New-York tribune., 1879-10-25

THE CISE or C4PTAIN WILLIAMS.
EFFORTs 10 HAVE HIN TRANSFERRED.
Rs,utv.IoNs ANp DISCUSSIONS ~ TIE POLICE
Bo,rU--rur GRAND JURY INVESTIGATIONS.
The Po.ice Commissioners were occupied Tor
sp loll more y'sierasy afternoon In filing vacancies
created los tie DEATH Illness OF fUle to ol cleo
-ion inspectors. was nearly O'Clock when Comnis-
.ouer Morrison electrified the Bonrf and the few louf
gers who @ strlrcdi in by oe.rs resolution direct
ing that Captain Williams shord oo transferred from
,hc Tv.u;yu.uth PrrcnoJ to tie Iitg-Grst Precinct
aud g4at Captain lyman should 90 transferred from
the InT,y-aist 20 tine twenty nin.h.
Inc GcsOIat.on uneX Xpectcd and created uoincn
tary s,g .o.aIni sioner Wnecler moved tnat II iay
over ior iurtucr considerations but the motion lost
rs tAc orp .ston OF Commissioners M.cLean ara Aof
T,ou. sig " rIie0n thou arose aui spoke earnestly IN
support o las resolution. II would be wise. he said. IN
lie ia-.uoi TO take Immediate action this matter
rather tlan attempt 20 pUt or IL had named Cap
tain Tvu b.caus. he thought that he would lie tie
best officer to take Captain Wiam-s place that could
Doe fouuc Do thc city at the present day. san be voud
be- lo scd accept aug Oh. able o.cc II oae Should
! pc proposed
81 want j, distinctly understood" Sir. Morrison
trul0 with enY Yhiss. that have n political end IN
view IN moving this resolution. understand Captain
" iams D. "a q publican perhaps Captain Jynan Is not
Hence sasl. be perfectly wiling 10 accept amend
mcni substituting any other able Republican Captain
for lllau- IN is prccnct. II any one VIII oHcr one
Ii Is IN View OF efficiency Of the force. not Of the
public camor the noise made by the press just
that think ought TO make change IN that precinct
do not know OF precinct IN Nev-Nork city that re-
Quires reconstruction and reformation more than The
Tweny-ninh 1t the home or intelligence and wealth.
and vet Infested by and crime in every FORM II
is rumored tins crime and this vice protected,
couraged aud even ubsdzcd 10y the officers OF that pre-
cuct do not that this true hat for there
constant complaints that at last require some
action. believe tIat CAPTAIN Williams possesses many
admirable qualities police captain, but with them
a led 10 believe there elements of nature. perhaps
rendering Inn specially unfit for the command OF tuat
prec net DO say that he encourages crime or is
the instrument OF lawessness that meaaest form OF
wee that Dfests the city tJday-the one pald for ami
protected 10y tie police authOrites-hut do say that II
he WAS ever So Efficient officer. his usefulness IL tna
district at present end. III there We're no other
reasons his want in Tepressng the lawless
eemeuts there would lie in itself enough 10 make Inc
vote an exchange that would put the precinct otaer
hands"
Commissioner French replied in few words. Ii
would be uuair" he said, to prejnlge Captain Will
,auss case at the present stage. when mis- trial upon
serious charge is set down for next week. We have
hoard tls TAX about the supposed influence OF Captain
Williams over Board over and over again. and OF the
lp lence others supposed to have over III and am
not afraid IT, l submit that We should not remove
| Csuian Williams on mmors. want facts Show me
"A
ZION OF duty and Will vote for his removal and be
Glad of it, Let us in that remove him altogether
and at once. But want something more than these
press ATTACKS on a TO guide me In my action n
member OF this Board"
| MIR Morrison said that he did not PREJUDICE Captain
Wuhams's ease I'm asserting that the CONDITION of the
Twentv-niuth Precinct wac disgrace TO the City OF
New-Xoik reason OF WnlianS- lack Oi the qualities
Thai ep ~ sort of crime be had to oppose.
