New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-03
JEROMEPROBING GRAFT"
EVyDENaCE IN TENDERLOIN
IndictmcntsSand TranSfers.MGy Re-
sult-Neao ".Shakedoscn" System.

Convinced that several Tenderbon policemen are
grating" District Attorney Jerome has made an
investigation that may result in more THAN one
indictment and several transfers Ever since The
Tribune's expose Of the fact that some Of Captain
CottrelIs policemen working for their own
pockets on wholesale scale the District Attorney
has had agerns in the Tenderloin. They have gatI-
cred evidence against several policemen who have
practised wholesale grating" and given 10 the
District Attorney a statement which reveals wide
spread corruption in the Tenderloin. Captain Cot
treu is generated from any share in the graft
system. and ii is known that he is doing his best
20 root it out
The men to Whom the evidence points were
placed on Captain CottrelIs plain clothes STAFF at
the supposed instagation of an inspector They
spend a great deal Of their time AT the saloon at
Seventh-ave. and Twenty-ninth-st previously men
toned in The Tribune the place where Sergeant
Delany. Inspector Walsh's right hand man and
brother Of the Corporation Counsel. was wont 10
go frequently Delany, after the exposure OF MS
visits this place. last February. kept away from
the place for q while. but Of late has resumed his
visits
The Tribune has already told how three Of the
Tenderloin policemen referred TO have established
q new graft system by appropriating money
seized at raids.
man caueht in one of these raids has laid be-
fore Assistant District Attorney Corrigan charge
that one poirceman took Sl64 from the prisoners
pocket while the other raiders were making arrests.
This case is being Independently investigated ana
n indictment may result.
new method Of extorting graft" from the
women Of the Tenderloin has been devised by these
policemen. The District Attorneys office is watch
ing its workings closely The originator Of the sys-
TEN is said be policeman now assigned 10 the
work Of arrestng these women. who was trans
ferred while under Captain O'Reilly.
The SCHEME is 10 make charge of grand larceny
against women who refuse TO pay graft instead
Of the ordinary charge OF soliciting
Last Saturday night Blanche Norris complained TO
Captain COttre. and he admitted It, OF persecution
by this policeman Last Thursday night, when she
was taken TO the station. she declared that the po
lceman handled her with considerable brutality.
\ charge OF grand larceny was made against her.
the policeman giving the complalnants name as
Willis Jones' No. l56 Nest Twenty -fourth-st. No
willis Jones' appeared in court next morning and
the woman was discharged NO. 15H " est Twenty
fourth-st" Is an unOccupied factory building. The
\. j. when The crime was alleged TO have been
committed.
on Sunday night Cleo Martin and BESSIE Doyle
arrested charge of suspicion Of grand
larceny They declared that this charge had been
made against them because they refused 10 pay 10
have a ighter charge made.
Immediately after the publication in The Tribune
Of the fact that several OF these Tenderoin women
had complained TO missionary worker OF being
shaken down by the police. policemen visited
many OF these women and threatened 10 drive them
out OF the city II they Were again talking 10
this missionary. Even uniformed policemen sta
TONED outside dsorderly houses accused OF
taking money 10 close their eyes.