New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-11-19
BYRNES MAKES A PROTEST.
PRIVILEGES GRANTED TO SOCIETIES.
THE SERVING or WARRANTS ENTRUSTED To
UNAUTHORIZED PERsoNs-PREsIDENT
MARTIN TO TAKE ACTION.

UNAUTHORIZED fl-i.ooNS-I
MARTIN TO TAKE ACTION.
The Police Commissioners at their meeting yesterday
received from Superintendent Byrnes the ioio"iha
communication. which was understood 70 DC pr'es'
agnnst the privileges granted By police Justices u
orents OF the Society for the Prevention OF Crime the
Society for the Suppression of Vice, the society ioi
the Prevention II Cruelty TO Children ana the society
for the Prevention Cruelty to Animals In the eSecu
ton Of warrants for arrests:
To tho Board OF Police. ...,ou .,
Gentlemen: respectfully draw your attention 70
tbc FACT that II has come to my notice that from unie
to time warrants have been Issued by police haeis,
trates and handed to irresponsible persons VINO nave
no fights under the law u execute them that these
persons have carried such warrants around IN leiI
rockets sometimes for several days. and IN some
cases the complaint well rs the warrant ono when
ever 1t would suit their purposes they w1uid 81 70
rG seise ere issued IND infnrm him That they had
warrant or warrants as the case might be, and re
Gnest him with the men OF his squad, to meet them
at some specified place isnalIy on corner
that evening for the purpose Of having the warrants
executed 80 far US know 'hey rave IN a nccD SpSei
many times and | feel that the same IS detrimental
to The dsenc or us department as te h rses
courts by your Board for the purpose OF discharSns
whatever proper police duties the court may require
rants Issued by the courts
have received no complaints from my OF tne
officers attached to any Of the courts to properly exc
Your attention is respectfully called to Rules 263
and 2Gi relative 10 the duties or sergeans In com
mand Of court squGds. THOMAS BYRNFS,
superintendent.
RalC 26:, states that oil orders made by the police
courts requiring any action By members Of the court
squad should be delivered - the sergeant In COM
maud" Rule 2G4 requires the prompt execution Of
such orders
President Martin said he would consult with the
chairman Of the Board Of Police Justices. and en-
deavOr to have all warrants issued mt the police
courts given TO the sergeants In command OF the
court squads for immediate service.
Superintendent Byrncs sad later to Tribune re-
porter: My attention WAS called 10 this practice OF
giving warrants TO unauthorized persons lately.
lave learned that In some the magistrates have
signed warrants and complaints prepared by such
persons and have permitted them to carry both
around with them. which unlawful. III one
case know that Gstratc had difficulty In getting
back a warrant and Il complaint which lad been
cArrfz about In that fashion for several weeks
want the practice stopped. VIII see That the court
squads execute ali warrants promptly ana properly OK
viii ask the commissioners 10 make changes III
such squads" .
The Superintendent would not designate any ponce
Justice Or give the uainrs OF unauthorized persons
who had been permitted to carry variants ana com
plant, IN their pockets but he did not deny tm.
II prominent agent Of OF the societies did not
Layc power Ia eXecut" warrants ne replied no
more power than yellow dog has He said that
the proper service OF warrants by tho police need
not Interfere with the work OF any society III pro-
cnrN1g evidence and obtaining warrants for arrests,
but would prevent unauh rlzed persons from using
such warrants Improperly before they were gwen to
the police for service.