New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-25

O-Will YOU tell about your P5'''N"'
US w,h wi what parties have been assH
Gs5sd and the oS CSsS Wig Gg a anG Inherited
principles from him. took the pla'Io Sast my FIRST
vote for Abraham Lincoln for President yoie a9 f5r tSe
since that h ibr Repnbcan party for
seygn1ffm in the XviI,h Assembly pisrc was
St,te COMMITTEE and first vlce-president OF M M
RepnbIlcan County Commltee for number yPa3 wS os
known as the With senatorial I'lsr'Ti ,er and
from the North 10 the East River wa ,6 me ears lI
Reu6can ra AdsTGT2m and ceeied
was renominaed but declined TO be Ly avor
FRANKLIN EDISON Hepup,caT heTe was no law but
statute providing for an equal DIVISION o' TIC '''
'i3n li hIywav II was the practice then? Ayes
FAVORED HIS PARTY HE DECLARES
o-Durne the time you have been on the police
force-have been a Police Commission"r-you nave
recommended the appointment oil iA'e'
of persons? Ayes. sir.
O-you have received letters urging these APP
no;n,mentsq Ayes cir, and have generally tr'ei
70 get the recommendation of the parties WHO n''
represencd the RepubicansS, r AM S ShSr
things being eaual ana ttnncco mnn Of your
RcpubiIcan friends? A-Ycs sir c,,,o,g,,o, ali? A.
dngenuously)-I fancy they did. never '"'"''' ~
Them about 1t. -, ,,o character and stand
Ing of those who made the Recommendations ~
o. oHanding the witness papcD-ls ms 2 c mTt
Of those VINO recommended the appointment u '''
tan c apd ms names Of ooone Cruger II. Walter
| Vtr5b " seward Webb Mr.. Brookfle,d ana others
are On Yon have RECOMMENDED i've captains have You
n0i-srauss. stephenson Price Ma[tcn. r, hut
! ! tbink So II WIS either myself or Mr. french'
who was the other Republican Go" p.cn vnn re-
| Of
ceived a number Of letters from kerloNc'nS' y
Yes. cir seventy or eSn'yi "r rac,mmcnda-
lions FOR all these appointments? Ayes SIR lac
DI o II is Inferred from wha, Mr COR saii that
you received some money or oihcr Nr.uhi' pic
| is thai SO? A-No. sir. never in my NE
xo NO. NO, SAYS THE coMMIssloNEH :
| OF is inferred from what Mr.. con sail that
when Captain strauss appointed You received
directly or Indirectly. approximately or remo''y'
through yourself or through some one eis' ho'''S
or other valuable consideration. is that So a l.
| IS not ,-...-
O-Anl the same t. true Of the appointments 81
Martens Westerve.t and Stephenson At is Il
Is true Of every appointment ever made In my lie
on 'hs lD,i, has been said II tho trial x In
spector Williams years ago. DO YOU re'o"''' IT,
A-Yes. sir. very well . , .r,.., .,.,-. soy
oral qualifications They were that h. allowed nou,+
OF prostitution and gambling houses To 'NiS' III HIS
QWho made the charges? "A man n2m Vel
T ,Sn PrrreD wpg " " crime.
oIWho appeared for Williams AMI What What &C, &C,
LII n r-hsrit verc his counsel II arre"d nf
| ihcm that II he prosecution v iid put me com
pianant on the a,and they would show him Z, be- 80
| Wr con 7 object This witness should not be
allowed te about any asrec,nrn, 39,'"tD Shai
sci What does he know about thai; e''ie- II rH
lain was not the complanaant Ths KY KY lT' HOW
ard CrosAy was have The record hr ,rc.,rs on IN.
record Counsel said they would prov" MAJ ~ .h.n
had kept house OF nl-fame and was u'' Ten-
'' Mr. Gor-Ie csnno, tell what doesn't appear on
y" Mr Nicoll-It Is O'clock. AMI suggest that We
a9 teGIfor GConnor-Au rht until O'Clock sharp
~ %i.,y You shouldn't say iha; 90 ne. : 'aAior.
was here promptly this morning
THE CROSS EXAMINATIoT IEsrMEp
Stephen r. French who Police Commits
sloner during Mir. McClave's FIRST term ~ Once
was among the mon in the courtroom WHOM III"
denomination - Nh McClayc Wa resumed 10y
Mr. Nicol after the recess Nj Nicoll 40 hrs'
asked Mr. McClave to repeat part 81 hiS "'ui"""'
as 10 the trial OF Williams. Chatham was not VII
ness bat the facts about him Wrr" t'' '"' u"
I'm a brief by the counsel for NhH"iF' ""o ~
clared that Williams hal shown himself to be u
worthy officer. and should De promoted. Instead Of
being punished
Mr. Nicon handed TO Mr. MoCinv" copy "' me
| brief which had been signed by Mr Root a"H M'
McCave read portion ~ II. which stated WA. '''
% | rl
and had been preserted when he was '"nIilA''
for rronotlon that williams was acknowledge
IN hc on. Of tho nblcst captains. standing second
on the eligible list and that u was 90 bis 'rri''
that he had incurred the cumity Of bad men.
Q.-Mr McClave. you YER ask W., l,., r,r wt'
was charged with Keeping his cio,hlNt AZ ~ =,
person IN Al uncicany c'n'inSon. , ~ ,,t into ac
, count his previous bad record A-le$. ne mao
, been tricd on a number OF bad charge during q
| fsTtB loo yf
, that the man was thoroughly hlhy' ana "o' j"
! to sleep I'm the bed Of another man. h.. ,,.o,,
Senator Bradley-Do policemen have to snare t''''
, The witness explained that in some Of ~" ga
tons there not sufficient room 10. ri'I i",rD
man to haSG pea v, urn" in occpying beds
! lie said that the commissioners hal been doinr
; in place Of some Of the old ones which were Too
. small for the accommodation OF u" slnads
T Sergeant M.t'arien? he Wa charged "iih assault
ing man. ana the complaint W.. dismiss d. A.
gean who was assaulted The man who mad. ih
charge was before the Grand Jury. ana ihe GRAM
Jury ala not ndict the sergeant
ON making appoiniin' nts on the force 90 y,'
8 pointed by YOU? A-Yes always. II the man ap
plies 10 me- in the first plac' AK MN as 10 ~, n,
. height ana weight his birthplace. how long he ma
. llyci in the city and what his occupation mas been
: | Then | have him write a .cttcr 10 me, applying 10
$ arier report Theyi must De signed by at least nv
= persons who have kno~n him ior peI'l Hi yea" r
o | Then the papers 10 the police surgeons. VINO eN
amnotion the papers arc sent to the Cly scrvc
. | BOARD and we hear nothing OF the man again un
i" | less he gets through the civil service rkannlia
, | lion and his name appears on the eligibl" list w
" get back the names Of about % per cent OF me me
| who make applications for appointment. pdrln
y | ali Of the years / have been Commi 'sllner,
| have never appointed man without PREVIOUSLY ask
| ing him II he had paid money or given an
- | consideration 10 any for his appointment. ana
- | never would touch man whom hal reason
suspect Of having paid anything TO any one TO al
l. | I'm securing his appointment ., .
4, O-Mr Webb testified that he had loaned %'p 7
Patrick Shea, who appointed policeman, an
n there was an lntimatlon that the money had bee
J. ! used IN securing his appointment DID you recelV
any Of that money? Al dd not
Odd you appoint Shea on good recommenda
i lions? Al did
e O-L.ook AZ The paper | now hand YOU and STAT