New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-09-19
TWO NAMES AT STATION.
Hogan Says Woman Vas AHo1oed
To Do .So-Nesc Police Charges.


I Magistrate Edward Hogan. who is sitting in the
Jefferson Market court went more deeply yester-
day into the charges OF graft which he has made
relative to the Police Department.
On Thursday the magistrate was witness az
Police Headquarters against Detectives Zimlner-
man. O'Rourke and Boyle, of the West Ihirty-seV-
enth-st station. in connection with oisordeTly
house case. the detectives being charged with not
using proper diligence. AT the trial the magistrate
said that he had nothing against the policemen or
their action. as they had been ordered TO accom-
pany Max Weinberg. who trying to rescue
Grace Sash and her sister. TO the house In thirty
ninth-st Magistrate Hogan declared that ne had
made mistake in protecting the young man
from every one ana any one uyInS 10 CONVEX
him for doing what any decent should CO."
and that he aid not believe the charge OF the girl
when she accused Weinberg of trying TO abduct her
Magistrate Hogan appeared 10 become more ana
interested in discussing the case. and when
asked if ne felt that any whiteWasllHs hau oecn
IN tits case he said:
I say now that I nave more evidence of "graft'
than ever before. There's marcy Gay eohis Dy
much OF coward, but viii ram somewhat De
fore viii appear as witness IN an! c0 our neIe
respect VIII shown me witnesses Wien they
appear at Police Headquarters. Wnen ponce OIL
cefs are questioned me Commissioners directs the
w1tnesses anG 1t Is not a 4NesuG2 as 10 i W.
3vsan say and OIdnt Magistrate Hogan say
ma LaeTe is I9ns'% x f'T now W Pa aIy one
should take the correspondents between the Ponce
missioner Davis. and taen pass judgment.
4 thought, IRON Commissioner DAVIS report, mat
the interest OF the keeper of the house, ana was
not mistaken, because she tEeEe. would ike
To know why sne hasn't SeCn turned over TO her
old mother.
At this point Ma gistrate Hogan held UP what he
said the original court records and BAH
bonds in The disoTderly house case from which
the trial started. Magistrate Hogan. IN showing
them made serious charges against Captain Ferris
and Sergeant Nash, Of the West Thirty -seventh-st
station and said that the law had been violated
lie added:
This house in Thirty nnth-st. was raided. as the
police returns nave here show, on June III MlEnle
Lewis was the name OF the propriejress. me IN
is named Grace saIlish but gave the name OF Grace
IachJ on the police returns. II you will look at
crepansies IN the 5apers. The woman, the pIopTie-
tress, gave the name OF Minnie Lewis. But II YOU
she, this Minnie Lewis bailsd two OF ne woing en-
s5gn I thT hi hnS as sGretH when she
baied later in the same staIloA mouse +Sse
the nare Minnie Lewis, and signed by cross
There is doubt that Captain terris must nave
Course Sergeant Nash must have known that she
gave two names; one TO bail people "ith' ana the
other to get bail for herself.
I'1is shows the condition Of affairs in the West
mission Of the method Of carrying business in
the station houses In this case II IS a clear Tio
ton of the law, the law says only enc name
can be used; and she gave the jisorderly house 3s
r. Jointly with her, and the law says that when
Two own anv properly both must sign the bail
b"nas am gdinT TO hold on to these papers. and
seq E2 one VIII get 'n''"' ! 49, GUMS "
Magistrate Hogan spoke Of a case which ne hao
mentioned some time ago, OF a policeman being &c
cused of assault in the MubeTry-st station ana
.he case being dismissed by Commissioner DAVIS,
Is It wns a ease Of one man against another.
He said he knew OF another similar case. He to!d
Of = natroluasn named Martin LanGdon, OF the Har-
lem Court squad, who was accused A German
engineer OF shaking him down" for . to avoid
arrest FOR a soft coal smoke violation In court
before Magistrate Crane, Magistrate hogan SAID
INSPECTOR Walsh told the court that there was
,-.,,f7ciant evidence as II was a ease OF one man
against another" and the case was then dismissed
Later MAGISTRATE Hogan said, Inspector Wash
brought charges against Langdon at Police Head-
quarters on precisely the same grounds ana Lang
CON was broke" In commenting on this Magis-
trate Hogan said:
How is it that Inspector walsh th0sgnt '1 ne
evidence insufficient in court but suinclSH 80 70
bring CHARGES at Police a1 tSe cS in the
SJ',1beTrt-st station was mullifed by Commissioner
Davis when in the case OF LangdOh aISo d 49,
oI Ga on Tsma5on was dismissed? / cannot answer
this 1t seems TO me 70 De 700 sPP, - make any
comment The facts speak FOR themselves.
Police Commissioner Greene not inclined TO
say very much about Magistrate Hogans remarks
when his attention was called to them yesterday
He listened attentively while they were read TO
hin, and did not make any remark until that por-
tion Of Magistrate Hogan's interview where he
said that he would be willing that any one snoulu
take the corresponding between ne NE. 1;a lrS
5oisjoner DAVIS and then pass Judgment At this
Dont OF the reading General Greene interrupted to
say so woqid ne "Rf Nth 'h TefeTence o to the
statements made by Magistrate Hogan having ref
Greene after bordering moment. said. That
shall be investigated"