He tod thH pflNe ois.lHcu iDi ,"c sui-
preston crime, ana supported ny private iun~ we're
fhwarIcd manner nE the ponce OF the twenty
nint Precinct He knew OF some of The difficulties en-
cnured 10y these societies ana his proposition was 10
| ,,'od aI not only ILLS very wOrs, qualities might be-
made manifest In present position ms ack % cvi
Nv ms clr,ipusnes- unI vocnco toward those win
whom ne came IN contact. destroyed his efficiency,
warrant hls transfer {" precinct " where there
r Trenci rcuars,d tnal if an Commissions. Nor
,sou had said true or even tenth part o. H. Cap
,aiu ilnans O beng transferred to another
rrec net ~nouli be trinsfer rfcd 10 m ate ne.
We wiu do 50 latci,' answered MI. Aoiilson with a
smi e. My .,. To, under v,,,, s..,,oo ~,
Comm Sen, y,-,,uer French tnoucht CaItsn WI.
- 80 c'i,'d he removed the strength vi what Mr..
Cnmmiss,oner F ench-If vice rampant in his pre-
cinci there Icly Is some sectOo oi the law under
Cnrissioncr Morrison-only for specified offence
cn That Doe done; hut inc Board has the power 10 trans
Mr slorIisan's olirIsi resolution was Iost by tie
/ Morisoi iheu on, Ted lnc following:
Res,iccd. That CAPTAIN Williams BE-. and e hcrety
trans erred tie r-iftyss 4, that Cpian lyman he
trnn-ferr,d to the lour,i. anu Captain Petty 10 The
! Twenty ninth Prcciic
Comui ssoucr French amended the diion by offer
ing transfer ot CAPTAIN Pctty to the Thirty III
ana Captain lyman To The Fourth. leaving Williams cut
of the question for the that wanted him tried
The amendment earned. Comm s-iouor Morrison
alone Noing No. With tnls the matter was allowed TO
dfa Captain Pcity hrctoIoIe Ol the Fourth Precinct.
D. Republican. Captain Iyuan only recently trans
ferIed from the Fourteenth 10 tle lhrtyrst Precinct.
IL a Democrat.
that MheD duly POlccman's iatou shall be car
rird in It's socket ahd shall Dr drawn thcrefrom only
when required for seliprOcctinu OF officer or Tor
use Ia urgent case" lt iad over, aud the Board
| adjourned until tnis morning.
| THE MATTER BEFORE THR GRAND JURY.
The Grand Jury occupied yesterday Afternoon In
hearing the witnesses the II Captain williams
charged with clubbing Charles W. smitn. In Madison
sauare. Samuel Wmichurch irst called. He asked
that he should he allowed remain In the jury-room
during the examination Of the Witnesses on being
informed that no person the Jurors would hc per-
utt.d 10 be- presen he oppressed himself lsied
/ lie said hat lie occasion o. the clubbing he
Stood bN sidc ~ Capt in Hams ana cl"~o Ar.
smith H. Captain ~ iitius raise lns clgb above
| IA head ard nriug u dpHu -mSrtig lie dld scr
fhe llov fall uI0u smith but when he looked f0WAid
fbe latter ic Captain Nil.ianss club testing
! SMITHS snnu..ei lls Fleming "a moment later
J head AIcNardel Wood- corIOpoIatcd Ni. WhtchuicAs
| freflmon,. lie added that ho saw CAPTAIN Williams
stila the blow duH fhat % waH N"'tui one Tho end
| Of tlc club struck hr smith ON the shoulder and The
| rn.-f Ite also described The Dl1N dealt JOS Olhtcr
Fi,trine. These all The Witnesses examined when
me try adiourncd for the day. Captain Williams, IT,
sn,ct.r Dk. Detective hCntulttbeTgcr, several oiot
waiting to bf called on behalf vf Captain
Winams several persons VINO saw tho difficulty weie
also present The witnesses were directed To bo present
| again ON Monday