The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-05-25
CAPT. McLOUCHlIN
RETIRES while HE
IS UNDER FIRE

New York, May 25.--Capt. william w.
Mclaughlin. the works. richest police
man, who Is said To have amassed for
tune OF nearly sl.0o0.00o In real estate deal
ings. retired from the polk,e force at mid
night last night. Yesterday. while Nc
Laushlin Was preparing his application
for retirement on half pay, which will be
$500 year. Deputy Commits ssioner Han
son was continuing his inqairy at police
headquarters into the part played by Nc
Iaughlin and other members OF the force
in the Howard Gould divorce case.
IL was learned that both Gould and his
wife have been served with s1bpoenas 20
appear before the deputy commissioner
and tell what they know OF tho partici-
patton Of Capt. Mclaughlin and Lieut..
w. r. Peabody in Gould's search for evil
dence aaginst his wife.
Capt. McLaugshiin is admittedly one oe
tho most brilliant officers that the New
York police department has ever had and
his 80 years OF service 10 the city have
ben crowned with stirring events.
As he served his rs years and no charges
against him were pending. Commissioner
Bingham had no alternative but 10 grant
the application for retirement. The re-
tirement. OF course. removes Mclaughlin
as a CURE I'm the investigation OF the al
legged Gould conspiracy. As the applica-
tion for retirement firestalled any pos
sible charges. Mclaughlin may be said to
be out OF the case.
Mclaughlin Is 20 years old. He has been
a member OF the police force since Nov.
ce, 1868. and I'm 1880 was assigned to duty
IN the detective bureau at headquarters
and made sergeant He began then
career OF exciting captures and numerous
convictions. 1t was not long before he
was made captain FOR brilliant work In
breaking up the famous Red Hook
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In 1880 he was appointed an Inspector.
In 1895 he was convicted OF extortion on
evidence produced against him at the
Lexow investigation and spent several
days IN the Tombs under sentence, hut
got a new trial from the court OF appeals,
was acquitted and reinstated. He was
put at the head of the detective bureau
by Commissioner McAdee.
When the Bingham bills were passed
last month he was reduced 20 the rank
OF captain and sent TO the Westchester
district.
Edward Sholes, the former circus rider.
who is credited with having started the
Miss Katherine Clemmons. the actress.
had been married In Baltimore to Sam
uel Dawson. was before the commission
er yesterday and threw still more light
upon the connection Of the police with the
Gould family troubles. He was ques-
toned by Commissioner Hanson. and his
story was substantially AZ follows:
THE man who brought Big Hawley'
10 my house was Andy Eberle. They
asked me IL knew anything about Mrs.
Howard Gould's being married before she
met Howard Gould. I told them that !
Dawson, who used to be n scene shifter
I'm the Fourteenth Street theatre in this
city, and that 1 thought they were mar
ried in Baltimore. We talked about IL
some time-IIawley and Eberle and l.
and then we went out and met Detective
Peabody.
'I told him what I told Hawley and
Eberle Some time later got a telegram
from Peabody from Baltimore. The tele-
gram stated that George Dawson and