New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-05-04
TALKS WITH THE ACCUSED OFFICERS
CAPTAIN WILLIAMS sPouLsG FOB FIGET-PzEsl-
DENT FRENCH SURPRISED.

TALKS WITH THE ACCUSED OFFICEKs-
CAPTAIN WILLIAMS spelling FOR A FIGEI-PzEsI-
DENT FRENCH SURPRISED.
CAPTAIN Williams came into hI. Office yesterday
afternoon looking somewhat thoughEfH4 a9d
ssrious This pTsseEtnsnt,' be sad'
doesn't amount to Anything. wy
d-n it, continued rhe captain. warning up 10 tas
subject Why didn't they make II an indicsnne11i
Why didn't they indiet ne, that's what want 70
know. I've been indicted before. and know All
about II. and on just about a. much eyIdenee IS
they've GOT this tine know this much, that there
have been mora arrests made IN this precinct and
more liquor shops shut up than IN any other piecho'
IN the city. We've pulled them ia here hand over
fist; and now they want to remove ne
do tbeyf Well. I've been in this basiness seventeen
Years. and never touched drop Of liquor IN M
life: and can work eighteen hours a day every
day in the week. and DO II rl2ht along, and my
opinion Is that I'm not gong 70 be frightened Gus
oy any sueh stuff as this. | ike Eight, and can
usually find my way about when one Is going or
IL they had only made this an Indictment would
have been pleased, for then could bring proof."
"Is it true that evidence OF the er-
istenes Of g2mbliog- houses in your precinct
has been only obtained from private IDdividuAlsf
1T may be. 1 don't know anything about that
When the proper authority asks for list OF gam
bling houses IN ray precinct. or wants evidence OF
their being in operation here, and do furnish
IT, But I'm not going round giving any information
TO Whitney or Comssoek or any men OF tnas KIND
Why, I've got affi iayits here OF men in WhitneTs
employ who. when called upon, could not Identity
the barkeepers who were said to have sold liquor
went around with some Of them to the BrusWIck
and the Hoffman House bar rooms, aud the detect
ives could not identify single man having sold
-. ~ "A they had
said they had. And two detectives went into the
Hoffman House, and said they had evidence
against the house. and offered 20 keep still
for money. Each Of them got SIS and went
away. Why doesn't Whitney Indiet tbenf Bat
these men can't have me removed unless they bring
charges against me. And I'd like to Sc the do t.
When they come 20 bnnZ their cha-ges there viii
be something lively. I can of>r few coulter
charges and soma proof for myself without any
trouble az ALL
You don't seem to be very much disturbed By
the action OF the Grand Jaryf
Not bit That's no Grand Jury az aL.'
Captain AIlaire vas also in indz mood
when reporter of TIE TRIBUNE found him in bis
Office at the Eldndge sreet Police Station. =" Ihsye
been treated mos; uuiustly." he said in this matter.
There have been more arrests made here for viola
tons Of the Law than IN any other precinct In he
civ In the last twelve months 1852 persons have
been arrested u{
How about The BOwery dives and other dis
orderly plseeSF
there il not a place Of ths kind in the precinct
which has not been pulled from five to tEeDiT-hYe
times have caused the arrest Of the pToDnetols
again and again. Most Of them have been indicted.
bat few OF them have been broug u TO iTlaL
have closed up of the places and have cleaned
the streets OF The worst persons VINO frequent Inc
dives. II il possible nov for a TesoectaDe woman
10 20 through the precinct without berg Insulted
such was not the case when I come here
Moreover, there has not been gambling house
IN tie Tenth Precinct for over year -.
How DO you account for the GraDd jury then 7.
L believe that -. J Whitney made false and
malicious statements regarding the state Of Affairs
in this precinct and that the Grsad
Jury acted too hastily On hearssy reD'Tts-
/ gave Sir. Whitney opportunity Ia q ponce
court and before the Commissioners 20 back up his
statsrneats aod he failed 1 think he IS trying 20
get even With ne. THIS same Gr4nd jury has ben
kept busy for weeks. investigating the Complaints
which have had made against Offending hquor
dealers 10 this precinct
The records at Police headquarters show that
629 more psrsons have been arrested IN the Ient9
Precinct rhaB IN any other in the city 10 the lat
twelve m0Bths. President French. Of ths Board OF
Police szid last evening that be could not till Hhat
seti would be taken By the Board IN regard 70 the
Grand Jurys presentment. 8 IL Is suTprls.D g 10
me- be said. " that such charles should
laws and the laws against gamolins
are being enforced better thaD they ever have been
before 10 this city. | thlnk likely that the GTanf
Jury's acton was too basty. 10 was based on X
Tarts testimony. TIE sccu-sd captains had no op-
pOr,uaI;y 70 be heard.
a. regard Captains Williams and AiiaiIe a. tNg9t
the test officers in the department. btheye that
they have done their duty faith ulIy. IL will aSe
more than random accusations unsupported b.
evidence. TO make me believe otherwise"