The Lexow Committee (1894 to 1895) was a major New York State Senate probe into police corruption in New York City. The Lexow Committee inquiry, which...
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the Lexow Committee based on the evidence uncovered by the Rev. Charles Parkhurst when he explored the city's demi monde undercover, a Committee of Seventy...
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Alexander S. Williams (section Lexow Committee inquiry)
Byrnes, were among several senior NYPD officials implicated by the Lexow Committee during the 1890s. Alexander S. Williams was born in Cape Breton, Nova...
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Senate from 1894 to 1898. He is best known for chairing the eponymous Lexow Committee, which investigated police corruption in New York City. He was born...
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Lexow may refer to: Clarence Lexow who headed the Lexow Committee Charles K. Lexow, early 20th century New York politician This disambiguation page lists...
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Francis Gilroy, whose administration had been severely weakened by the Lexow Committee investigations, was not a candidate for a second term. William Lafayette...
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prompted leaders in the state capital to form a committee, headed by State Sen. Clarence Lexow. The Lexow Committee held hearings and issued documents, demonstrating...
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Queen", operator of policy game in Harlem, in the 1920s and early 1930s Lexow Committee, uncovered illegal gambling in New York City Charles Henry Parkhurst...
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created by Caleb Carr in the novel of the same title. John W. Goff Lexow Committee Charles Henry Parkhurst Tammany Hall Tenderloin, San Francisco Red-light...
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district. Schmittberger later became a star witness testifying before the Lexow Committee on police corruption within the NYPD. Schmittberger was born in Würzburg...
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investigate Tammany and Croker, including the 1890 Fassett Committee, the 1894 Lexow Committee, during which Croker left the United States for his European...
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and affidavits. Parkhurst's campaign led to the appointment of the Lexow Committee to investigate conditions, and to the election of a reform mayor in...
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Caroline Lexow was born in 1882 in Nyack, New York, the daughter of lawyer and legislator Clarence Lexow, noted for the anti-corruption Lexow Committee probe...
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earned enmity among patrolmen for giving detailed testimony to the 1894 Lexow Committee investigating police corruption in New York. Partly because of Becker's...
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or were removed from office. Another Committee of Seventy was formed in the aftermath of the Lexow Committee of 1894, where Richard Croker's operation...
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was named by the Lexow Committee, and was replaced by Peter H. Matthews when he retired. The anonymous testifier at the Lexow Committee in 1894 said: "[the...
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Windows Pappas v. Giuliani The Seven Five Investigations Lexow Committee (1894-1895) Hofstadter Committee (1931) Knapp Commission (1970) (see also: Frank Serpico)...
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other acts of fraud. The Lexow Committee was established in 1894 to investigate corruption in the police department. The committee made reform recommendations...
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gambling dens throughout his political career but was cleared by the Lexow Committee. He was involved in bare-knuckle boxing and alleged to have been involved...
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Hofstadter Committee, also known as the Seabury Commission Independent Commission Against Corruption Intimidation Knapp Commission Lexow Committee Metropolitan...
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"Billy" Meyers, "policy dealer" (numbers racketeer) investigated by the Lexow Committee William M. Colmer (middle name, Meyers, 1890–1980), American politician...
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A number of these revelations came to light in the New York State Lexow Committee hearings as well as through the investigations of the Rev. Charles...
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in New York City and his name came up in the Lexow Committee hearings run by State Senator Clarence Lexow. Testimony involving Charles was: "Lindauer has...
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the establishment of the Lexow Committee to investigate corruption in the NYPD. Goff was appointed Chief Counsel to the committee. He interrogated corrupt...
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Sherry's. The City Club's first target was Tammany Hall; they helped the Lexow Committee probe into police corruption, and worked to elect William Lafayette...
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William Andrew Sutherland (category Republican National Committee members)
National Committee from 1892 to 1896. He was a delegate to the 1896 Republican National Convention. Sutherland was an associate counsel for the Lexow Committee...
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and, two years later, was an assistant to the prosecution during the Lexow Committee investigation. Perkins was involved in drawing up plans for the consolidation...
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this. In 1894, Daniel Bradley was active in the investigations of the Lexow Committee, which heard some 57,666 pages of testimony and served over 3,000 subpoenas...
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York State Senate (15th D.) in 1894 and 1895, and was a member of the Lexow Committee. He was President of the Village of Peekskill from 1897 to 1899. He...
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Assistant D.A. under John R. Fellows. From 1894 to 1895, he worked for the Lexow Committee. In 1894, he managed the successful campaign of William L. Strong for...
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