The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-12-17
SHIFTING OF POLICE c4praI,s
Why the board Did Il In Isos-This Tim. n,
Was Eupsriatsndsat Byruss

| Police Commissioner John C. Sheehan wn.
| seen last night at his residence 484 West
| Twenty-third street, and asked about a pub.
lishsd story that the Police Board would bring
charges against Superintendent Byrnes and
put him on trial He said:
have no knowledge that there Is q desira
on the part OF the Commissioners to prefer
charges against the Superintendent. In fact
can SEQ no reason for such action. So far "a
lam lam , aware; there Is no foundation for the
" It is On q mar with the newspaper stories to
tied and that he is powerIess to act az are he
would Ike because OF restrictions put upon
iaas' The Sun su hlItG h h assertion is
meu lie Is the executive oftieer OF the Hoard
he recent transfers OF Captains were made on
on slip Of paper the names OF the Captains
he wanted to have transferred and the pIe
banded the slip OF paper with the names OF 10
SomynlssIonsr Martin, who presented them TO
report that the Commissioners have intsriersI
r MIN me SppeIlhtendent In the proper dis
slghleen months ago originated with the
commissioners 1t had been said that some Of
saloon ,Eeepers. aud the ConimissioSsrsi ' dsi
elueu mat II would he good plan 10 change
IinG, with the Superintendent AZ no tims has
NJ byrnss been intsrieTsd with in periormip1
~ IHu' NynS rs Superintendent OF POlce
Ater tho big shake-up' liquor dealers All
over the city were notified through tie varions
lluor deAlers' associations that they must
not hhIe t9 pay money to any police oficinI
not single LIQUOR dealer pays tho police at
Commissl9ner sheehRn took occasion 10 deny
report that he and President Martin were ~ |
logger heads. Our relations have always been
friendly ana VIII continue TO bs 40 /" ma s,nf |
hegarulnk rnmor that his relations with ihn |
subSrlptssnneleht were strained. Mr. hheehan |
replied: That Is not 90. There las L,.e, ~ /
trouble between Ar. ByTne. anI myself any,
terms" ''NsuI
The action OF the Police Commissioners n
ordsTlnE an lhFestlgatiUn Of apt O'Cnnnnr's
set people To- saying that NUN, er of Il, bt,i,
may Ne put on trial on charges Of nerIart 80 |
duty friends OF apt. UGOnuor poiuf : ifs',in' |
candy 10 the raids made on Friday nj yLf - |
Can't Haughet VINO Is now In charge OF Cant |
-ehmi ttbsrgers old precinct and ask VIZ !
there should not also Ls an inyestigaII,ni8
Capt Schmtttberger'a case. -
superintendent ByrusS declined 10 saVsbr i
lEing Yesterday about the OConnor case IN I
atrolmen we're seen carrying large bundles
Dl hooks into the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES MIR. al
i Was learned that the Investigation nr,iersJ
lY the Board was under way. Catts StraUss' |
l1rkett. Allaire. CTeeden, CUrtTiubt l'Fire NJ ]
-nllagh, schultz. Martens. hrhmiitbcrser ana |
ialla CHER had a conference with SupsrIntend |
mt Byrnss yesterdhy morning. III, returns
yesterday showed that tho SuPsrinteniant
With Inspector Mclaughlin, had ylsitrd tLs |
,huTeh street. East Thirty hith street aud |
-ast / ny nrst street stations On Friday.
superintendent bYInos was AZ his Oflies Al |
.oing nYer the record, Of the Nineiesnth me-
inef looking 40 lnioFmati1n cOnceHains. 'fhs
r''ris malta during tho perind ttt,t Iapf ,
''~' LAG e1inhiand IA tho prrci