New-York tribune., 1909-06-07
SAY OFFICER GOT BRIBE
POLICEMEN SET TRAP.
AUo1ced to Go after Being arrested
for Speeding, They Sag.

Shortly after Lester F. Bond. chauffeur for James
B. Regain proprietor OF the Hotel Knickerbocker
was arrested Yesterday in Thompson avenue, Long
Island City, charged with going twenty-five miles
an hour. Bicycle Policeman William G. Frank, who
made the arrest. arrested on charge Of ex-
tortion by Detective Sergeants Mallon and Casey
of Police Headquarters. The detectives say they
paid Frank 81 TO escape arrest for violation OF the
automobile speed law Mr. Regan gave 800 cash
bail for his chauffeur. and said he had nothing 10
do with the arrest OF Frank.
Mallon and Casey said at Police Headquarters
last night that Commissioner Bingham was in
formed g few days ago that certain policemen IN
Long Island City were accepting money to free
automobile speeders from arrest.
Acting under orders from the Commissioner, the
detectives accompanied by of the Commits
sioner's clerks, hired automobile and disguised
with goggles and dust coats. went to Long Island
City. where they hit up a speed of about fifteen
miles hour. This is the detectives story OF
what occurred
The sergeants had not gone far when their auto
mobile overhauled by Patroman Frank on his
bicycle. and Frank asked them if they didn't think
they going pretty fast
Why. no." said MaIlon, we didn't think we
were exceeding the limit. but we're very anxious
TO get out to destination"
Have you got speedometer board?' asked
Frank.
mo" Casey answered.
According to my clock you we're going twenty
FIVE miles hour" said Frank.
Well, are You going to lock US up?' asked
Malon.
Sure" said Frank.
The sergeants asked Frank If there was no way
in which they could fix it up"
Cant slip you something and get away? Our
time Is very valuable" said Mallon
NO you cant hand anything. But If you
leave It under stone, and don't you put IL
there and find IT. I guess itn be all right" was
Franks reply
So while Frank studied the sky line over As
toria of the sergeants put marked 81 bill
under a stone and rode away.
The automobile in which the sergeants rode went
at once to the 4th street station Long Island City
where MaIlon and Casey explained who they were,
what their mission was. and asked the lieutenant
at the desk TO enter on the station house blotter
the number of the bill they had placed under the
stone This done.
When Frank reported off duty at o'clock Malon
and Casey arrested him he was leaving the sta
ton house. The sergeants said that when Frank
was searched the marked bill was found in one OF
his pockets. The sergeauts further said that when
Frank taken into custody he broke down and
confessed that he found it hard to support his
family on $500 a year. and had taken sums from
automobsts
The sergeants reported the to Police Head
quarters in this borough.
More than a score OF persons followed man
described as Charles Renner, Of No. 50 Sd street,
Long Island City TO the West 152d street station
Yesterday afternoon after his machine had knocked
down an eight -year-old boy in West 125th street
All said that the owner OF the machine not re-
sponsibe for the accident. but Renner arrested
on the technical charge Of assault Frank Schwartz.
Of No. 173 Morningside the boy injured
According 10 witnesses. ha ran from the sidewalk
and IN front Of the His left Leg was fractured
Charged with going twenty miles hour N
Broadway. between 155th and 157th streets. Julian
Faron thirty-fve years old. Of No 5sl West 56th
street who said he 4 chauffeur employed by
Henry r. Dimock. a banker. Of Nc. 90 Wal street.
was arrested yesterday afternoon. A. tho West
1929 street station he left gold watch security
for his appearance in the Harlem day.