New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-01-17

TRIAL OF INsPE
,.- Alexander : William, was called for trial ut
,I.,a n m, and pleaded mot guilty 10 the charge
! ~ neglect Of duty" under Rule 4lf oi 'he r"'s
Manual In failing to enforce the laws against g"h"ns
a, No 2o7 B0wery and at NO. 14c East Fourteenth
ST A. the same charge had been mad" against 'ap"h
Micha.l poherty In whose precinct are the two places
men,oned no consented hc tried with the Inspector
aud o,so pI.adcd not guilty" Inspector Williams
said he had counsel and would look 10 '''
| Commissioner, to ru" ont improper eNihehc'' SUPP
intcndent ByrncS. rs the complainant t"-th'" 'l''
| Central Office detectives had mah" ralhS OH 'n'
! second floor Of the building No. 997 Bowcry on Inc
night Of january ). and bad found lumber "'
gambling implements. hut lad failed to catch any
persons there II" also said that III" detectives a'o
entered the gambling place at 30. 10 Fast i""r
! ,contb-st on the night Of januarY - ana hhn h'""'
several arrests there. They had also '"Eo eifh"nH
| ,mplcmon,, in the place. In reply Ia questions 10y
| 49, s,oh,u Mr. Il,rre- said that TIE raids had not
| hccn made ON warrants. warrants we're not
necessary when the p lice had reason {" believe 'i
gambling was going on IN place
| nDo Won know that | know ANY gambling was
going on In either Of those place inquired inspector
! William,
| 40 wa, the superintendent, reply
q. n,d Won ever call my special attention 10 either
Of those places ~
SO. am quite sure DIDN'T
rsncctor William. called 'hr attention Of the Com
r,i..ioners TO several rule, In III" manual which I'll
oc, tie superintendent and III" captains 10 prevent
gambling and other violations Of law. ana Said tAt
r. ,ho rules defining the dutic- Of the Inspectors the
word Gambling" did not occur. He admitted. how
eyer tha, under the general rule which commands me
pollce TO prevent gambling an Inspector must ~"
In sing places where gambling was carrier on
Mr. byrno. said that he was obliged l" enforce '''
lave against gambling with the aid 81 lis subordinate
I'm the force and that he had made The charges De-
! o,,so gambling place. had been found 10 exist In
spite Of his orders
Moses stokes. proprietor Of the place at 40. 2o'
Bowcry testified tAat Their" had been II" slin''"e
I'm the place for nearly n year Ills partner h''nF
| livingston gave similar testimony Policeman 'o"n
uock. who has pa,rollcd the Eowcry for wear ana
| thar officers of the Fflhst. squad said th"v were
no, aware that there had been any gambling al
| W oo- povcry since the raid on tho place by In
,oc.or Williams and Captain McCullaeh about year
ago.
CAPTAIN Dohcrty when called 10 INC 'h"'r' s"''
that since he had been In command ol Tie precinct
ho had received repeated instructions from Inspector
y,u,o,,s n proyent gambling and he had tried Il"
.bev the Instructions. Ito did not kh"" 'la' '"I'
,od boon any Gambling at the plac" In the fow"r''
! M ,.stimouy brought 10 Hight III" fact mat on"
| night abont a month ago Inspector Nl''Ia"S "'n'
- ,bo rlrbst station at midnight and talked to all
IN. noliccmen there about III" duty "i preventing
Gambling and reporting all suspected places.
station and that the posts In the precinct w'r" tenn
oorariv uncovered" Mr.. Byrn's inquired.
nYcs and with your CONSENT" replied inspector
wuous avn, instructed the inspectors 20 give
such orders 20 the force. ana Sad 'An' my ,'s'
Io given 10 both Jla,oous at III" relieving hn'
Mr. Bvrncs shook his head. rs II he fni'o 10 re-
rIr such directions Captain Price. who lateN
wo. an aid in inspector Wlllams's oihc" gave te'l
,co,r rogqrdnc fine Inspectors orders to smut VI
r,nl,inc houses whcrcvcr they could b" i"ho'
aworc Won at the Central Oficc when tn" g'mnhha
implement, were taken from No. .o' Bo"ery III
quircd the superintendent.
ano Won know who went from the Central one" I
c,vo .t,n 70 fine gamblers at no 81 First st. to co'
up TINT night y
II do not"
Conrad Eiscr employed at No. li5 East Fourteenth
. q testified that the rooms ilyadod On the Wsh "
January had been occupied by til" S"ss-Ai"cr'c''
democratic club until few days previous 70 th'
raid The rooms Ind been let to the gamblers 81
,,,,r, Il Jchn J. joyce an exprcssman. s1i tha
no had carried gambling implements to the rooms iron
a t,roge place AT No 1G5 West Tiry'secondst ol
:, January :.
. CAPTAIN Dohcry declared that he had been isnpran
a Of the presence Of the gamblers there until ne near
4 OF the raid. His two detectives had been feh'hI''
IA natrol duty and hc was doing his best to spy on
. not deserve blame for failing to find the g'm'l'r'
- | who had occupied the rooms In l0nrt"rhths H. omy
n | day two
. Iospector Williams then turned TO Supefni"nh"
:, ! RyrueS and inquired " Have always "bey'd y)u
Il, orders faithfully since you have been Superintendent
.. or Acting superintendent
. Yes" replied Mr. Byrnes 81 can say chrrrihIi
= that Won have obcycd every command SATISFACTORILY
% $40 You think that II bad possessed the iniorma
:" ucn which y,n had In regard 10 the place In -Four
" feminist H.. result would have been the same y
"a mo. because you did not prevent gambling IN you
RI district
j., "Can gambling be stopped In New-forkl'
:, "NO.n
" Inspector Williams said that he had l112 police
. NEIL including sixteen captains 10 watch In his d
trict. and that his aids one sergeant ana Oh
pr ronndsman. lie had made 101 complaints agains
o. policemen since August In the same time RAIDS In
H. been made nfty nine gambling houses. twenty seve
policy shops and go dIsordeiy houses by The pole
In the district.
inspector McAvoy and Captains Stephenson an
wcscrvclt pleaded not guilty. to charges OF nesl''
NJ dutyn at IL IA p. m and their trials lasted fort
81 minutes superintendent Byrnes told Of the raids
:" the gambling houses Nos. 10 Murrayst., Il Par
Place and Dcyst. the night Of january D. whe
Va Cnp,an stephenson Ind command Of the Second Pr
VI cinc and Of the arrest OF opium smokers mt NO. "a
- West Thirty -sixthst., in Captain Westervets pr
cnc, Oh the same night. Inspector McAv0y d.
larsd he had been Ignorant of the violations OF INV
T. those places In his district previous TO the rnds
| ..orod a rcport TINT be received from CAPITAL