than enemies to-day.
Has General Greene irtirnated that ne VII ap-
--:~- vo,, q. Inspector was asked
n d9r-t know anything about that" the captain
rerlied
l-z-e-a1 Greene was asked yesterday Il he would
axe srv action II schrnt1berge-'s case in view Of
ne District Attorneys attack on the captains
-z---5 and NJ replied sign-1can ntly- / an nct
+sIE.-s about il. but an thinking
there was IN iuttrnation al the District Attor-
res Office yesterday that Captain Scamittoersers
7-e-i-ct was not sn good z condition as ne
--9uld have people think and that the raid on
zen II IRE = West Eo-ry-thrd-st on Friday nlght
pr county detectives might mean charges against
-t- Or an AFFIDAVIT made by Annie Berkeley one
= ne young women taken from the mouse IN p" eSI
--------bf-d-st and held witnesses Pa1ro-Ilan
.--e-. NFas-srsor q the East Flfty-nrst-st- sta
IN vzs arratg-ed before Justice Holbrook- OF tne
-our- q Special Sessions, on the charge OF e0ooc-
-4-~ a-s sent 70 the Tcrbs 70 ne locked Up n luIl
-r-s@o--' Annie Rerkslsy's story was that Master
zo- fr5uced her % leave her home On the promise
= ra-rf-E : good position for her, and then sent
-er . tne house where she was kept prisoner ana
---npeEed u lead E 6issoute life.
Pzrrcl--ar Masrerson has been regarded d MS
he IS tai and athletic and wears beard H9
-ss dismissed from the force several years ago
nv vas -eiustered by the courts
This nan Naste-son * Z bad man said -ir
Jerome lare yesterday afternoon He has heen
~ trouble e-e- since his appointment 70 the force
IN . me tine Of his dismissal there were con
-.--zl charges against him He vas retnslateo II
January. lse5 when II the following month seven
-hzrges we're made against him And 50 NJ con
-5-,e5 until last year The charges against nm
off 81
=-o--s and general neglect q duty The worst
=-z he ever got vas four days pay. This girl ne
7r- t--o The house II West -thtrd-st was not
ne only g--l he put into that house
Tsre Yesterday e roundsman from The East FIFTY
4rsr-st station went see Mr. jerome about Mas
-e-sez He said he was sent BY Captain Lantry 10
@-5 ont Why NzsJerson was not working. Mr.
T--o-ne tod tr= rouncsmar the charges against
The -ounds-1zn went to the Ionbs 70 talk with
7Tzsrerson. z-d tock from the prisoner his shield
md 1re ke-
District Attornsy jerome showed surprise yes
-z-5zy because some persons who had aided the
ez9w t-Tesrigation had expressed en opinion that
=-17fr5e-Eer ought 70 be forgiven for cid offences
r@4suze h tod the truth before the committee
r cant understand the moral attitude Ct these
@ T22 E73f NJ n TSSo+8 sroe gaid Here vas no
--eters= raat schmittbsrger vas pen!tent ana
49, - krev- mai unless he took that course 70
=. ,-T-,-i-T- 4rr-r -7-j-fsl7r1e-r h. would have
~-ar5 lo sucn man by making him an inspector
= g-aa vho contesSes thar he was Jhiet never
-hclId give orders 70 police CAPTAINS Ihe way ne
s--e 70 make MS confession was CURIOUS = GletA
N re cface Of Nr. Forget, Of the French l ne,
----=-- . NJ. COT then senior co1nset o. l!!lV
rsroz- Co---Erree transcript OF The books ot the
r-e--h me TIE transcript showed mat 70 Csap-
rs.- s.nrrittDerger had been paid $500 week NJ.
-orre- --4s IN Eu-ope II The time the JrerSc.-PL
r-sS shown - NJ GoE. bat On his return oe-orts
-re steamer reached The pier. hs vas served WIN
Wien M Goe showed ne the -ranscr!P{
. Thirtle-h-sr station Where SC2---llL-
r--re- vas $, command. and found that ne vas
--.- on iusnectior I then went through l1e PIE
-.r-- z.s found him in Broadway When SPOKE
L.r he said. You the junior counSe- O l-S
-xov Committee. and don't Crlrz L Is --gl -oC
- = be seen talking % you: people might see -
md after some -eluCLzrces Pe-sOaoe1
-.- = consent . dine with AIr. Gof and me at
--e CRY Club that evening lie ana were IL
%-=- 70 arrive NJ. Gcr came II later
ordered vine for the dinner and pressed
S---at-tbereer 20 drink cocktail. but he was on
rs guard and would only sip ne wIne Ehea y
-z-ae LIe would say nothing. Only after ne was
---ir-ed did n consent through MS counsel. %
MAKE The statement % The committee which vas
rs confession There IS co----rlo1 n ms no
-eoe--z-- z-5rude- There is only -he ah1ecT resr
- under Indictment