Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-05-25
Famous New York Inspector u
Police Sends Ills Resignation
to Commissioner Bingham.
CANNOT PUT HIM ON RACK NOW
Edward sholca, the Former Circus
Rider, Who Started the Trouble
Between Howard Gould and Hls
Wife, Makes a Statements Delaney
Meol Says Police Performed Duty.
(By Associated Pross.)

NEW YORK. May 24.-Captain
William Mclaughlin, one of tho best
known officers that tho New York
Police Department has ever had. and
whose 80 years OF service to the city
have been crowded with stirring
events, will retro from tho force mt
midnight tonight. The former In.
spector today made application for
retirement on half pay, which Will be
$4,000 year, and. rs he has served
25 years and no charge against him
are pending. Commissioner Bingham
has no alternative but to grant the
application.
This retirement too, Will remove
Mclaughlin NJ figure IN the invos-
tication lof the alleged Gould divorce
case conspiracy. The captain had
been III with bronchitis and 1t was
understood that lie was soon to have
hcen officially examined by n lizard
to determine when he would be able
to appear before Deputy Commissions
CT Hanson and explain his alleged
connection with the affairs OF Mr.. ami
Mrs. Howard Gould, However tile
application for retirement forestalled
any possible charges against Nice
Lnughlin. n. n IA
While Mclaughlin was preparing his
application for retirement today, Dep
uty COMMISSIONER Hanson was con-
tlnuing his inquiry at police head
quarters and 1t was learned that both
Howard Gould and Ills wife had been
served subpoenna to appear before
him and tell what they know about
the participation of Detectives pen.
body and McGloughlin in Gould's
search for divorce evidence.
sholes on the Rack.
Edward Sholcs, the former circus
rider, who is credited with having
stated tho report that Mrs. Howard
Gould, while Miss Katherine Glenn
mons, had been married In Baltimore
to Sapuel Dawson before she came
to New York, WIS before the Commits
sioncr and threw some light on the
connection of the police with the
Gould family troubles. He was ques;
toned by Commissioner Hanson, and
after relating conversations he had
had with big" lIawley IN regard to
the alleged marriage and their In.
vostlgation of 1t In Baltimore, he said.
Later ON / was summoned to Me-
Laughlins office. He put me through
long examination and cross.ques-
toned me very closely. He asked me
IL was sure that tho woman who
married Dawson was Mrs. Gould. II
told him all knew about II, and then
he said: Now you come with me
down to Delaney Nicol's office.'I
went With Mclaughlin to Delaney
Nicol's office and told Mr.. Nicol Just
what had told tho Inspector and
Peabody and big" Hawley and oth-g
crs. That is all had to do with the
affair."
Sholes was asked If Inspector Nc
Laughlin ever suggested to him to
visit the district attorneys office. He
replied in tho negative.
Delaney Nicol Makes Statement.
Delaney Nicol, upon whom, as
counsel for Howard Gould Mrs. Gould
served notice of her suit for perma-
nent separation upon the grounds OF
desertion, cruelty and inhuman treat
ment and charging police conspira-
cy against her, today made n state
ment setting forth his connection with
alleged conspiracy.
In brief, MIR. Nicol explains that
there came to the ears of the police
report that q crime had been CONF
mitted In that Katherine Clemm9ns,
while having husband living, mar
rled Howard Gould. Very properly,
he holds. tho police looked into the
matter ut his suggestion. Whom they
had satisfied themselves that the gos.E
sip concerning Mrs. Gould was base
less. they dropped the investigation,
he says, "'There was nothing done
Mr. Nicol adds, ION behalf OF Mfr.
Gould which was unusual, Irregular.
extraordinary or other than any other
citizen has right to have done for
him. &