New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-06-18
TO Be TRIED
Hearing Against Maddox and
LanderS Set for Tuesday.
CHARGED WITH NEGLIGENCE
Accused Men in Shoplifting Case
Confident of Favorable
Outcome.

Formal charges of neglect OF duty con-
duct Injurious to the public peace and well
fare, conduct unbecoming an officer and
violation of the department rules were
served on former detectives John T. Mad
dock and Charles P Ianders at Police
Headquarters yesterday. The accused men
appeared at Headquarters yesterday fore
noon in answer TO a summons from Chief
Inspector Schmittberger. Their trial was
set for Tuesday at p. m, before Third
Deputy Commissioner Walsh
Inspector John H. Russell made the COM
plant against the former plainclothes men
and charged them with negligence in fall
ing to present all the facts within their
knowledge to him or to the court in con-
nection with the case OF Esther Cohen.
Beckie Bremen and Lena Lieber. whom the
two detectives arrested on June for al
legged shoplifting In the drygoods store OF
Zodick Farcus. at No. $40 Grand street.
At the time Of the arrests Maddox and
Landers were attached to the Allen street
detective bureau, but were subsequently
reduced to the grade of patrolmen and
transferred to duty in The Bronx. They
have been under suspension since Wednes-
day.
Inspector Russell recites IN his complaint
that at the time the detectives arrested
the three women the alleged stolen prop
erty, consisting of nineteen children's
dresses and other goods, valued at more
than s25. was found in the possession of
Esther Cohen and Beckie Bremen. He
adds that on the same day the detectives
arraisned the three prisoners before Magis-
trate Harris, in the Essex Market police
court, and on a short affidavit made by
Maddox the women were held for exami
nation on June S. The detectives appeared
on June 6. but the case was adjourned to
June s.
Between June and Inspector Russell
had instituted an investigation of the case
on account Of the apparent lack Of evil
dence which had been presented against
the defendants.
That at all the times hereinbefore set
FORTH" the complaint continues, prior to
the examination held before Magistrate
Cornell, in the Essex Market court, on
June 6. the said Maddox and Landers
knew that the property in question had
been stolen on June from the store of
Zodick Farcus, at No 31e Grand street, and
had knowledge Of all the facts relating to
the larceny, but in violation and neglect
Of duty did not present the facts within
their knowledge to Inspector John H. Rus
sell, in charge Of the detective bureau: to
Complaint Clerk Harry Merz, OF the Essex
Market court, or to City Magistrate Harris
Of that court"
Besides Inspector Russell. Court Clerk
Merz, Lieutenant William Maher. Of the
detective bureau; Charles and Name Far
Gus. the sons of the proprietor of the Grand
street store, who appeared as compliments
against the three women, appear as wit
nesses on the complaint drawn against
Maddox and Landers. They are all ex-
pected to testify at the trial
Maddox and Landers both deny any
wrongdoing in connection with the case
and said yesterday that they were anxious
TO go to trial and were confident of proving
their innocence Of the charges
Beckie Bremen and Esther Cohen are
now out on $500 bail awaiting the action
OF the grand jury. Lena Leber was dis
charged in the police court