The evening world., 1894-10-02
LAST EDITION..
CL LUBBERS
SUMMONED.
Policemen Convicted Of Brutal.
ity to Citizens Appear
Before LeXOW.
NINETY STILL ON THE FORCE.
Only Four Officers Have Been
Broken on Such Charges
in Three Years.
BLUEC0ATS AS lAWBREAKERS.
Mr.. Goff Says He Will Show that
They Are Granted immunity
from Punishment.
BLUEC0ATS AS lAWBREAKERS.

Chief Counsel Gof, of the Lexow
Committee, had prepared a novel sensa-
ton for the second day of his Fall
campaign in the investigation of the
Police Department. He had subpoenaed
all the members of the force who had
been convicted of clubbing citizens in
the last three years, and who are still
retaining their places on the Finest"
Mr.. Moss says that there are ninety
or more such men on the force and
they all seemed to be in the courtroom
this morning. They took complete pos
session of the space inside the railing,
and were the objects of no little curl
osity to the other spectators when 1t
was learned who they were and why
they were there.
This beats Barnums wild-beast show
all to pieces" said Mr.. Moss, in his
gentle Joking way. I'VE think we have
every clubber on the force here this
morning. and we propose to have some
fun with them. At least. we shall try to
find out how it is theJ have managed to
keep their places on the force after they
i've been convicted, some of them sew
al times, of outrageous brutality
,owards helpless citizens.
ne police TPSOTub SHOW tndt uuT1nB
the last three years only four men have
been dismissed for clubbing. although, as
say, more than ninety have been con-
vlcted OF this offense before the Police
Commissioners, and of those four, three
were charged with clubbing other police
men,"
The Planning Brigade.
The tanning brigade. as 1t may
properly be called. for the New York
policeman never clubs a citizen, he
simply fans" him, represented every
precinct in the city, and before the hour
for opening the proceedings arrived 1t
had grown so large numerically that the
overflow mad to be accommodated in the
In their general appearance it could
not be said that they were. very diner-
ent from any other collection of blue
by chance. but when their record and
real character were disclosed It was not
difficult matter to imagine all sorts OF
dreadful things about them, although
serious, as we'll 1t might be considering
the ordeal that was in store for them:
Before Chairman Lexow ca called t the
spectators who had found their way into
the courtroom early in the morning hat a
bee been put out to make room Sf naooai for tht
and brass buttons had every seat In thu
Major Kipp. the Chief Clerk Of tn
tersen were on hand again with seyera
gripsacks filed with documents from
abaTrass absaqagaTters # wss sdP'G principally clubbing
MIR. Goff was late in arriving. ant
there was a wait of nearly quarter o
an hour after Chairman Lexow ant
taksn be1r
HConnor and Saxton were the absentee
Con Looked FIurried.
1T was Ills when Mr.. Goff came !,
sutation with Mr.. Moss, who got III
and called out several times:
tor where's the man from the Regis
No one responded and there was an
other wait, after which Mr.. Goff ros
ana said, very deliberately, that he pro
poseu TO present some very importah
testimony to-day, which went to TN
very gist Of the matter under investiga
uon as showing the relations of tn
ponce to the citizens.
cI,iw 10 show the attitude of the police to tn
otizens of New York, as disturber
anu anu breakers of the peace, and as dan
sfTous e,ios to the lives and safety, Of tn
S,tEehs. To do this he would show IN
nHitnner OF accusations of assaults upo
ottEens by the police and the numbe
',IIonNlcuonS under such charges.
Ale had found only four dismissal
uu'lhs the leFt three years. althoug
fore than 100 charges had been pr
ieTpeI and ninety convictions had,
shn an the second place. he proposed
or9w on9w ny evidence of witnesses and re,
ais or the Police Department that
To- lhtents and purposes the polio
tbIce or New York was exempted fro
'"e operation of the law of the land.
r"iice Exempt from the Law.
mi, Iihese men," said Mr.. Con. "can cor
don 'tlohles and misdemeanors. and ha'
numt so Tor years, and have gone Ill
tbamsned. II a civilian had committ'
"A beene grimes his punishment would ha'
~ state prison.
law ~ ether other words. the operation Of Il
stnnsW which applies to ordinary citizel
III forppoa snort when 1t comes to the poll
zen police officer can brain a eli
N trjai ana all that he has to fear is
and roeIore he Police Commissioner
4 SEQ. possibly the payment of the sum
a sbaIRR the third place. we propose
~ before 'nat IN the trials of the poll
N perinr,, the Police Commissioners Il
forSs committed by members of d
urablo and their witnesses is unmea
triaiIroa and unparalleled. The air OF Ii
blue ION ION at Police Headouarters
called d"irh TN perjury whenever these 6