The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-03-14
MARTENS AND PRICE FINED.
so DAYY PAY ron MARTENS, ron
INSPECTOR Williams LIAUiENANI

Courissiousr MseLesa WASTED 90 Hrerk
Msrtssr-Chnrees Agsinst CAPT. westrr-
vsit-Bins for RaidinE BisorstrIy Hosse-
The Police Com missioners yesterday found
Capts. Frederick ". Martens OF the East
Thlrty-nfth street station and James X. Price
Of the West Thlrty-eeventh street command
guilty Of the charges Of neglect Of duty pre-
fsrred BY Superintendent Byrnes on which
they were tried week ago Price got OF with
a fine OF I'VE days pay Martens was fined
thirty days pay. which is next to dismissal.
Before the regular Meeting yesterday all the
Commissioners held a conclave In President
Martins room. They could not agree on Mar
tens's case Mr.. MacLean Snsisted that he
should be dismissed. and wks resolved to vote
to break him.
After the routine business OF the Board
me citing had been disposed OF the cases OF the
CAPTAINS were taken up President Martin
said;
II desire to present to the Board the testi-
mony taken In the trial Of the charges OF
Capts. Price and Martens. move that On Ut.
Martens be found guilty and fined thirty days
pay"
II move an amendment that he he dis
missed from the force" said Comm ssion or
MacI.ean.
The amendment was lost. Commissioners
Martin. McClave. and Sheehan voting against
Mr.. MacLean. and the Presidents motion was
carried. Mr.. MacLean voting no.
Before voting on Martens's case Commits
sioner McClave said: Dismissal is q harsh
measure. The Captain has been seventeen
years on the force during which time only one
charge has been made against him. think
he should receive some penalty. but dismissal
Commissioner MacLean replied that the Cap
culpable inefIlciency and shoud be dismissed.
President Martin moved that Capt. Price be
Voted SS in the afflrma matt AZ ''0 0'''H'i'
Both i Saptaps were accused SS o. falling to
tspGsnt ordered them f to close and s6ich he
asfteryard closed himself Ward Detective
Jailed to get evidence against the disorderly
house Ia Lexington avenue. was remanded 20
Com m ssioner MscLean then moved that the
Superintendent report to the Board all the cir
cumstances attending the raids made by Cen
cinct.. pisorderlS housos were raided In
Haunhey's precinc! the same night that the
expected that the superintenao I, tt would make
charges against HauRhsy. too. but he has not
done SO. Com missioner MacLean's manner In
His motion was carried.
Superintendent Byrnes submitted charges
Westerveit OF the East I04th street station.
The CHARGES are for neglect OF duty In falling
S So or : sSSS. s Ss to Sse s fss
charges were approved by the Commissioners
and Capt. Westervet's trial was set for Friday
ut i A. NJ. The evidence on which the charges
were based was furnished to Superintendent
Byrnes by two reporters.
Patrolman Thomas Costello OF the West
12oth street station was fined thirty days pay
for getting drunk and assaulting q brother
officer. Roundsman James F. Hussey OF the
West 25th street station was made Sergeant
by Com missioner MacI4ean. and assigned to
East Sixty-seyenth street Patrolmen William
j. Kennedy OF Church street and Patrick Cor
coran OF Oal street were m ade 70 lndsmen.
The Commissioners had considerable talk
Haughey. Price. and Cross for money spent In
getting evidence against disorderly houses.
Schmittberger's was Sl3t: Haughey's. $3.50:
Prices. $50, and Crosse. $50. Commissioner
Sheehan who forwarded tho bills to the Board.
said he was not prepared to say whether they
were Just or reasonable. and he submitted
them without any recommendation The bills
tendent. COMMISSIONS Mac Loan said that for
his part h did not care to make too mt UGH COM
ment about this bills. II the Captains needed
the money to prosecute certain work he was
satisfied to vote it. Mr. Sheehnn said that In
some cases Haughey spent $40 where Cross
some discussion the bills were approved. Mr..
Sheehan not voting.
Commissioners MacLean moved that the pres
emit eligible list for roundsmen be cancelled
and that such officers as are DESTROYS Of pro-
motion he examined over again, He said that
many Of the candidates on the eligible list
should know more than they do. He was I'M
sidered ut for promotion. President Martin
replied that the exam inations were certified TO
by the Superintendent and Inspectors. The
motion was lost