New-York tribune., 1877-12-24
THE MAYOFS CHARGES.
THE COMMISSIONERS TRIAL ENDED.

OFF TIE DISCUSSION BY LEAVING THE ROOM.
The trial Of the Police Commissioners was
resumed Saturday. before Mayor Ey and several at
tompts were again made by the counsel 10 postpone the
Investigation. nui Mayor Ely positive in his decision
that the examination should prccade This decid upon,
hr. Field sail that they would next take up the
case OF Commissioner Wheeler aud Charles Wat
rous was called a. witness. A. member OF
the committee Of the Municipal soccty hc had c>am-
ined especially into The matter Of street ceann and was
satisfied tlat tn Police Commissioners bod done the
best they could. and as tAe edcieuUoi the force,
there could be no question Mr. Field thon read tae de
cson OF tie Court OF APpedls to tne effect that the law
Of 1857 was s in force and also the charge ~ Judec
Davis il regard to the enforcement Of that law
FOR complying with his charge Ee continued tat th"
Police Commissioners are told that they are spd'modc
the enforcement OF the law"
Al Commissioner Wheeler called, Nj. Field asked
the Mayor whether charge tla the commissioners
had not properly enforced the law he referred 10 the Ex
else law. Mayor replied that his charge 50 referred
o he laws oT The arrest of gamblers and disordey wo
men, and for the breaking up OF gambling houses and
policy shops. Mr.. Field expressed a,so1ishment and
claiming that these we're new cases, asked 10 reopen
Commissioner Erhardts case, but the motion was
promptly denied. Commissioner Wheeler said that tie
board had enforced all laws impsT 'lg aud though the
MAYOR haJ fs0ueuty visited the Police Department he
had never made any complaint TO the noncniorcemont
OF tie laws against gambling. etc, until he made the
charges AGAINST the mcmbcrs of thc board
Sinclair Touscy Henry B.rgh, James Buell., president
OF the Importers and Traders Bank, School Commis-
sioncr D,vd. Sale,l II. Wales, aud Distract Attorney
Phelps testified that they had never known the sicc,s
at this season cleaner thon at present They were
satisfied That tAe police force efficient than
Jader boards and thai the present enforcement
of hc Excise law aa1toudcd tJ make ihe laws repcccd
District Attorney phelps said that II was difficult 10
the Law against gambling as ia uiost cases there
was no compliments ana with The witnesses there was
often d sudden loss Of memory.
Joan H. strahan ihrd in regard TO the removal of
Marshal Cary ly Mayor Havn'aeyer who then held chat
tGc charges mus established by ahruatvc roof i'"-
fore he col!j MAKE the removal. 4 Nh Stahan con
Guided, nayor Ely noi"iih'ilnNnS i"e objections, oi
counsel statol that tire ease OF Commissioner wheeler
must close ~ O'Clock.
C.c c.N, Eaiu, N,Lwaiu. Williams, dnd a,4'uTn we've
examined g-4Tduc thc Jaws aiuSt eaiuh lu. puhc}
had always Lc. enforced rsld'y rs uty could be-
sup,iut ndcut Wah1s te-ted as 70 hs eI"ris 10 eli
Theron r. iu.l.r president ofthc Sixth AyenUc alrosd
Coualy. thought Jt tie streets were KEPT TOO Gle ~
rhe conp.n. was obliged 20 pat SAID on the tracks
10 give the horses foo.h1d. aud had Gualielcj wi;h
tn. street cleaning auhorit,s for rcmoyins :Ae l"d
Commissioner irla3dt was tHcn recalled and stated
thai every -toit hnd been made io enforce the laws
a4au.>i gsnlIug policy shops, and disorder. houses:
E. bliss asked The wincs, 10 Identify package of
seventy oar letters. and Commissioning E'Aqrit statei
that hey E.daI been received from Mayor Ely. An of
tie letters asked for positions for friends promotions OF
officers tie rclusja emc1t % dismissed lc'inen;
MI Biz, had iust concluded the reading oi tuc nifty rd
letter Vbcu Lc was interrupted ry Mayor Fly.
Nul Nuu read the resi- OF ,ht Ictcr~ 90 toImis ssioncr
Commit -si,n.g Whcrlci's case must hr closed"
e. We ere tylng tie case oi Commissioner "hetiai,'
.Ilaj ca.. is closed" replied thr MAYOR.
Do Nou decline 20 Deg me read Ties letters IN Com
missioner Wheeler Ca, 2" asked Mr. B iss.
iii lie counsel iof Commissioner Wheeler ready
We win 90 on U'h Lis case SAID Mayor Ely, scarcely
. s1a Icld un'ii am stopped" sand Mr Bliss.
"I Then tell !Ou To- dc-lsi,' replied the mayor.
Ni. i.i,r lu' u"Eu sht , ri,< iteIs' iU 'i. I.,s
opened th' c0e o COMMISSIONER = '"'s A'ti I'l,i'ht
iLty spcci"e no his'dhc,3 % "e'|i,l'h "a uu' IH'
t-s fled tnat tIe morning o December Is. hc aud ai
NLcecr IcecFCd Ictlei NON 'i'N"i lE ttHiHt u,m
tratLr intended 20 remove t!c coEln .lOntr' aj t-t
hey voud call ut bis ohce Ie Houd STOW thcni the
charge a. ln'l ln'ciN.W VIZ me Mtt'f ~ tA' a,i
noon Ia" l"3"i it't 10 i.'. te c''dft'' i"' ''h'"
pied that thc ~ drnec would d. Of 30 se, az Dec had
made up lis MinJ. 1Ecy lien lo-d me Mayor maj ne
new rsicrs and many citizens were clau0Ilus ior tie
commissioning removal, ana c lad dcteimncd 10 cc,
OF the Governor This testimony was corobo .ted by
ter- were then read.
Nr Field said fhHt MI Lrnulti was not r'di' Ponce
Commissioner Of Office having expired, ho
only AIDING "a, s4cn until is successor s""MG tc aI-
ter.tc wi,h him. except b' nominating his successor 10
aga ST Conm,, ,oncrs Wheeler and Nichols he said The
Mayor could pat tho responsibility cf hDr removal
upOu tie Governor Tho powe. oi removal belonged 10
tie Muyor-t.c Governor acted rs chcch urOu that
power Thanking NJ FicIdf'r bis suggestions. Mayor
iy said nc had tUid 40" Commissioner. that tos
uuonv could affect Li5 attentions. dd say, lc con-
t,uua that my III 80 wax made Lp when made Tie
cbarccs"
soon after 10 u'c.oCE, The deputy sheriff, who had
been utrused with warrant u secure the presence OF
George JONES' who W3s wtLted 10 witness, returned
without him IL was sad tIlt 10 hIt bs.fl eXDectei 10
,,r,v. had visit IcWgpiupr
offices seeking H. induce editors % write against lie
IoIr- Couu>, ,yurrs Nh f.s asked Tor an Il . com
mi p for Nir J3u. rrturn.le on Monday morning:
tuy did MOI i~u 10 rutl.b him he suG bn merely ia
s.cre an itupo,tut VuDts The Naypr ,4id II ,yould
e ~ uo .e. he .noud decline ia teopeu tbe ,sc an
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