, 1873-01-30

the Captains. 1t waa tho proclamation printed
above. French read his, and G,tnti his, and tIon
both said that It WAS thoir private property, md
that thoy would keep It to themselves ard not
notify tho mon undor their command.
Captain Hickey finally enterod, and thon tho
Captains hold n consultation with Commissioner
Sheridan md xCommIaaionor Klolsko. Tho
Captains wound thnir arlns around tho Comruia-
nni,nated whispers. Az tho conclusion o2 oacll
whisper tho wltsporora would gazo soarchiugly
into eael other'B coutitonancoB, aud, boing m
rarently satisfied mt what thoy tloro discovered,
would execute extondod but sfont arnilon Thorl
supplemented by another approving and yiolont
grin. Aftor oaci, had whispered to tho otler,
a F1vE-llAl,nEp WHISPER
was unaninounly agreed upon, md the Commits
aioner and ox"CoHm'sslonor actually dlsap-
braces Of tho threo Captains, The whisper
lasted Hone seconds, and thon tho portion
Of tho present Board and tho portion
Of tho laat Board reappoared. Tho portion Of
and, addressing tho Captains, announced, In d
highly dramatic tono, the following:
"dontlomon, tho condition Of nifnirs has not
changed. You. will recognize tho authority Of
Superintendent and will pay no attention to
ort1ors coming from other sourcaa."
The Captains silently acquioacod, and then
Withdrew.
Tisi9 MORNING
tho Mayor will Summon tlem before lin, mud
ask then, personally II they nill obey or diaoboy
his proclamation. If they reply In tho noga-
tiuo, he will romovo thom Immediately, and ap-
point three 6nrgeants to tako their p1ncos. II
the Inter refuse to accept, no othor altornaqtve
ceremony. For aught any ono knowa, Ills Honor
may be compelled to continue amusing himself
in thus chcerful manner until the Inst patrol
fore. THUS matters stand at proaont.
Dn. WARD.
6, When everything WAS quiet and still about Po~
lteo Headquarters Inst evening, q reporter Of
T1Hy TRIBUNE undertook &c. g!et something in
tho o1-Acting doueral Superintendent. II thoro
isla ehrowd caroful, conservative man In this city,
1t 10 Secretary Ward. He noyor eays anything
that ho In not fully prepared to stand by, and It
in IT,, difficult matter, especially, in trying tmos
IN opinion OH mattors connected with tho Police
Department. Tho reporter put several leallng
questions to him concerning himself, but thoy
Wero all ski1fnlIy evnded.. It was ovidont that
did not know what 10 would do, or il ho would
do anything. Ho had nude no reply to tho
Mayors order directing him to return to hta du-
tics IS Secretary Of tho Board, sud wns not pre-
pared to stete + What course he would tako With
Which he fe1t justified In saying: No one
could got linn to commit an act
TINT waH not warr*nted by eound legal
opinion, or at least such opinion as ho con-
sitlered sound. Ho would govern limae}f ao-
cording to his own. viows, With tho support OF
the sound legal opinion spolen Of. Tho Board,
80 far, ind not furnished him with any logal sd-
vco. Ho could not and would not say whcthor
ho would act na Superintendent to-day, to-
morrow, or next neck. In fact, he lad, or
Beomed to have, no idea what course 10 would
pursue on any question.
AN OPINION.
It Ia the reporters opinion TINT DR.. Ward will
not long act aB Superintendent of Police He
does not boar his lonora either easily or grace-
fully. Ho saema undecided, and appears to havo
no definite object In Wow. The past two days
have wrought q great change in him. Ho is
not the genial, wliolo-soulal man that 10 was.
He is reserved and watchful, and aoems desir~
ous Of stunning those whom hc uacd to bo
anxious to meet end speak to. There is no pub
lie ot1icor In tho city With whom reporters havo
been 80 intimate and friendly rs with DR.,
Ward. He has always endeayorod to aorvo
them, and they have retaliatcd by saying good
words for him everywhere, and admitting him
for his social qualltieh and efficiency as Secrc
tary. They regret that ho has allowed himsolt
to be drawn into trouble enl placed in an un-
enviabio position by d Designing aud unacrupu-
lous Board and arc almost unanimous in tho
belief that lie will speedily roHlgn, aud return to
to bis Secretery's desk, which would look out Of
place WITHOUT him.