New-York tribune., 1908-01-17
WASSERMAN ARRESTED
EYTORTION THE CHARGE.
Another More IN Controversy Be
tsceen Jerome and Bingham.

There was another move in the controversy be
tween the Police Department and the District At
so7ney's Office last might When the O'Clock pa-
toon was about TO quit fhe Alexander avenue sla-
,ion in charge OF Sergeant Joseph A Wasserman
Lieutenant McAulIffe and Serseants ponohue anu
Nerc,zirski Of Commissioner Binghams staff. APP
reared and Lieutenant McAuliffe served Nasser-
nan with a warrant charging the latter WIN
violation OF that section OF the renal Ccce rela'
ing extortion-
The warrant was issued by Magistrate Crane
wasserTnan was not locked Up. but Was told p'
Lieutenant McAuffe to appear this morning IN t"e
Essex Market police court for arraignmehI was
serrnan. after reading through the warrant WIN
no show Of emotion. replied that he would De On
hand.
Shortly aftersard Nassernan called up District
Attorney Jerome. on the telephone it is SAID MI
Jerome asked WasssTTaaa now the policemen serN-
in. the Warrant acted toward him. 20 which was
sernan replied that they had treated him well
The service of the warrant did not create panic
In fact nobody seemed greatly surprised He"
Lieutenant McAuliffe walked over to Nasserhah
and SAID Il want 10 talk with YOU, Nassernlah
I've got a warrant for YOU" Wasserman sald
thought so. ,,...-.o,or
Jerome Is a nne fellow. said commissioner
bingham Yesterday when he read the statement
,,e- ,,t hz District Attorney Jerome in reference
10 the Police Department. but he THINKS every
body Is -conned except himself II was expected
on Wednesday night that Commissioner bIisii"i"
would give out statement in reference TO the one
after = conference with Daniel Sattery. his secTe-
tar. Yesterday morning. however he broke the
silence by giving out the following statement
The District Attorneys intention and desire 10
heIp are ssE bnyeIqr certain changes in pres
ent conditions be made and the pr?pel Ti
tbe Police Department will soon he adjusted on u
Ras s9si Jenon,e sie hc5rf he's fine fellow but he's
.ynr the notion thai everybody Is conned put
himself His fine sense Of loyalty carries nm TOO
Charges such as he and knoE ,5 about 0ugh, @ nao to
he carefully examined and tested in PUBIC no mat
ter whom they may seem 10 threaten
That is all 7 have 10 say said Bingham as he
gave the reporters the typewritten statement
How about Your boy deputies? asked fe-
perters.
.-ol, :. said bingham I will take Of them,
bingham vas told of the report that Jerome
would he a witness in behalf of Wasserrnan-
50 7 understand said Bingham My intention
is to bring out every scntlla Of evidence
You had Inspector Burfeind before you yes'eF
day." asked the reporters
Yes. ] did, said Bingham nut MS apfedio oiicS
rad nothing 10 do with the question
is ), fact mat you had a dozen Of your men
trailing Jeronle's detectives
Wei. III say nothing about that said Bing-
ham
Did YOU see the map Jerome made out showing
gambling and dsorterly houses on the East SIDE
asked the reporters.
--ob YES I saw that map" said the Commits
Ssop
The District Attorney says the Police Depart
,nsn- * no, improving but on the contrary put
tn the newspaper men.
i have nothing TO say said the commissioner
..H-iu YOU take the same stand as Jerome is
-akirg-that is standing by his men?'
Il have nothing 30 say, SAID Eihehdm ioU
know Jerome and you know me-
T,-be, Nj Jerome was asked if ne had anything
20 add TO his statement he replied quickly; yes
7 have I forgot about the dogs-the feroclous does
which now form such valuable adJunct 10 t'le
Police Department | overlooked the dogs ana
also the way in which such number o. the al
legged RATHER workers are arraigned IN fohce
Headquarters every morning
Take some OF these Central Office men VINO are
s,,nposed to le on the crosstown cars every morn
i,p- carly 70 watch out for pickpockets Do
they get there? Not your life They fix II up
in the morning for some OF the plckpocke's 10
meet them at the Bleeke- street entrance 10 uie
subway. when they get there in the morning ana
then they take them into the detective bureau
aud arrsirn them as suspicious persons They 90
this in order To make good showing IN front OF
those higher up, and after the crooks are alfo"eu
10 derart no other additional evidence having con-
veniently been found against them they are al
lowed 10 work the cars 10 their hearts content
provided that they share with their patron down
al Police Headquarters.
when the cases Of Wasserman and Mara were
called Yesterday before Deputy Commissioner Han
son Assistant District Attorney Smyth and Abra-
ham Lew who represented the defendants. said
that Mr. Jerome would appear if the cases were
set over They were accordingly continued until
January p.
Acting on a r1rnor that there had been warrants
issued for their arrest Detectives Reardon Bren-
nan and Nara appeared in the Jefferson Market
court yesterday morning and announced that they
had come TO surrender themselves When Magis-
trate Cornell told them that there no cause for
The runor the THO appeared 10 be surprised and
hurriedly left the courtroom, refusing 10 discuss
the case.
Reardon was about the Criminal Courts Building
yesterday and did seem to he disturbed by The
stories that were being circulated about him.