The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-10-11
STANTONON TRIAL
FLOR "SHAKE-D0WN'
| Of APOL|cEMAN
:AccuSer Testifies That Lieuten-
! ant Tried to Hold Him
{ Up for $3.50.
CHALLENGE TO MkAY.
Defendant Declares Deputy
commissioner Has No Right
to Preside.
CHALLENGE TO MkAY.

Lieut.. John r. Stanton, who was In
charge OF q special bureau IN the Police
Department to investigate applicants
Ior positions on the force until the
bureau was abolished by Commissioner
Waldo. was placed on trial at Head
eiarters to-day on q charge that
pmounts 10 attempted extortion. stan
IN 10 accused OF trying to snake down"
ter ESQ Policeman Richard r. oliver
when oliver vas seeking a place on
the police force three years ago. oliver
was at one time Commissioner Wsldo,s
chauffeur. and 10 now . first grade de-
tsctive.
! When Waldo abolished the Informa-
Don Bureau he announced that II was
> source Of scandal. but went into no
particulars
SAYS STANTON PUT APPOINT.
y MENT's COST At e2so.
Oliver was the first witness. lie said
~ had applied for appoIntmsn TO tho
Police Department In February. is0s. and
had passed the examination. Late In
October. 1909. having received no notice
Of appointment and knowing that other
applicants had been appointed. he went
10 Headquarters to make inquiries and
met stanton.
YOU'RE In Dutch Oliver swore Stan
ton told him. I've got letters knocking
YOU like. You've been arrested.
Il told Stanton" Oliver testified. that
the arrest was a frame-up. He told me
to 80 home and somebody would call to
see me. A man who told my wife he
was from the Police Department called
u my house three times. but was out
each time. On his last visit he left word
ter me TO meet Lieut.. Stanton at Forty
sixth street and Broadway early on the
morning Of Nov. a. 1902.
81 TOOK friend named Thomas Gibnsy
e6ons and introduced him to Stanton Ms
ny uncle. We walked down Broadwiy
and In front OF the Empire Theatre had
. talk. stanton told 0ibney 1t would cox
- TO have mo appointed. When Glib
ny aid that was pretty steep stanton
40 u had 10 b split several ways. II
pas hnaily agreed that 0lbney was to
at the Park Avenue Hotel the next
ssorninx At o'clock with the money and
give " 10 q man named Harry and I
vas to be appointed at 10 o'clock.
t"0ibney didn't keep the appointment
and the money was not pal but l was
appointed anyhow"
On cross-exar,ination oliver betrayed
avery bad memory on about everything
except his conversations with stanton.
He was vague about his employment be-
fere entering the Police Department and
could recall only one piece OF detective
york before he was made a detective.
Host a his police service has been per-
tormed a. . chavnsus.
DIDN'T MAKE FORMAL CHARGE
j TILL LAST MONTH.
Oiiver said he did not think he ever
poke about stanton's alleged attemp,
- . ''shakedown' to anybody but his
tdfe. his brother-in-iaw and Gibney UNI
VI last Sept. ~ or %. when he was sum.
honed, 70 Commissioner Waidos ONCE
The Commissioner asked him " stanton
20 ever met him on. broadway and de-
Tanded money from him. and he repii I'd
n the Affirmative.
ITO whom did you tell this story?'
asked Neuberger.
Commissioner Waldo and Chief In
spector schmittberger. don't know
bow Commissioner Waldo found ou
about 1t. He asked me and I told hin
the truth and afterward made afiidavi
10 the facts"
IT transpired In the cross-examinatioi
that Deputy Commissioner Mckay wa
present At one OF the conversation be
tween the Commissioner and oliver. Mr.
NeuberEer promptly moved the dis
misssl OF the complaint on the groun
Nat Mckay WAS not competent to si
In judgment by reason of his previou
participation In the case. Commissions
Mckay oyerruled the motion and raA
INTO the record that his presence In tn
Commissioners office while Oliver wa
there was accidental and that he re
manned not more than a minute.