The New York herald., 1869-06-06
POLICE MATTERS.
The Latest Order Of Superintendent Ken
observation-disclosures Among the Force The
pn,,.. suroeons

The Latest Order OF Superintendent Ken
Observation-Disclosures Among the Force The
Police Surgeons.
Mr.. John A. Kennedy few days ago issued Gen.
eral order No. 5e7 giving captains OF police nstruc
tlons as to the assistance to be rendered the Com
mssloners OF Public Charities and Correction in
| rying out the new system OF an ambulance and
strecher corps for the quick transmission Of sick and
| dangerously wounded persons TO the hospital. The
idea OF the Commissioners accepted by the cap
tains good one, and certain clauses Of the order
met their full approval There are, however clauses
| In the order which met with opposition from the
| captains and from portion OF the Police Board.
The custom In the past has in case OF serious
accidents to convey victims to the nearest hos
pital where they could obtain prompt medical treat
ment and careful attendance. The new order OF
things makes Bellevue Hospital the receptacle for
| all such persons,
This feature OF the order is criticised dangerous
to the lives OF entrusted TO the OF the po
lice and an innovation OF doubtful character. But
the clause which hnds most opposition Is that VIII
In 1t ls ordered that prisoners In viii be
sent TO hospital except under the commitment OF a
| magistraten
| Yesterday number OF captains called upon the
| Superintendent for Interpretation OF this last
| order, but thev were invariably shown the door,
with the hint, 'There is the order, which must be
obeyed.r The result is that the entire force are In
diRnant, and powerful pressure ls being brought
TO bear upon the Police Board TO modify the order,
which IL generally considered wrong. The fri ends
OF the superintendent In the Board, while admitting
the objections raised, insist that the law makes IL
imperative upon the force to send no prisoner TO
| hospital until after q commitment has been made
between The superintendent and the Board, growing
out OF this order and already harsh epithets have
been induged In towards Mr. Kennedy:
This the great agitating theme at the Central
ONCE yesterday but another attracted considerable
notice. II Is simply the manner In which many OF
island has It's fuII complement OF surgeons drawing
81, $50 per year for performing, In consideration OF
| this salary such police medical duty as may be ne
cessary in the Judgment OF the oicer in charge OF
| the desks OF the various precincts. The names OF
these gentlemen, with their residences and the pre-
cincts for which they are appointed, are as fol-
i0yS:a r,cep,,.o,uyta and y,,en,,,.erena Pre-.
| ctnds-James NJ. Andrews, No. Broadway.
Seventh ana Thirteenth PTecncts-J. p Blivn,
No. 445 Grand street.
Srth and T,oenty.etgnh Tn-ecincts-R. p. Gibson,
| No. 81 West Twenty-fourth street.
| Ninth and Srtee1dh PTecincts--M. ]. Jones' No.
| ~ West Tnirtysixth street.
THIRD and Flrth ITectncts-James Kennedy, No.
Eleventh Precinct ana House or Detertion-E. II.
Kimback, No los East Nineteenth street
| Thirteen ana T.trtDsecond Precincts-C korsted,
No. 23s West Twenty-sixth street
Tenth aud Seuenteenth PrectnctS-A. d. Mott, No.
Ttcelnh ana T,oentp-thfyd Ts,ectncts-patrick W.
| Mcdonald, No. las East Forty-fourth street.
Ttcenteth ana Ttcenty-second I,yecfncts-F. NJ.
| Otis. No. los West Thirtieth street.
NLneteenm AID T,centg.tr,h Frecincts--A. Il. NJ.
| Purdy, No. 232 Madison avenue.
| Ttrenty-frst and T,Centy.ninth PTCcipcts-L.
Rauney, No. IA West Thlrty-second street.
fourteenth and Detective Sq,tad--W. Luxton, No.
| lis Fifth avenue
T,centpASirth ana Thfytv.frst Precfncts-P. Van
Buren, No 2l4 west Twenty-second street.
Se,1hd and Eourm Irecincts and court S7tdd-
8 Waterman No los West Forty street.
To such an extent has this neglect OF duty on the
part OF surgeons been carried that the Board have
under consideration remedies for the evils com
platned or and assurances have been held out that
this negligence OF the medical officers viii meet with
prompt attention. It II very probable that at the
next meeting OF the Board both these questions will
De taken up and dealt with promptly although 10 Ia
well known that portion Of the Board sustalns the
| superintendent.