The evening world. Newspaper, March 19, 1895, Page 1

Guess the cor- tect ending of “A Plot tor a Million in The World's Morning Edi- tion, and the money is yours. ANG POLICE ARRESTS. Eleven Officials Indicted On Charges of Bribery and Extortion. INSPECTOR M’LAUGHLIN IS ONE. Others Are Capts. Price, Siebert, Murphy, Devery, Donohue, Carpenter and Stephenson. THE REMAINING THREE ARE WARD MEN. McLaughlin’s Bail Fixed at $20,000 on Five Counts---Rest Vary from $10,000 to $2,500. The names of the police officials in- dicted yesterday by the Oyer and Ter- miner Grand Jury for bribery or at- tempted extortion were made public shortly after 11 o'clock this morning. when District-Attorney Fellows, soon after court opened, arose, and read the) following list: | Imspector William Me! CAKE. Jacob D. Siehert. jam S. Devery. Capt. Michael J. Mu Capt. James K. Price. Capt. J. J. Vonohue. t. John T. Ster canes Burns, he sald, was outside the Jur Henry W. Schill has three counta in | the indictment against him. Ball was fixed at $5,000 on the charge of bribery; |$5.000 on the charge of perjury, and $1,000 on the charge of attempted ex- tortion, In th Ex-Ward Man James Burns. Ex-Ward Man Edward Glennon, Of the eleven accused men eight were Present in court. The absentees were @x-Capts. Carpenter and Stephenson and ‘Ward Man Burns. Burns fled the coun- try last Summer to avoid testifying be- ‘fore the Lexow Committee. He is said to be in Ireland. All Called to the Bar. i Col. Fellows, after reading the list of | _ indictments, made the announcement | ments are for atteinpted extortion, that be wished all of the defendants to, Judge Ing: Femain in the court-1v0m, | Bas) will be taken," said he, “in the Called gain, and Col. Fellows said he District-att. ‘4 expected him down some time to-day, forney's office, but 1 wish but he supposed he had been detained. ll the parties to remain in court until, Ex-Ward Man William P. Glennon I make an announcement. Is Edward | was then called for, and his counsel. : |Mr, Friend, made a plea for the reduc- Cerpenins jn\she. cotire tion of ball, as he was now under $5,000 No answer came, and then Capt. buil, Donohue was called to the bar. The new bail was fixed at $5,000. “I shall fix the bail in Donohue's Rane To Plead Next 1 at $2,500," said Justice Ingraham. 1 Col Feltows made a motion to take Donohue turned from the bar and tne | yp the trial of these cases at the next clerk called out: lterm of Oyer and Terminer, which be- “M, J. Murphy to the bar.”* gins the first Monday in April. Justice Capt. Murphy stepped forward, and Barrett will sit at that time. Juatice Ingraham looke! at him a mo- He aiso asked the Judge to name a Raat aia chen raid day when the prisoners could plead, and mR OnGinchy a8 the Court fixed next Thursday, at 10 at $10,000," j o'clock. William 8. Devery was the Lawyer Friend claimed the time was ealled, and Lawyer 13m too short and asked for an extension. told the Court that Devery He said he appeared for Inspector Mc- ready under indictment, had had am Laughlin, against whom there were five trial and was under $5,000 ba indictments, and he asked for even one "That wus only for intentional ne more day, which the Judge refused. of duty,” sald Justice Ingraham, ellows announced that the bail not feel Justified In reducing the clerk was ready in his office, and would whien I have fixed at prepare the bail bonds in each case. #X-CAPT. JOHN T, STEPHENSON, ana ham held him in $2,500 bath Then ex-Capt, Carnenter's name was Gas hureday, 1 shall fix the bail next one M. Frien was a! 100 In Vall Bonds Given, iebert was balled by Thomas Iton. a wholesale Mquor dealer, Stanton street, who qualified to the pt of $30,000, schedulirg a building nton sLreet. Capt. John J. Donohue's bondsman wax James