New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-01-14

MIR. MARTIN APPROVES THE CHAhiEc'
INSPECTORS WILLIAMS AND M'AvoY AND CAP
TAINs rcHERTY. STEPHENSON AND wEsTEH'
coNLrx BEFORE TIE BOARD.

TAlNs ICIIERTI. STIEUtNSDN NM " AI'A-'
WELT TO BE TRIED MOSDAY-MK
coXLIX BEFORE TIE BOARD.
Precedent Martini Of the Police Board. yesterday
approved the charge, which superintendent byrhe'
had made against Inspectors Williams ana McAN"s
and Captains Dohcrty Stephenson and "es'er'c"'
Copic, OF the charge, were delivered TO Complaint
Clerk Peterson and It was decided to cite the accHsel
OF trial before the Commissioners on No"u"S
The Inspectors and captains accused OF "hFsiec'
of duvr In falling TO comply with Rule NO ala OF
the Police Manual which declares that II Is Inc ou'y
Of policemen arrest all persons VINO Nio'e TIC law
by keeping gambling houses and other diso"crP
places Their is Only specification In each chhfge'
In tie charge against Inspeco: AeAhlder D
Williams who j. I'm command OF the First Inspection
District, the specification Is that he filled TO prevent
Gambling in the house at No. 145 East Fourteenth
ST. where Il raid was mad. by Central once men, ana
also at No. 207 BOwcry. where there was no 'n''
Exactly the >p citcation Is used In the cha'ge
agairsi Captain Michael Do!erty, In whose precinct
tAr Two gambling houses aie situated. Failure TO sup
pres, The gambling houses at Nos. 10 Mnrray-s' IL
Park Place and Dcy-st. Is the reason gwen Tor the
| charge against Captain John T. stephenson, WHO was
In command OF the second Precinct when those houses
| were invaded. The raid upon the opium mouse al NO.
.Aa West Thirty sixth ST. Is made the basis OF INC
charge against Captain Josiah Weslervelt. wno was
I'm command Of the Twentieth Precinct when the
| orrc., took plncc The charge against Inspector
|
| Thomas L. McAvoy Is that he failed to prevent
camlinc In the second Precinct and opium smoaing In
| the Twentieth Precinct. Both precincts are In the
second Inspection District. Of which he has charge
| Commissioners Martini McCIave and sheehan had
| a meeting Yesterday afternoon. Mr. Marlin handed
TO chief C,ik Kip the following communication from
| superintendent Byrncs, which was read
IL respectfully report that the uniform enfo ment
OF law in and the discipline of tho force OF the Ihiid
Inspection District are very lax.
Il have repeatedly called the attention OF Inspector
Conin who commands that district, to the violations
OF law occurring therein. But 1t was not until he
ascertaincd that the work Of putting stop to these
violations was undertaken by men OF this Office, under
nv direction that lie took any decided action TO abae
them.
when the officers detailed from these Headquarters
visited certain places In his district they found tbat
| the para phcrnala which had hut short time pii'r
To their vi, been Used in violation OF law had been
removed and consequently. In the absence II such
evidence, | cannot make complaint against him Tor
neglect Of duty a. regard, these particular violations
IL have visited the Third Inspection District at
various hours Of the night. and have found the dis
cpllnc Of the force very lax.
This IS entirely due to the indifference OF In
spcctor Conlin. who Is In chn:ec Of the district.
have found upon investigation that his visits To u
number Of the station houses In hi district nave been
30 few that hc have but li'tle or no practical
knowledge Of the workings Of the same, and that con
scqucnty such important matters ~ tho condition OF
the boohs the sanitary condition u the prisons ana
house. the accommodation for the men attached
thereto have virtually received no attention whatever
from him.
There are n number Of precincts In his district
which he has visited but four or hVc Times during Inc
last six months.
