Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-04
.DETECT|VESO JOB
DESPITE CHARGES
Two Members of City Force Ac-
cused of 6lackmaiI and Ex-
tortion Work as Usual
GET A HEARING TODAY

Two detectives, who have been ar.
rested on charges of blackmal, con
spiracy and extortion. are operating on
their regular tour of duty from the De
tective Bureau, City Hall, today.
They are Jacob Gomborrow, 6a3
South Eighth street, and Thomas j.
Mccullough, 1888 Jackson street The
men will be arrnigned before Magistrate
Mecleary in City Hall this afternoon.
i cannot suspend a ma merely be
cause a charge has been made against
him, Captain Of Detectives Alfred
Souder explained The charge must
first be proved.
Heads Welfare Association
Gomborrow is the head of the Police
Welfare Association, organized by hi
rector Wilson to combat the Patrol
mems Beneficial Association. He has
represented the association before Couu.
cils on numerous occasions and has
been sent as far west as California by
the city to study police organizations.
Mccullough is a comparative new
conner at the bureau,
Gomborrow said today he would make
no statement until after the hearing
i take this stand on advice of my
attorney, William 4. Gray he said
"but l ask my friends not to judge me
In advance, because this thing will be
cleared up and will be cxonerated,
The charges against the men grow
out of the alleged "shakedown" of
Alexander Leof, a storekeeper at the
northwest corner of Eleventh street and
Fairmount avenue, who says he paid $50
70 Mccullough and promised to pay
$3.50 more if the fact that he had uu
knowingly purchased stolen coffee was
Kept secret by the detectives.
Ignorant of Theft
The coffee. 800 pounds was stolen
from William P. Krouse. S26 North
Second street. November 20. and bought
few days later. Leof told Assistant
District Attorney Gordon that he bought
the coffee from customer, not knowing
IL was stolen. He paid twenty cents
pound for it and got a receipt
Leof said he was approached by Nc
Cullough the day after he bought the
coffee. Mccullough told him it was
stolen, Leof said, and said he would
be arrested for receiving stolen goods
1eof showed Mccullough sAe rcceipt. he
said. Mccullough took the - reipt aud
ordered him to come to the detective
bureau a week ago Yesterday, according
to Leof,
In the meantime Leof consulted an
attorney. The attorney told him to
wait a while and then. in about an
hour, had a man in the Office who, Leof
says, was Detective Gomborrow. Leof
says Gomborrow told him be was Sin
H. l.
Tough and fix things up.
Leof says he then went to City Hall
and saw Mccullough, who told him
1t would cost $500 to have things fixed
up"
He gave Mccullough $50 on account.
he says, and heard Gomborrow "bawl
OUT Mccullough for letting him off so
easily. = p
"Are you going to let that fellow off
for S300?" he says Gomborrow asked
Mccullough. why. you'd let him get
away with murder"
A few days later LeGrande and Chase.
of the Fourth and Race streets station,
traced the coffee to Leof. He told them
the matter was being handled by Nc -
Cullough. Then he consulted another
attorney and was told to tell the whole
story to Mr.. Cortelyou. He did
Leol met McSuuOuen IN Olty HAL
again yesterday to pay another $50.
Chase came along and drew McCul-
Tough aside to whisper something in his
ear. Mccullough then refused the
money. Chief Cortelyou then ordered the
arrests. The warrants were served by
Captain SouGer.
William Krouse. owner of the coffee.
has a warrant for the arrest of Leof
but has not had it served