New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-08-26
FAVORITTSM IN THE POLICE FORCE.
COMPLAINTS THAT CAPTAINS AND sERGFANTs DO
NOT ACT FAIRLY


NOT ACT FAIRLY
There ia no small amount of grumbling
going on among policemen OF some OF the precncts
inst now and TRIBUNE report has heard lately more
than one peous ia o. all based upon the same text-tn
OF the fayoriism shown by certain captains ana the
injustice VINO by an excess OF zeai OF oene
yse chance Incurred their dtspleasire ThereS
deal usage persecution goes on In the force
than folks would suppose possible" said one omcer
and In nineteen cases out OF twenty where honorable
mention has to be 1t goes the wrong mau" Ana
he proceeded TO give long account OF the hardsps
friend ~ his wno 1t wasn't any use de1ylng, nau
beer very wrongly used In the matter OF an arrest he
made for which somebody else got the credit Another
officer said had long enough In the force
either TO be liked or dis ked yet but from all accounts
most captains had favorite sergeant and both
captains and sergeants took dslikes to men,
third however WHO mad been In the force six years.
was more outspoken the subject ana delivered niih
self with degrse OF wholehearted Indignation
which bodied III ptlm accused should be ever
by any chance get himself into his subordnates power
"There was a robbery on my beat one night. knew
one OF the men who done It. and were he was TO be
found, with oil MS gang, 80 or went straight
sure enoneb there found EN- and after bit Of ghtin
managed 10 arrest the one wanted and got nj pers
handouts, you know-on to him all SAFE On
the way to the station-house met the cap
tain and special duty MN whom ne liked
NJ much a. he disked me. told him thought could
hnd OF the so he told rue to hand nv prs-
oner over 10 special duty man. and to go and try
weiI It cost me some more fighting, but got him
all right and handed HIM In the captain told me |
might 20 homo and sleep TIL one O'Clock next
uay Now knew II I had prisoner ought to De In
court al nine o'clock " Mt home quietly and told
INV wife 20 wake ms six By seven WIS at the stI-
tion and the optain happened TO Dp at the desk as
came in 'Why what's tlisf he said; Il told you you
mignt sleep TIL one Yes ,ptain know yon did,'
SAID bur I've come take my prisoners TO court Your
,,risonersi You have not got any prsonrrS' 'Why,
arrested those las night, AM they are my ps
oners and mean 20 have ZEN. captain. SAID How
ever they were down mis- special duty fellow; but
gut him TO give me one Of 'em aud we went 10 court
together and eaen made against one Well, that
very night was transferred h the treadm there Is
treadm In every precinct. you know ocat where
they caa mound man a they hkel, and knew what
n was for bnt 7 determined that would work
couldn't get aold nj me. however thAs
night AS was the beal-a I'd had been waking nara
every minurethe scrs 1.-THE capa q pet sergeant
he WAL came up me and says. where nave you
oeen ths last houri I have been loaking Tor you
up aud down your beat Sd tod him thst
could bring men whom had spoken
10 10 prove that | hadn't been on my beat an
Instant WELL you'd bctt~r got them ne sad an orinf
rm fore Commissioners to-Dorrow Oesa uso h-Io
be a complaint made a,anst you Then they wehi on
bounding me and pilng up complaints against me- and
came be- ore the Commissioners with nva Complaints
against one at once, but nse adj OF punsnng me the 20 n
dsni sed rm all and had Transferred nat
very afternoon. Pm well enough where AIN nos, 20
In the service wouldn't back TO my old precinct
fifty dollars a week"