The New York herald., 1870-02-15
THE AosToN POLICE.


Csrruption In sss x'etoctive Bsrea1-Rssi0.
nation OF tho CbI~A-Proposed Ab0iitisa Of
tho Dotectivo Services. -
~. A,srOs. FoD. II. l670
me Offensive ulcer which has boen gatncrns n
'"c boston folicc Depart n,uy dfAiay th, last iay
'ears snd rapidly npening wighin tno pa,t ye0r
.Ai"o 20 mead THIS evening aAd dischlrgc1 from
its corrupt nass Col0ael Joan Kurtz ta0 caief au1
aessr'' Jones' Heath. Calder and the entirc .0scc Il
tno De'ec'se Bureau. year ago there were stories
OF corruption ana felony -conpoundiag waich
"cro streh0tnehei bJ en- invesagatioa OF
legislative committee, but notwitustanjiDy these
unmistakao!e proofs, Mayor shunisI was 70
hedged by political or other Influences That weed
ing OF the rascay crimiuas from their ni.n poal.
tions would have been equal TO sacrircn. tho mora
reputation OF many who were exalted IN the putts
estimation. 1hls state OF arairs seems 10 give On.
couragement to corrupt Police Depa. tnIent, aud
criminals have let as serene aud secure IA Bostos
as they would In the most distant OF the wes. Inda
Islands, aud for this security they have been IN
debtod 10 their own financial liberalty towards
tue wsyward AMI retiring 0tncials OF tue
Police Department. Investigations. sdmiss,ons
and confessions have shown tais up 10 such
degree that the community became cian0y.
Gus Tor al investigation By the Grand Jury.
ahd Cniel kurtz appeared before taxs oOdy 81
rT'cay IN 0beuIence ~ suMulOns. TIC was kept
ufeu viz Ssuuu LOI Two uVufs, tucu O0.t
missed because has nass.v3 GOA itis1tol vas payst.
caiiy exhausted Inc cJuduct OF the witness how.
ever curing tucso two evcuiu hours u said - have
oeen remarkably singular and Inconsistent with tn3S
OF an osiicai wnosc on.v anols.oA Is ~ guard tue
pubic interests with ndelity.
Al Result VI ut5 exAuildtiol and th3 pubito fo0-
ing ton artS tue fViicc De- tarteAL csJiu.U ~.
mlnstercd tue Board OF Aiuer.asa held secret
session tn.S evening 10 consiJer WAT Changes aS
necessary 70 promote the cucieIcg tee orgaax.:
ton. Tue Ponce Committee submitted report ~
Tue Eoaiu III whch tncy ssascl that u tae aDscacc VI
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OF the depart nenL its e.nclencJ mas LeoA
serlousyi!npaifed, but tbs coil.nil.ca adds
While the present diso state Of the forcs u
ewin IN feAt measara 10 hc cAases sse tneio
" DC serious deioct
branch OF tue service w.ich saou reottu wlvai
y lbc present detective 81 ssoa more tasa asytas
a teea 10 oring the department lao diSieu UnIouo
edy there nave veen oxasgeraoIs AID staIae1u
"a regard 70 the manner IA wacs tno dooevc service .s
oeen periormcd bur 10 suaclsdt THAT Tue pl.ic has vss
conaarice Ia ~ eiicicncy. NJ amount OF IL
vcs,iI.iioa explanation would re,t9re that ca.
nueace wthout wnca the service "a woiso tn..
useuss, anu the conintee loc se, Yrocc
nither ~ Recommending tnai tie reseut detc
be en.itey na
plan Tor the performance OF service = aiereat
70 Tue puoc IA e ehs ANA We wolia taefeoic rscoes
tue rAssasso. tne acconp psnyias or.cr a. tais ms.
and that the rules and of relation
that branch OF tae public service be and The
| rescin.od.
| The report was accepted AMI tn. order was
| unanilnOusy passed, alter wnca tao Mayor res /
le Ief rom colonel hurtz rcS.guly as pos!. IN
| as Chief VI the Poiicc Department. In his lestsr
l sue CHEF stated tnit no see nci TO b3 power -
ior good to tho public and hc felt as if ne was
/ IN part an eDDarfdS5melt W MS friends. Tue
Mayor also read q copy VI u letter waich ne Ii ~
| forwarded TO Coonsi kuftz Ia acccJsaHCo OF uiy
resignation. Tni5 sudden turaiaI Oh. VI the Cor,
rupt mass at tue CITY Hall, aitaolgl wlsnsI for.
has created great deal OF oxciteaaIt, and amp Z
| the naba,oas OF the rolgns ana tlIaves tho.o a
| genera! muttering and regre..