New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-05-04
POLICE CAPTAINS ACCUSED

CHARGED WITH GROSS NEGLECT OF DOii'
-ur ep.xp Jury URGES The REMOVAL OF CAr-
-. vurtaNs AND ALkAIRE PoR IALAE
xAxIFEsT USFITSEss.
r. .n,,I Grand Jury. Of which Horace X thur
- tbs g,oeer. wzs ehsiruszu. handed 70 KeeofoeF
90 xesterssy in the Court Of General sessions
,.enfraent in which the action OF several uieto-
-. the Police Department were ssvsrsly erItl-
- The action Of the Grand Jury was the result
20 ,rt Of con DrOEniss between the wishes OF many
"a the Members Of the Grand jury and the
oatnjOa Of the legal advisers OF that
body. Anthony COr1stoek, ageGt OF the society Iof
the Suppression Of Vice D. J. Whitney, OF the 90
eiesy fOr the Prevention Of Crime; c. +. Killings
Frederick c. Cooper and S. H COns'Ock were eI-
auined a. witnesses. Some OF the members OF the
Grand Jory thOaqht tia: the evidence was slfa'
esntIy strong 10 waTraD; the fading OF indictments
against Police Captains Williams and Allsire. An
indictment was found against Ofieer Sehell, who
was one Of the policemen who were charged with
having zIyen Information TO the gamblers az the
time Anthony ConsfOek tired to have warrants
served on the keepers OF gznbng places II Thirty
eeeOnd-st.
Hsnry C. Alien, of tie Distries-AttoIneys
osiee, who sets as adviser 70 the Grsnd jury
thought that the evidence was not sameieh.
TO make out good case against the captains ana
brs advice was strongly against finding indictments
Toe. Grand Jary, after considering the matter a.
several sessions and consulting With Recorder
Srovtb decided 10 put their conclusions in the form
of a pyeseatnsent The Dapsr was prepared BY mem
brs Of the Grand jury without the presence Of the
representative Of the Distrct-AttorHey ONCE who
psaaly aid in the preparation Of documents pre-,
sented by the Grand Jury.
JHE PEEsESnGgSr
The presentment a. foilOus:
10 re court Of General S>ssiors IN end far ne Cty and
s ra4 JIry q sail eity and county 90 respectfully
p ssi eitJ " fad conaiTion q Generalization ana
nsissaez. Of tae gambling zne e1ese
Hnoo our psvt and soms em Phaue seon the pat OF
tie pubic saIhar'Sie@ These eys are BOZ tee "a
Saus.s ast: in cur nsd.L That they could eIis.
s ssa soas, I'd e:slred eoTt ben se by tie
spetlye captains 70 saprss them e nos cseos ssf
eI.s Whs HsesssIry to Their sneeeasfal eI.teaee
considered and tas eas. ., seess y s a e, az
qasGt facility IN obtaining evidence certain - = .n-e
To-, ths laws Tfts respec 70 these eFines have IN
procanels dOae Work Tor yhca Cur large ce Iofc
ss S; IN la.e years Is stro5zy e5BermAiory Of the
ruer Sidely current that they are ean AIMED Dot 10
tS-rr aid ana an6er their prOsectlOn
We h1ye more ssnsss5 ap Te res. and
issrn ,sst on the 2Is day Of February 1888 Capsin
AieIan1er q.
TrsS.. % Il SSs 4si 40 SIC SIS 50
war rOaeste faro vas raaninE constantly sad be
ttea called upon 70 elos t1s9 i.r5ass sRtr
Ree and That tee '4ess u sIt1a's ss1s sa1a
Captain Williams. AID on t1e iSth OF
1sssi ;ae 1rs.iscs referrSa 70 - 40 iO2 Wee, TaFt
SCORES seized large quantity OF gambling ap-
sftsEard .clo BIZ TIRE ares. and s1bequsat indie
uenS Of Albert Adams a. osEes o "a s4lnSilng IS
taslsnEleaS, and nu1or Of 0tneT nen Is pay - q
Aeznsss employ. Agl,n % TIE 2o-a q NzreA, lss3,
M cOstoek raitst 80: IG1 Sest Ian pa fss
game o. r0ageei-no., S9i2g o. are q0~0"y o.
