New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-04-04
OPPOSING POGicE LEGIsLATIoN

ATTEMPTING TO RAISE $1,000 AMONG TIE
PATRoLMrN To DEFEAT TIN NEW POLICE DILL
TIE TLOT EXPOSED.
On account Of the disclosures made 10 the
Police Commissioners yesterday, the following General
order was sent to superintendent walinc who had 1t
Immediately tecgrapLcd to al the precincts In the city
MuNICiPAL PoLrE, NEW YORK. April 3, ls76.
To GEORGE W. WtLLiNG, SHDrinfsHdcnt .
DEAR SIR: You viii all members OF the police
many OF them have mad" to raise siloOo for The pur-
pose OF defeating sucL action al Anany IN rrSntd 70
pore law the Legislature may deem Wis., must not
be car led The meeting for Thursday ncHt for the
purpose above specified VIII ru J'cl an VINO h,thu ~ 70
dismissal, ana you VIII require m tApinnt on rom 'os
who attended the previous ones NJ No. 40 HiNih ave.
OF have dircrd to pay The assessment OF j. or INC "',,
mrnt OF - or any Whatever, 10 dccdt aiHidtiNe
~ vcr ,' rc,pcctfully JoTL r. ERuARDr.
Chairman OF tie Committee on Rules aud Discipline.
Soon after ho Police bin WAS proposed at Albany the
Commissioners were informed by Anonymous letters That
Il movement on foot 10 raise $4,000 TO enable the
force to defeat any pr cct that the Commissioners might
hiring forward Ancrward 10 was reported 10 Com
missioner Erlardt that a mccti NJ had boon called To
take action on the subject The Mutual AID Life lnsnr
ance Fund embraces nearly all OF the members OF the
police AS there is treasurer OF THIS TUNA III each
prccinc II was thought most convenient by the men
who controlled tho movement 10 make use OF these
,rcasurcrs 10 collect subscriptions. On March II. 1876
letter was sent 10 these casircfs requesting cach 10
send patroman to represent his precinct AT mteunS
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March 10 The signature was =" Brother Omccr.,
aud the recipient Of the letter wa. rrqnss'ed
TO destroy II and retain the envelope to-
secure aIn.s iOn There mistake ~ Tie TINE ana
plece mentioned in tnc letter, and the first meeting VIZ.
failure IL II said that II or 20 police men assembled
at sXthave aud Twenty sixth st., but no Organization
was effected 4 SECOND notice was sent out, dated
March 20 1876 appointing n meeting on March ~ NJ
No 1876 siNthave. For further Information persons were
told 10 call on John VI. Meyers AT that nulhb'r
COiums-iO Eflnrdt usCcrtalucd ~ the eNhnllna-
tou of the men whom he summoned before Him ycolrr-
d,y that tho 81 600 10 he paid IN on Thursday
next He .ad that all the men tOd substantially thc
ganr story when they confronted Ivy the facts
ALREADY u the possession al the COmn>0nrr. some oI
fine men defended their action by say ng that thry had
right 10 fight their bread AID butter ana secure
l rcur,cut ttinu their side Of the In reply
Coiutnis soncr ErlInrdt stated that interference
witt legislative action discOuntenancsd III
an the city departments. No one OF the
Commissioners would think Of appearing ht
Albany before any body Oi The legislature un'h- ~
pcciaIiy FunmOn,d the President had been But II
The force had raised $50 even 5000 10 secure Ir
ion Of the case tor them, he Won not nave Cd
ircteJ Tor them raise fll 900 Tor the purpose OF
defeating the hill was evidence upon ITS lac" mat more
than "A fair statement OF tlclr was Intended Com
missioner IIlaidt said that he proposed To prone is
matter To the bottom, and Then make such examples 1l
the ringloldcrs as 10 cfcciua!y break UP III! such
aft., n