New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-05-04
THE POLICE INQUIRY.
WORK OF THE ROOSEVELT COMMITTEE.

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assisted e1Iudge Russell in attending to the interests
the Department and there infused
Iiyensss into the proceedings The parlor was
The stawsrt form Of Captain Williams was eossp' |
in his uniform Mr. Roosevelt said that ne wouu po 80
10 have any member the police force TESTIFY a. W @
| alleged recent levyiDg OF Assessments 20,
| fudge Russell said that the hrst in'
| nation he had received Of the matter
from he newspapers of Friday. He had since ooen -
formed that contributions had been entirely 'oiuS
that the Commissioners had not been consutod aoou' VIZ
matter that the fund not intended to influence
i,lation at Albany merely to defray the e1pen'e "
counsel. . n.,,oa |
| Dr. Charles Phelps, president OF the boaru U, 80 |
| Surgeons was the witness He said no h"u p
on candidates for the police force who at previous
nations had been rejected he Cd" ,,o,on
ING IN tbs case to excite suspicion'
ue thon,ht II quite possible that different examiners
might -ary to extent OF quarter OF an men 10
uring mans height At times, Also there iisnV ~
slight discrcpances in chest measurements l. W..
common thing for men to increase IN WEIGHT ana ehe''
measurement between the periods of two exsmihaVo
Men WIN had been rejected because OF insufficient "egn'
usually took means increase their weight beiore app"
NC again. Like the jumping frogi" in'er'
ijected Mr.. Miller, smiling. hardly e.
piled Mr.. Phelps, beamng likewise ~
candidates might present symptoms OF functional u
ranoement of the heart, which would pass away oeloio
| another examination. The witnesses Afternoon was 49,
by Mr. Miller to the of policeman VINO niu ooe"
| Max 4 because
Iv 90 appointed October %, rejected again Octoooi -'
bac.usc of collective VISION probably temporary due 70
Ina emnovmeut" He said he should think 1t singular
man who had been twice rejected Tor such cause 7n
subsequently be passed. Under Ike crcums'tn'1'
would not pass candidate He was much srpriseu an"
confused when Mr. Miller quoted from the record sho",s
that be had himself November following passeu 'n''
man Another gular brought to his attehoh'
John OMsiia was examined by one SET OF uoc'ors an" az
iected because measured only feet incnes' Ap %
1888 he was examined by different doctors anu "e"
rejected for insufficient height. Would there pe any
,o,+ 4, orr mind as TO that being too short atter
o,rc vice rejected for that cause !" asked MI Mlcr
al should say 1t was extremely probable that his hegn'
was insufficient" replied Dr. Phelps cautiously
owouid not the two measurements make 1t certain
. They would increase the probability" Tnat was Tue
utmost extent OF the admission Mr.. Miller could draw
from him Then Mr.. Miller showed him that on May II
following; the man was a.al9 examined IOuG " Who oo re-
. iected him previous examination oehS one % So
J. examining doctors, and also Dr. Phelps hlsc M
pr Phelps concluded that there had been errors IN Tie
two 1 gS' R@s9 and Mr. Mcr got brief but AMI
dispute about some sd IaPeeG ry we're Mg NOT % Mr.
every e1IaerdnSI! tna az et 'sucb an "iusinnain"
mass without "Tesentng' II, ana resent II nr u, M
o. ller resented his resentment Then Nj Bl;s for me
rst time took part IN the groeeednfs by telling e T Mg
Miller that his instructions were dirty MI M'eI
Dr. stephen c. Cook who has been police surgeon Ts
twelve wears was next sworn Under MT bd h as T
d Phelps o Mr. Miller in answer TO questions as 10 as
les
Gn sid mat wien at the first examination a
to mans height above the standard and weiShi
- examination it found sometimes Impossible TO ge3
IL lie man to stretch ont to bis fun length Inc seeoh
rs easmre,ncut would sometimes show quarter OF an
ed inch and even half an men less thSn o, oht
nd were up to the standard as compared With nls
in then apparent height. the witness world pass pas,
ed y wifbstsndg that his full height compared
WIN Weist TSaS o, q heGVe We're n quarter Of an
inch shorter ct night especially II tHey ha Oten f c
nights rest Iy taking baths and other appliances No
I'M believed that almost any man nIe ty S' G be-
, He knew Of man who had been examined found one
ID ana onea Po dinner return ID two hours later been
weighed again and found to have gained iouf ana DEC
OF hI Ess objected 10 some Of the questions whicl
,G were put TO TiinesI n1rmdiion for legislative u.s.
