The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-12-22
THE WAR IN THE CITY HALL


,he police tor twenty-five years Tho Police
p,orl in oiIl,c was more efficient than any
o,h,r board that had been in authority within
his recollection. Tho police force. in his iudg-
,o,,, had never been in better drill. lie had
,ad especial attention to the Police Boards
manner Of enforcing the Excise law. 1t had
been enforced with vigor. intelligence. and i'm
partially.
NJ Fiell-Do you think that the Commission
srs method 81 executing that law has tended
tomake law olious?
DIR Croshy-On tho contrary IL has increased
r,s,ec, for the law. The Commissioners have
c,ntncnded Themselves to the law-abding part
ofthc community. Their removal. in my JudR
meni would greatly losson the respect Of good
citi2ons Tor the laws | have endcavOrcd to as
certain IA" state of public opinion ~ TO the en-
frrcnrnt vt the Excise law. and everybody with
whom have spoken is thoroughly IN favor OF
The strict enforcement ot this ana all other laws,
and believes that the Police Houri is doing its
duty.
DR.. Crosby stepped down. and the Rev. Dr.
Thomas $. Hastings. pastor Of the Forty second
etrrct Presbyterian Church. took the witness
chair. He testified that the Comm 'ssioners had
enforced the Excise law efficiently and impair
italy. and he had yet to find n man who thought
Otherwise. Their u,tion had made the law re-
.p,,iel by everybody except those VINO wished
t. violate H.
Mr. rrld-Do you not think that tho removal
Of the Commissioners at this time would create
lmong law-abding citizens Il luck Of confidence
In the administration Of law?
pr Hastings believe tina: their removal in
he existing crisis would be regarded A. the
triumph Of the selling interest. So strong
l.my con,ic,ion that this would BE- the result
Arat my wrol;ly mcoting on Wednesday evcu-
tuius last circulated petition praying that
be Commissioners might not he removed.
JAc n"Ni with. - WAS \irar General Quinn.
H. had never given much attention 10 the all
s0!uir rniora' meut of tho Excise law although
hrrndn neral knowledge Of 1t.
H.. she Police Boards enforcement Of that
law made olious instead Of respected = Mr..
TirV'ar- General ans wercd: " The Commits
sioner~. g ton has made the law otious iothose
who soil liquor and very odiuus to the persons
W.T. io1n"n, corner iqnorsiorcs. have heard
nm.in- ~a.i hy good cltizns against the IN
loi fl4'uf 30 thr law; lut | hay. Boz ri some
ni. a- go The mode of enforcement
~ ~ ilg atatislpFo ' persons in the
'.y' mat wis the subject Of the COM
'I'- WIS 'lir answer.
-. I..ll 'lrn snid that IN" police had To
D b.. 81. arr II whom the Offenders could hc
l tnI TIE Nirnr-General concurred in that
eiic,efhn, the law should be enforced ?"
NJ Field .rluirri.
agreeable g. many, tine Nicar-G nnsal
me ~ n-"nior"om"u; ot ito EN il"
o. Nuu w|su,d io N9al' tho law.
s. '..- point Mayor Iiv asked the Ni,ur-Gnn-
en- whether IL h's opinion the Laws should be
S.n times they cannot be enforced the
V.lr General replied.
should not the law hr regularly enforced 2"
II yuu viii relieve N. from my oath" the
question with you; but would rather not an
~ M. question under oath"
fNr Mayor did pot press his question. Mr..
b. % i4.a UM Mot 81 fhn
I'novI4 oi He ,"ini,i --lcn"r-, ana tne iiar-
bnte cei y,, , ,y i, Mout ~, oc , nm
a convsrsntion we hsd recrmtly on me. -ni,,a.f
Mayor W,ekhnm look tbe oath rhn oy, u "
trst.lei that the streets could be kern Glenn II
"rnanres We're sfrtIy nni,r''J .'n,l r,v
/. swept every ni-ht Int M : 81. Dol. / I'm III
n rinE it looks as though II iad Not boon
c.aaund Thai Was OWN. 10 tho. lrU.ti., m
: ~. with portnrs of stores Of -,yarping th,
dirt from their buildings into the str.ot. II The
Board should have thos, rort - arrested
dian that which had gotten there hv their en-
.N mat The police force Under lis y'sti,,y
nnnss.,uent is more efficient than ever b"f6r,s
Mr. Scth G. TIawiey. Chief CLERK Of the Police
snI "rpace c5cts3 from tbe sne and sas
NAt me street cleaning cannot h.. bettnr done
AMI. SO ofstru lions are removed As 10 the
shior ement OF the Excise law. he said that the
C'unie..nn.rs' orders Ind AWAY been tGat
he law must bs strictly exec,iteJ The nrdrrs
had In bss,d ON eonelusions tho, INV ou, n
.enf"r.enent ~ IN. ia,s vas durro ~, ti,,a
whom Inc Police Jusfices hold finn lie Fvcise
r-,,'r'issi1n"rs' r,cei,ts were lic"nsss N
Mr. Inhn " Hun ihe foreman ~ Tho Ovor
mi T.rn,i,'r Grni,i Jurv thot recen,Ir n re.
son,ai III" Fxcise Commissioncrs was nnaxt
tworu H.. y,as sh ,,vn H., f,liowin,,,. W." '
N '"' '''N " 49,, w. 1911 ,', -
w ps.n SIN shoa A 1900 Vr''rr '1 y, ~ In
Gran. ilry against Nh. Excise t,mmi..i,ners ,,ouid
.,f he pr,n1cty Of permitting them 10 be heard vii
e.4n.'. ~ ,heii behaL
,, II , YER, 'raly yours sMrH Ear, Jr
!. nO'L' Esq. brennan Ora" jury
W HUI testified that he received that letter
g4ntIly The counsel 70 the Excise Board asked
d-l'd, tut the Excise Commissioners were
Mayor Ely was evidently surprised at the in
u .'u t.on - tnis letter. but lie said moth ing.
hhrls j. Mclean, counsel 10 the Police
.i. ir-tiiled that the Excise Commissioners
A0e' the Police Commissioners To rc.og-
w." l"r receipts az Licenses until ten days
~ INCUR issue. me witness had advised the
/, 80 iWl that the receipts were not licenses;
Ar' Nri. nm added thut the Police Board had
b % INDICTED IN Queens county, aud that ludg-
Wy nag n""n rend, red againsith"m IN Kings
e"WfY' several OF their employees had been