, 1873-02-01

moaning OF tho law.
N. AIwhnt advice docs tho counsel offor
ooncorning tho Doart
Commiss'oncr-We nro told TINT wo hnvo tho
host OF tho fight NO far, md that yso aro Board
DO facio and ia jnrc until removed by tho Courts
or by Legislative enactmont.
Aghti ~ ~ N~ : ''''~ ~ '''"''~ : 'No>'-
Oo'nmianlonor-Wo havo no cauao TO COM
monco the quarrel. Wo still sit hero as n legal
body, md intond to perform our dutioB ma such.
Iho Mayors authority to remove any ono OF uB
Ia doniod.
N: A.-Do you think tho Mayor will appoal to
Commissioners hardly think no. I1o docs
not soom to know what course to purano.
N. A.--Well, tho :, difficulty must bo eottlod
sono time, mustn't 1t ?
mont resta entirely, with tho Mayor, for this
Donrl will not recedo a hairs breadtli. We
made, a fair aud legal proposition to him this
to tho di'o'olaion Of tic supreme Court. '''|0''
n, A.-Dld hc conHidor tho proposition favor
dommiasloner- he 1,o wouldn't llaton to
woRknoas Of his oauao.
II. A.--What ropIy did ho ma1so?
ommlaslonor-oh, 10 spoke about being gu
sn' and p ss ne sena & IL t ea 1y vtS aas'r s
Uo threateuod to call in tho military to ba mid,
but this will only provoke quarrel, and bring
bloodslled: Tho Board would doploro any out
pcaco and Food ordcr of tho city. I toll you
that Joseph Modill ia domented on this police
question.
II. A:-Will Hickey anl ound obey tho nrayor'
Commissioner -Gortainly not. They arc iu
command Of their districts now, under tho di.
rootion Of tho om,a;ssionerH, and will continue
to act. Their .patrolmen support them to
hoq nan for nsas they har ow h,t They can't ag ga
by tho Roaad Of Police: and signed by tile Presi-
don't. Money makos tho marc 60 with police
mon, as with every ono olBo.
| NJ. A.-Wlat reception will tho Acting Cap
tains appointed by tho Mayor meet with?
Comtnleaionor-With ,coldness aud dsBobo-
dionco Wherever thoy go. !. Tho RINK and illo Of
police 1orcG are the nanrd n this im
acLion?
Commissioner man who profesaod 30
! much md talked so loud during tito past few
days, ho acted liko craven. No man would
have backed down at this stage Of tho gamo
Mr.. A.-What docs tho Board intond doing with
Observation-Disclosures ut prcsont, If ho
does not obey our ot1iciaI orlora, howevor, wo
will speedily dispose Of lin. we havo no cause,
! oyen had we tho dosiro, to Interfere with him
just now. Ho bus received 10 orders from ua
| Mayor. .,..
n A., A.whss What DO 10 yoa suppose induced him to
Commissioner -oh,.I I emit tell. Ho talls about
|
full matter. I think French docs not know now
whether hn is right or wrong.
| KL0KKE INTERVIEWED.
| at one time during tho afternoon The TRIBUNE
reporter aotually found himself idle. Hs sat
| down on ono Of the boncheB in tho Board room,
| md listlossly Watched tho obb mud flow Of tho
tide OF superiluous people who camo to commits
erato With tho uneasy miBmanagora OF police
and fro matters. A fow nlinutca' watching suf-
feed to disgust him. md, for want Of some moro
proatable employment, he waa compelled to i'll
toryiow Klokkc. Tho mercurial hatter WIS con-
soling hirnso1f with copy of tho last edition Of
tho Slaafs Zeitung, aud lid not appear to par
ticularly ro1ish tue roportoral Interruption.
commlssionor," aaid tue reporter, what is
tho condition of aifairs to-dny?"
"no better or no worse. This Board is actng
| under good loyal advice, ind is transncting it's
legitimate business es if nothing had hnp-
"What do you think of the removal OF tho
| CaptainH?"
ut is high-handcd outrage. Tho Mayor
1 caunot possibiy imagine that llo possesses the
authority to put those taen aside. His net is q
1nonetrons laulpation Of powora tint belong
| only to the Board Of Police Conlmissioners''
| pointeos?"
| except tho fow who aro looking for Unlawful
promotion, who will respect or obey tho orders
| OF those new mon The moro / think OF tho
| Mayors act the moro illegal Il seoma. Evon If
| to interforo nnl sot aside the commanding off,
ccre Of tho Police Department, and T am satis-
fed that the Supreme Court would 80 decide If
| the question came before it,
"What rensons have you for thinking 80 ~
II don't care to so iuto tho legal aspect Of tho
! will attonl to that"
"Do you think tic Board will. enteayor to got
| up public meating of its adherents as m Offset
| to the action Of tho Board Of Trado and other
! public bodies in favor OF tho Mayor z"
| at ie not probable. Public expressions Of
tho opinions of our friends would not bonoiit us
| any. We will show the people somo interesting
| points yet, aud put 1loa in somebody's car"
Just IS tho conyoraation waa becoming inter-
esting and promising Alderman schaffnor (bot-
peared in tho Board room for tho flftioth time
during tho day, and klokke rushod to hia car.
| PUTTING ON AIRS.
| Before Commissioner Sheridan wont homo,
| last ovoning. he engaged in a friondy couversa-
tion with nuInbor Of reporters who were sitting
around the Board room. Somebody inquired
what tue result would bc il tho Legislature
can, and said: "Thats whore have them all.
They may abolish this Board but they can't
abolish Mark Sheridan. Flo would rolnain q
Commissioner Of tho board Of Police until his
term of Office expired, in spite OF all
Of theln." "But suppose you should bo
| impeachod and removed, hIr. Shoridan?" sug-
! geated some other body. =" That has been tried
on before now" replied Mark. " Let them go
| A4tA4 HEu l!AFoAGut ApQllHut-uO hUyLQ10h l.
/ eau bear it a]l.h
| CORRECTION.
Considerable injustice was doao two police Of
uNE, which stated that Dennis Simmons tho do
tective, aud sorgoant Clarity, OF tho Madison
| stroot Station, had been turbulent and unruly.
With regard to tho former, the member Of tic
Mayors police who made tho statement to tho
reporter was utterly at fault. Tho man men,
toned was quito another person, aud wo lave
reason to boliove that tho stntenont Is destitute
! Of truth with regard to him. sorgoant Clarity
afforded On!cer silvor every facility to giyo
every man in tho station d copy OF tho Mayors
orders, and called tho mon into
| line to receive thom. Detective
| out Of all trouble, and has kept his mouth as
cloae as an oyster with regard to tho present
difficulty. On the other hand, the members Of
tho force declare that in making hia rounds,
Silver did moro to croato disturbance, by Ills