The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-04-07
A BUSHEL OF SPECIFIC LIES.
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| All Of Yesterdays session Of the Senate in
vestigatinR committee was taken MP with the
examination Of President Martin Of the Polics
| Board, and all the startling inform alton which
| Lawyer Sutherland succeeded ia slioltins
from him would hardly have nlled the eye Of =
| needle.
why where Byrnss's men better snsbiedte
secure evidence In Capt Prices district than
| the ward men 4" Mr.. Sullivan asked
Headquarters Detectives have dress suits. !"
replied the witness. smiling.
Can you suggest sny method OF Increasing
the efilciency Of those ward dstectivesr
IF you will allow me-" interrupted Mr. De
Lancey Nicoil II do not see the use Of going
into that Senator Lsxow has already made .
report and introduced q bill. and unless the
committee intend 10 Introduce additional leg
islation. 1 cannot see how all this evidence 10
proper"
Mr. Nieoll." replied Senator Iexow. that
IL exactly the purpose OF this Investigation.
We are going to ascertain now and hereafter
whether or not there shall be additional leRls-
lation or changes In the measures already pro-
posed. The life OF this committee IL not 10
terminate with the passage Of any police leg
islation."
Mr.. Nicoil-well. regard II as . waste Of
public money to continue under these cireum-
stances
Senator Lexow-That ls for the Senate to de-
termine.
Lawyer Sutherland then picked up . big
batch Of newspaper clippings containing all
sorts Of charges" and insinustions against
the Police Department extending over period
OF three years. This line Of questioning be-
came very monotonous. II consisted OF Law
yer Sutherland asking. Did you do this p or.
rs this true 2" and Mr.. Martin repeatedly
answering. did not" or. 1t 10 absolutely
false"
II would like to say" said Commissioner
Martin. when his attention was called to .
charge" which had appeared in the World.
" that that paper has been engaged In cru
sade against me for the past three N ontha"
But they gave specific facts" remarked
They gave specific les" Mr.. Martin said.
sSs :, Ss SysTsqa vR Erin IN an,
was2" -,
MIR Martin Mr.. Sutherland asked. please
70 Police HssaSsstsfs on Tie SUNDAY SI precsd.
,spHerintenden. Byrnss." tho witness re-
piled; told me on Saturday might that he had
election day. told him would like to be
present, and he said he would be very glad to
and listened TO his INSTRUCTIONS. which
thought were very, good. When he had IN
has some further Instructions to give told
shais they G must Be- sa arrested fl. sapern
tendent then told the Captains that he dis;
agrees, with me. He thought that United
tion day and that the police should he VERY
careful In interfering with them in any way.
He advised them not to arrest the msrshals."
What did yo q say to that"
How many Captains did you send for be-
tween that Interview and election dayf"
Mr.. Sutherland took up tn. subject Of alleged
bribery to secure promotion In the Police De-
want to say to the com mittee." the Wit
ness replied to the first question. that have
never received o penny directly or indirectly |
recon- sndSion that }h have even made ."'f' Or
Can you say the same thing Of your broth
Mr.. Sutherland asked Com missioner Martin |
II he could give the committee any advice that |
the police force Mr.. Mcoll objected to. this |
question on the ground that whom he had put |
overruled- Senator LeXow wanted to allow IL |
this time. saying that Martin was in . position |
to give advice. while Kempner. being only Q
laymsn. knew nothing about the matter that
was rather chaRrined when Senator Bradley
sidsd With Mr. Nicoll. and Senator Cantor said.
Tbs majority Of the committee are against
;, The session was adjourned until 10 O'Clock
this morning.