New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-10-02

in his precinct he would send man in plain comes ss
added sarcastica::y 'of the Captains generous ana
thoughtful offer. and do not think e'ner' '""
This hit received with outburst OF iaugh,ehr
There times during Mr.. Gons ADDRESS 70 ,er ere
he spoke Of the gangs OF thugs and cutthroas'
when the audience felt IKE breaking INTO ok of the
Chairman. who himself no doubt would nave Deen
one Of The Teddef se on Of in the ana
the Chairman OF the committee.
MAJOR KIPP ON THE STAND.
The time had now come for the taking OF testi-
mony. and everybody was on the tptoe OF eHpec-
fancy. When Mr. Gon called out Major kipp'
man OF unmlstakabe military aspect pushed MS way
through the crowd and stepped lightly upon the
witness stand Major Kpp is the chief clerk IN the
Pc ice Department, and cautious ana wary IN
the few mn ss o wefn ne matter Was Of diff
Guilty to get him 10 commit Himself 10 any posiuve
reau.red and even when the subject matter might
be supposed 10 be fly within MS tSa ,he rs
reaguisiticn which was made upon him was for a
copy OF the complaints charges and speclcau9Uns
force since June 2S 1894. the date Of the ADJOURNMENT
OF the committee for the summer hoaays anp ' n
regard to those charges, and ne now producea ,ne H
he so II b list p OF since the
same date that sti,l undisoosed or rms scmeu
n aq p, k ha5 sio%n out Of the by
the Lexow Committee. and
the charge against them. ar1 the result OF the trai
in each case The names we're Iohn
Hook. Bernard Meehan Emanuel Meyer David J.
and ePdrsss aanI Hush ey Clark and Ma said
Mr.. Golf. have been made and not served Can
The Witness~I understood that Mr.. We!lman
wasn't ready to 20 with these cases
Q-Have the charges been served? A.-They have
Q~Can You give us an idea Of the charges? A..
They ward men, and | think they were tne
money as brides.
HOW CLARK WAS FAVORED.
ON the case against Sergeant Clark the de-
cslon says retired? Ayes. sir
The Chalrman-Does that mean that he was per-
mitted TO retire from the force? Ayes sir; upon
his own application.
O.-Were the charges sustained? A.-There was
no judgment upon them. ,
Q.The Commissioners made no decision! A.
Mr. Gor-It was after the tr a. that Sergeant Clark
allowed to retire? A.-fes sir. -..,-oa .,
deliberate upon their Judgment? A.-Yes, Sir
and hst the Sn9 char SSrss against them
those against Sergeant Clark? Us Yes SIR; wa.
that the Commissioners acted differently y, in the
Of S he1 c Clark had
seen about thirty Yeas service and he had mace
his application fer retirement under the statue,
O-When was the application made? Al think
IT was after the charge was made: >, y 80 r,e,,.
her Of the Department is permitted to retire 40 .ong
as charges are pending against him. At Is not
Q'"And a custom that has been almost invariably
Q,"why did the Commissioners make an excep.
ton in Sergeant Clark's case? Al could NOT
say. other than what | have sad: ,o,.. ,,., ,s
O'-po YOU know OF your own knowledge that ne
previously had an excellent record on the force and
that tnere h we're know he was quite III for
some time and that his record was testified to by
superintendent and other superior officers as ex
QDa tina; Influence the commss!O9 1g 'uds
Q-Isn't 1t fact that near:y every olllcer VINO
put uP on ir9 l had the n nghss' oeeTs A
Mr. Nos; then read the charges at Mr. co., Parks re-
gleS ana ds1' sbers captain Devery and Ward Man
qne was a,er whsn the Chairman asked
YEARLY, Are you going to PIE on the agony "u'"
''S6t so far a, / am concerned" answered Mr.
| Moss. 80 , AL, - ,s.,,v &C
| Mr. COZ ever permits himself TO say anything: Il
know II ls little tlrclome and not az entertaining
| as some previous testimony. but we want 10 get
| the record clear"
| Major Klpp next produced n record OF the order
OF suspensions OF members OF the department since
| June 9s 1884, and the record OF retirements since
! tune % 1885, and the record OF designations since
that date Mr. Gor read from this latter an account
y, tho resignation OF John McClave. Commissioner
.y,lv t. and : Wood McClave. deputy treasurer
July IS
- Wood McClave." said Mr.. Gon, was a son OF
| rho Commissioner" A--Yes.
o~What position did Charles A. Grant occupy;
who also resigned on JIly Is? A'-conhaen''a
40 o. SIR IT, 70" MI" "'' '
Mr. COT then read the resolution abolishing the
| Office OF ward man adopted by the Commissioners
September Is. and called upon the witness to pro-
duce the record OF the department showing COM
plants against policemen FOR immortality from lSS %
1891 and IN connection herewith he took occasion
10 read Rule l. OF tho department. which set forth
that It was the duty OF the chief clerk. where COM
plants Of immortality were mad" against policemen
10 make charges against such men. and that those
charges ere proven II was a ground Tor dismissal
| Tb.r hs read out the name OF Abraham Brunner
then Of the Eighth Precinct and now OF the twenty
third against whom charges of this character mad
basn mad. in 1883 by Surgeon Cook and the indorse-
| mont "Repd'
| What does that mean" said MT Con.
NOTHING BIT A DEAD LETTER.
Major Kipp said that that meant "reprmand.
These complaints" he added. were made under
| RUE 2i. not Rule II
Q.-IIow Is that? A-Th!s Rule No |, mas not
| been enforced for a long time In the department.
| Q.-How long? "A great many years
0.-IIow many years have you been there? A.
Sir. lion-Then Rue II is practically dead letter
and YET 1t sii.l remains tnere, a.,'us" VIC
| have since been many times revised
| Ar cor then read other cases where similar
charges had been made In 1888 and 1854 In the case
| OF a detective sergeant named Lyon there was no
| decision why was that" he asked
II haven't got the papers in that case answered.
| Major Kipp. -, .,,,,,o,,,
mai. against a police officer papers are not IN your
| nosses.ion? Alt might be In the hands OF ether
| OF the Commissioners. . -, <,,....,.x
| q -Rut is IL very probable that the Commissioner
| who tried that case Is not now In ONCE AT
| might be so. -, , r,,,rg IN
| ,hs denartnent that Commissioners may near COM
nlaints and then pocket the complaints ana go on.
| ~ oifce with them In their pockets? Alt might
| ..,.. ,,.,,
| Yes. sir.
Mr. C;oN read complaints made as late as the year
1871 by DR. Charles f. Nammack. In which the de-
PENDANT pleaded guilty and on which were indorsed