The sun., 1894-09-24
WHISKEY FROM SLEVIN'S
PRESENTED TO THE REV. DIR.
WILSON nv mrs PULPIT


City Government eener-iIy-Con-ider-
TIPpine Responsible rOr Police Black r,siI
THE Range Of Further Police Investigation"
was the subject Of the Rev. DIR. J. A. b. Wilson's
prelude TO his sermon yesterday in the Eigh-
teenth Street NJ. f. Church. When DIR. Wilson
was about 10 begin his address two young men,
who told him they were prohibitionists, entered
the church and handed him two bottles of
whiskey.
The young men said they had bought the
whiskey yesterday morning at Hugh Slevin's
saloon at Fourteenth street and Seventh ave-
nue.. The saloon is reported to be owned by the
wife of Police Superintendent Byrnes. Slevin
Is Byrness friend, It is said, and is a member Of
the Grand Jury.
DIR. Wilson said in part:
ut may have escaped the attention Of most
people that In the late trials before the Police
Commissioners the very same course was pur-
sued as that in the case OF Capt. Siebert some
time before, who, though believe broken, was
reinstated by the courts on the ground that the
Commissioners had no jurisdiction over the line
OF offence with which he was charged; that he
was amenable only 20 the criminal courts"
Capt. sebert was dismissed in February,
1878, and was reinstated a year later.
with this decision OF the court already be-
fore them as precedent" said DIR. Wilson.
the same course with precisely similar charges;
and for what purpose but TO reach the same
result, namely, the reinstatement OF the broken
offlcers-after the election Is overP New and
clean officers can never he more necessary than
now, but not one new Captain has been APP
pointed To take the places of the justly degraded
men-and why, but in full expectation OF their
restoration to their places2
"Slnce the awful exposure of Commissioner
McClave the opinion has been widespread that
the greater criminals are not competent to sit
upon the lesser. Nor does the action Of such
body command either respect or confidence.
Accepting the work Of the Commissioners as
bona hde or not, one thing is certain, crimes
against God and man, violations Of the penal
statutes of the State, were brought out In the
evidence against the accused.
But has any one heard Of presentation to the
Grand Jury from the District Attorneys Officer
or of any bills found against them by the Grand
Jury2 And II not, why notr VIII the District
Attorney, Col. Fellows, kindly inform the
public? It is quite apparent that the higher
police authorities should. us speedily as pos
sible. come under the sweep OF the Lexow search
light; and more, that the office Of the District
Attorney and the courts where Justice sleeps,
or Is pinioned and gagged, should receive the
same lumhary: Let the work OF inquiry go up
are investigated. IL nothing disreputable is
discovered. all will rejoice in their purity. but
at present they do not command the confidence
Not later than Thursday a. gentleman told
me of woman arrested and indicted for grand
Court Judges-but who is out on bail. Her case
was taken from the trial calendar, and 1t seems
Tamruany Hall, and such.the honor among the
thieves that run IL. that even the attorney em-
Clients to abandon the case rather than submit
to the increased rate Of taxation and other petty
and RELENTLESS persecutions to which they will
pull had served that same thief many times
Apparently DR.. Wilson referred to Mrs.
Annie Beach Appleton n half sister or Judge
Miles Beach. who was accused OF larceny by w.
No man can strike this system" he contin-
ued, without being made to feel its pow.
sr | have ave been been made us to feel its power OF
bath against the shameless rOttenness which Is |
protected in this precinct
believe In you and In your great attorney, Mr.. !
Gon. Don't be in hurry, but don't delay. Find
With your work. for the people are e with VT s You.
Gentlemen, turn on the light upon the Board OF
District Attorney has forgotten his oath or Is
asleep, and whether the Grand Jury has gone
and show as speedily you can to the rising
generation that wealth, acquired by wrong
meth3ds ne may , find Judgment y day long way
Is greatly needed"
AT the evening service DIR. Wilson said:
Keep In mind always the hundreds OF off,
GERS who have not defle,l their garments and
who have been kept down In rank by their in
tegrity. Let us remember them ever with dOu-
ble honor In spite of this cont ingent the horri-
BILE corruption Of the Police Department is all
appalling fact.
=" The remedy is first OF all TO deal remorse-
Iessly with every one involved, from the lowest
To the highest official In any and
every department Of our city Government. |
The city must have hoard Of Police Commits
sioners that commands the confidence OF its
Intelligent citizenship.
We want police force any member of which
will be- recognized at once rs "A gentleman be-
cause he Is on the force. II is time for other
qualifications than being born in the south OF
Church, inability TO talk straight United States
saying 'yous for you and ability.tO carry
len drinks OF whiskey or forty glasses Of beer u
lay without staggering, and $500 10 pay for the
appointment Let there be a cadet grade. with
! high standard of moral and intellectual re-
luirements for entry, then three years Of hard
study and reserve, regular, and emergency work
before man becomes fully iedGed officer.
y The present state OF things has grown large
y out of the tip system. We tip servants in
lOtels, railway trains, and everywhere. And so
ong as We put men with the servant spirit in
hem in positions OF NJ high responsibility "a
hat held by policeman. he will expect TO he
lpped. and that becomes blackmail after while.
This whole tin system is n curse and fraud,
md Is rapidly changing American citizens into
servie class.
give us men on the force who will not firt
With servants In the Easements, but aspire 10
eccption In our parlOrs and show themselves
o bc hgh-tOned gentlemen when they get there.
lake the policeman the worthy companion OF
he professional man and gentlemen and ladies' |
s Is the West Pointer and the graduate from
annapolis, and il will no; cost as much as To
uppOrt blackmailing black guards when the |
he'll iIka Ia n nnGiH Hare |