The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-10-23
SECOND DETECTIVE
HELD FOR TRIAL IN
ETORT|ON CASE
James Doyle Picked Out as
Seleske's Aid in Alleged
Holdup
CAPTAIN TRANSFERRED.
Waldo Acts Quickly and Dras-
tically on Evening Worlds
Information.

the Stagg street station. Williamsburg.
vas held By Magistrate VOORHEES, In the
Manhattan Avenue Court to-day in
1900 ball On the charge Of being a
party with Detective Robert seieske IN
the extortion of blood money from
Wktor Fslmon. . chauffeur. who lives
1t No. u East Eighth street. Thus.
within sorty-eight hours Commissioner
waldo end his personal assistant.
Honest Dan" Costigan. cleaned up .
scandal In the Williamsburg police sta
sson upon information supplied by The
Evening World
But Commissioner Waldo did not stop
there. He announced to-day that not
only had the two accused detectives been
suspended. but that Acting Captain
Martin J. MoCanisy OF the Tenth Dis
trtct deteotive force. wherein 10 located
the stagg street station. had been trans
ferrsd to desk duty In the Bronx. Tho
four other detectives besides Doyle ana
ssassks. In the stass street station.
have ali been rom Anded from detective
duty to that OF patrolman.
Doyis's implication In the blackmail-
M charge recalls q phase Of his rec
erd which he has been trying to forget
fSr thirteen years--a charge of murder
Witch was made against him following
tie killing Of Martin Carey In Spohrs
saloon at Lorimsr street and Montrose
avenue. Brooklyn. on the morning OF
Aoril Il In. Al the same time August
Miller was shot through the right hand.
Doyis. whom arrested. at nrst denied
that he had been present when the
shootiag OF Carey took piacs. Later
hs admitted that he had nred the shots
but said that Il was IN salt defenss
end while trying TO make an arrest In
. crowd IT toughs He was tried for
I: murder before Judge Hurd In the
brooklyn County Court and was &C.
Quilted.
Comminionsr waldo wAs informed BY
The Evening World last Monday that
! Fylmon believed he was being made the
victim OF Q blackmailing plot by two
dstsctivss Of ths stagg street station.
He said, and afterward anirmed In AN.
aavt that ON the evening OF Oct Il
hs vas sitting In . saloon In Sixth
street, Manhattan. when two men. whc
ssid they were policemen. told him hs
was wanted at Headquarters for rob-
hing . woman with . glass eye"
Outside the saloon they told him tina
Trey had him dead to rights" and tha
they would railroad him TO prison un
lees he saw Mt to "hx things Up" FIJI
mon, who had never been accused O.
any crime In his nfs. remembered tn,
Becker trial and the stories Of polio
''frame-ups" that have been told thar
and for that reason. 20 he says In hi
a6Idsvit. he gave the two men a. an,
he gold watch. ali the valuabies he hA.
! With him They demanded 500 and b
agreed TO give Il TO them In Brooklyn.
NOW THE EVENING WORLD oo1
the INFORMATION.
viimoa told Of the blackmaiiing opsrs
tions to . man who had served occs
aonally ~ his patron: this person .ol
TIE Evening World and last Monds
Fiimon's siudavit was In the hands ,
Commissioner Waldo. who set Lieu
Costigan on the case. On Monday niSi
Costigan went to Williamsburg and .,
mAinsd In hiding near the rendesvo,
which Ftlmou had made with the dets,
? lives who were fleeing him. Flmo
carrVng ten 80 buls marked ID. T. C..
CostiSan's own initials. met 6elesks a.
later was Joined by another man. II
three walked to Ten Eyck street Their
. 80 Filmon swears. he passed the mark,
80 bills to Seleske; Immediately afte
ward the companion OF Selesks disa
Doared. Filmon flashed the signal
Costigan and eslssks was arrested. b
when Selsske was searched the 81
were not on him.
Commissioner Waldo immediate
sent orders that every detective q
taehed to the 6tagg street stat,
should report At his once In Mania
tan. Yesterday the procession Of ne
veus detectives hled up Centre sire
and into the Commissioner an,
room.
Called before the Commissioner. IN
found Filmon there. Detective Doy
was standing with dozen other me
Commissioner Waldo asked Filmon
pick out the man who had bean WI
Detective Seleske when the money "
paSsed. Unhesitstingly Eiimon tapp
Doyle on the shoulder.
Commissionsr Waldo immediate
stripped OF Doyie's shield and order
MS arrest