,k raer lstitlc was allowed in putting questions tha
II nestions tie IneInrcIs OF the committee were lotu
u nSiey n 1e dsugh,ngI concede that and also tina
on one of inc Purposes Of this investigation 10 MAKE some
no | body judge.
on C.prAIN WILLIAMS on THE STAND
.se l,, Alexander Williams testified that there wer
lay now about thirty disorderly houses in his precinct
Something over ii week ago he had procured IRON u
end Jnrv indictments against the keepers Of twenty
one disordcily honses III l"eh'! 'S,'ehln, =,
pacord. were produced showing that he had areste
AL $50 doerly women in three years. nthat period fort
61,uas had been "raided" None OF those cases eve
hoI<o - rtal although he was fupunacd as wnc
III, came me- 20 1" cyen tines Al present Twenyeyens
the was IN a comparatively quiet condition. D!soLi
~ Fines were without effect IN resTnln- mem tah1I ~
Ter reverse BY raidns houses we Hner % oca
sed not decreased; they went elsewhere ne Ialolu %
No Yin rather than spreading the eY lie was ash WI
abt ne had not taken steps rd TO hnSyS he said
no.rle are not tried when arrested MT. i'u-stH ilt
~ dnoaatoued him about the raid on :" n" Adams pa'
lie u brty-second-st which Nj C9mstock had te
ge7 tilted before the committee n,u WHINE, S ioe
the away" ne believed, bytwo OF Cattan Ntls '
THE Sh and .ad hat Mr Consock had only pa
tin .r1fU
it. nd {{ae1 in the matter and declared that he had aGt
thc met Mr. Britton Comstocks deputy AT the CHS
fled Iionse He told Captain Williams tnat C ne ~
IN -, cent IN ThrIy-secODd--t. by MI toin.lO
no on he day that the raid to take place ana ADMIT
ifit on' n' e rid 10 be given away" Bnon followed
tute Captsn TO his Office and there told hin II o womb
the BIN S6d' XXX wnd down Comslock told lin
Gu SAID Captain Williams, yI1r price = to III vi
ncr At previous raid Britton had been sent
i"' In advance and had also Dcen given away .
81 OF Canaan Williams gave some sighting testimony &C
ma corning d. J. whitney. OF the Society for the Prevent
ma Of CRIME who had previously COMPLIANCE {hat Ta
u " He minated that ngltIGr Ail e NS GcntiFv IN,
m Whom fhey claimed had violated the Excise law lie
ro how of the agents. lanT na iGtt f i1T
bout INN Sioations of the Excise law, etc, implcsu
m@Sss o Killing the toe! H50pihG this the S
,ne House and offered to Ecu o. Ca:..,u, II Re
tiled the proprietor Of tic hoIe Ruling wanted 800 Tor
cted letter Mr. stanley succeeded II beating d Go MIN
bOye OF blaCkmail against MN referring "han
F the MIR COmstock, Captain Williams SAD: ho W.
ssist- inst testify TO a he
G in I think would rather ne. haiu
king did not "raid" certain alleged Rainolhg notses
c he could not get evidence against lltIh' n H",
house have TO get mo Win cIoNp"A
eard isnt going TO do "a great Dc al Of HARM lac renS kcd
ion Concerning Excise law, the Captain said that III
BUNE was not nquOI-5eller III NeW-lork WHO -,
served IL to the letter. g. IL Il lnlossllp
dis he continued "to enforce the Excise law euct
" NevYok because there not enough policemen 10
nt after the iquOdealer and because magistrates vi"
D not hold on they call sidedOOr complaints. Az
ciay other point he said: don't believe 1t Is detect