Lawlor, a painter, at 200 Ninth avenue, who offered a house and jot at 36 West Twenty-third street, wort $30 000, Capt. Michael J, Murphy's bondsman is Dintel Buckley, a retired merchant, of ) Lexington avenue He justiiied in 3.40, the value of property owned by Jacob S\ebert’s also fixed MeLaughlins Ball 820,000, Justice Ingraham, MeLaughlin had not bar, said that he was indie: counts and that he would tix @t $10,000 on the first count and on each of the others, maktr all. In regard to ex-Capt. § District-Attorney F already under 4 Fant had been tssued tr niin. at $2 ‘The top bu me rhe ane jelly foces of the Bolios bondsmen before hey came down ‘out the bij of| ePriek a re ee him at £20 Columbus avenue, Leo Schlesinger, toy qualified as bondsman Mn. dence at 13 West Seventy-third street. Capt. William 8. Devery's bonds is Patrick Baker, pilot, who lives at West Twenty-second street. upon which there $7,000. ) case of Capt. ‘Price, the indict- | Justice Ingraham, POLICE CAPT. PRICE. _ Columbus avenue, qualified as bond: man for ex-Ward Man Glennon, N son's property is valued at $20,000, and includes @ house and lot at 14 West Twenty-second street free of encum- brance. Patrolman Henry W. Schill offered as his surety, Louis Brenner, a liquor- dealer of 680 Ninth avenue, who sched- uled property vaiued at $39,000, Including his Mquor store. WARD MAN EDWARD GLENNON, “The last one to offer ball was C ‘apt Price, who offered Robert A, Greac: a wholesale ilquor-deaer, at 307 West Thirty-third street, whose property valued at $23,000. The indicted men appeared before who approved their sub..suently all of them minal Court Building Carpenter appeared bonds, left the Ex-Cap at Po- manufacturer, in the sum of $200,000 In behalf of Inspector McLaugh- Mr. Schlesinger’s business property is 128 and 130 Crosby :treet and his rest- He quait- | fled in $18,000, the value of his residence, is a mortgage of } | William Nelson, @ iquor dealer ai 360 lice Headquarters at 12.30 o'clock, and, | | with Inspector MeAvoy, went to a |court-room uf Oyer and Terminer. He walked into District-Attorney |Fellows's office shortly before 1| Jo'clock with ha ‘bondsman, Isaac A. | Suillings He sald he had been de.ained | on his way from Newark and in getting @ bondsman, . He was taken before Justice Ingraham, who fixed his bail at $10,000. Mr. Stillings is a harness manufacturer at 1660 Broad- | way. He qualified in the sum of $100,000, Surrendered to Byrnes. Tne eight indicted men who appeared | in court surreng+rea to Supt. Byrnes thig morning, They were taken to the District-Attorney's office by Inspectors Wiliams and McAvoy. Inspector Me- Laughlin went unaccompanted. Inspeccor Williams, with ex-Capt. Devery, Capt, Siebert, ex-Ward Man 'Glennon and Ward Man Schill, took a car at Houston street and the Bowery. | The others walked. In the Criminal Court But:ding there | had been unusual activity all the morn- ing. Long before Co. Fellows or any of his assistants had arrived at the Dis- trict-Attorney’s office, numerous in- quiries had been made at the office of | the bond clerk as to the hour when bail would be taken for the police officials known to have been indicted, and sev- eral persons admitted hat they had come there prepared to go upon the bonds that woud be required by the | Court. | It was said that the bonds had been | filled out and sealed in order to facili-| | tate matters, and that all that remained to be done was to insert the wanes of the bondsmen, the description of ther property and the signatufes. | | Arrival of the Accased Men. | Soon after 10 o'clock the corridors of | the Crintinal Court Butiding began to fill up and the crowd about the doors lof the Court of Oyer and Terminer | grew rapid'y in numbers, The eager interest Was manifested