The evening world., 1894-07-27

! His answer was that the Instructions
given to him were OF a strictly private
nature and could not be divulged OF
even limited al without a breach of dis
cipline. Therefore. he declined TO dis
cuss the matter
Several other captains who we're APP
preached were equally as reticent'
The Superintendent vas alsJ questioned
by an Evening word" reporter on the
the Commissioners He said he had not
given the matter any attention, and all
he knew was what he had been t1ld BY
persons Attending the trial, and that he
AMIR
l., ~ 10 save Themselves
The fact that the Police Commission
crs have dismissed Doherty. Meehan and
n Jck from service, has not altogether
crs are conducting farCical or fake In
vestigation with the idea OF pro. ing
some members Of their own honorable
body.
poherty and Msehar and Hook are Off
the force now. hut there IL no surety
that thsy will not be reinstatcd after
which may order their reinstatement
viii no. also award pay II them during
the time ~ their suspension
In this connection std.ement credited
that his client viii he back on the force
within six months ia significant.
In fact, there Is growing belief in
some quarters. AMI IT Is entertained by
not a few police officials, that this Is
just what will happen.
Merely - sharp Trick.
President Martins rulings in the case
of Doherty and the others, said Law.
yer this morning. were very one-sded
and against the men on trial. SO IN h
30. in fact. that II looks TO me Is If the
Board had purposely furnished ground
upon Which its official action may be
declared irregular by the courts and set
aside If these men are TO be reinStated
after election with pay their suspension
will have been simply IN the nature Of
A long vacation.
The only motive can assign for such
action on the part OF the Police comms-
sioners is that Of hoodwinking the pub
lie into belief that the reform fever
and that II the organ zation is allowed
TO remain in control of municipal affairs
II will itself clean out the AuSean sta
bles. or course, after election. II Tam
many succeeded In electing It's ticket.
crook edness would flourish as heretofore.
There may be sharp politics in, TINS
investigation, by III" Police Eoard or
ther. may be none. Time alone viii
Way Indict Dohcrt..
There Is a possibility that steps may
against Doherty Hook and Meehan.
The Grand Jury will reconvene Monday
after it's recess and the charges against
these men may then he presented to that
body
An attaChe of the District-Attorney'
Office declared In very confident man
ner. in the presence Of an Evening
World" reporter that At least five
police captains would be broken as a
result Of Mr. Wellman's work, and that
one police captain and some ward men
would he sent to Sing Sing. No names
we're mentioned.
Assistant District-Attorneys Francis
l.. Wellman and Mr.. Osborne. who have
the case against the accused police ON
evidence against the other
whose names were brought be
fore the attention of the LeNow Investi-
eating Committee. The officers of the
District Attorney office are extremely
reticent about the matter. hut there is
reason to believe that either Capt.
or Capt Stephenson will he the
next to step up before the Commits
SiOncrS.
That 5000 "InNcstment.'
capt Doherty's "sXplanation" Of the
manner in which he made "A pile of
money on an investment of 500 through
the good offices Of Broker" Gus Tut
hill IL considered most damaging to
himself. He has named "A witness against
he a very difficult matter for Mr.. Tut
his business transactions with Doherty
cloak of legitimacy. Tuthill has disap:.
peared from the city, and II is reported