The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1885-02-01
FIGHTING ALEC TO BE TRIED.
Mr. WALLIN0 WILL RELUCTANTZY
HAUL UP CAPT WxLLIAMG

1nspecter Thsrus Aiss InvelveA b. the Can.
siins.hssse Rsias-He Fulls Al AAaas's
Place On Ais Owa Heek-Ae Prisoners.
By rule OF the Police Department, On In
spector or Captain IL liable to be tried for neg
lect OF duty II gambling houses or dlsreputable
places In his district or precinct arc closed By
Q more vixllant policeman without his aid.
Pressure. emanating. II 10 supposed. from
Mayor Grace. is said to have been brought to
bear on the Police Commissioners to apply this
rule to Capt. Williams. who comes within its
provisions. because OF the raid on the gambling
houses in his precinct which Inspector Byrnss
made the other night. At any rate Superin-
tendentI WallinR. apparently under the in
structions OF the Commissioners. sum-
moned Inspector Thorne and Capt. Will
liams before him recently. and told
the Captain that he would probably be CON-
PEELED to prefer charges against him for neg-
lect OF duty. Inspector Thorne 10 reported to
have said that he and Williams were In the
same boat. and that II charges were made
against one the other must be included The
Superintendent will probably prefer charges
against both Thorno and Williams early In the
week. At any rate. It is expected that Capt
Williams. II not the Inspector. will certainly DO
called upon to defend himself. and II Thorne
comes TO Williamss defence he will do 1t at his
own peril. In the mean time Superinten dent
inspector Fhorne and and Cant Will williams Ss' had
ANOTHER tag Yesterday with the superlntend,
anf hre ard s ss ms In hs he sSs
Ninth avenue. He fitted up the front windows
With two plaster statues S and fey empty cRar
down. AZ 70 O'CLOCK last HIsht . short. stout
sSs s5sYfes r. Tsss'' as l00xse
crowded with bsoI men Th9 smoked and stood
numbe wore being checked ON At Attic The end eDe Of
the hall was o long table. on which number OF
poker. and an envelope game was going on.
he pae ee and ten nina aH
5Sh and hs s sswsS rp By q s cad
s,, Sssf his Ssss and s: saaosae sa
six dealers. and ordered his patrol men TO take
oss en there wore sS
including Al Adams and his six dealers. Then
S ss s Ionese aSs
huge &c, blackboard D and bushel Of envelopes
a"I'il be at. court tomorrow, George" said
inspector noI cioh Thorne' us he babe the Captain
Excise Commissioner Morris told his col.
leagues yesterday that. acting on information
given him by by Police CSmmissi IL Porter when
tDoy toulerT0u tOSetner on TUESDAY, no had
had the character Of three licensed saloons i'm
yestigated by Capts. Williams and McElwain.
Capt. Williams had reported that Pat EGan's
place. at l6 West Thirty-flrs street. was n re-
sort for disreputable women. and that Tom
Grotty. proprietor OF the place at 1877 West
Twenty seventh street. had been arrested twice
for grand larceny. once for highway robbery.
once for assault on a woman, and once for vlO-
lation OF the Excise law. Capt. McElwain re-
ported that Daniel Murphy's saloon at AS West
Seventeenth street was really kept by Holly
Itergin and was the headquarters Of the Chain
Gang and other thieves.
Commissioner Morris added that these places
did not owe their licenses to his vote.
Commissioner Mitchell as rejoinder smoke
Of the unlicensed Belmonico's saloon In Chat
ham square. which fs still SYSTEMATICALLY do
ing business in spite OF Gen. Porter. He wnnt-
ed to know what tho police had done to close
some l3 saloons which were reported to them
weeks ago as unlicensed.
Commissioners Mitchell and HouRhton then
proceeded to remove Matthew Quin. an In
spectOr. without giving their colleague any
reason for their action. and they also made
three appointments in spite of his Opposition,
He said that he wanted to see the applicants
before voting for them.
Commissioner Morris says that he personally
had to request Capts. Williams and Neil
vain to make the above reports because his
colleagues refused to let the Secretary Of the
Board do it.
Capt. Williams last night made raid on sew
eral disorderly houses. and all the women
parading the streets wore brought in.