New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-02-14
CAPTAIN KILLILEA,S TROUBLES
He MUST LEAVE HIS PRESENT PRECINCT.
POLICE COMM ss10NERs DO NOT AGREE on DE-
TAILS, BUT THEY ADMIT THAT SOME

TAILS, BUT THEY ADMIT THAT SOME
THING Is WRONG.
Tho Police Commissioners yesterday failed to agree
upon a verdict in the case Of captain hiiiiea VINO re-
csntly was tried on charge Of conduct unbecoming
an cor- because he had sent to the Board Of Excise
a favorable n port upon the application Of John F.
Griffith for license 10 sell liquor IN the sixth Avenue
Hotel President MacLean called for the papers and
said il was high time that decision was arrived at.
Mr. Martin said he personally wished to defer action
mon the case until Of the newspapers had stopped
talking about Captain Killilea's pail MI Noorhls
moved 10 find Captain Killlea guilty Of the charge and
the Commissioners tailed the evidence for half an
hour Mr. McCave said that the evidence at the trial
d,d not show that Captain Killea had made false re-
port to the Excise Board An effort had been made
bv the prosecution to prove that the sixth Avenue
Hotel was not respectable house, but the chief testi-
mopy 10 that effect had been given by Dr. Joseph
Finch who previously had declared That he knew moth
inc AGAINST the character Of the hotel. Before tho
trial Dr. Finch had asked TO be excused from attend
ance AZ a witness and had said that he had lived in
Forty fourth-st fifteen years, but had not seen any
thing 10 Justify the rumOrs that the hotl was resort
for disorderly persons. Mr.. McClave said he could
not believe the subsequent testimony OF Dr. Finch that
be had seen dlsreputable going into the hotel
with men No evidence given at the trial TO show
that Griffith was not man OF good character Many
reputable witnesses, including two police captains who
had lived in the hotel, had testified that Griffith was "a
man Of good character and that the hotel was re
spectacle
Mr. Voorhls said he did not think that Captain
Killlea had any proof that the hotel was an improper
place but Captain Killea ought to have informed th'
Excise Board OF the accusations made by Clark Eel
and others regarding the reputation o: the hotel
MIR. Martin said that Captain Kilea had investi-
gated the complaint made Icy CLARK Bell and had
tI,a tha VII
was an immoral place. In reporting that Grhth
was man Of good moral character Captain Killilea
had not been guilty Of "unbccOmng conduct
President MacLcan and Mr.. VoJrhis voted To find Cap
tain Klea guilty Of the charge, but Commissioners
McClaye and Martin voted mo- Mr.. Marin then
said that he thought Captain Kilea should BE- trans
fcrred from the Twenty second Precinct for the good
Of the service because Chief Inspector Byrne' mao
been obliged 10 send men 70 make raids In the pre-
cinct lately 4 motion to transfer the captain was
carried but Mr. MacLcan surprised his colleagues By
objecting He also made an attempt TO have Capten
Cortright of the Carmansyille squad, sent to the
Twenty second Precinct, but the other Commissioners
said that COrtrsht wished to stay In the precinct which
he had governed 80 well, and IL not fair 10 move
such an efficient officer without his consent Upon
a motion by MI Martin, which Mr.. MacLcan also OPP
po,cd CAPTAIN Killilea was transferred o. the West
one and wcnty -ifth-st station, ana captain
McAy9y was moved d)Tn 70 ioTy it, souaa
and Johu f. Gilroy Of the Delancey-st squad, were
dismissed from the force for intoxication.
Louis Grant, a lawyer, made demand for the
money which had been deducted IN fines from the
pay Of Policeman David OCallahan, who was dis
missed from the force year ago: The courts re
fused TO rcnstatc O'Canhan, and the lawyer latents
10 sue for the money taken from the policeman While
he was on the force. the ground that The COMMITS
sioners could not legally make him work without pay
About $500 In fines goes into the pension Iuhn "a" II
mouth and Il decision 10 prevent the Commissioners
from making delinquent policemen work out theH
fines would be a bar 10 discipline. The tOmnls-
siJcrs took no notice Of the lawyers demand, e4cep'
10 place the document on file.