New-York tribune., 1882-08-16
INDIGNANT OFFICIALS.
DISCUSSING Mr.. MKEON's ACTION.
RtJMORs OF SHARP WORDS AT SARATOGA BETWEEN
Inspector ByRNrs AND THE DIsTRICr-ATToR-

DISCUSSING Mr.. MKEON's ACTION
RUMoRs OF SHARP WORDS AT SARATOGA BETwEEN
INSPECTOR BYRNEs AND THE DisTRiCT-AIloh-
NEY-MR ALIENS VIEWS.
The recent action of d strict Attorney McKeon In
EMPLOYING Pnkertons dectectives 10 preaA
up tine policy-shOps has caused eita' ea
modification and anger among the ON
ciajs at Police Headquarters. Inspector Byrnes
Acting Superintendent Ch0rne ana .',, lreslue,t e
French have SAID that the Dlstrct-A tlorneY et
idently intended to slight the Police Department.
They have asserted also that there was no ~ IeasoH
why Mr. McKeon should dlstrnst me DeParainthe to
only member OF the Police Board at Police Head
0uartors Yesterday, spoke warmly Dut guaruepIf
on the subject. He said he bad uhdersIoou iie ,nae
MIR McKeOn was well disposed toward inc Poiico
until the recent policy RAIDS were lnaic,
The emplo yment of private detectives, 10 40 tno
work of the Police Department, and which tine po-
lice we're abeand willing to 10, Mr French thought
was step evidently calculated 10 throw oIsclealt
upon the police force. The reason Tor sucn step
had not yet 10 the surface, Out 1t w0uu De re-
vealed probably by future occurrences IL was s's
nlhcant, III bis opinion, that seVer'I P1fson, ndu
been indicted upon evidence furnished Dy Jhe po-
lice for keeping gambing-nOuSes anu pOilcS hHop''
and vet there had been steps IN the Dlstrlct-At
torneys office to bring the culpnts to trlaL ,
Inspector Byrnes was at >araioga on SQhuAy' auu
wnile there he had talk with MI. hcheon @ aDuu'
the pocy raids several versions of thus converse
ton were aIiOat about Police Headquarters yesleI
day Ii was asserted by some tAat .ne IuspeIu n Iuoi
nad taken Mr.. McKcOn 10 task Sharply auu hdu
frightened him into a confession mat corrup-
ton existed. not IN the detective Iolce
but in the Distnat-AttOrney once. II Was
said that = conspiracy had been hatched III tnat
office to allow men to escape CONVICTION aIler thel
had been indicted for keeping pOncy-shops. part
of the plan was a betrayal of rival pohcy-dealers
by the inGIcted men. Ihe recent campaign astinJ'
polcy-teaiers, 1t was declared, was lntehdeu
therefore, TO draw pubhc attention aT1y
tolls and to enable them 10 resume OperaOIouS
wnIle otner law-Dreakers OF the same Class were
being prosecuted. Mr.. Mchson, II was ciahieu
AZ
been employed as counsel by the flhAeI'ohs aiIu ~
who mad been the cmet mover III 'no
scheme. 1t had been necessary, toc,v"s
dispense with the services OF the ponce uTso0ti' %
aud to employ private detectives WHO Coull s az. IA
! concert With The men VINO furnished tue AlAo'iNH
! tiOn against tue p0ncy-dealers. ,A
Inspector Byrnes refused yesterday TO MAKE pup
| lie wnat he had sand to Ar. Sicheon 'n & d.
Saratoga or what the Dls'Ilc,lA aa,d A''oIIei Ib3t
he was unwilling to be paced IN the position oi al
rackIng Mr. AckeOn, with whom he always hd'4
been friendly. ne thought the Distnc-At,to 4, torleS @
bore Il-wil toward the detective lorce. IL VS.
trae. however, that Mr. Mcheohs ao
ton had placed the police IN false POSITION
and had tended TO degrade the force IN the opinion
OF the public. He thought tue Ice might nave
done the work recently performed by the private
detectives, aud the clty III that case "ouIu NAVE
been spared unnecessary expense.
Assls ant Distnct-Aitorney 4 len did not credit
report that Inspector Byues had SAID that iniorma-
ton % proposed descent by tne pouce on o''e 10y
lie fact that the bIst rdId on the pOOi-scIeIS Nd'
successful would show that the DStrlct-AttOrney
was IN earnest If there had been any desire 10 shleld
Tie gamblers why should The attack have been begun
When the hrst arrests were made III barclay ST.
the police were not informed until the officers were
at the District Attorneys office la the second RAID
when We went TO No. 43 Broadway detachment
of policemen sent IRON the Wehty y-teVentH
Precinct and feft sure II would be useless. The
third time Ins peCtoI 81 rnes was informed on the
night before that policemen would be wanted, ana
that nlgbt not OnIy the pool room al No. . bar
clay-st AMI the gambling house up STAIRS
but every gambling house IN tie down town DIS
trIct including one IN Ann-st., was closed ana
the furniture removed at nlglt have never tOld
any that arrants were " be Issued iOI any OF
the gamblers, though have SAID 10 rcporterS-and
repeat It--tIat where complaints are made ana
evidence can be secured the DIstrlct-Attorney OIL
ice Will proceed against the offenders we nave
never had any fault to ind with Inspector Byrnes
personally. The slmpe fac; that arrests have Deen
made where the police have not received lniOrHla-
t!oa and nave not been made where tpey have Oeeu
informed. Raises Il presuupLOn against them"