New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-12-27

the department is exercised in the immediate and
BY examining the files in your office you Will dis
cover that complaints for the s of
Society for the Prevention of Crime against this
Your own appreciation of the fitness of things,
would seem would hardly make it necessary ,',, ar.
validity of our present complaint you Will need to
e tbe Terms of the COMPLAINT made in the
' ~ G. H. P ;NNEsDE
FRANK MOSS.
Dec %. 1893 Executive Committee.
THE SUPERINTENDENT ASKED TO ACT
To Superintendent Byrnes also inclosed
CODY of the communication TO Captain Slevln and
the Superintendents attention called to the
section of the Consolidation act defining his duties
The letter ended as follows:
We therefore call upon you executive head Of
the department to see to it that measures are at
once taken looking TO the vigorous and impair rl,
exercise of your authority in the Fourth Precinct'
and that the resorts specified in the subjoned list;
beastness be Immediately suppressed.
The letter to Captain Slevin quoted sections de-
fnng his duties in the suppression of dsorderly
houses in his precinct and continued:
Your official position presupposes your acqualn,,
tance with the statutes and rule above cited. and
would be superfuSus to bring them 10 yGqr
missed or ignored by you in your administration Of
the affairs OF your own precinct Ct o,sors for vo,r
disregard Of the specific requirements Just quoted;
insist f' UPON it that you correct your methods of
administration In particular demand that you
at once deal in the manner prescribed with ine iol
lowing places situated in your precinct WhSh S S9r
detectives have repeatedly visited ana "nSn LIN
are prepared to show are being run as disor"e'N
houses. ,
The list Of alleged disorderly houses includes
eight in Cherry-st, three in James-st. TWO IN
New Chambers-st one in Oak-st and several IN
Water-st
The letter addressed TO the Commissioners was
read at their meeting yesterday afternoon anu
inquiry was made by Commissioner McClave re-
parding the other charges against captain ''eNi"'
mentioned as having been made previously by 'he
Society for the Prevention of Crime. Major hipp
rho chief clerk said he had examined the iieS
and had found out that the complaints hau W"
made several years ago when the iate rev ~
Howard Crosby the presda&t or the socie'E.
A, that time Captain Slevin was In comihdilu VI
the Second Precinct at the Church-st station" anu
he was accused of failing enforce the Excise law
and the law against pool-sellng. Then Coniin's,
sioner Martin started discussion WHICH coh'i"ue'
An this fashion:
HOW THE BOARD RECEIVED 1T.
Mr. Martin-The letter says something about want
ing us to employ other agencies than the police force
r. .,o,,,.o.,no the charges against Captain Sevin
- fail TO see what agency we could employ unless
iDr Parkhurst wishes to rely on Commissioner Ma
Lean am willing TO refer the investigation u MI
MacIean II he will undertake It.
Mr. Sheehan-I will vote 10 refer the Ha''oi ~
A. NscIean or TO any other person who can get
at the truth. 81 ~. 49,
NJ NacIean-There is a misunderstanding OF the
meaning of the letter. DR.. Parkhurst only oo]ec's
A. having the investigation conducted IN part oS
the accused captain . ,,,.s
,,r wartin-The Superintendent also Is included
IN the complaint letter having been sent TO hiin
Mr.. sheehan-The complaint would seem 10 CHI
brace the entire department ~
NJ NacI,ean-It is desired that the investigation
asked for shall not De i'a"e ny III W
Fourth Precinct l.,
NJ Martin-Are you willing undertake the in
vestigation?
Mr.. MacLean-No 49, ..o
Mr. sheehan-Do you move to refer the iha''er
20 the Superintendent for inVescisatloh'
Mr. MacIean-I have made no motion
M Martin-Is il the duty OF the Commissioners 10
- dou,n into the Fourth Precinct and make per
sonal Investigations TO ascertain the oru'' VI -'
=, tho charges against the captain?
Mr. MacIIean-The superintendent - ' 49,
Asad of the department ,.ou o-a
motion by Mr.. McC1ave to refer the letter anu
complaint to the Superintendent TOT c
and report passed by the Vo'e u al i'"
missioners o,,.a,o,srs had adj
After the meeting of the Commissioners ''"0 ."
,ourned Superintendent Byrnes said: -,
"vyhen the papers are referreu " Hne VIZ
take immediate steps TO investigate 'ne I' ,n
7 cannot say at present now the ihVes''eauo' ..
- onducted but shall try hard to get at the truth
- the matter and II there are such uisoiu
,. e., tho Fourth Precinct as those descrlpeo !"
., communication by DR.. Parkhurst we sii"'' 80
90 correct the evils complained or wl'iou' s'i0
go or favor 20 anybody. Captain sie'hi mas '
renorts TO me from time TO time reeaiu e - th
a. h,s nrecinct and he has raided NUMBER Vi NV
~ i''' Soro. NJ the raids made recently.
..,n .ccrsED OFFICER WON'T TALK
,. ~ the Central Office late IN |
A.. afternoon and had a consultation wiz. ,rld
1870 { Williams who previously had AIN
,s The Superintendent. When asked ny II" ",at |
,,.r what he had to say ABOUT 'ne .9s.,o, and /
c,.,.n replied that he was uhuei ~, -, ox.ant |
you'd have nothing at all 10 say eA.sp
rhereio'' - oaicers Inspector Wilhams VIM
y. . .oc,ad will take some part III '''e -
~ the complaint against the captain, ,,ha,
-, r,strict-Attorney Nicol. but wouN '0' '''
his visit was about 49,. coc,atv for the Pre-
- Moss counsel Of the SOCIETY io ..,ornev |
Frahh 80 S.,.,o cent word to District-AtloineS
..~aoy that he would DE Tedus -, |
N.on ,o.dav 10 lay before the o,,aa 80
cr.rd Jury proof OF the CRIMES VI WV
hcials. r rrcE
M pARKHURsT EXPECTED Little
~. Dr parkhurst heard last hen. -, Can
"n. . ,,s,or IN refer the whole mate 80 Ia |
,otn sIevin's precinct to Supein,e
.,,,.a and then after a pause ' o-y ono knows |
~. ,ha, expected OF course evo.. - ,nves- |
80 The result of Superintendent h,s fayorlte |
.,ra,,ons will be- Slevin was o a good deal |
detective sergeants. and was app While the Com
.-s rvrnes's efforts. However Iii arc more |
through p'.,,. this farce the pubic a. - |
missone ugbtened regarding the ''u. S,.v,n
1 .ssu nush this fight to the enu dens of in
ss.s 1 s: @ss Of J.
fanny winch ~, the Fourth Precinct - 40 -
agent" 20 Devery's late district aS w |
De'o" - rorse than a respectape -. ,nves- |
o.. representatives come pach s,d,ng sights !
s. ss s sss ls to ana
have right to aleh irSittiio , =, the police