The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-07-02
PREPARING THE CHARGES.
Ward Men, 1t Is said, VIII Be tho
First on Trial.

last Friday.
No witnesses have yet been summoned.
or even thought of SO far as could be
gathered from the Superintendent this
morning, and probably no active move
will be made until some definite pro-
Sramme for the investigation of the ac-
cused captains and officers has been
decided upon.
you must not forget" said the Super
intendent this morning, that there is
great mass of testimony to be examined
before charges can be framed"
1t cannot be denied that Supt. Byrnes
looked worried. and well he might be
with the disagreeable work that the
Commissioners have laid out before
him. 1t would not be surprising If he
went at II In a half-hearted sort of way.
considering how little would be accom-
plished should the prosecution be carried
out in strict accordance with the letter
of the resolution.
Those who have in charge the affairs
of the Lcxow Committee say that Mr..
Con- had only Just begun to touch upon
ment as far as bringing definite acts of
to individuals connected with the De-
partment was concerned.
If the Police Commissioners try the
accused policemen during the Summer
intermission of the Committee. they will
to be tried over again on. new
charges after Mr.. Goff gets through with
them in the Fall.
1t has been earned that the Commit
tees counsel had by no means exhausted
his sources of information when the
adjournment was taken, but that mass
of TESTIMONY Is still waiting TO be brought
out. and :hat 1t Is of even greater sensa-
tional interest than any which has yet
been given before the Committee.
AS TO his plans, however, Supt. Byrnes
was dumb as an oyster this morning,
and declined to give any inkling, as to
when 1t might be expected that charges
against any one of the accused officials
would be for mulcted and the proceedings
1t was stated yesterday that Capt.
Stephenson would probably be the first
of the Captains to be brought to the bar
ut Police Headquarters. but the Super
intendent would not confirm this. 1t is
understood, however. that in his private
Office the charges are already being pre-
pared against several of the ward men
brought out before the Lexow Commit
tee by It's witnesses, and that as soon
as they can be submitted to the Police
Board the accused men VIII be brought
up for trial
An interesting question has arisen as
to whether the Lexow Committee will
before be rp' the Police Commissioners, ' as
it is probable that many of the wit
nesses who originally testified before
the Committee will be summoned when
the officers they accuse are placed ON
trial.
The lawyers have not yet definitely
settled the question as to what they will
do in such an emergency, but II seems
to be the general opinion that some
member of the counsel will attend the
police trials to watch the cases as
o tnty to go Sm exee for ON 0ef
the witnesses, who are likely to nave
hard time OF 1t If they should be com
II is not expected, however, that the
Commuters counsel will be present in
any official capacity, or make any de-
mand for recognition.
tain what direction the Police Commits
sioners' Investigation of the high crimes
and misdemeanors of their subordinates
will take. and everything will depend
upon the time which matters take after
the ball has been fairly started.
Mr.. Con- did not appear at his ofhce
early this morning and 1t was said that
he had been out of town resting over
Sunday. One of the callers at his office
was Louis Munzinger, the Secretary of
the Pequod Club. Police Commissioner
ganization of the Thirteenth Assembly
District.
He wore an anxious look and told Mr..
Cons assistant that he had come to see
of the Pequod Club, which he had turned
over to the Committee two or three
weeks ago for inspection.
He was much put ont when he was
informed that the Committee had not
yet completed the examination of the
books, and that he would have to walt
1t is reported that this is the worst
Summer ON record for the sale of chow
der tickets.
l. ha "a m "a
are having mighty task to dispose OF
pasteboards at the usual market rate of
s. apiece. There is serious talk of cut
ting prices down to the bone, or of Civ
ing up the chowders for the season.
Supt. Bvrnes was asked this morning
II he mad anything, to say with regard
Arthur, In his sermon yesterday that
even the clergymen of the city were
being biackmailed by the ward men,
who would go around to their houses
the book ntitled our Police Protec-
tors" which is popularity supposed to be
published under the auspices of some of
the high officials OF the Police Depart
ment
~ don't know anything about the sale
Of the book and don't know who Is in
5erested in IT Certainly so am not be
S BY t. newspaper man That is all | hn0"
III any policeman has done or at
charges, 1t is his duty as a good citizen
to represent the facts to this Depart
ment. and II proven guilty the. offenders
will be summarily dealt with"
Supt Byrnes called on Mr.. Goff at his
office in the Shoe and Leather Bank
Building this afternoon. The interview
between them lasted about twenty min
utes.
When he came out the Superintendent
refused to have anything to say to the
reporters, present, but Mr. Gof stated
afterwards that the Superintendent had
called TO confer with him in regard to
the Police Board resolution of Friday
last, directing the prosecution of the ac-
cused officials.
The Superintendent wanted to get the
names and addresses Of witnesses who
appeared before the LeSow Committee.
These were promised to MIN, and Mr..
Goff In addition restated to the Superin-
tendent for his especial benefit the posi-
ton which the Senate Committee had
taken with reference to the proposed In |
yestigation by the Police Commissioners.
After this exchange OF views Supt. |
Byrnes went back to Police Headquart- |
ers.