The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-02
CROOKS HEARD BY THE nine
THEY TELL OF STEALING on
SHARES FOR POLICEMEN.
This Is TO Reinforce Jerome's Statement
That Pickpocltets and Detectives Are
Partners In Duldness-Three Inhabitants
OF the Tombs listened To Yesterday,

That Pickpocltets and Detectives Are
Partners In Dudness Inhabitant,
OF the Tombs listened To Yesterday.
Three members Il the committee OF
nine went 10 the Criminal Courts Building
at O'Clock yesterday afternoon and slipped
into the Office OF District Attorney Jerome.
They were Austen G. Fox. II. DeForest
Baldwin and William Church Osborn.
With them came T. Ludlow Chrystie, sec
rotary OF the Nine.
For two hours and quarter the police
investigators were In Mr. Jerome's office
behind locked doors. During that time
they had session with three crooks. in
GLIDING Lefty Boyle, who were brought
over from the Tombs for interrogation.
and with Special Policeman Reardon OF
Mr.. Jerome's staff. One of Mr.. Jerome's
stenographers took down everything that
was said Assistant District Attorney Lord
also took part in the conference.
Then the representatives Of the Nine
slipped out a side door. went uptown to the
City Club and reported to their fellows OF
the Nine-but not for publication. The
Nine had tea sent in while they were dis
cussing the report
At first Mr.. Jerome was averse to talk
ing about his visitors. Then he said:
They came down to get some informa-
ton in the line OF suppementing what
had already told them. This time they
got the information first hand. They
were greatly interested and entertained.
Yes they had a very interesting time
One Of the Nine volunteered the infor-
nation later that when Mr.. jerome APP
peared before the committee at the City
Club he said that he could not put his
finger on an honest policeman"
Everybody knows that Lefty Boyle has
told Mr. Jerome that he had bust
ness arrangement with certain policemen
whereby he was TO work the farm on shares,
that is. steal and divide and be protected.
but Mr.. Jerome had been keeping il quiet
that he had two other crooks in the Tombs
who have told OF similar business arrange
ments One OF them is said to be an expert
plckpocket, These two men went over
with representatives of the Nine the details
OF their partnership with certain police
men, said to I've detectives. They not only
told OF the precincts they worked" in.
but also named the detectives they have
been working for In addition they also
told what percentage they had TO give up.
These two crooks are Morris Greenwald !
and Daniel Cowan, nineteen -year-old BOYS
They were arrested on Jan. 27 the home OF
Lyman FT1eu. n contractor, OF 10 West z
Hath street. woman servant caught Z
them after they bad got into the house with 4
false keys. On Feb. - they pleaded guilty .
and were remanded to the rombs.
A few nights ago Mr.. Jerome in a speech |
said that there wasn't place in the city /
were not working under contract with Cen
trail Office men Mr.. Jerome added that
there was a pickpocket in the Tombs who
told him that the detectives got so per cent
10.
good stone, when the detective took it him
self Either Greenwald or Cowan is said
to be the Tombs prisoner who gave Mr..
Jerome this information.
Lefty Boyle told the Mines representa-
tives the story Of the robbery Of an Ala
baman named Pritchett. in the Tenderloin.
Boyle was questioned for almost an hour
II was on his story that Policeman Joseph
Lang Of the Charles street station who
used 10 lie a detective in the Tenderloin,
was indicted for grand larceny Boyle
not only went into the details OF that story
but he Also told OF the arrangement he said
he had in other precincts permitting him
10 steal on shares
II was learned yesterday that the District
Attorneys Office Ia investigating the ar /
rests Of Dora Ravens. who Is ono Of the
witnesses in the Lefty Boyle-Lang case
The Havens woman. II seems, has been ,
arrested a number OF times since she came
INTO prominence through her connection
WIN lle case OnlF lew Gays ago she
was arrested by two detectives Of the
renderloin station, who charged her with
elonious assault in attacking them with a
latpin. Dora was remanded for examina-
ion and the District Attorneys offioe
Gems TO have an idea that the police are ,
making II unnecessarily hot for her.
To-day Representatives Of the patrol :
mems roundsmen's. detective sergeants :
md sergeants' benevolent associations will I
'ppear before the committee. Several
members are very anxious 10 discover ,
ust what are the aims of these associations
nd one member al least will ask about the
corruption funds said TO be raised by the ]
associations.
Frank Moss and representative Of the
'inkertons have been invited to come be-
ore the committee.