New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-10-29
THE POLICE BOARD TO WATT.
Az INVESTIGATION OF TIE FIRE DEPART-
MENT COMES NEXT.
WORK or TIE FAssETT COMMITTEE - THE
ALLEGED FRAUDULENT EE'lSIhA4loH
NAY ALSO De LOOKED INTO BE-
FORE THE ELECTION.

Tho eypcctotion that the state senate Commi'lee
IN cities would begin an invetgAthn Oh th. ro",o
Department attracted big crowd To ra'' - VI w
supcrior Court yesterday morning lhcic WIS "' ~
representation Of the committee Wo' ,'i'' 'c 49,
usually been OF late. although senator ii-''u''"
chairman and Senate. FasSctt, the CHAIRMAN VI ~"
ouh committee were both absent. All TIC ro"oo
,ni..lo..rs kxccpt Mr.. NoorhS were present
co,ct.r ycNauchton had received telegram IL y"
co,o,or rassctt saving that ho was dctaIheu eo Wv
committee waited for him for more thah nan an
T,en William NJ Wins and senator McH""n''''
Thought Il would be advisable to " go ahca'' aN WV
Senator called the committee 70 ofuer' =, thu
Tho Police Commissioners sto'd IN eroup W
rail OF the Jury box with the president
MacIean, In tho front place. "''i' ~
forward and said t,oo,, 7
II the committee please, YESTERDAY ai't ,rn "nm
visited the Board of Police ana Oh at Tue iuvesgH
mittce notified the Commissioners thit NC dov and
tou Of t"ir Department woud be taken up taas "rr
Incidentally asked them Il tIey niIInr for the cor
amct Of this particular investigation ina'murm Z,
Woud facilitate the work Of the committee, ~ NV "ui
out and also would in all the CIRCUMSTANCES w ,h,
TcnienSe and understood from the gcntcsn them n
there would he objection InS hcv nrnpo.ei to
nalh 'a, S adormmcmt Of This nyrsGalio 50 "a as
their department is concerned Inns Inns snrcr to say
unit until they are Heard from. ,.....u. will,
senator McNaughton said "Thc '"ini''''o''''' "'''
state their case
Commissioner MacLcan sad $1,000
w recollection Is that said that Whilc we Wcrc
ii,,inr ~ defer the investigation, at The same I'M
/, wax inoppor:ilc for us now. iht,hucD a. oo a.
election law leulrs very Gno7T Ic,hrrt ~ the com
mite, arc even .lU-. familiar with that law ta W.
arc ourselves bnt il constraiS u, no" 10 st a. r,y
Is the day when the sample ailoS OF dhcTrn 'T ,s
fr,m the original ballots are to DC re"ei ha,dt hnt
whichever anything Wr0hs aDoil " ~ .,L.,,ohn,
ITEM The number Of ballots to be ..l'G r,t
and nj
has certain dutic, and the printers nav" c,rtu ~,
We have to DO responsible for the corrcc'hc'' Vi '''
Thcn the equipment Of the voting places must DO
looked after. for registration Is one thilE nn |
,ncrr hnt provide guard rails. etc. In fact thr r.
Gur.mcnts Of the statute are in MANY rfrrS ;" ' to
ma nm zach new pcnlsal discover "hh lIlhF I"
10 Io"kcd Alter which We had hardly taken lh" con
,idcI.,ton bcfcre. Each Of the !omniS - 40 :
tails rs well as for Mr. McCllve. MI Marin a,d
uvsclf--s quite willing Ia defer u the )udmrA, ot ITO
committee AID present hlnS II hc'" Tor rN'Hi' III,
Int we stoc hi, 10 Won and ask Won wh"thcr in The
crcurstanc YOU can determine io Continue thl' IN
animation al the present time.
Mr. WINS asked " In your judgment. Mr. Ma'Lc"h'
world an investigation Il held at Police headquarters
interfere with the discharge Of yonr dntic"F
IL leave thai entirely to tlle coniiitcc. sa'a the
COMMISSIONER
Mr. wins sald that II calling Of t' Commi"'Io
crS would Interfere with the work Of the Hoad he
would advocate n postponcncni. H. on 'Ac "'"cT
, the stand for tue day until all III" commissioners
had boon examined and basis laid for the more com
plctc and thorough Investigation Of The p'rtment In
detail, All without actual interference with IA, proper
performance by the Eoard u lis duties. i" w'iId TX
ec,t ,Glt that be Gone. II. on thr 0hrr hhd' 'a'|
Mr. NacLcan )r Mr.. No0rhiS to day woul! prcNc'' ID
carrying out Of the proper steps Of the Ballot Nc''
seemed 20 him that the committees would have no r.
course whatever except 10 grant the Application Tor
adjournment.