by every | one to obtain the frat information about | the Indicted officials, ‘The excitement began when Inspectors | Willams and McAvoy entered with | Capt. Siebert. A few minut afterwards | Capt. Price entered. Ex-Capt. and Ward Man W m F. Glennon, were (he next arrivals, others came in later Lawyers Friend and House were pres ent to iook after the interes of in jspector MeLaughiin, Capt, Slebert, ex- | Capt. Devery and ex-Ward Man Glen- non, Price Not Afraid. Capt. Price when spoken to by an “Evening World” reporter said: {- “1 have never been afraid to face a | Tebacco Weakened ft eotutl Nerves jeraving Irritated by tobacco, alway for stimulants, explains why " 0 hard to swear off— NO-TO-BAC is | Buuranteed (obacco habit cure, | acts aireotly on the affecte: tres, di irritation, | | iy oles digestion shin ing | ee Many gain 10 pou we in “to days. | j You run no fish yet TO-BAC |e sold gud guaranteed by drugulatuevary where, Boalt mulled atten 't "REMEDY New Yortl. or Pt i mata Devery | ~ Jury, and I am not afraid now. Allel want !s a fair trial. “I have nad troubles aince the day | was bor turbed over this matter. Capt. Devery said: “1 refuse to discuss this in any way. It Is (oo early for me to talk. Inspectors Willams and McAvoy would not discuss the arrests at all Capt Murphy sald: “What {s the use tting worried, 1 belleve In taking shings as they cote, and I have no fear in my fami 1am not dis- | for the resul More 1 tmenta Expected, er and Terminer Grand Jury | 1 o'clock. There were upward of fifty witnesses in the witness-room when the jury got together. Seemed to be mostly from the east side and looked like peddlers. There were some women among them. The Grand Jury to-day ts re‘nvesti- wating the charges against Commis- sioner Sheehan. It whl not report to the Court until next Friday, WARD MAN JAMES BURNS Some of the afternoon papers announced | that an ex ward man nam dd J. Cona- han was among those nil ted, No » man is known at Police H adquart rs At was sald ot the Crim ast Build ing that such a man had veen indicted, | but that he ot a ward man, nor was he connected with the poilve indict- n wa Grand Jury adjourned at 115 BRIBERY AND EXTORTION. Details of Ac waations Against the Accused Men. The five Indic. ments against Ins McLaughlin cha-ge him with offen leged 10 have been committed while he | was Captain of the First Precinct, vis. First, uccepting from Francis W. Sea: grist, jr., Noy. 21, 1891; second, accepting $% from Thomary E. Tripler, May 3. 1am; third accepting $7 from Charles H. Routhard, May 4, 1891 rth, accept. 7 ‘They | June 3, 1891; fifth, accepting ow from Walter H. Harrison, Aug. 11, 1891 | Nach indictment containe ‘ve counts, four for bribery and one for pxtortion: |The frst four counts allege that these | sums were paid to Mclaughlin, and re- |celved by him, as a bribe, upon the un- deretandiog that he was to protect the iver from pasice | intarferen ints only Vary In phras fubstanc- of cach being practically the same thing, he ccunt for extortion iy each case harges that McLaughl — obtained money by threatening to infirfere with, and annoy the bi of the aid him, they Southard id uni Tripler, and Hausitng are di \Dullding. materials, Ip tearing down | | | | ionN J. DONOHUE. recting a building there at the ecified ‘The witnesses are Will | fam Delamater, John Connolly, Timothy |" creeden aid. wil the above-named gentlemen. Flagg ts Price's Accuser. | ‘The indictment against Capt. Price ac- | | tortion for taking feu Francis | wrist, 1x04, | the Study “A Plot for a Mill in The World, Morning .