The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-04-21
TwoCAPTAINS NOW ACCUSED
TBKT <RE MARTENS AND sJETIN,
WI1H MkCLEAR a. <CCUSER.

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have ts say Asout ths Changes.
Commissioner M.cIesn preferred to the Po-
lice Board yesterday charges OF neglect Of duty
against Captains Frederick W. Martens OF the
| East Thirty-nfth street station and Edward
Slevin Of the Oak street squad The charges
against Martens are that on or about March
he failed 10 suppress two disorderly houses In
| Third avenue and one In East FortJ-second
| street. The witnesses are Edgar A. whitney.
Arthur 7. DsminR. and NJ II. Lennon. Park
hurst detectives The charges against slevin
say that on or about April he failed to sup
press . dlsorderly house In James slip, two
houses In James street. and one In Cherry
street. A. 1. Soyer IL named as . witness
After the charges against Martens had been
read. Commissioner MaoLean moved that the
Captain be put on trial on TUESDAY next at IL
o'clock. President Martin remarked that the
charges had not yet been approved.
Capt Martens called TO see me to-day"
said the Commissioners. and said he had an
explanation to make about one Of the places
referred to In the complaint. think the Cap
tain should have an opportunity to make such
explanation"
Com missioner MacLean stated that Wright
Fowler. proprietor of the Iroouois Hotel In
Third avenue. one Of the houses specihed. bad
been convicted In the Special Sessions. and
that In the other cases charges were now
pending In General Sessions.
Fowler was fined" said Mr.. MscLeau. and
that seems to me to be sufficient evidence on
which to put the Captain on trial"
is the Psrkhurst society Interested in pre-
sentipg this evidence to the Board Of Police p
asked He% psptss H. Ms5sd Mr. M.cIes
wanted to find that out" eaid President
certain Captains ain, s some time ago 1t refused
next SPsssidsnt Martin moved to amend that
board any facts he may have in his possession
bearing on the charges.
yctins n tSs neas,vs PresSeps Msr,n s
planned that Capt. Martens had obtained evil
%srsh Mhsn Il H wa. rsdsd BY the
commi..lonsr MaeLsan- then moved that
Martin ask II the PLACES Cart slevin was
accused Of not suppIessing were those which |
some months ago and refused to furnish evil |
dence against or II the society was instru- |
This !. quite a "s!prlso 10 the society" re-
s IN; HsOut my bringing those charges
We know that the President Of the society
has visited you" responded President Martin.
lowed. l move the sans amendment in Slew
ms case as in Capt. Martens"
Mr. MacLean would assure him that II any OF
the places mentioned In his charges were the
time ago BY the Board Of Excise he would vote
to put the Captain on trial
- CANNOT 90 that" answered the Commits
President Martin then moved his amend
pSSes 30 msnoneG in Mn Ss0 eS Sn se
This was carried. Mr. MacLean voting in the
4 Cloud OF witnesses appeared Yesterday for
the defence Of Detective Sheridan. accused by
Daniel Mayston Of Hoboken of protecting .
street and OF essaultinG two men n med Lynch
and smith. who refuse to testify in the case.
O'Connor did not. as Mayston swore. tell Lynch
and smith that they could get no satisfaction
who was sent out from the station house to in.
,essFate TESTIFIED that Lynch and Smith re-
& %.n hat hS sGS had nGts
the police. He found no pool room there.
ga bling houses in the precinct Mccarthy
December last looking after gambling houses,
but had made no arrests in that time Mr.:
Iuthy an alleged policy Saeksr, i Mcc csTSg
.aid that iSshy kept money exchange otilee
get evidence that policy slips we're sold there.
Mr. MacLean further asked 10 lottery tickets
were sold at Is CortAndt street Mccarthy |
said he did not know
Detective Sheridan testified that all tho ma
.erial statements made BY Mayston, the, prose-
,ution's witness were false. He said he was
,allsd Into the Merchants Hotel to quell n dis
urbance. With the assistance Of Offlcers
Moody and Miller he put all hands out. He
the statsment that he assaulted |
I.yneh and Smith with his billy. He never saw
he witness Mayston until he nat him In the
,ourt room, He had no knowledge that pool
.ooms existed at the places specified in the
against Capt. 0Connor and two patrolmen
growing out OF the same case will come up on |
Monday.