New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-03-25

u,,,,. ,ND COMMENTS AT EAS'ERTIDE
,>,,,ctI, METROPOLIS OF LONG BLAND.


IN THE METROPOLIS OF LONG bLAND'
Sensational developments in connecto WIN ,he
,,o,ord prosecutions have followed each o'her
II,,,,. The flight Of Sutherland o'ciaiy con-
i ~, Monday led 10 distinct failure OF JUS
49,, IN his case \ sensation was sTuhs III the
- =, trial "a soon as the jury hadDeen secured,
- Iueticc + y Il. Newton, oneof Mchahes
- friends appeared as the iirst Witness LOT 'he
,s,c,Itjon Jameson has been con'c'eu' a''housh
:, .ook the jury long time TO agrs 'o ioie Una.
=, hogan 10 be believed that an @reeii'eht "ouIu
-. IN, coached After that NeWtn pleaued suhty
80 .,. charge of conspiracy. and WIS promptly Sell
s To bogin with the last: Nwton's evidence
'ei.S'u rI,;.so7 cas-. was of it'll Importance ana
"a tit ,I'I i heen most unfortnate if immunity
i would nav ~ b,d hen frantd him a reward
49, t,irnine states evidence. II phe ooeS tlS VINO
RS noI,is - f,,, created costernation among
80 ,re,nhers of the Gravesnd gang, ana Il
EEt heil"eiS mon Tor in indicted ones made
Aas.t 80 .% Iustice Was nine n,nths imprisonment
on ne no 80 In connection with this matter, how
ever, .di,re in which ne was rntenccd to mprison-
le iD jS found guilty Of cnspracy. and is liable
~ tnr years imprisonment As III tIt C"sV vi NJ
h.tl.o, ,,,i, ,iven in order town over juror who
r,s1eed 10 vUtc for convictoh on an! o'her con
clifton.
srberland's fight was de 10 gross carelesSness
, ,b. custody of the defndant. He Was put in
.,i,e o. an 50 far as is safe-kceping CON
'.,rnod Plainly he ouchtto have been in charge of
emo Sheriff from the mment the Jury retired If
~. from. the moment ne trial began the TACT
rhet lie apparently mae no preparations 10 run
,o.av a; the time of t'a frs; trial SHOWS p.ain!y
enough that arransolnets had men nt ha S ir ~
20 secure vcrlict-inp ther Wor'S. ti'%t ,le JuiH
nd boon 'nXcd" EVtently the lury-hXers nave
arc reng closely Nathed. and that any a',{{mpt
To interfere I'm these ,ases WI De- iaJ 10 Iirml.
,S INST Inc iry-fN.t. VII BE- secured 20 send them
~ Trieon rh,re ar5 no more dangerous enemies
% ., b io Us ;rdc ed on Sutherland and all his
bonds We're forfeited Noinins eS tan r'tS Gpn
be done But there small satisfaction IN s"ch an
outcome Of HIS two trials.
