The New York herald., 1874-12-16
POLICE AFFAIRS.
A Little Discussion on the Advantages
of Country over City Candidates lor
the Police Force.

Little Discussion ON the Advantages
of Country over City Candidates Tor
the Police Force.
The Board of Police Commissioners met yester.
DAY morning. The principal communication pre-
sentcd TO the Board was rom the Counsel to the
Corporation, advising the Commissioners that
legally they had no authority to make charges
to citizens for any expenses incurred by tine
Police Department in testing steam boilers The
Board then considered the cases OF members or
the police force, the charges against whom had
been trieo, and dismissed the following persons:-
Sergeant David J. Hughes OF the Twenty sixth
precinct Tor intoxicatlon; Patrolmen John Hesse
and Patrick Fulnam, OF the Elghth precinct. and
John Mitchell, oi the Eighteenth, all o, whom
were convicted OF lDtoxication. Detective joan
II. Alcott, recently clerk ID the Detective office,
was also dismissed tor intoxlcation and conduct
Aner aisposlng Of the delinquent oflcers the
Board proceeded TO Ill their places with new men.
The following named persons were appointed TO
the force :-Willlam +. Hansee, George H. Hewitt.
Lewis Connor, Mlcaael J. Connolly, Edmund
persons a ,pointment caused some discussion
among tue Commissioners. Commissioner Dis
se' spd nuryse voted ior his apnoDtment nn.
hesitatlngly. When Mr.. Voornis' name was
called lie declined 10 vote, ana remarked tnat not
ali the papers necessary TO be flied out aud gwen
TO the Board were hanaed in to vouch ior Parker.
the other COMMISSIONERS stared at Mr.. voorhis,
and Mr. Matseli Inquired what paper was missing.
lie was informed that it was the document usually
flied up by the captain OF the precinct in winch
the applicant for AppoiD ment to the force resides
Mr.. Disuecker explained that Parker lives at
Naples, Ontario county; and that, as no police
captain has jurisdiction 50 lar into the interior OF
the state, II ae had sent 10 Naples Tor the paper
spoken oil by Mr.. Soorhls II could only have been
nned up bv the very persons whose names were
on otner regular papers as vouchers Tor Mr..
Parker's character. Commissioner Matsell SAID
that still the paper should have oeen sent. Mr..
DisDecker responded tnat the discussion was dis
tasteful 20 hn, and added, In effect, that 1t would
carry pain to the souls OF AssemDL, man Cyril
s. Lincoln and the otDer vouchers for the charac-
ter OF Parker. lie then announced tnat ne would
Withdraw Parker's name sooner tnan continue
the aiscussion but Mr.. Haw!ey, CHIEF CLERK to the
Board, solaced the Commissioners neart by tell
ing him that his candidate had been confirmed be-
lore Mr. Voorhis nad an opportunity 10 speak
about the absence oi tue paper. Mr.. Voorhs
finally, to set himself right on the record, voted
against the appointment o, the policeman from
the country.
Alter the Board had adjourned Commissioner
v0Orns remarked that under the new charter an
applicant from the country would nave much
easier way TO the police orce than resident IN
the city. he would only need to be pllS sicaily
capable; for the rest his friends would Ne able to
provide. 'esident nominee Tor piece on the
police force would, however, have to- satisfy the
unprejudiccd captain Of his precinct, that ne WAS
| ut lor the post