I as aDDe4red shaG vsriO0s PFeaaLses IN Sixth
ave have c5EtiSusd open aod running st101s any ~
T. Ten MADE upon these premises b. captain Williams
sEnee his notification Aforesaid, and aPpIrenty no
tie s.sIeeenI farnsBed % rse Police Dep4rinegt By
C.Yszn Williams on tas ga O. !snaAry ISL copy yh q
he has 10. sO2s months been .~ace taal
80 - - rcoStei 20 f rex1 AZ g11oDlng Gens
taE be aware Of tne maine. Of tas oSEers OF
ses -, s se. rpS:ed 3 bs CARED on a. ne vers
places And yer, eitHer from laIaenta6s inespscy or
shz1seful noxlces OF dGty, CzPte bil4u-s plants
fhese p.asss to remain undisIarOed snd OseR with
almost .s0aes tarJr OF ais pisehes stsiIoa 2" s,
denee which Nc oussI 10 OBTAIN tar04Zn h-s on oe-
n farther appears tasi on The liza OF April 1883. d.
J. whisaey Bo1se1 II sElIIag Captain AnI1o2y A44le
o. IL
saloOn al No 1O3 AsOaery WHERE, EIt-O1i license AID
10 defiance Law, he sod Intoxicating nqa0rs a. ~!
hour tire sunday, and fEAE the paee ~
frequentsd By boys sDd sIrs and prostIuoa Sosvih
The week and fOll0siDg sunday, ApEn 10 Ei2Ht
others ao0as the Ieah PrreLet we're oen ana Opes-
IL violating Law. Or the ZOn "a April soeOad ite1
notice cent TO Captain Aliaze aza4A eziIng As az
tepfi0u to found open violating tas law
his precI8ct nslsng tsaf be saOa1 enforce toe
law. Nevertheless on Tie IvnoNing SUNDAY q haMDcF
Of saloons selling nqaOr In his pree!aet
opinion VI Grand Jury the falln-e upon TIE
mari of these officers rnforce The Law 10 tciT
Indeaoe elther TA-t t1ese OeeTs Arc slGy
connIying al the nazr4ut Violations OF aH VIrn nave
in their else tEat they III
Competent and unit tor t1e PJsliOns ich thee EoE
hOlo Private Citizens aetuated ny desire 70 sc tae
Law enforced, dIhc1Ity 10 obtaining
ryIdr-e these Precincts, pains,
Appointed for supposed aolIy aud SPo1e IA sup
pressing zOo unable - secure tue arrests OF
Ore8drTs and TIE slr3ct enforcement OF sue lAs
WaIe hesitate prefer a criminal eizrge By way
indictment captains. earnestly rec
omEaeud and urge thst CagI.In ~iliisIns Captain
AIlare removed tber pO.l Hos and IrOEa the
fore on accOunI nantes Gnntuess.
earnestly rciollluel0 tlSt The De-
sbOlfd gave Ca aLe1TlOa g ihs sHo-
jeet spare pzns or reasonable expense 70 ieEre
tois1s the public ssey Seo have been izIse 10 tAef
trust
Foreman drecsed sign add deliver - tie JoGrt
gez YORK. Nay 3, 1888 r. K a CEEEK Foreman.
cAPIAIS WILLIAMS STATEMENT.
The staGesDeDt furnished TO the Police Department
BY Captain Williams and referred to ia the present
meat Is as follows:
SEw-YoRK. January 8, 1888.
GEORGE ". WALLISG. SaDertatendell
sK: Inc aHEeIea q rrPorI OF alleged gambling
house, rcd a0abiAck games and policy Oniees Ia this
AIExAxDEE s. WILLIAMS. Captain