The New York herald., 1875-12-05

break up every gambling house in the city, be directed
tho captain 10 break up
HOUSES ANN, BARCLAY AND FULTON STREETS;
there Is now policemen in front OF every house,s
who goes IN every hour he opposed to raids, aA
stance OF No i Ann street, broken up At ,sng
p. NJ, and az three o'clock the propretors had
rorS ssyo Sc, oo O 70 al ready
Is complaint or we have knowledge or gambling; hea
did not know OF a gambling place now existing in
his district against houses Of prostitution the Poc04
Department does not take action unless complaint iaf
made the inmates dsordery; In regard to liquor
saloons the post is expected to visit places
find whether any ono is selling without license; heA
would not say that in his district is selling wh
out license the captains instructed arrest all
violators and far as he knew, they were doing so
he believed that houses OF
PROSTITUTION SHOULD LICENSED; :
il unpopular plan but IL Is the only way 70 snp
press t; they would be registered and assigned to AZ
particular house. witness described his investigation of
the system St. Louis where the license system is in
force; before the law passed there were l2o; IN
nine months they we're reduced, and the number or
prostitutes and disease were greatly reduced MI DIXIE
described the Investigations made by the members OF
Inc Convention OF Police Officers held at ST. Louis, an1
stated that all the police officers agreed that the syster
was good one the women not allowed 10 go INTO
the streets expose themselves in the
windows under penalty Of one years inn
prisonment; u would do we'll TO locate thems
in city like this, in particular neghborhood, re-,
moved from respectable habation: the moral or
this community is against the license system; but as
FAR as know, my opinion Joined In by the police
officers OF this city, when the metropolitan system
first established found sergean,s in Brooklyn who
could neither read write; lonnd a CAPTAIN a con-
hrmed drunkard; another who went or on i Spree.
allowing all the men 10 80 TO funeral, and there was
not man on duty in the precinct; witness was
Favor or A METROPOLITAN SYSTEM
covering New York Kings Queens and Rishmoud
counties; Is would tend TO make the police force
efficient and give the residents OF these counties stac
OF security not now possessed.
Commissioner Dlsbecker thought that the Board OF
Police should consist oil three persons; he did not APP
prove Of single Commissioner, as they have execu-
tive judicial and legislative powers; he described mis-
practice Commissioner in the suppression oE
missioner as an individual has no power 10 make
arrests that this must be done by the
full Board; he was opposed to ward detectives att
present constituted he would make them directly red
sponsble to the Superintendent, who should be CHIEF
of detectives well superintendent; he believed
that the force was efficient particulars and n
others not; Commissioner OF Police should only bel
removed upon Impeachment and not subject to the1
sudden changes OF political parties he would favor
system OF State police that officer could be trans
ferred from Buffalo TO New York, and nice uersa; IL ls
the true metropolitan PLAN he was in favor Of grading
the police force suggested by other Commissoners
1t would be very excellent idea; he doubted the ex1
pedency Of having persons convicted of crime UNDER
surveillance for stated period; all the prison ocal9
in the State should notify police authorities Of
the discharges Of persons, that the movementS
OF prisoners should be noted; there is no1
sufficient force Of police which should be increased TO-
600 men he was in favor of the transfer OF
the street cleaning the Board of Health somcl
other department If done by days work. he regarded
II OF great Importance that the police should be en-
abled TO compel the attendance of witnesses would
enable them TO get rid of many bad officers as Wit
stand street and laugh in the face OF
the commissioners 4
Peter Mitchell ex-member of Assembly and lawyer,i
asked permission to answer to personal matter I'm
which Justice Murray attacked him. He asked that
Justice Murray's evidence rejecting upon him be ex
plunged from the record that he be permitted TOT
appear before the committee under oath. The COM
mittee consented to hear him under oath.
Justice B. T. Morgan testified that seventy per cent o6
the coming OF justices is the re-
suit rum and law should be passed preventing th0
adulteraton OF liquor. 4
Robert H. Johnston, Clerk OF the Special Sessions
stated that there time when the public could
not get into his Office by knocking at the door. Mr.
Cooper chairman Of the committee informed him that
after knocking
Inspector McDermott testified that when inmates OF
houses of prostitution arrested and taken to court
they discharged unless cy have been disordery;
he approved of the licensing of such houses.
The committee adjourned until eleven O'Clock A. M
Wednesday.