The evening world., 1894-08-01
WHITEWASR
FOR PRICE.
Not Expected TO Know OF that
Gambling Den in Aid.
ParkS'S House.
ITS EXISTENCE TOO SHORT.
Murray Moves to Dismiss the
Charge, the Other Commission
ers Nod !" Me Too"
"EvENING WORLD" EXPOSE TRUE
Every Detail OF the Story Verified by
the Evidence Taken by the
Commissioners.

Charles H. Murray. the recently APP
pointed Republican Police Commits
| sioner. has proved the statement which
he made when first appointed that he
| was a strict party man. He has rushed
to the rescue of Capt. James X. Price
one OF the few Republican police off,
ciais, against whom charges were pre-.
| ferred.
Capt. Price, the protege of Republi-
can Police Inspector Williams. has,
| from Mr.. Murray's standpoint, beenvin-
| dictated, and 1t Is the understanding
around Police Headquarters to-day.
| that owing to his eXertions the
charges against the Captain for allow
ing a gambling house to exist in his
precinct have been dismissed.
| Commissioner Murray never gave the
public to understand that he Intended
posing as a retormer. When appointing
him. Mayor Gilroy said he was glad OF
the opportunity to appoint man whose
| Republican partisanship was well known.
Mr.. Murray accepted the position In that
! way.
The manner in which Commissioner
Murray arrived at his conclusions that
| Police Capt. Price was innocent Of any
knowledge that p house owned by Al
derman Parks was used for gambling
purposes Is peculiar. He tells the whole
story himself In typewritten state
Police Commissioners at the meeting
He started on by admitting all the facts
first street. which Alderman Parks
owned. was rented by a man named WIN;
lam Stone in April last. He also admitted
n aa d aamed wa Sn h. q saos sS
cart OF the house from the Stones.
Commissioner Murray referred to the
exposures published at the time, and
Florence Il. Sullivan had entered the
quarters which showies had rented and
played roulette" red and black" and
He told how sullvans testimony was
corroborated, aud that a man named
Lyman and another named Meyers
opinion. Mr.. Murray referred to the evil
dence offered to show that the house
was not used for gambling purposes
II do not believe the testimony OF
these men that there was no gamohhs
there and then"
missioner Murray went on to show how
the Captain was not guilty OF any IN
fraction Of the rules. and he cited any
view. The gist OF It all is that the Cap
. tain could not be blamed for not know
, ing Of the existence Of the place because
II had been running sucH eHott nIiiS
He claimed that the evidence showet
the people in the vicinity did not know
, OF the existence Of the gambling house
, therefore, why should the Captain Know
It's cha cter had been changed.
The establishment OF dlffer rsnns rui
IS his type written statement, "woul'
jeopardize every public officer, hcweve
= upright and vigilant. and would be un
Fe csmmissio &T Murray's decision full!
!. published exclusively In The Eveninl
WorH d 5a1 sse fs ass fynSS e
= run in the house OF an Alderman.
Commissioner Martin said, at the con
I, clusion Of the reading Of the opinion:
7, of Commissioner Murray. vote, aye
for the dismissal OF the complaint,
don't think the place had been Ia opera
ton lons k snSSfe e0f Of And mas
much, as there was no evidence to sho'
that he had any knowledge of gam
bling was sonE on there 'h Mrf oplH'o
therefore. I believe, perfectly correct
Commissioner Kerwin also expresse
~ this vinw OF the matter and voted 10
"a the dismissal of the complaint.
- IT also wish to express my entire cor
y currence in the opinion rendered by Con
lie missioner Murray" said Commission;,
Sheehun. ana desire 10 tuu thAl
s. not believe that there was any ,groun
et all for bringing Capt Price to trii
on this complaint" ,-,
Accordgly Capt. Price was declare
0. can't Price, who was at Headquartei
.y with Lawyer Grant shortly after II
:, decision generating him was rendere
nd said that he had expected such a r.
y "ff I had been fined even one day
'e, nav" he said, II should have appealed
ne This statement seems rather peculis
en- when II is remembered what strenuol
NJ efforts Prices friends made during q
trial TO get the chief witness for Il
prosecution away from the city