New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-05-06
PRAISING TIE POLICE.
MR.. GERRY COMPLIMENTS THE FORCE.
DIFFICULTY OF CONNECTING OFFENDERs-"YoL-
UNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS"

UNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS"
The Police Department had things nearly all
It's way before the Roosevelt Committee Yesterday
With one exception all the witnesses were for tsDe-
partnent Ex-JuIge Russell assisted them TO tell their
Stories Mr.. Miller examiued them with great
enlency and unwOnted mldness or manner, ana c9ise
quently there Tits between opposing counsel.
Elbrldge I. Gerry Judge KnsSelIs irst witness.
He said that he had been brought into close coaol WIN
the policemen both "a lawyer and president OF the
Society for the Prevention OF Cruelty 10 Children ana TO
paid many compliments to Their efficiency ana ndSiity
when b was TRYING TO catch Owney" GeOghehan within
the meshes the law all ossble assistance was gwen
suppression OF that through the action Of his society
the police had lodged many complaints against H.
have ha,," said Mr.. Gerry, the chure oope "l"
assistance OF the police force IfOm superior OC:IS "a
cludins Commissioners, down TO patrotilneh. a S
Gerry Of the opinion that the ponce IoISe was l
more efficient than # ten years ago. mere were
more .men now they had netler py sIyuti anu 49, M
trained than their predecessot5' ne uouSI 80 a.
increasing the pay OF policemen hhd borne Soou nt ~
this respect. lie could not get gOOd man Or us SOOCl
for $500 year, ana nc G,d NOT sec Low tiT
partment could do it, There were Almost lhs'liinoIt
able difficulties In proving the character 81 iiiU Ii
houses. lie thought law should oe piSseu ploF1in
that the Police department sholi Keep Ic,oi ",
immoral houses IN the city ana tal tI5 I1I, tb
prima face evidence OF the character % sum $50
fun opportunity being allowed inc occupants 10 PiO,3
that tLe police were III error. Ohli lhHt i, uoAo'
Mr.. Gerry, do not sec no" you can prove I4' Ao'o
Is an immoral one ,., , ,,,o s+.,o Irc
said that he had been connected win tHe 9Oo iOiCo
,IIteen wears and mad been Inspector OF Police seven
wears Ills promotion 10 tnat ONCE hu Deen uc 10 49,
securing convictions nggreg1tng 900 years IN the 9'ac
Prison IN the brief period thaf he was capthl 7oihc'
ltf la e.
Inspector Murray proudly inquiry %"1 ."S M ,,f fc
the recent police assessments NJ i''II =! '' 80 -
mad collected large sum of money rom Jhe 'dil' Vi
I'M. or 10 defray tue expense OF counsel VINO were ne
lend!uE he Department before On" committee io "c
influencing legislation at Albany had never nern enter
taiued Mr. Roosevelt sad nho had received several
mrrs Wives complaining that the meWoerS oI ue ponce
force paid their controuions because ti'S WI m
,Iii.yy tat many members o ,le force had
t-fl q Id fp.
rou.eoruce Referring to the efforts OF the police To
,,', C,,rnr,'' Geognehaus place. the Inspector said
that tho police OF the Tenth prerhct had ndd, lLIt
% w n arrested were heI in the majority OK cases;
some were tried and some Ttic not. N4tI SupcIM
tend Walag be lad called upoL D'si,I1. IClgy
McNoon and had urged that the case OK Mc.1y an1
he Spc.intcnlcnt OF Police make more arrests IN
liner of the places until pending Lad been
incl when Would test the question which mad Oeen
raised 70 whether the liquor SOFA Wt5 'ACs'olc
not Captau Petty hal found great dlAculy ia SttuL5
citizens living IN Gury's nrighhOrhOOd 10 teriy 10
the immoral character OF his den. Ihey "oIIi IIu9e 70
accompany HIM court for that purpose Dlt numbers
,ued petitions certifying that McGoiy place was ho'
Mr. Roosevelt tod Inspector Murray Of a recent ex-
,,'c "f NIL. win tie police With Nr. Miller lie
walking up Fourth saturday, AFTER the committee
had al ouinrd ana at Twcuty-thlrd-st they "a" man
deceiltly ciud wOrkhouso' stamped on one Oh III ,
garments, tho midst of - crowd "a h"oHuS men 'uu
iu lie laughed when h, attention was called 10 the
matter and saia 10 not IN his precinct ana Ii
NIB block further up Mr.. Roosevelt and Mr.. Milicr
mot tunthrr- policeman standing outside q liquor SHOP
rhc hunted man had just passed MN. Mt 4"o-rh eO
asked MIN why did take charge or Tue man. me
pircr repl ed udI florence, Lld Io hdd nc'o IN
v,Iaing match WAS tired. aud had been trying 10 get
something to eat the last half hour, ana that the man
votlt run into the arm, of policeman further up any
way. Ills number, Mr. Roosevelt noticed, was $50
ON the ucNt block the arrested by M oWccf.
Nh Roosevelt wanted to know h the first two OeCfs Dl
acted ia accordance wth tine instructions oi tlr Depart
urt md whether officer cOuld bc excused from max
uV an arrest when he the ohrutc btcdust me
offender happened be just beyond the limits oil Ills
prrciuct Inspector Murray replied that tul- was no
etcl-. whatever, that roccm u should discharge ms
dut,cS tu whatever pr.ciuct bee might be- that ooih
iccrs had negligent OF their duty, and that II MT
Roosevelt would make complaint beior" the Com
mis- toner's. they would undoubtedly be dismissed Mr.
Roosevelt promised lay inc matter OeIof; the OOu
missioner. .
John f. Harriet property clerk in the Police Depart
uclt was next sworn lie said that Tor about turce
weeks after JAY l. 10 rJ there had been 5ttdt ueslluc-
lion Of gambling material at Police headquarters
Michael OMllry felt a-sricyed ri some pot uon9 OF
CAPTAIN Nillaiss testimony tbat related 10 hlustl IN
connection with house In which he was Interested IN
Twenty and gunty conjIddcjed IT, lie
said mat di-ortcry houses were again DeluS ot ecu IN
Tyeuty-scNe st, and that Monday night two OF
Cnptau Wilams's men, Officers IN and Foley, hal seen
two women ia that street under circumstances WHICH
Justified their arrest but they were not moe5itd
The committee adjourned to Friday at 10 u. III.