New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-03-24
THE POLICE INTESTIG ATION.
MORE EVIDENCE OF INTERFERENCE AT ELEC-
TONS TO BE SUBMITTED AT To-
DAYS HEARING

DAYS HEARING.
The inquiry into the police interference with the
elections in this city will be resumed to-day at
the Courthouse by the State Senate Committee
appointed to investigate the Police Department.
William A. Sutherland. of the committees counsel
arrived from his home In Rochester on Thursday
morning, and he was busy at the law office Of
Henry Grasse. at No 167 Broadway for several
hours yesterday. He and Mr.. Grasse were Sitting
new evidence which had been brought to their
attention since last weeks session of the commit
tee. ald they expected to have about thirty wit
nesses subpoenaed for the hearing to-day. At some
of the previous hearings witnesses who had been
subpoenaed did not appear Mr.. Sutherland said
yesterday that he might ask for the punishment
Of some of the who have failed to obey the
call Of the committee. One man named Fisher,
who twice subpoenaed. not only failed to APP
pear, but declared that he would not testify before
the committee under any circumstances. App-
cation may be made by Mr. Sutherland to-day to
have the Sergeant-at-Arms of the Senate arrest
Fisher for contempt 1t is known that Tammany
politicians and policemen have made attempts TO
frighten witnesses who were called to give evidence
of police interference with the elections. and the
committee may also set the wheels OF Justice In
motion to punish such offenders.
When asked how long the inquiry about police
interference with the elections was likely to last
Mr.. Sutherland said yesterday: I'VE shall give the
committee all the evidence they require on that
point. When they say they have got all they neeu
we will take up some other branch OF the invesu-
CATION The evidence already given shows that
there could not have been such wholesale Inter
ference by the police in the interest Of the Tam
many workers unless there had been orders from
headquarters for such interference. We do hold
the individual policeman responsible In any case
for we think he was simply acting under orders
Therefore we do not care II his name Is John
Smith or Tom Jones. and We do not care for his
number. 1t is necessary only to show tina; n great
number Of policemen were engaged In the same
work OF trying to aid the Tammany workers In
getting In fraudulent votes at the election and In
frightening away Republican voters. IT IL not TO
be believed that the policemen would do such dirty
work OF their own accord II they were not ordered
10 do It,"
The line OF inquiry at to-day's session Of the com
mttee Will be the same as that pursued last week
Senator Lexow. the chairman OF the committee
was at Mr.. Grasses Office for short time yesier-
the other members OF the committee expected
to arrive In this city early this morning. To-
days Inquiry will begin at 1890 a. In tae Gen
eral Term room at the Courthouse, and 1t may con-
tinue until y. III.
John W. Goff, who will conduct the inquiry into
the alleged matchmaking operations OF the police
Will not be at the hearing to-day. He takes no
Interest In the inquiry regarding police interference
with the elections apparently. IL may be three or
four weeks before he Is ready TO go on with the
branch Of the investigation In which he and the
rev Dr. Parkhurst are mainly Interested. He had
conference With DIR. Parkhurst yesterday. but
they said that the details OF the work OF
IN Which they were engaged could be spoken
OF until the evidence was presented before the
committee