The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1876-02-16
THK NRW ORI.EANS BULLETIN, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUA

Police Commissioner Bray, among other curl
ous speeches. says: $50 far - my official duties
are concerned, lam not opposed to gambling. In
my opinion public gambling houses can be
closed SO Tar - l am concerned, IS police
commissioners, don't care whether they are open
Superintendent Loan did repeatedly and in
direct violation OF the law issue permits to par
ties authorizing the establishing OF gambling in
situations, and allowing them to run publicly.
We call special attention OF the House to the
testimony Of Hon. o. F. Conner. Mayor OF the
city of Kenner, from which We quote the follow
aThe copy OF the permit offer in evidence is
correct Of the 0Tsnss ad 0T Me- pe1 hox
much he paid for it. He said it was not fair
question, and he asked that he be excused from
answering 1t.
she was not in court at the time. but merely at
my house; therefore did not press the ques-
ton at all. I had the man arrested and released
on his own recognizance to appear the next day.
or course, he did not reappear; We were salts
fed; we simply wanted to get him out Of town. "
Mr.. Thumas Deveraux says: "During the
months OF July, August and September, the
Superintendent Of Police issued permits or
orders to various parties to run gambling games
in various places. He also issued orders to the
captains OF the differt mt precincts where the
games were run to permit ,he same.
II saw the permit that was given to Joseph
when he ran game of French pool; it is bank
ing game, something on the order of rou cite,
it comes under the gambling law"
With these perhaps lengthy remarks your
committee concludes that as the board is vested
by law with the supreme control in the manage
ment Of the police; as the board expends enor-
nous sums in keeping special detectives
to watch over . police force which has cost
$780,0O1 per annum for seven years;
as the superintendent is a mere
executive officer under the bo,rd; as
the board is the sole tribunal which has Jurls-
diction in matters Of disciplinary offenses OF the
police officers and men; as the board, in word,
is the supreme head Of the police, your commit
tee must lay Immediately at It's door the primary
responsibility for the many abuses, offenses and
crimes with which this report is so lamentably
replete. The Governor, controlling the board, as
we have shown, can not SHIFT his extensive share
OF the responsibilities.
Your committee are Of the opinion that the
bill which was passed by your honorable body
few days since, and which is now before the
Senate for concurrence, contains the most ample
remedy for the cure Of the great evil we have
but feebly sketched We end with an earnest
hope that the bill may soon become law and
that the metropolitan police and its present
odious board, shall be abolished forever.
Your committee further recommend the print
ing of the record accompanying this report, IN
pamphlet form, and in such number as your
honorable body may determine.
GEO. w. DUPRE, Chairman.
VIM. J. HAMMOND.
Mr.. G. L. Hall, q member Of the committee,
was suddenly called away from the city, owing to
the dangerous illness of his wife. The report
was not then ready. In the preliminary consul
tations Mr.. G. L. Hall agreed in substance with
the ideas and finding Of this report, and we have
GEO. w. DUPRE, Chairman.
VIM ]. HAMMOND.