The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-07-03
WELLMAN DENIES IT.
Says supt Byrnes Is Not Going
to Be Pushed Aside
His Investigation viii Not Be Of the
withdrawing Order.
Calls at Police Headquarters for the
Lexow Evidence.


torney. who has been appointed to assist
Supt. Byrnes In preparing the cases
against the accused police officials.
CALLED at Police Headquarters at 1l.SO
this morning
He said he went there to obtain the
minutes Of the Lexow Committee. which
the Superintendent has had in his pos
session for the last few days. In order
that he might look carefully over the
entire testimony. before bringing any
Of the accused officials to trial.
He said that the report that Supt.
ByrEes had been pushed aside or super
seeded in this investigation was without
any foundation whatever.
II am going to confer with Supt.
Byrnes now" said Mr. Wellman, "in
and will continue to cooperate with
him as long as the investigation shall
continue.
This investigation Is going to be a
thorough one. There will be no white
washing done by the Commissioners.
Every case will be examined most care
fully. and the evidence sifted to the very
bottom. 1t Is not probable ] will have
any case ready to bring to trial for two
>, Before Mr.. .wellman's arrival supt.
Byrnes seemed to be waiting for some
thing to turn up. He was not bnsying
records Of the police officials accused by
the LeXow Committee witnesses, but
spent most OF the time sitting at the
Mulberry street window of his office In
his shlrt.sleeves and agitating a huge
What Is there. Superintendent. in the
report that the Commissioners are about
to relieve you Of the task Of investi-
the whole matter in the hands of MIR.
Don't ask me-" he replied, 81 don t
know Ir anythinE about 1t. AZ I know Is
sometime to-day to talk over matters.
What plans he has. don't know yet,
but l viii after he has had his talk
with me. l can't say anything about
pushed aside. as they say. because
have had no intimation that there has
been any change In the situation since
the Commissioners passed their resolu-
II is the talk around Police Head.
quarters to-day. however, that Messrs
Martin and sheehan,, the, Tamman,
Commissioners, have taken the prosecu
ton Of the policemen accused before the
Lexow Committee into their own hands
and ignoring Commissioner Murray com.
pletely, are going ahead with theii
private investigation to suit themselves
connection with the proposed .prosecu
lions by these Police Commissioners Is
whether or not they have the power tc
subpoena and compel the attendance OF
witnesses.
This however. seems to be conclusive.
~ settled by the Police Manual. which
contains the followoing under Rule 1877
1885,. nos Th see Board %, Of Police have powe
to Issue subpoenas, vested In the name o.
the President, to compel the attendance
of Witnesses upon any proceedings au
thorized by Its rules and regulation
plant that felony or misdemeano
has been committed may be required t
make affirmation on oath theret,
Captains and sergeants Of police hay
power to administer affirmation o
oaths. Any wilful or corrupt false swear
ing by an, witness or person to any Ina ma
| under the said rules and regulations o
! under this act, shall be deemed perjur!
and punished in the manner now pre-
Shortly after IL o'clock Mr.. Wellma,
and Supt. Byrnes drove up in hanson
with the papers to the District-At
"supt' Byrnes and / have have agree,
that nothing will be done in the mex
| two weeks" Mr. Wellman said. there
fore l am going to enliven my honey
moon by reading the testimony.
lam stopping with my wife a
Southampton, l.. L.. and during tn
| next two weeks shall digest LeXov
| Committee gleanlngs.
ut would be almost an impossibiiit
to conduct this work without the assist
ance OF Supt. Byrnes. When we begin
will be to take up the most .fagran
cases brought to our attention"
"Will you name the most nagran
cases." Mr.. Wellman was asked.
mo, really" said he. Il haven't rea
the testimony. But l assure you tina
any captain. sergeant. roundsman
ward man who has been accused Wi
be speedily brought to- task. II he !
found guilty. why, he Will De drive,
from the force. and SO will ever
man who is discovered In similar con
| dillon. ~.
partment of the men who are said t
have disgraced It,"
| Mr.. Wellman was asked II ne pro
| posed to prosecute Police Commissions
| McClave upon the strength Of the eyi
dence given against him by eN-Son-i
Law Granger.
mo" he answered, I'VE have nothin
| To do with his case. One COMMISSIONS
cannot sit in Judgment over another
| But he would not admit such evidehc
as that of Granger.