New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-12-17
LOOKING INTO THE CHARGES.
CAPTAIN o,CoNNoR's RECORD BEING OVER
HAULED.
SUPERINTENDENT BYRNEs Is INVESTIGATING
HIS ALLEGED NEGLECT OF DUTY-THTETY-
FOUR DIsORDERLY MEN AND


Police Superintendent Byrnes was making an in'
vesteation Yesterday determine II Captain CON
nor now at the Church-st. station. must be placed
on tr,a, before the Commissioners next Thursday
on charges OF neglect of duty. for failing 10 cose
the disorderly houses in the Tenderloln frecne''
on which raids have been made latey ny cap'h',
Schmutberger Police Justice Koch was cIose'eu
with the Superintendent about noon' anu Japan Va
schmittberger was at the Superintendent oh'ce
earlier several other captains were called 10
talk with Mr. Byrnes also. 1t was learned thar ' ~,
Superintendent had visited the p9 nlso had gone
to the stations in East Thirty,nt nac,nr Nc
E n5yhn The g T Would
terday what progress he was MAKING ,,tng Which wa,
Passed by the Commissioners on Friday He sa d
Il would be improper TO tell anything un'i' t IL rc
MADE d ns viii not be made to them unt'l
their next meeting on Tuesday
DIR. PARKuURsT TALKS OF THE CASE
The Rev. DR.. Parkhurst. when asked last night
for his views regarding the action which the Ponce
Commissioners have decided TO take IN the CASE Vi
CAPTAIN O'Connor said that he thought the iiNeS
tigaton had been decided upon in perfect gnu
faith and that Commissioner MacLean ANYHOW cNs
in earnest In making effort TO remedy tle ~
"Wiil your society place its evidence before ''e
Police Commissioners" asked the reporter arc,e,b,nr
ro rnst he Careful about Trials OF police captains
in the past have BY no meamS sew Make your
cn,oivis 70 ms and we will attend to them but
have found 1t better to 80 Gr9S ave ep There is
n strong case against Captain oNohi,ot, - ,d ~
acquit him they will disgrace themseNSs;, a Them
sc .Veodre the rimor that Captain Wishart and
r,vself have had my trouble. l can only say tnat
Il Is untrue He was with me to-day. ana We u,I
cgssed matters no en of entering upon any
crusade in Newark, There Is too much "o'N - ~
Jun I III, NfcAvoy has been absent from the
city Tor a week spending the remnant Vl nv
er VACATION and InspSGoT D s1I Which, includes
the Nineteenth Precinct. while captain ncn n,,
berger has n ee eTecne fsT that
Conlin has been active in pushing the WORK against
Captain Haughey, who was lately transfers. from
the Mercer-st. station to West fitsirIv house,
'i'Sde io Wst F9rty-sixth-st No. lOi West Forty
ninth-s; and No in West Flfty-thrd-st Thirty
YorkviiIe Police Court yesterday. Annie Grey. one
OF the proprieresses was held IN ~" o %" "a, excis-
Of keeping a dsorderly house ana slW ior
violation: Mary clinton was held for examination
on the former charge. and also FOR sxel.e Vs3 aS
erai ~ ne inmates were fined s. each
Superintendent Byrness attention Wa sa in,sndi
published report that the Commissioners n,,
10 place him on trial for alleged neglect Of guy
after the case OF Captain Oconnor was disposIei In
The report declared that the charge wTgn
based upon the appended rule OF me deiar III NJ
III shall be the duty Of the Superintendent to en-
Siate and the ordinances OF NewYork. and ord,
nanc.s Of the Board OF Health. ana the rules anu
reet,lations OF the Board OF Police, 10 apate an
gaming houses rooms and premises, ana piaces
kept or used for lewd or obscene purposes anu
am,isemerlts and places kept for the sale OF pottery
tickets or policies. or for any unlawful purposes
whatsoever" 80, , ,,,,
Mr. Byrnc@ read the report with apparent nnc9n-
Germ and said he did not know what Justifcatioh
there might be for H. . -, ,,,
as much foundation In fact as the story when was
circulated industriOusly when ] was absent from
he CITY last summer to the erect mat tne 'oin-
missloners were plotting TO force my retirement
from Office" -, -, -,
night shat he knew 81 no foundation Tor the re-
rort that he had no thought OF placing the super
intendent on trial and that he had not heard any
Of the other Commissioners speak Of such a step
lie also said: The Official relations ~ the super
intendent with each 81 the cornrnissioners are
pleasant =, far I know. All talk about me
'-ornrnissorlers refusing give to the Sup"rnt%n-
dent the power that he needs In enforcing discipline
in tho Department Is sheer nonsense Thcy IN
ariably consult the Superlnt endent IN regard 10
The Transfers OF captains OF the force
Regarding a published statement that the Com
have the official reports OF the Superin-
iendent to the effect that no houses FOR gaming or
OF ll-rcpute open In the city Mr.. She"han
said: That IL not true The Superintendent as the
executive head Of the force. has required the cap
tnins to make reports 10 him regarding such places,
Int he is not required 20 make such reports 10 the
COMMITS sioners and no such reports have been made
bv him except tho reports which replied 10 the
charges Of Dr. Parkhurst. and they were published
in newspapers.