New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-10-27
/. SERMON TO ALDERMAN PARKS.


places.
Q-Don'i you know that the Pequod club is
gambling place? Al 10
Q-iiave You eyer heard 1t was? Al have seen
some stun in the newspapers. but am there much
Of the time. ana have seen no gambling there
Q.-Are no; many policemen there nightly? A
40 Policemen are seldom az the club
- VIII state another case in which you
sough' for proof ~ corruption IN re iepartmeh'
find corruption why do You NOT 90 back to thr
time when the Republican party. with whom y0u
now are associatcd had control Of the Police Board
Mr. CON We'll tina; Is to
The Witness II We had the power this committee
have discovered and stopped tne corruption In the
department long ago.
ami make Investigation at any time? A-only
when charges ana specifications are made and some
senator LeXow asked a question TO draw out me
fact ina there had been three Democrats ana only
a,ommissioner Mct'lave senator cantor declared
That The Republicans had controlled the Police
Board years ago. but Senai9r LeAow said tnerr hlG
Republicans ia the Police Beard
WANTED MLArGHLIN TRIED.
Mr. con then asked Commissioner sheehan what
he thought OF the failure 10 place Inspector Nc
Iaughlin trial with Captains Cross and Dev"ry
a Katie Schubert had testified that she had PAID
money to all three men Commissioner Sheehan re-
pii"i that h. had tried TO have charges made
against Inspector McI.aupnln. but h. had been
overrul,1 10y the other Commissioners upon the
advice. 81 Mr. Wellman. who declared that tnr test-
mony against Mclaughlin Wa not strong enough
& rns.1 81 ,h aii.gri aemp5 by inspector
Mel .iughn prevent the escap" or IN" SChuprf
woman 10 Enrop" u "fs very ancer n" 'a e,G
could have gone to the wrong steamship pier by
g." Have the commissioners the power TO cal
ne Superintendent 10 ACCENT u ne - hrg''''i"'
Has Superintendent Bycnes been chareed with
nesloci of Iriy since you nave been commits
nav, ~ comm.sioners in any way arm Inter,
Ho.rI c,nri hamper The Superintendent in the dis
charge 81 ht. duties. which are fixed bJ las"
CHOKER'S POoLROOM ORDER
NJ ON thcn READ from interview ~i'n Richard
Croker pub.i December Il. 1888. IN wnch
Mr. croker was quoted declaring that he mad
caused the p,olrooms IN the city 20 be Closed ana
thai tho poplro1ms had go, - be nuisance ana
Disgrace to the city because clerks and boys were
'ei to lose money In such places MI Sn'eAan
sail ~ had rad the int"rVie" al me NH' " WIS
- Va Mr. croker well qualified by reason q
his position ana knowledge to speak about the poor
q 'pd he state what Wa. trg~' ~ presume so. so
. Had You Obtained any kno~i"ise about tnr
poolrooms al tnIt time \ nal heart SOM na,h
ab1u, them Thr poicr Closed the p22,rqon'S ""'"'
. Had the Commissioners learned that the pool
rooms rad become nuisance ana disgrace /" "'
ph NJ Croker or the pol,ce c'o,r TN tn' pool
\
O. WAC od Superintendent Byrnes to nave Az TN IN"
Croker 81 b., the C"mmt'slorers, -fromOIx Mr..
Byrn~~ told hy ne president Oh, me VI ~,
W.r,,u an ma. subject ana / agreed with him that
II would be- well - have the poolrooms closed.
NE AID MARTIN put HEADS TOGETHER.
O -whv 10 YOU mention only Mr. Martin? Was
nothing said TO the other commissioners a
There ma, have been but no, when Was present
lay. and IT,
mentioned subject OF IN" po"iro"m- com
clled with him In the belief that the poolrooms
eS@,rs va, ne MO o'"''"' "''''" '"''' - ''
~ NV a. n.a rIo1~i befoTe? Not mat kno> OF
O Had tie Superintendent been remlss In his
duly In failing to clos" th- poolrooh9' y ~
Q can you explain why the Polic" board to2S
action soon"r To nave me '''oo"S '''''''
q 'n,d ,hcrc been any legislation in lss3 to cause
{. IN SENATOR L.xoN) Had you ever heard ma
The proprirors Of pooo'ms IN t"r ''H nd' ,"s
mat money had been paid 10 sonr persons ana
tried to nrd out me p"rs'nr VINO nan nt," mn" "T
,ooirooml and taxed wiih th~m they said her
was nothing In the talk ABOUT money being ps,d !
also talked with other petsons VINO; 'ho"smr
proof tna, money had been paid
Va. no ne Law ho,ns T0't rar al b 5a been
a decision that the law was not being yiolat.I' -.
clsono II cannot tell That.
Ir WAS MERE pRETENCE.
NJ can read from fhe law 10 show that pool
selling IN the city was Illegal. and he mentioned
case In which there had been conviction. tom
missioner Shcehan said that the booksellers TOOK
the ground that they were not selling poo's pu'
acting AS commission agents. and there had been
some decision In which they had been sustained.
Mr. cor explained that such pretencc was only
subterfugc 10 eyade the law ,, 90, ur
Croker To give order 10 close the Ipoirooihs UT
croker has not ben known a. sIs@ }no,r von,
Al had tried TO md ont about the poo'r"oi"S De
fore that -. ,,l,ooo,s ,u,
worse" 4 No but the poorooms had been spread
ing all over the city. . ,, a., ,,
rooms How DID YOU Try? Al sent Tor me pool
room keepers and asked them about the payments
Of money.
HE ASKED THE GUILTY TO CONFESS.
o-And YOU thought that men who were violating
the .sw would tell the truth about 1t? Al Thought
,be men / talked with would tell me II any money
had been paid.
O-W.re You 80 green. having come 80 recently
from Bun ilo. a. to believe that A-fou needn
talk about my coming from Buffalo. Mr.. Con- IL
wasn't 20 long after you came from ireland that !
came from Buffalo.
Il moment Mr CON appeared to be in DANCER OF los,
ing control Of ns smpe sas s MIN the no INJURY
which he had made and Mr Sheehan said ne was
satisfied. ,, l., , , A..
U-You say there decision In favor of the
booksellers. II they were not violating the law why
should they pay for protection? A-Monry IL some
times paid where there is violation OF the law.
q What was the result or your Inquiries? Did
voi believe that money had been paid? Al be-
'ieved that money had been paid To somebody not
necessarily to the police: Possibly the money was
mid Mt the District Attorneys office. where you
have been Mr. CON. Why did you not look into
The matter when you were there? The Dsirict-At-
torncy has the Grand jury aid in such nvestl
cation. ,,, -
THE STOPPED PAYMENTS or COURSE.
Q-When do you suppose they stopped paying
money? When the poolrooms were closed
o Are they closed now? Al suppose |
take the word OF the Superintendent OF Police for
that
% Cannot a Commissioner teke steps to close