Agreeing with .u-rc,'!on made by the Comm'
.i,nCrS senator McSauthton said h" thought that IL
WA, Every proper that when one Commissioner Wiz
examined the others should be present.
Mr. lvn, said thai ono took a greater interest
in ,nc new BALLOT law than th" members OF th' com
n,ttce did or than hc did, and the OILY question "H
whether the pursuit OF tho Police Department invest
cation would interfere with tho work OF the 'omhi>
,iorcrs in carrying ont the law
COMMISSIONER McCavc then made little speech III
which he sid
4, a member Of this BOARD Of different political
cou'plryion from Mr. NaclgMi, say That iI!N con
cur with every 'lhns mat IT, hac si'u ~ .""",' g,
,ti,h rhs mater, and. fuuh =. ! Ire l, ~"
MT ~ tay r IL" I t., % I'VE with "g arm?
iii, committee and afford them every 't.
1t is r",:nc t." gram I'T ;' thrn Ir &C. i" b~yc
If Ms particular tim". owinG I" 'I' pee u.i , 'i
i,,..,,sm,li:S and CIRCUMSTANCES due r' ti' w."
ia!lct i:riomn law certain dii' H:r d,"' "a ~ I'm
lord Of iti.,o Commissioner MAJ """.i H'' ~, ~
L p,.-hir No 90 on wtout suljcrtinf rs /" craze ST.
'''d - srr n" prr,rmMS We pn' 'T t Wv q; =,
ipn cor mite" Themselves w"n1 ID" >!'p" l" tli' y,
vti,H / am not sure they would No" he nr>rrFl!I' n' II
icy wc" mt" 'hc i"y,s;ifat.n at VA, t'. n'i'
III. motion made h, Tho president 81 ~" l'"ar' WI
hc accepted y individuals We lIay" n" d'r' =" p"'
vr feel that ~ Investigation r'"Hd &c y "'l"h'u
nntll a r-i~cua''lr tim" after election.
At what time after election. If II j." pn>'p9""h
"a 90 I~lpL
N1s.
ION Wednesday morning" aid Mr. Macl"an. 81
make no r.rton" hc added. bul only statement ~
t,c,. and I leave II to ~" committee
senator McNanchton card ina, The committee hnow
tho cmbarrae meat connected with tie Ne" tl's
law and speaking fr himself, h" could sec tna' IL
vcnld Ic unjust for the Commissioners 10 Dc "\annHf
Then Mr. WINS said II this committee Wee to -"'
NJ 10 aid the Police Commits ont-s hcm gives In IN
enforcement " tho Iallot law by calling some o; h'
police captains for the pHrpr" Of discovering VIVA
work has iccu done by the police captains to prevent
fraudulent rcg.tiatiun wha; steps ha\" been 'a''l
10 prevent fraudulent voting on election day, TIE PucN
ton is whether or not T." callins Of sn"h captain
would IN any way Interfere WIN INC Pei '"i'''c ny
mi, Board Of it, ducs.7
s.r,,,, McXaughi0n asked il any charges 81 false
registration had been made. Mr. WINS sad
The ch,r-c la, not onl, been mad hnt How have
in my posr,'.9n list o. h over ,o o3 l lor" p"
Inspector la, ;od me there are thirteen prr'n:, reg
stored although there j. not bed in the hDi." ana
I've heard Il other Of tie came Kind In thlN
iii of COO houses. Nothing can lie moro np"Tu'' ~
this investigation than the discovery 81 the nihhr
in which T." police O!CcT, enforce III" law IN rri'
% registration ard voting. Sow the Gnc''Ih III
viii rctranne from calling ia" Police C"nI>Sinhi,rr7
and Inspectors uctc>Sitac also rcranlnS from 'ailhs
the sergeant, AID captains!
.Ths- said senator MrNaughton. In n surprised
WAY 4, the first iEmalion | have heard oi any
charges az ;ll, sort. |; would br better to hav" Az
executive meeting Of the committee th.i afternoon ~
to norrow."
THAT /. entirely satisfactory 10 nc said Mr ivn~
"but | want - know whether calling The l"l''
contains would fall within til" ,1mc trm ~ airumril
f. has bccn au,,ll.d 80 the case of the COMMITS
sioncrs.7
Mr. MacLcan remarked that the thirteen cas-, a
false rc.h.tr,:ion Af-rrcd - By 81 - freud. 't'
counsel" were such as csnc up before ever c..a a
lie had nu OIL .c:lun tn ViC" captains being ~uu
Io,I,.d ono -, one, AID t. tn ciecdul~ l''- 7J.
p1cnatd. ..,