New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-02-04
CAPTAIY WILLIAMS 70 BE TRIED.
THREE CHARGES MADE AGAINST HIN.

THREE CHARGES MADE AGAINST HIN.
ALL GROWING OUT OF TuE RAID on The GAMBLERS
THE CASE OF CAPTAIN RYAN.
At the meeting Of the Board of Police yester-
DAY Superintendent Wsing presented written charges
against Captain Alex lnder = Williams, Of the Twenty
ninth Precinct. They were three In numbcr-Q dsobe-
dence Of ORDERS GU neglect OF duty. ~ conduct unbe
comi an officer. The specifications under the first
head are rs follows: THAT the said Cap
tain Alexander S. Williams. being then In
charge o, the Twonty-ninth Precinct, having
been ordered about December ~ 1884, by his su-
perlor officers. superintendent Waing and Inspector
rhorne pursuant a reoiston ~ the Board Of Police
Commls toners dated Dcccmber ~ 1884, TO enforce the
laws for the suppression Of gambling by causing to be
closed and kept closed all gambling establishments.
houses and shops In the above named Pre
clnct, did obey such order and did per
nit the following gambling places TO be Kept
open and gambling TO he carried on In
some or all OF such places from December 81 1854. 10
January 90 1881 to wit: Nos 20 and 20 East Twenty
,ourth-.t West Twenty fonrthst g, IL, Al and 81
West Twenty.eighthst.. o., 30 and 80 West Twenty
ninth-st, 80 West Thrtieh-st 3d. 81. 80, % and 81
West Thirty frst-st 100 West Thirty -Second-st, o22
and 526 SiXthavc."
Under the charge OF neglect OF duty" Captain
williams Is accused of failing to report to his superior
officers the existence OF the gambling houses from
November 2. 1854, to January 20. lss5, and OF
falling 10 suppress gambling In those places The
specifications Of the last charge are that on November
% Captain Williams reported 10 Inspector Thorne that
10 gambling houses open IN the precinct that the
captain repeated such statements ut divers times after
ward and he either that the gambling houses
were la fact open when he said they closed or he
had wully neglected to ascertain the fact
The Board accepted the charges. and fixed the time
OF trial Thursday, February IL. at III a. M IL was
decided bring Police Captain Ryan up for trial
the same day ON the charges preferred Dy OK ASSEM-
blynan Peter Woods and others The Corporation tou
sci will asked appoint special counsel TO assist
Board IN trying the two captains. Prrhllbssoh VIII
be accorded To Captains Williams ana Ryan u employ
private counsel.
fourth time that have been called upon to defcbd my
self against larges trumped up for political reasons
Commissioner James f. Morrison tried To fire me out of
the Department and failed. John X WORMS TOOK
hand at the same game and lost General baly smIh
for my scalp and didn't gee II. Ihs ID uOlher po
litlcal move. Judging from the way the charges are
drawn somebody has been fooled again IL wonld ne
necessary IN order Ia sustain such charges o prove
gambling houses open for business IA stated ana
that knew it, Now. II the folks who bring these
charges knew Of gambling In my precinct why oldh
they inform OF the fact don't know yet that ANY
gambling houses were being run IN my precinct nc
seizure Of few gambling implements dOht prove 'n"'
the places were open for business ~,
Ex-AssembIyman Woods, painter Oh w.
3l3 Third-aye, who has preferred charges against
Captain Ryan, said last night This thing IL an outrage
| received notice from the Chief Clerk OF tne rohee
Board Tonight announcing that the trial OF tue
against Ryan, which to take place to-n0rrow,ls
postponed February - and ut o'clock this afternoon
received subpoena directing me 10 appear AT thv trI
OF Mlcnhel iIior VINO assaulted ine III sesnms to
store ON January 20. In the Court OF Specla
morrow IL ~. ~. You that instead OF Michael
Prior they have written IN the subpoena the hatie
Michael Ryan "a defendant mat SATISFIES nie tua.
the forcing OH OF POrs tomorrow Is JOB 10 Rt
acquitted and affect the trial of the charges against
Ryan They think can't get my witnesses togeuer ~
time for the trial morrow. They also know that had
made arrangements 10 20 to san Francisco o,inortow
and think that Will either or that they VIII DC apo
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