The New York herald., 1921-12-01
COP, C0ADED,NAMES
1SIN BRIBE CHARGES
Hirshfield Threatens Two
mey With Court Action
to Compel Answers.
sCOME CLEAN rs ORDER
Accusing Policeman, Init
mating Threats, Attempts
to Hedge Oh Stand.
DECLARES HE'S TORTURED
Nerve Broken, He Positively
Identifies Those Who
Paid 1,500 Each.
DECLARES HE'S TORTURED

After fencing for an hour and plead
Ing that David Hirshfield, Commits.
sioner of Accounts. cease torturing
him. Policeman Patrick J. Twomey
testified yesterday at a hearing in
the Municipal Building that eighteen
names on list he had presented
were those of policemen who had paid
S1,500 each as part of slush fund to
saloon keeper, to bribe Civil Service
Commission officials and win promo.
tions to sergeantcies.
Twomey's nerve was broken and he
appeared to be frightened. He was
pathetic as he struggled TO weaken
the charges he had made in his al
legged confession involving his fellow
policemen. 1t was only when Hirsh-
field, at the close of hard grilling,
threatened to turn the case over to
the District Attorney and withdraw
protection offered Twomey if he would
"come clean" that the policeman posi-
lively identified the eighteen whom
he said were contributors.
''Who has been threatening you?
What do they threaten to 90 to you?
the Commissioner asked.
What can they do to me? They have
done all they can." Twomey answered,
his voice trembling with emotion.
You have to answer yes or no,
whether the eighteen men whose names
you have on this list are the ones who
paid the money" Hirshield said. 'If
you don't the papers go to the District
Attorney I told you that you would
have protection IL you came through.
but you are hedging and will with
draw the promise. You have to stand
on what you have charged OF 60 under"
Calls Treatment Unfair.
DO whatever you are going to do now.
but I wish to God you would stop tor
menting rue this way. the policeman
cried dramatically. You asked me to
come clean and help you in this thing.
and have done all can. but you keep
driving me. Why don't YOU finish IL all
up and finish me IL you want TO? You arc
not giving me the break you promised
IL would come through clean on this"
Again Hirshfeld stated that he be-
lieved the witness was telling half the
'io the best OF my recollection" were
not positive identiflcations OF the eigh-
teen policemen whom he had accused OF
making payments.
II am not looking to injure any one.
do not want TO harm any one and do
not care what happens TO me-" the po-
liceman said.
The list contained the names or police.
men, their home addresses shield num-
haP thafr qaic fba nd
sheet numbers given them in the civi,
service examination for promotion 10
sergeancies. The payments were made
before the examinations. the sheet and
index numbers put on the slips after
ward. the witness said. Some paid him
the $1,000 at his home. others ION the
bridge" he said Asked about each
nsne the witness said
"Je must have given me the money
who else would have?" Pressed to iden-
tify the contributor positively he said
ne could not, but that he was absolutely
certain he must have given the money"
Pinally he said:
II have met some Of these men and
they tell me I must be crazy"
"Are you trying to play Tighe's game
and get sent to the hospital to find out
3f you are crazy?' Hirshfiold asked.
NO. I am on the level about this
He could not recall any specific pay
Ynent. But after along stretch OF this
kind of fencing the witness said the
policemen whose names he had sub
mitted had made the payments.
IS Policemen who Are Accused.
The names and addresses as presented
IN evidence are:
John ]. Griffin. 400 East Sixty-fourth
street August Suhr, Ozone Park Ben
4,. "
Bronx: William J. O'Gormsn, 1862 Sec
ond avenue: Victor J.. Chedrett. Astoria
Charles F. Hayes Az West Fifty-fourtb
street; Timothy F. Grady. 243 DeKalt
avenue. Brooklyn: William H. Eynon
$50 Trinity avenue. The Bronx: join
Hewitt, 3s1 West Fifty-eighth street !.
Joseph r. Boylan. 720 West / 1s0th street
John II. Oliver, 331 East Sixty-ninth
street; Patrick J. Clancy. n Central
avenue. Flushing Dennis 3. Lynch, 3tes
Ferry avenue. The Bronx Ebert IL
Fasan. 2s6o Tiebout avenue; Harry
MoGough, Bdgemere James p. McC5an.
non, 500 East 15sth street; George j.
Nferz, 1870 Grand Concourse. and
Michael oKeefe. 1928 Park avenue, The
Bronx.
naser. attached TO the Third Precinct
testified mat he had met Twonrey. who
raid he had something OF interest" Ia
tell him. They met during the ser.
Eesnt's examination in the Eighth Coast
Defence Armory. Later Foster went TO
Twomey's home with Policemen Moran
and O'Gorman and Twomey said the
thing he had in mind had not mate
rialized.
Okeefc and afcrz testified they never
made any payment TO Twomey. O'Keefe
was asked about a withdrawal OF 1880
from lis account in the Emigrant Indus
trial Savings Bank on August Q. The
policeman said $1,000 OF the sum was
lent on a note and he offered the note
IN evidence. The hearing will be con-
tinucd Tomorrow