The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-01-14
BYRNES AFTER C0NLlN, TOO.
ALL THE INSPECTORS But MJAUGH-
LIN WOW ON THEIR DEFENCE.

IL Looks as " McLaurhtn Would Keep the
Detective Bureau-wniInms, McAvoy, and
the Captains to he Tried ON Monday.
The Police Board approved yesterday the
charges made by Superintendent Byrnes.
against Inspectors Williams and McAvoy and
Capts. Stephenson. Westervelt. and Doherty.
Complaint Clerk Peterson was ordered to
formulate the charges. and next Monday
morning was designated for the trials. The
specific charges are made under rule Ala OF
the manual.
Inspector Williams will have to stand trial
for neglect OF duty in failing to suppress a
gambling house at 297 Bowery on Jan. 8. and
another at14S East Fourteenth street on Jan. 9.
These were In Capt. Doherty's precinct. and he
will be tried on the Same charges.
Inspector McAvoy has three gambling
houses and an opium joint In his district to
answer for. The complaint alleges that he
neglected to suppress the gambling houses at
10 Murray street and 8 Dey street on Jan. s.
and also an opium Joint at PA West Sixteenth
street on the same date. Capt. Stephenson
will have to answer for the gambling houses.
and Capt. westervelt for the opium Joint
Each OF the officers had a private talk with
President Martin before the meeting. They
oil declined to talk to reporters about the
charges. Capt. Doherty sail. however. that
the gambling house on Enst Fourteenth street
was opened on the day it was raidcd.
II the charges. as is said. will injure In
spector Williams's chances for the Chief In
spectorship. the cause OF Inspector Conlin. his
rival. is not helped any. for Superintendent
Byrnes sent n communication to the Police
Board yesterday complaining Of Conlin's adj
ministration OF his district. north 81 10th
street 1t will surprise nobody u the law max
and head OF the detective. Bureau is repealed.
and If Inspector Mclaughlin. who is Superin-
tsssa Seto sisiEnsf B sr,sht-e oi wh %an' he soI has Oh had sa
temporary charge eyer since Inspector steers
c was pHeineq against dnss i Il sunsr,ncte oniin: h'rness
ro s.s1,snf y Il r se 4 nd ny i fspSs + ,s. y, ' ,s. q ss,ss n, I'm; en-;
Third inspsc,ion d,str,e, are very Lax. l have repeat.
NAN f"s;t .Sa in a,. sfssni TO The - Vi aHshisS'S Of law aSn ossut Td%,
therein. and a. was not until he aseer,nined that The
taken ) m.n rus Once under my direction. that DO
Officers detailed from these Headquarters visited Ger:
! parapb p!nsss in r II, hd's' hsd they Ley, teuT ssos that ,, ,ns
PPtio5 p 1s IIsir s. s,s pe sau used ia 4 s SIS!a,,on ,% u
q sdsn sSi%snse, ssano, max sonp,nin, sss,nss
h lasio fr n i hsSe OF Hi. d".y t ns F sn.rS ,n iss:s RaT' Gisi4ic S' at
various hours of the night and have found the disci.
ind,,sIsnsY Of inspscioT Gioni!n: VINO i, r. SIsrFs q
MS v d.s,s' to a i haSe , Of I%e sp%n nf EsS.es Of 81. ' di..
,I,ss have been g isw tina! lie can have ~. lit,ls or 20
i ::S e. s ssai Ma; es e. sss blk. ss 'ss , .sS;;,sS sS %.,,s5;
q I the + p pHs"1s.G and ! houses s@s s. and III, he aSs%,.snaaaSas, Gn";'i for
the men attached thereto, have virtually received no
precincts within Ills district which he has visited but
four or hve times during the past six months
rariIy assigned to this oiice for duty. Under my direc.
lions: in the thisd district and In the precincts Of other
. sSsss n s@'h T p5sss'B W q q sgapssin, ssansafs Of f Esiy re-
The Superintendent refers in this letter to
the gambling house kept by Patrick Hughes
police station. The story goes that the Super
intendent intended to raid this as we'll as two
others kept by the same man in Harlem. 1t Is
said that while the detectives were on their
somebody gave the gamblers the tip and the
places were closed.
Inspector Conlin was summoned TO the
Board, room after the reading OF this report.
session. He was called on for an explanation.
He said he did his duty properly and worked
night and day: He denied having been guilty
superintendent The Board Ic Consulted to he
detail OF I'VE roundsmen asked for By the Su-
perintendent.
The Police Commissioners appointed these
twenty seven new policemen yesterday:
Patrick Grimes. Thomas Sheridan. William Coll. Pat
rick D Reilly; Isaac \: Weiner. James lsnderga.s.
stephen Rice. Bernard McManua John Mccarthy. VIII
lam Thornton. John n Wash, Jeremian A. Lane + T.
nan. James E. Rim, Charlse g. .Grobet. William Pound.
John Livingston, and John W.. Boyle.
These were appointed operators in the tele-
graph bureau:
John !. Lonergnn. Lawrenc CO P. Hynes, and Maurice
j. Coughlin.
Daniel T. Sullivan was appointed doorman.
City Hall; Patrolman owen Gallagher. .EldridRe street
rick curry and John Hocb. detailed to detective duty
in tho West Thirty-seventh street station.