¢@i- tion, and guess the correct cuses him of Attemnting, from Jared Flagg, occuse Flagg of Pntitig flats for immoral | purposes unless he should pay. 850 Agaimat Murphy. Capt. Michael J. Murphy ts charged pith acepting from Robert Payne, who kept a concert hail at aul Big! nue, in iso) (Murphy then being Captain #, on April 1, 1890, for sun ses are William Delamater, | Herman Wagner and Robert Payne. Carpenter Accused by Schimltther- wer. Ex-Capt. Indictment for bribery, in recelving $1,000 from Willlam Harms, Maren 1, 1881, to protcet the members of the Retail Liquor Protective Association of ‘the eventh Preinct from police ferference, ‘The witnesnes ater Winlats Delamater, Max F, Schmittberger and William Harms. Flage Also After Donohue. Capt. John J. Donohue has one indict- fn attempt ‘at extortion for en; ring to obtain money from ‘ y threatening ft Flagg’ of fenting fats forammoral’ pur- poses unless he whould pays ‘Twenty Seagriat In Devery's Accuser, Against ex-Capt. Wiliam S. Devery Is one Indictment for bribery and |e en: Jr., $100 Benarist was at that time tearing down a building the First Precinct (of Devery was in ¢ommand), and indictment alleges that Devery romtsed "0 protect him from police. in- lerference, and also | threatened | to harass and anno} ae while he wa work thereon unle id pay, The witnesses are wus jam De.amater, John Connolly, Francia W. Beagrist, 3r., and Timothy J, Creeden. Siebert Has Only a $35 Charge. Capt. Jacob Siebert is charged with bribery on one Indictment. It ig nald he epted m July 18, 1 Augustus W. k nolla Hotel, i him from police interfer ie! at that thine was Captain of the pati Precinct. Witnesses are William | Delamater, Augustus W. Barney and Augustus J. ‘Thorne. Stephemsom Said to Have Ace-pted #100, Ex-Capt. John T. 8 gharged with acceptin S82, while Captain of froin’ Willian Retail Lik of the Fifth Ward, to insure police pro- tection to members of the Association. The witnesses are William Lobebohia William F J. Prelle and Augustus J: Thorne. Under Three Charges. There are three, Indictments Schill, now of inet, but formerly "a i CR Capt. Price in the inct. from Al- and ‘wen- to extort money | threatening 0 | NIGHT DITION INDICTED MEN SUSPENDED, Inspector McLaughlin, ta Four Captains and Patrol. man Schill Relieved, =: IT AMORENS'S SE Edward Carpenter has. ono| > He faid It Would Be Unwise tol Allow Them to Re- main On Duty. MARTIN CALLS BYRNES DOWN! He Holds the Superintendent Be=| 4 sponsible for Any Lame Appoiniments. ‘The Police Board in executive seestem, this afternoon suspended Inspector Me Laughlin and Capts, Price, Seibert, pestnat Donohue and Murphy and Patrolmas| fs special ex-Ward Man Schill, x ‘The suspensions were motion of Commissioner At of a saloon hotel at te Seventh avenue, which was said: kept as_a house of ignation, $15, insure ck police protection. Second—Perjurt before the Gran sion that he did nae aay and Virginia Jansen, and had to fo knowl. edge of a Anna J. ley"), ‘relative to the sale of a Gory, Matter of fact, Schill was a party to th transaction and helped carry it throug! (Continued on Second Page.) i “In view of the stigma ea upes su alee, ereeeing these men by reason of thein)in@letment kh Webb by a Grand Jury eapect to inyestixate certain grave charges against them, I do not connider It would | be wibe to continue them in the ervig® pending their trial onithe indictments. “To continue them ‘in thelr postions | would no doubt have the effect of de- tracting from the efficiency and d@ige cipline of the force, because of the changed feeling of their subordinates, towards them. Commissioner Kerwin said he com |" cided with Mr. Andrews's views, The/ Fesolution was unanimously adopted. | Twenty minutes later a police alarm! was sent out from Headquarters to all the precinct etations and commanders! of court ioaueds announcing the suape@j{ ae (Continued on Second Page.) i Recto. ioe Jost ga thae th er Maes en ee For racing, eutvies and other! 3