noc,,liarly meal attack was made upon Mayor
sscbieren in connection with his recent visit to
Albany II would b. more correct to term it a call
chan - visit for h. was there only incidentally and
fo- a little time While at tho Capitol he was III
bo;h houses If ne Legislature and was naturally
an object Of nters to thu representatives. Of BROOK
,vn in both Senate and Assembly. His presence Ill
the Assembly chamber for a few minutes was
made the occasbn for elaborate accounts IN SOM
.of me Rrooklyi papers Of his lobbying In behalf
,of the police I~tirement bill now pending Il was
said in these accounts that he had had an experience
which he would remember: that he had found 1t not
an easy matter 10 run LegiSaturt; ,hdt nj ,t
cess Was anything hut flattering lhat M "'pA
M work was especally CONSPICUOUS that NJ Pu,
his fQp; into J." etc. etc. The story so' d s3GI
start before TIE Mayor nai chance 20 Pu, M
fo0t on IT, for ne on his way 70 buralo where
b. made a speech week ago last night - soon
bouncing it pure invention H af1med nat
during the little time he was in the Assembly cham
Der not VOID was said about legislation or pytcs,
and the only foundation for ne lobpylns tale Was
that after he had gone 10 me senate tWo ~ ,h ,
men INFORMED him of the change mac III t XIX 70
dice bin an. asked his opinion about H. when ne
frankly gaze. In plain English the dspatches SEM
10 the Brooklyn papers were hcS. ! n oilN Sd
factory hing in connection with the incident IS
the demonstration that Mayor scherens enemies men e.,
have no nope Of niuring him save Dy TesJE'IhS ~
The pairest kind of ialsehood
The bill in question a meritorious one. It's OBJ
iect is o provide for the retirement Of members
of the police force when they have become unit
By reason of age for further service. mat the
head Of the Police Department should have power
n do mis- seems too plain - require argument
In the great majority OF cases IL IS doubtless true
that m.n are unn: for police duty after the age
.ot sixty but this bill places the retiring age at sixty
ave As first drawn 1t made me retirement OF mem
bers Of he force at that age mandatory as amended
III gives the Police Commissioner power TO retire
them a; that age in his discretion. When consulted
about this. the Mayor said that In his judgment
the amendment was a mistake On the otner mana,
Il is stated that Governor Flower. on account oi ms
devotion TO home-rule principles, will not be likely
The charge is freely made that the object Of the
measure is to bring about vacancy in the Office
of Superintendent Campbell. who Is now siNty-stVeI.
This is a Democratic charge. and is not worth
serious consideration. The fsct IS that Mr. camp
bells eFalth Is FAR from S.o1 ann ne ndS zen ~ ~
PEELED . absent himself from his post of duty Tor
Ions oeriods several times " th' a. ie% ear Ar
He has been a good Official. but q law rctrhs MN
would most probably not he without goo" re-,
be simply the incidental efeCq Of law good in Itself
ami necessary 10 the maintenance Of the discipline
OF the polace force on "a h!sn kvci-
II ever there was an imposition the taxpayers.
II is in the building Of the armorics in Brook
lyn The 18th Regiment armory is the most con-
spicuous illustration. At the outset it was pro-
posed 10 expen. $4,000 on this building. That
would certainly 'appear to lie a sufficient sum to
snvest what is practicallya clubhouse for 700 or
800 men Plans were made however, which it was
evident would involve a larger expenditure. and
when the building was partly erected according to
these plans the Legislature was appealed TO to
provide enough 70 finish it-narnely. 10000 more.
That makes cool half million: but this Is
not enough Now Il. has been figured out that ~. ~
pore will Re needed and another appeal 70 the Legs
Nature Is TO be made In what siipshOd way the
work has been managed is shown by the circum
stance that necessary thing as sidewalk
the amount paid FOR the armory site was $4,000
the total amount laid out this structure Will
reach S7OOC1(-ncarly twice the original estimates
II ought to have been made clear at the beginning
that the expenditure would b. strictly limited 10
the first appropriation. and that If the building
could not be erected for thai amount the regiment
would have 70 60 without new armory
Some important changes are in progress in the
ZION for time; in fact it the intention
20 make them last summer. but for good reasons
she work postponed until now. The principal
change will he the transfer Of the readfng-room TO
the second story. while the book-delivery room will
Zoe removed to the first floor The number Of books
mas grown great that It is thought wise TO SHIFT
the weight Of the greater number Of them 10 the
main floor. At the same time the change IN the
location of the readngroom Will secure better light
for those who use IT, the windows in the old room
having become darkcned by the erection OF tall
buildings close TO the library. During the altera-
tons the library will be closed part the time
just at present il - closed for a week. with the
exception Of "a temporary reading provided IN
what VAS formerly the ladies' parlor. room
which has for several years been leased 10 a bust
ness concern. but IS now available for the use OF
the library.
The mex Tax Collector. r.. Ross Appleton has
introduced a new idea into his department which IS
strictly in the interest of taxpayers. He found that
there existed in the department systematic
, pan to withhold information from taxpayers