The evening world., 1894-03-09
At WORK.
Police Investigators Begin on
Alleged Election Frauds.
Lawyer Sutherland Outlines the
Scope Of Inquiry.
He Denies that II Is I'm Any Way a
Partisan Movement.

Inc committee or senators appointed
by the Republicans to investigate the
Police Department some two months ago,
after n good deal of backing and filling,
has finally settled down to work.
VI what Senator Lexow. the Chairman
OF the Committee, says Is so. there will
be no more dIlly-dallylng but the inves-
tigation will now be pushed right ahead.
What the Committee was waiting for
was that somebody should come forward
and volunteer the evidence which would
show the alleged crookedness of things
In the Police Department. But as no
one has been 30 accommodating, and
even DR.. Parkhurst himself has appar-
emily gone back on the investigation,
they have decided to go ahead on their
own hook.
1T is inConsist nnt with the dignity
of n Senatorial Committee says Sem
ator LeNow. ITO continue to submit to
these delays. We nave given all the
latitude possible TO the parties from
whom we expected charges to come. Now
we hay secured counsel and mean bust
ness"
1t was announced that the Committee
would open its proceedings at 10 o'clock
this morning In Part Ill. of the Court
of Common Pleas. but that hour passed
and not a single member Of the Com
mittee had put in an appearance.
Senators LexOw, O'Connor and Pounds
a w,i, in town last evening; and With
counsel for the. Committee. are staying
At the, Hotel M%etropole. They are al
Republicans. Senator's saxton and
publican contingent. Senators Jacob A..
Cantor, of this city, and Bradley, of
Br1oklyn. represent the Democratic side.
The Committee Is accompanied by C..
V. Schram. the Sergeant-at-Arms Of the
Senate. and l.. G.. De Cant, as his as
sistant.. Those In town last evening an
the election frauds. as 1t is charged that
the police had II great deal to do with
the irregularities complained of in the
last general election.
Crowd In the Court.
senator LeXow. the Chairman; Senator
Pound and Lawyer Sutherland arrived
about II. ~. AT that time the courtroom
was well filled. and "A crowd was hanging
around the corridor outside the door, and
an air Of expectancy seemed to pervade
thu locality.
An the members of the Committee
viii be ON hand, | expect" said senator
l.cNow, but my understanding was
that we we're not to begin until 1880"
When asked II he heard anything from
FOlln W. Goff. who has been appointed
as assistant counsel, he said that he had
neither seen him nor heard anything from
him as vet.
Mr.. Sutherland. who is supposed to be
the leading counsel for the Committee,
was also in ignorance of Mr.. Cons in
tentiOns.
Il do not know whether he will be
here or not. A representative from Mr..
Gofs office was here. and both Senator
wonii attend the hearing. lie repIied
that he didn't know. What he is here
for | DO not know, but suppose it will be
disclosed later
DE Lnncey NicUlI Looks In.
Ex-Distrlct-Attorney Nicoll came in
shortly, after, looked around, and then
the Interests Of the Police Department
hen TIL investigation really begins,
John Il: Milholland was b~ustling about,
| buzzing first one member OF the Commit
tee and then another. He takes an ac-
tive interest in this part OF the investt-
gallon.
Lawyer Frank Moss. of DR.. Park
bursts Society, was also among the
early callers.
II only happened ill.," he said. ito
see how things We're going, We are not
the inquiry but are simply waiting to
see what will turn up"
\ lumber of local politicians. big and
little. were among the crowd that filled
rTTC courtroom.
When senator Lexow finally called the
Committee to order at 1910 and %announc-
ed mat lIl"N were ready 10 near ttstl-
| muny. Senators Pound. Robertson. Cam
tor and Bradley were present.
sutherland Opens the BalI.
LAWYER Sutherland asked to make a
| few remarks before he called any wit
n-sSeS, as To the character and scope
Of the inquiry, cand of the sort of mat
ter that WouIl be laid before the Com
mittce,
I'm the first place. he said, 'it Is
the clear duty of the Committee to COM
mencr ut the root OF the matter. and
the inquiry involves every abuse eX-
listing in the Police Department Of the
CITY of New York.
Certain specific evils have prompted
the inquiry. but the resolution under
which the Committee has been appointed
Is hruad enough to cover amy evil that
may exist.
Not II Partisan Matter.
There seems to be IA disposition on the
part OF some who ought to be unfolding
this Committee to question the propriety
OF its appointment and to denounce this
as "a partisan movement.
This is not so. Ii is a matter that
| eStcd in throughout the State. 1t is not
an inquiry that affects any locality. An
appropriation from the State Treasury
was made 10 conduct this investigation,
and the attention of every aNpaye In
the State is centred in this inquiry.
THE conviction OF McKane and the
violators OF the election laws if this
city, was not the result OF partisan eff
fort. Men of all parties have declared
that these abuses shall be suppressed at
all hazards.