The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-08-10
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Of distress among come Of tho men some OF
them being hardly able to purchase food for
and fanili s..
Ren.--What causes this distress?
Capt. M:-The fact that they have not been
paid and that the broke $ allow them very little.
HeD.--Do you expect any trouble from your
men on account of not being paid?
Capt Ms-None whatever, Ii there is any dis
sensun among them 1t has not reached my
Rep.-Do YOU think thar your men could bet
ter themselves by rssigning from the forcs?
Capt M.-At present don't think they eoulds
every department. Of business Is at stand still,
SERGEANT EDWARD HAMILTON.
when interviewed by our reporter. stated as
ble; some Of them ars, in q state Of absolute
edestitntion, being unable to hardly get food for
9f As or m7se ha have Slq'i m9 m Of III, i've Vp dapead
Ing, upon me for support. have not got q
dollar IL the world. ! depend entirely upon
my landlprds | have three mouths time Of
1877. which have been holding, believing that
the city did intend to pay it; but as they have
nor was yesterday forced 10 dispose Of my
three months, amounting TO over s22o. for $40,
II oder t whaa get inc money lev t9 9 feed and cloths my
brokers do not take my time, am forced to buy
on ereait req but Of Of course men do t na care how
meet my indebtedness they Of course, stop giy-
Rep.-What steps will you take II the city DON'T
sergsant Ill will, like many others. be
forced to resign and try to obtain other employ
that worked hard { Il on the police to feed and
support my family; have kept my portion OF the
contract with the city, but they have absolutely
failed to Keep their portion anyway, They have
board TO force us to keep our contract, but we
haye no alternative but to submit when they
fail TO keep theis. .-
CORPORAL r. J. GRIFFIN.
/ have two grown persons and five children
source TO keep them from starving, is the
had three months Of police time Of 1877, which
ought to have been worth $3.50. In order to keep
poseS sS9F 81 { g the bfofsr RGs or 81 I H. % 1sfos s
the streets of this city during three months
during the same.
PATRoLMAF PHILLIPS,
when accosted by the reporter said: have got
family to look utter and the city cannot expect
me to work for them for nothing. / am willing
to do whatever the other members of the force
do, either. get our money or throw I'D the
sponge. No one knows the amount Of distress
that EXISTS among the police at this present
,ime; Not only has the city gone baek M on u.s.
paper Is not worth as much now as q piece OF
OFFICER G. HHARsBy.
Unless get paid. like many other officers.
will ,have to quiz. On my July time, when
apo9ntsd to go gGt ss5 On recount INT la1 frpm
to get few dollars more. but he. would
not allow me another dollar, although he had
$50 of, my time, He said to me: 4 CANT let
you have another dollar until the City Hall
pays. and when that will be-, God only Knows"
II the city don't pay US will have to seek other
en- pIOYment.
pATRoLMAN auRAN,
when approached by the reporter. was unWlll-
ing to state the condition Of himssli and family,
d a sr @ s saon for @ a @gn e re
| their beats hungry. they not having food
enough for their wives. children and them s
dren want left the seanty meal and went out on
| their beats hungry.
pArRoLMAN pENUEL.
| owe sco and there is not @ cent in my house.
They owe us three months on last year, and talk
about standing us off six months n this year.
| | will do whatever majority Of the men do.
They can't object to us bettering ourselves 1t We
| can.
| can't afford to. work and not be paid for it,
| / am going In with my bro her officers. owe
support, and cannot live unless the city pays
me-. on them | depend for the means to feed
my family and keep d roof over them.
| The reporter then called on
| CAPT. zAtK BACHEMrN,
commanding the Fourth Precinct.
| Reporter-Captain, are your men complain
Ing an Of ng g9Stne thnya hay maneyy s
amongst my men-six Of them having resfsgnad
since Saturday hearing that the city Ws Is not
Rep.S1s there much distress amongst your
men? N
children came to me and said that be did nSi
even have breed for them 70 cut IT they do non
troll my men: they will be absolutely. demoral-
I'D The corporal has 5 already told me that
whether they do their duty OF not.
The men must be paid shortly or they willy
not work. They say II they dom, get paid they
will quit: that they cannot work for glory, anG
be- dealt with so severely by the board for trivia5
Offenses. n
CAPT. oNE11 Z
commanding the Fifth Precinct. said: The ee1n-
dltion Of my men il. deplorabe. starvation
no Interest in their work and try and eya5ae
going on duty whenever they can.
Rep.-It the CITY does not pay the men Will
they become demoralizsd?
Capt. ONeil-They are now. working In antici-
patton OF being paid for July. Il they are not
paid for that month they will become utterly de-
moralized, and will be unable TO control them n
their places without the slightest sign of. being
paid for their work, it is evident that they DO
not intend to do their duty faithfully. but Join
] willing to make big discount with the city
IL they would pay us promptly.
SERGEANT ED. RYAN,
when visited at the Sixth Precinct, the station
is Is h men
about not being paid off, and also from the fact
the noke g2ng ba6s 6s on 9e them n control
men In the event that they are not paid
Sergeant RI viii be able to @ control M Il those ;,
| that report for duty, but think that they VIII
all quit and try and make q dollar elsewhere
My. men would rather work for $50 month
and get paid, than to work for $50 on promises
Rep.-Is there much destitut1on amongst
. your force?
Sergeant R-There is a great deal. II the
2 mon or their families should be taksn sick, they
t would not have money to buy medicine With
and the drug stores will not give them credit.
There are q large number OF officers conneet~
ed with the force who. although unwilling TO-
make known their poverty and destitution, say
t they have not even means to furnish food 10
' keep soul aud body together; some say that
8 while they have food in the house they are abso~
8 Iutey unable to purchase fuel to cook it Wfhs
while on the other nd others say that while
7, they are able TO keep hunger away they have no
{ money or means of obtaining it unless the city
d pays its Indebtedness to clothe their children
/ and wives. They further say that when the city
the police had chance of getting q few dollars
for their services the Board OF Police Commits
g sioners did not hesitate to impose the heaviest
penalties for very trivial ofYenses, sometimes
q taking flftaen daYa' paY off Of mani b salary.