New-York tribune., 1891-03-01
EXAMINING POLICEMEN
THEY THINK THEIR CENSUS ACCURATE.
NO INSTRUCTIONS WERE GWEN. THEY AVER,

NO INSTRUCTIONS WERE GWEN. THEY AVER,
TO EXCEED THE FEDERAL COUNT.
The Assembly Committee on Enumeration and Reap
portonmcnt summoned large number OF policemen
tcsre it yesterday, and Part II OF the superior Court
where the sessions are being he'd. being nearly fun OF
uniformed men, rcsCmbled council at police head
quarters There were present Inspectors steers ana
Williams. and Captains Allaice. stephenson NC
Cullacl ST.. Mclaughlin, Copeland, Grant. Brogan,
Clinchy, Brooks, Neakim, schultz, sleyn. Connor
aid sergeant Nurt. General Emmons ClarA' sec
rctay of the Board Of Health. the first witness
called. Replying to the questions OF VT. bartlet'
the committee counsel General Clark said that the con-
dition OF the tenement houses throughout he CIV was
better now than in --O. and the death rate was lower
lie believed the police census To have been CON
servave and If anything less Tran actual popdIatoh'
Inspector steers testified that he had been con
nected with the police department thiry-ionr years.
and had been an inspector seven years. iAetc Had
been no distraction, to thc police department "heh
arrargmcn, were being made to take the pOiceccnsus'
10 the eject that the enumeration must exceed the
Federal cen,Il> Politics. lac said did not enter INTO
the affair at all. The police captains were divided
Il, to political aflation but he scarcely knew how
they voted The orders given TO the captains were TO
detail their best to make the enumeration ana W
have as accurate census As possible taken
Inspector Williams was next called. Arc Won
Ecpubli,an or a Democrat ~ asked Mr.. Bartlett NJ
ter Il memcnt's reelection the Inspector replied; IN
National politics Republican. but in local politics
am somewhat mixed" The Inspector testified thatthe
orders relating the taking of the police census sero
that il should be accurate and politics was nf
consideration at any time. Do you know New YORK
civ pretty well ." asked Mr.. Bartlett, and even she
policemen laughed for tic city Is supposed 70 Dr az
open book TO Williams Ihe inspector fepnSSu =
think knOw most OF the srcctcar horses ana every
body laughed again. -, -. .,o.,,,,,
Captain Mclaughlin testified to the oT'r' irceNed
from police Headquarters IN regard to taking te cen,
sus No reference made TO pOlltlcs lie dtGtlI,h
Two OF his best men. OCOnncll and M1dGch, 10 taho
the census of the election districts IN inc fpNb
Precinct beside sending twelve ~ his ohfrs % i>,l.t
Captain McCullagh. ot the seventeenth Precnct
Otonncl and Madden had reported number vi names
of people Who claimed lAdt lley were Not tU"ul'1 ~
the Federal, enuncr.t0.s. lie read list. OF ABOUT
fifty names Of such persons. , ,. ,.te, =,
Captain sevn. Of the second Precinct. testified 10
the selection Of his best men a. cnumeratoia. IN ms
Judgment the census taken by the Police Department
vas under rather than oFer the actual population
Captain Mcalm OF the Tenth Precinct teslhcd SIN.
raTly and the other captains were called IA tur 70
do likewise The questions were aehed eacm VI
tha captans and the answers were monotohOusy aihe
The captains had all heard their patrolmen neh!SS,i
meeting people who lad not been counted oy eho
Federal enumcratOrs. - l., Aha ox.r,tration
OF the police captains. ihe Sessions Va .'' N'
viii be resumed tomorrow morning