The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-03-31

"Does this include the history ol youf
ITS about all can remember. II the
committee wants any further intorma-
lion shall be very glad to give them
z comrnissioner Martin defined the chief
duty of the Board as the administration
and discipline of the police force. He
nS ffan hhs fsne with other city depart
bnents had fitted him for the office OF
Police Commissioner, and he had fur
Their qualified himself for the position , by
bubject and the rules and regulations
be the Department.
All orders Of the Board to the force
kendent, who was the absolute execu,
tive ofscer. No one Commissioner could
1--WE orders to the Superintendent.
Supt. Byrnes was appointed to his Of
ice In April, 1892. Commissioner Martin
aid not know that any more arrests
Dn excise cases were made after Byrnes's
hPpointmept than before; He knew tina, that
ing violators of the Excise law since
Byrnes had been Superintendent.
He testified that Supt. Byrnes took a
Inspector Steers was in charge OF the
force, but he denied that he had sent
Cor Steers and given him any instruc-
kions in regard to the making OF ar
was there not g. complaint made to
you In writing by the saloon-keepers Of
the city in regard to these arrests?'
Commissioner Martin remembered that
1here was Q complaint against the " spy
eystem about that time, , when IVA, VIA
Visit saloons durin the hours wheh the
saie OF liquor was prohibited. and black
mall the saloon-keepers.
s'Did NOT the Board pass resolution
1lscontinuing this practice p
mo. They simply passed a resolution
1cclaring that they believed the system
n1Sx
shoussf it was Improper and demoraliz-
- pid You hear 1t said that policemen
tookx m money from saloon-keepers'
The witness finally did remember an
occasion, one Saturday during the Sum-
ner Of lSsa when snptc h byrn nesnec Tas
8teers and told him that he had heard
{he captains were sending out a good
many men in citizens clothes, and
hailed his attention to the resolution or
<he Board condemning the practice.
II went to Headquarters expecting 10
IND Supt. Byrnes, and when ! learned ne
was away 1 sent for Inspector steers,
who was In command.
why didn't you walt Tor byrnes 10
sBecause I didn't think it necessary"
"And Steers promulgated this order 10
he forceT
II suppose he did
The witness said he had heard the ru-
NOR about sending out the unusual num-
her Of men from several citizens whom
hs met that day on the street. This was
Early in June, 1882.
The occasion, he thought. was prop
er one to call attention to the resolution
passed the previous year against the
Gpy system.
but these men. did not know that Supt.
Byrnes had anything particular to 90
with It. The Superintendent was only
fS ad the not as Eve sna sypnes any
planation for speaking to Inspector
steers On this ma. mater ter when he returned
mo. don't think did. didn't see
any necessity for such an explanation.
would have given the instructions TO
NJ; Byrnss Il he had been M in o town" mi,
polnt and asked Mr.. Martin some ques-
3Eions about his political leadership in the
{wsnty.first Assembly District.
believes" He's Leader.
~You are the leader of the districtr'
That's what they call IT, / believe =,
.sYes, that's one OF my duties"
And you give them instructions"
"All the patronage and application.
1rom men in your district for ONCE are
feferred to you. are they not?"
sRna. you are required to obtain places
Tor wen 10 your district"
Ks ssYes, to- n certain extent"
NJ Mr., Martin said there was no socia
6Tammany Hall club in his district, bu
elhat his brother Police Justice, Barney
cMartin. had a club In the Eighth Dis
nkrict. of which he was leader. This wa
III In the Thirteenth District. he said
There was the Pequod Club over whicl
lPolice Commissioner sheehan presided
Fxscld in this club. and that card-playin
3Wns frequently INDUCED In
He didn't know whether any police
linen were members of these clubs or moi
Kuf said that II they were ne did nc
mink It any harm.
"a 'Tammany Hall holds you responsible
or your district in election times. doesn
;'well. my district Is pretty hard on
10 hold any one responsible for"
Bu ut, you are expected to carry It, al
Es'Yes, we try to do the best we can"
THE witness said he had recommends
good many men for appointment Q
he police force, and had also dismisse
ne OF. two of his own appointees.
He denied that he knew what polio
2en were to be appointed to serve
al designated by the Superintendent
DE-. Parkhurst Comes in.
During the examination DR.. Parkhur
md Charles 3. Smith came in and Ii
ened with close attention to Commi
loner Martins testimony.
appointing power greater than when "
We're only a Commissioner?
tE"Not necessarily. / probably got a
1men appointed before l was Preside
and about ten since
Ma The witness admitted that he thong
1T was a bad thing for members of d
police force to belong to political club
and said that he had told Supt. Byrn
Ino. The latter had called his attenti
Z Ito the fact that a great many polio
linen were members of such clubs.
''What did you do about it?'
LII spoke to members OF the Executi
lCommittee of Tammany Hall about
and told them they ought to get rid
the policemen in their clubs"
did you do anything else?"
Id ..No."
81 .You thought Tammany Hall exercls
- much power that it could correct Il
abuse"
III ,.Yes, believe Tamtnany Hall has
ixreat deal OF influence in these clubs, a
~ thought II should be used to incres
I<he efficiency of the force"
t'Commissloner Martin explained Il
DE didn OF think 1t wrong TO, ra poll
man to belong to social club In
Ineighborhood where they lived. but
iregarded It as demoralizlng for men
run around and join lot OF clubs 81
ply 10 secure advancement through
ijItical influence.
~ Ii was this abuse that he was oppo'
ITO, and II was such men that he ash
the leaders 10 keep out of their distr