New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-09-04
THE CHARGES AGAINST SETH 9. UAWLEY

A SPECIFIC DENIAL OF TIE ACCUSATIONS II DE BY
THE COMMITTEE or CRIME--THE CHARACTER or
TIE ACCUsERs
Seth G.. Hawley, Chief Clerk of the Police Com
issners submitted 10 the Board O Police Commission
Ars Yesterday his reply to the charges made against MN
before the Legislative Committee on Crime HIS state
p,ent dives minute details OF the occurrences alluded 10
before the Committee Appended 10 the statement are
TWENTY-FIVE atddavits. The testimony Of iordtio q.
Copkin and Sidney Conkn dealt with at length. Mr.
Hawley states their testimony might be convincing
were not their bad characters and says mat so
FAR as those charges relate to him. and 10 the extent that
Trey impute to him any Improper acts they are IN
founded
Yoratio c. and Sidney Conklin's statements that Mr..
uawley used lumber belonging the Department arc de
clared 10 be also false An AFFIDAVIT is Introduced swoTn
20 by Police Clerk John Peacock which shows that Al the
time OF the alleged oense Sidney COnkD was not ON TIE
police force MI Hawley states that feed was delivered
by the police wsR0n ut his barn. but that he paid Tor ire
feed in advance The affidavit of Police CAPT. Wilson
is introduced in support OF this statement the Conh-
Inns Mr. Hawley saws, have cherished amnesty toward
him since Is cros~eKaBnsti0n OF them before the Police
Board. wien charges OF drm.enneSS had Dcen DrOuSht
BIZ them against officer named LOber Mr. Ha"BF
was Obliged to crosseXnne lhe accnsor. ana proved TO
the satisfaction OF TIE Commissioners tai ther saie-
mpnts false VI was ais shown tha hey had ol-
stcted te officer in the discharge OF iis diy ana III
Consequence uey we're dl.ela g rom "a, istI. ~ 4,
Tho All tlNs 81 E0l"e f'Dd u eIlh N'Iolsoh a'lu
of officer Charles H. McKenz" are inserted prove that
tOlyliHg attributed thfi NisI1aSdi w MI
n ncy and mat they vowed vcne-anc against lin. BY
review Of Sidney Conkins record Hr. hawley shows
that he resigned from tc Police force ~ 0vOi' ds-
nssa mat Ne was dismissed from hi position an e.
fc.r of Society for The Prevention Cruelty 70 AM
mails for levyiuc hGcSmail. and That after becoming "a
member of TIE Fire Department he VAS convicted on
charges preferred and also dismiss Since at lhc
le been airesed 1y The ponce Tour tiaes Ar ha"-
lev als0 says:
II The real character Of my cuse,s had been known to
the Committee "a Tire Legislature, thu Commissioners OF
Police and the pric no reply TO then NmdciFe aitack
woud have heca required SiTtyhve Yeas of ionora!e
living would have sLcl1el me- in te Innd Of all worthy
Der sons uniavOrlDc CONCLUSIONS Ihe absence 0I
taat know ledge colnpCs adddce such eyideCe as
ms rrpoccure time will allow show them 10 yOu in
tbeiI true light therefore venture u ask y0ur patient
attention to the impeehBg documents DueXed 10 TINS
statement. II the Commissioners will CONSIDER t1a am
called upon disprOvr certain uniinpOrtant is alleged
occurred during the ten years pasi, III ieSfct 10
which evidence al i WAS Likely 70 e preserved thcy
will see that the task imposed upon me Is alhfr III Usual
neyeTfboless believe tlat, Oh careful Confederation OF
the maj ter you viii fEd cause to withdraw Tat con
h1encc which yWi and all your predecessors during the
tXended Of afIeen OF service In the
position now occupy, have reposed IN mt.