New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-09-23

,xv ARRESTS BECAUSE OF
THE MANY COMPLAINTS ~
THE HEADQUARTERS.
Several persons who said 'hey Ia" ,so 80 the city
NV gangs Of thieves on the MeS' Ssorso, Market
" T,ursday night were at the Jeie'so" ~. 20
y" Corrt Yesterday. hoping 10 oe az A.
Ponce wv ,,as hut the police had not mace
'ue"' ,s,,,oral arrests. 1t was learneu '"a
any r,ort had been made to eaten SOM Vi VI.
.h,avss but they kept out OF the way, ,,o,,
Gamer reports of the lawlessheSS oi' ars in a
hsn an attack was made upon p"' ,ht,odor
.o,c.r in such a public place as no -
c,uare may have given "aiii"e
,ha, notice activity might be expect" ,. IN
'"a 49, ouiet on the west side OF the Guy 0''
vr,dav night and no attempts at io''e.' ..osad
norted William Brown one Vi 'i0 -. .o :
,n,.x.. who were arrested on Ihursdas ms .,,.
80 for examination at the police court Ses'e.uN'
heio io' -. oo,ored man. and lives at NO I
c,.S.v. I,e declared yesterday that ne hao iio'
-, .rx nart in the robbery OF Charles ho"i'
v,ver In Hudson-st. Two other co'oreu me-. 49,,
he,d for examination at the court lne' ~ -,
arrested on the complaint OF Samuei "a'i"e''' 60
go xho declared that he had been assaulted
ord robbed by them. The prisoners are
rr,,., and Charles Briggs, who have h'ed III
,;,,.,,ast They declared yesterday that SahueiS
had no home and nothing 10 be robDeu o. OU' "
had caused their arrest FOR spite pe'"
had been teasing him in the street IA 'P''
,,otsststions however Briggs and Tyler were not
believed By the police who were making sea- -"
a., ,,,n.t.a-st for more colored men thought ~
49,. heen engaged in snatching watches anu
nocketbooks on Thursday night II Is known '""'
a number Of young colored men anu boy no
LEI that part of the city many nights 10 ioio"
parades farther uptown
HE ADMITS THERE is DEMORALlZAlIoN'
SUPERINTENDENT Byrnes was asked YESTERDAY "ha'
stems the police would take TO prevent roopei'es
~ those of Thursday night. and he replied 'haI
4, would not be wise to disclose his plans III rhu
$50 lie said that he had ordered an investiga-
lion Of the robberies in the effort TO ea omi
- the nouce had been careless or remiss In failing
20 catch the thieves in the act When a," ~ tbe
gested that the robberies ana me escaPe VI , W..
Thieves indicated Generalization in the ponce iorce
ne Iai 10 getting to be so tina, policeman is afraid
Of arrestlng anybody. He is criticised by the courts
the on han 6;bs snd ~ snf not if
ppoice are getting demoraliZed still IN an eihtI-
SndEs' ,o"nicht and make good fight against any
thing like disorder. Many OF the men are 80
msSt however that they would be glad to re-
tire IL the Commissioners would let them
TREMBLING IN THEIR BOOTS
o,,er officials at the Central Office yesterday said
that many policemen tried TO aVoid MAKING dr.
rests because they feared unjust complaints Many
corn,aints are made at the Central ONCE every
dav bv persons who have been arrested, but whose
.,o-,.s are found TO be much exaggerated. Such
complaints are dismissed by the inspectors who
make the Investigations. but every investigation
IN which policeman is called to the Central once
To face an accuser only helps to increase the feei
ing among the policemen that an arrest TOT any
cause is likely 10 get a policeman INTO rouDle
In some few cases the persons VINO nave maoe
complaints against the policemen who arrested
them have threatened TO offer testimony beiOrc
the Lexow Committee. or have begun sults ioi
damages which the policemen VIII De cohlpeHeu
to defend. . x,,,,,,
An example of this kind is the case OF william
Mayston the pedler and LeXow witness. VINO was
arrested by Policeman Charles II. Webb OF me
Oak-st station for Violating the corporation ordi-
nance BY blocking up the sidewalk at Nassau-st
Mayston declared that he was being prosecuted by
the police because he had brought charges against
Captain O'Connor and several officers OF his com
mand. Yet ne fined 81 in police court lie
began against Policeman Webb for S23,vU dam
ages for false arrest and the Police Board ordered
Superintendent Byrnes investigate Mayston
errest Mr. Byrnes reported That Policeman "ebo
only OLD his duty in arresting Mayston
MR.. GOFF on THE SITUATION.
Sohn W. Con- OF counsel for the Lexow Commit
.se' "hen ne was asked yesterday If he thought
"e "'e'ugation tending to demoralize the
5Semo r uoace replied: IF we causing any
The kind ~ a. we are going 10 continue the work
oood 90 - generalization are causing VIII be
CATION does NO; "ir nnent in the end The inyesti-
ccharr. ~ noi not interfere with the faithful dis
1919 oi VOnce duty. but ought to encourage IL.
.nere Is KIND OF demora zation I'm the Dolice
ISIce which the investigator has moi caused bur
OF the public" mas u'sciosed 10 the gaze