Il respectfully ak that FIVE round, be TEN
porarily assigned 10 this Office for duty. under m,
direction. in the Third District. and In the precincts
Of other districts. with View II bringing the Dis
cpllnc Of the force In such places up TO proper
stand I'd
Late IN the afternoon the Commissioners had an
executive session and called Inspector 'onhn before
them. The superintendent letter was read to HIM
and he WAS told that he At liberty 10 make any
explanation be desired lie talked 10 the '"niHnIs
sioncrs for nearly half hour and II was SAID later
| that he tried ~ excuse himself 10. his failure 10
visit the lghhrdfc and kingsbrdee stations on"nef
by saving that supervision was more necessary IN inc
| Harlem and Morr-ania districts. 1t was 'nld also
| that hc denied hayinS at any time allowed Sambihs
| bou,c, 10 L. run In his district with his knowledge
or consent lie also declared that the discipline OF the
| force In his district good as In other disricts
Commissioner Martin read lecture TO him, and The
| other Commissioner Joined In advising the inspector
IN look NOR. sharply after the police In his district
| Inspector Coan refused 10 say any'h ng Tor
publication regarding the supcrniendcri's letter The
| Commissioners gave permission 10 superintendent
Byrnes 10 select five roundsncn 10 make Inspections
| and enforce discipline In thr three Inspection dis
| trics. under his ordrrs.
U.f,r. the meeting al journcd President Martin had
| a talk With Inspector Williams regarding the time Tor
,hc trial ~ himself Inspector McAvOy and the three
| captains on the charges which had been approved
He announced later that the trials would begin In the
| courtroom at the Central ONCE at II a. m. on Mon
day He said that each Of the accused officers w"iud
hc tried alone In all probability. II Is not known
whether the Inspectors and captains viii hav" separn'"
counsel AT the trials. bat II was said yesterday after
noon that lawyer might be engaged TO manage
| the defence In all the cases. Neither Inspector
| Williams nor Inspector McAvoy who were In their
offices ill late In the afternoon, would say anything
for pulIcaiion regarding the charges or their defence"
Cautain Dohcriy, however SAID that ne wond 10"
able 10 prove that the gambling house In Fourteenth
| St Wa, olricd Tor business only Two DAYS before "
| wos invaded rs the Central once men. and that he
| was alont 10 make a raid on the place himself.
The charges against the two Inspectors ana three
con,nn. and the accusations brought against Inspector
| Conlin have made much talk In the Police Depart
mcni. and there Is much speculation regarding the
outcome Of the trials on Monday 1t Is known that
| the police captains making extraordinary Efforts
to keep the gambling houses ana other diS"'ueFV
nloco, i'm their precincts closed. The ward detectives
nr, afraid of being rcnandcd 10 patrol duty II ihcy
faIl II obey superintendent Byrncs order !" suppress
At The request Of Captain Price. Policeman Curry
,cu- made. "A detective iu the twentieth frttlnct yes
| tcriay Captain Dohcriy asked for the detail o John
| Hook rs "a detective In his precinct; ana his request
| VA, Granted. Policeman Joseph Mrihughln a. III"
| Oal, j. squad made round man ana 10" 'oIi
mi ,,ioncrs appointed number Of pn'roimrn on pro
lltiou John J. LJncrgan, Lawrence J.. hyh"' ana
Maurice ]. Coughlin w"r" appointed 'l"srhph ol"rh
tors In the Central ONCE few men are better know"
i'm connection with the metropolitan police !ocr IMAM
Inspector Peter C~nIn. lie was l@'n IN ms 0ty
e~brm 30 81 When President Lincoln issued his
first call for roors In 1851 Conlln was one Of lh'
nr,l men 10 respond and Joined the 18th Regiment
Xotinun t,iiard. Couin nitcrAard Joined "a" Irish
| Hriaidn and became lieutenant In the o.'ih Req
,urnt II, took part the battles at WILLIAMSBURG
| Fair oaks Gnin,ss Mills, White oak SwamIs and
Arrr IA, resignation from the army he was ap
polniod deputy Collector Of Internal kcvenn" Tor h'
second District Of Louisiana. lie soon fruroh IRON