, 1873-07-13
DISCREET MICHAEL,
MIR. Hickey Will Make No
= More Arrests.
His Usefulness as q Policeman
Badly Impaired.
The Mayor Receives and Accepts His
Resignation.


corruption Of Capt. Hickey, but 1t was UNDER
at II o'clock Saturday morning tile ,natter would
be adyertod to, and limo OF notion mnrkod
out. Commissioners niaaon md Sheridan
roaclled tho Police Headquarters ut tho hour
named, but Commissioner Wright did not
arrlvo, until noon, having boon In nt-
tendance at tho Probate Court, and hence
tho Board did nothing III the morning. Capt.
Hickey delivered his report to tho Suporintcnd-
ent as usual hut did not refor to the proceed
inga Of Friday evening. Many of llfa friends
approached him whilo no remained at tho City
Hall, md intorrogatod him as to hiB intentions
ho would disclose nothing. and it was found to
DO useless to interview him.
About noon Commissioners Wright and Mn
SOL waited on tho Mayor, and consulted with
him for about IN hour. Reporters were ex-
oluded, and tho purport Of tho conversation waH
not learned when the conference ended. It
came out, however, during tho afternoon as will
DO soou below.
Tho Board met ut 2 o'clock. md while cousil- >
ering petition for removing planing-mill tho
Mayors Secretary, n1r. White, came in and
quietly deposited an of1lcial envelope OH tho !,
Presidents doBk.
The President opened tue official envelope,
md, after reading tho document incosed, hand
cd It to Commissioner Sheridan. Tho latter
the best and most efficient police ofllcor In its
employ" a1;y o. i, ,u,u ooua~n,..o.. =, ,,,,. -.
boon runored around the City Hall for half Al
hour. Some ono started tho story that Cant. ,
Hickey Ind resigned lnt, no persons possessing
absolute knowledge Of tho fact it WA regarded ,
as canard. Tho Captain hiulself did not dony
1t, but answered in such way rs to load one to
boliove TINT tho report WAS untrlo.
The Commissioners continued thor oonveraa-
ton, but nothing furthor waa dropped by them.
Sheridan and Mason bocanlo ontanglod in an ar
gu1uont in relation to investigating complaints
which Mason construed into meaning, " You arc
lar" Ho became very indignant, and wished
Mr.. Sheridan to understand ho couldn't cram .
lie down his throat. There waBa miBundoratand-
Ing betwoen the two, and, whom Mr.. hlason OF.
amiued an affidavit presented to him by shori-
said.
Half On hour was spent in tho way mentioned,
and then the reporters, who had been requested
to withdraw when Mr. White brought in tho
document, were admitted and the sub
| joined communication was handed to thom for
| publ cation:
Of NJ. q. Hickey as Captain of Police Of the City Of
from dato You viii please have Sergeant detailed 20
! law. Respectfully, JOSEPH MED1LL, Mayor.
I The above was referred to the Superintendent
with d request to dotail tho Sergeant
Whom Capt Hickey BECAME aware Of the fact
that the Board had boon notified Of tho accept
anco OF his regignation {ho was in tho halfway
that ho had resigned, and added it is aaid that le
| had been dogged, that spies had been upon Lis
track for months, md tllat ho was diHgustcd.
The Mayor VAS sought out and found in ths
Comptroller's Office, listening to tho Finatict
Committee and representatives Of the gas com
panies, who were endenyoring to effect sottlo
ment Of accounts. When asked for Hickeyt
latter aud his roply, he said tho Captain did not
dosiro that hls Communication bo given to thu
public, and henco ho should not give it to tlt
prcsB. lie statod TINT Hickcy's noto waa brict
and to the point and that in Lis reply ,9 accept.
cd the tondcrcd resignation, and thanked tho
Captain for paat services.
Tho resignation Of Capt. Hickey WAS laid on
tue Mayors desk at 10 o'clock in tho morning,
aud His Honor found it there whom llo came IN:
guilty Of any intontional wrong, hc had proba-
bly, transgreRHed tho teohnicNl rules OF the
Board, and his usefulness US Police Captain
would DO impaired il he remained on the forco,"
Tlo conference betwoon the hlnyor and COM
| miBsionors Mason md Wright, alluded to aboyc,
| was In roferonce to this document. The persona
WHO arc acquainted with the joworry transaction
| had been notified to appear before tic Board
| everything WAS in readiness to continue the in
yestigation. The Captain having resigned. and
| being no longer member Of the force, tho
| question nrose az to whether it WIS proper to
mike the inquiry demanded by tho public. After
Bomo discussion it was decided to drop the in
| yestigation, and the witnesses were accordingly
told BY messenger TINT their attendance was not
required.
Tho Board took no aotion other than TINT
| mentioned during the afternoon, but will proba.
bly, make the resignation matter Of record on
Monday Commissioners Wright and MaHon said
they had no dosre to push tho examination
uudor oxiating circumstances II Sheridan de-
sired it thoy were willing to 60 ahead.
Tho resignation Of Capt. Hickey took every
ono by surprise. Ho laa all atong maintained
that 10 had done nothing improper: and ;lat the
Board could not find Quo corrupt act in his rec
ord. To aome 1t appeared as an Acknowledge
ment OF guilt; to otlora desire to escape
prosecution. A few attributed political signid
cance to it, and talked as il Hickey intended
running for Police Commissioner next fall The
"knowipg onoB "-thoBe who pretend to aee sew
oral months into tho future-assertod that he
resigned by tho advice Of his friends, "for, don't
you aeo," said ono, " the whisky-nen expect tc
have tho next Mayor then goodbye Washburn,
and all hau | Hickey If would noyor do to up.
point = man Superintendent who had beon dis
charged from tho force" Whether this far
sighted individual is correct time will probably
Who will DO appointed to fill the vacancy Wal
asked by great many Persons, but no one could
joct, aud which Sergeant will be promoted it il
impossible to toll at present. It may bo Buck
10y, or 1T may bo Fitzpatriok, OF the Third Pro-
cinct. Eithor would ill the position accoptably,
the bottor known. Ono or the other, will be
placed temporarily in command OF tho South Side
/ to-day.
. It waa stated, yostorday, that other matters
IL tho investigation had taken place. II the as-
sortou8 1nado arc true, it IL very fortunate for
tho Captain that lie aotod as l1o did, for the row
clatlons would havo lossenod tho ossoem many
persons now Aave tor him, mud hayo shown tho
public that some worry quoer things we're done
lin the transaction OF police business" at the