The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-06-23
THE POLICE INVESTIGATION.

PASSAGE AT ARMS BETWEEN COMMISSIONERS
vooRHIs AND DIsBEcKER-PRoCEEDNos AT
THE MEETING OF THE BOARD YESTERDAY.
The full Board OF Police Commissioners met yes
terday afternoon, President Matsell IN the chair.
In answer to q communication from the Comp
troller, asking for q statement as TO the balance
due the Police Department nom The Eighth Ma
tional Bank, the Treasurer reported the sum to be
$l2,172 o..
After the transaction OF considerable routine
business, Commissioner Disbecker ofered the fol-
loving resolutlons:-
whereas BY the charter of the city of New YORK. IL is
enacted thai members OF the police iorce are removable
and af.er charges have been publicly examined into
m such manner OF cxamn Ms the rules and regua-
TONS As the Police boarl may pIeserbe ana whereas
conduct 81 some OF the members VI the police force,
dnty o. thus Board upon convission. 10 Impose The
penalty Of dismissal from the oree and whereas 4 Is
a. I'd ana he E truth n 81 o here
maintained and the public interests preserved there
Resolved That the Counsel of this Board. in commune.
uou with the Cnet Clerk be and they are hereby III
truth or llsiy all allegations complaints charges
winch have been may be made IN reference = the
Il in their Judgment charged warrant such. TO
conduct or actions would uspf this Board imposing
penalty Of dismissal from the force. ,,.,,,,. :.
charle mas been or may be made AS to the past
IN the couass to ne Boari ana GSe
have MOI made The paste Of charges AGAINST me emb;
Counsel and Chiet Clerk and they hereby directed
tcular alcg alton complaint or charge made ami tie
facts in reference thereto. with the no
ton being taken by them against such member upon
charges report to be accompanied by the testi
monY elicited upon toe inv ation made BY them
Kesoved That the supennle naent be and ne -
hereby required eooperate win and furnish every AID
aud the Cnei CLERK In prosecuting the Investigation
hereby directed
Commissioner voolhls asked IL tue Board was
to understand that tue proposed investigation re-
ferred only to sucl offences as merited, on con-
viction OF the offender, the penalty OF dismissal
from tue lorcc, making no provision Tor lesser OIL
fences.
missioner had PAID attention to the reading uf
the resolution he Woulu nave seen mat all cases
had been covered.
Commissioned voorhis--l do not wish to be un-
Justly charged VITA inattention. 4 care ully lis
tened during the reading, aud 70 the b st or my
benef my question OF information was well
founded. however, VIII read u Tor myself
Alter perusing the resolutions commissioner
WORMS repieu very cmpHatciily, 81 iail TO see
that nave made any mistake. The resolution Is
inadequate. IL does not cover the entire ground,
and Is merely repetition OF what IS already the
duty Of the Cntcf Cierk anu superintendent, sup
plemented Dy the cooperation OF the Counsel to
tine Board. II any spscIlc charges are alleged
against members OF inc force the CHIEF woald,
without the ala u tals resolution investigate tae
same / snail ots for the resolution, but have
not much hopes that II wlIl be productive OF any
good results"
Commissioner Dsbccker evidently excited)-I
see that the Commissioner is following IN the
pain laid down by certain newspapcrs-a course
tRat has oecn D.aZoued iorth as foreshadowing the
acton OF TINS Bcara ~ regard TO the matter uu-
der cOEsiGe alton, and | suppose lie Is doing IL
for the reward Of q favorable n0uce. rms thing
does not require any buncombe or speech. | mao
not intended TO say anything. In our executive
sessions allegations have been made against Ger.
tain m ember9 OF the force, and this resout on
provides he hest method OF investigating tue
same These resolutions are 1ntcnued to expose
and not cover up offenders. have no DOUBT that
the reso .uton introduced The otner day will pro-
duee specific results these Will do the same
tnlng. To meet cases where the penalty Is not
DISMISSAL nave an Amendments 10 rale "a, which
propose now TO o1er.
vote was then taken on the resolutions re-
sulung IN their adoption. after which the fuo wing,
TO DO embodied In TIE police manual a. stand.
Ing rule, was read:-
RULE a.
Whenever any allegation or complaint shall
be made or published BY any reputable
irc.nber Of the force conduct acts, call
discipline punishment, IL shall bc the duly OF
tho superintendent inspectors aud captains to report
tnc ~ writing u the Chet CORK, Who upon xuch
alega ION or complaint 70 appear at the central
once and verly the same afdaviL Upon such Afli-
davis Il snail be duty o. the Cnaf clerk to
charges ana specifications 10 ce framed when shat be
CLERKS oce. ana proceedings snail be taken in
the same other cnarges In conformity 70 the
rules ana regulations OF the department.
Tno rule was then adopted, and the meeting, on
motion OF General smith, adjourned.